May 7, 2013
Delaware Becomes 11th State To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
Today Delaware became the 11th state to recognize same-sex marriage (effective July 1, 2013), only a year after legalizing civil unions between same-sex couples.
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May 5, 2013
South Carolina Democratic Chairman’s Insulting Comment About Governor Nikki Haley
This one is for those who might think I overlook insensitive or insulting remarks made by Democrats. Potentially racist comments are rare on the left, but to be sure, I don’t care what party you belong to. If you’re asshole, I’ll call it out.
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May 1, 2013
American Paranoia: ‘Shock And Awe’ Style ‘Active Shooter’ School Drills
Well at least they don’t involve the students.
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April 30, 2013
ESPN’s Chris Broussard Says Jason Collins Is ‘Openly Living In Unrepentant Sin’
This is the talk of religious lunacy. Nobody says things like “unrepentant sin” unless in the context of God and the Bible.
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April 29, 2013
Act of Terror: arrested for filming police officers – video
When police carried out a routine stop-and-search of her boyfriend on the London Underground, Gemma Atkinson filmed the incident. She was detained, handcuffed and threatened with arrest. She launched a legal battle, which ended with the police settling the case in 2010. With the money from the settlement she funded the production of this animated film, which she says shows how her story and highlights police misuse of counterterrorism powers to restrict photography
• actofterrordocumentary.com
• facebook.com/fatratfilms
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April 29, 2013
Ron Paul Compares Boston Lock-down To A ‘Military Coup In A Far Off Banana Republic’
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April 28, 2013
Left, Right False Equivalence: Newtown vs. Boston
A false equivalence narrative has crept into the conversation after the Boston Marathon bombing. It goes something like this: The Left reacted to the mass-shooting in Newtown, Connecticut by saying “we have to do something,” and the Right reacted to the bombing at the Boston Marathon by saying exactly the same thing. On Newtown, liberals want a ban on assault weapons and expanded background checks. On Boston, conservatives want the surviving suspect classified an enemy combatant, suspending his rights as an American citizen, among other similar police state responses.
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April 28, 2013
Washington State Republicans Want To Legalize LGBT Discrimination
To be clear, discrimination against gays, lesbians and other members of the LGBT community is already legal, as in, there are no laws prohibiting this form of bigotry. But Republican lawmakers in Washington state would like to take it a step further. They want a law on the books that explicitly allows prejudice and intolerance against LGBT people.
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April 28, 2013
VIDEO: White House Correspondents’ Dinner: ‘House of Cards’ Spoof
I’m a big fan of Netflix’s House of Cards, and if you haven’t seen it yet, you should. The entire first season is excellent, but you could watch just for Kevin Spacey’s performance alone. In a sign of just how successful this online series is, last night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner opened with a “House of Cards” spoof titled “House of Nerds.”
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April 27, 2013
Quote: John Avlon – Hyper-Partisanship Makes You Stupid
“Hyper-partisanship makes you stupid, and you start playing to the cheap seats.” – John Avlon
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