dish and discussion of the latest news and events from the U.S. political scene
Oh, and in case you missed this on the blogs over the weekend, sit down and take a look at this vid. Gross sexism is alive and well in this series of product marketing images depicting violence against women. Are you buying it?
(Burn It Down was produced by GABNet NYNJ commemorating International Human Rights Day)
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Change and corrupt Chicago politics, anti-women’s rights and anti-gay pastor, Rick Warren, to pray with Obama, Shariah, violence against women, Obama’s groping speechwriter and more odds and ends archived from our “Red Hot News” section. No new news here unless you are a new visitor.
Why Obama cozying up to Rick Warren matters or lesbian brutally [...]
I take a 10-day break and come back to fratboys initiated into the next administration and the Illinois Governor arrested on corruption charges. Change must be code word for same ol’ same ol’. Seriously, I’ve got some swamp land here in Florida to sell to anyone that bought into AxelRove’s marketing propaganda Change We Can [...]
Gay rights victory in Florida, Dems fall short on 60-seat supermajority, panhandlers, prostitution, and more bailout odds and ends to archive from our “Red Hot News” section. No new news here unless you are a new visitor.
Sen. Norm Coleman R-MN withdraws 650 ballot challenges in Minnesota recount … Senator Saxby Chambliss R-GA wins run-off, thwarting [...]
I moved to Florida about 15 months ago and only recently started reading our local newspaper, Florida Today. I’m proud of our paper. The editorial staff weighed in on the recent gay adoption ruling and fully supports ending the Florida ban on gay adoptions in a strongly worded editorial. Here are a few snips:
Discrimination against [...]
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Cindy Lederman ruled on Tuesday that a 31-year-old Florida law that bans gays and lesbians from adopting children is unconstitutional, allowing Martin Gill and his partner to adopt their two foster children that they have raised since 2004. The Orlando Sentinel reports that:
“…these children are thriving. These words we don’t often hear [...]
The Associated Press headline reads, Astronaut outside space station loses tool bag. However, a better title for the article would have been, Helpless women losses tote in space. I first saw this story reported in Florida Today, my local paper. Florida Today provided a non-biased tag line and article title, and left out all the [...]
The fight over marriage equality in California continues as an online blacklist posts personal information on people who donated to support California’s Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriage. Check out the video from CBS 5 in the Bay Area. I have no problem with boycotting businesses that supported Prop 8 and boycotting Utah and the Sundance [...]
Doing some post-general election clean up of our “Red Hot News” section to archive campaign tidbits for historical purposes. Nothing new here, unless you are a new visitor.
Obama wins, but she would like to say … Principle and PUMAs win … Lieberman and three US Senate races still undecided … Florida, Arizona, and California ban [...]
Read my lips people: S-T-O-P with the faux charges of racism; children are now getting on the faux outrage bandwagon. MyFox Orlando has the story:
She’s only 12 years old but Ashleigh Jones is feeling the heat of this election year. That’s because the seventh grader at New Smyrna Beach Middle School was called a racist [...]
Oh, the change! New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson drops bid for Obama's Commerce Secretary in wake of federal grand jury investigation into government contract exchange for campaign contributions.
When will it end? Should government bailout newspapers? Connecticut lawmaker wants state to bailout two local newspapers, sparks debate about government involvement in the press.
Former DNC chair and Clinton loyalist, Terry McAuliffe, announces run for Virginia governor.
Democratic controlled Congress gives itself 3% pay raise despite recession ... Congress denies raises for federal judges ... Universities, factories and even hospitals force employees to take unpaid furloughs.
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