We shall pass through this world but once, and any goodness we can do, or any kindness we can show to any human being, let us do it now. Let us not defer nor neglect it for we shall not pass this way again.

Right-Wing Religious Leader Claims Clinton Is To Blame For Oral Sex Related Cancers (VIDEO) | Addicting Info

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:39 PM EST (Addicting Info)

There’s an expression that goes something like, “Each generation thinks they invented oral sex.” Right-wing hate Pastor, Bryan Fischer gives credit to Bill Clinton.

politics, bill-clinton, cervical-cancer, oral-sex, hpv-virus, bryan-fischer, hpv-virus-head-and-neck-cancer

GOP Presidential Candidates Tell Florida Uninsured Woman: You're On Your Own | ThinkProgress

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 1:37 PM EST (Think Progress)

At last night’s CNN presidential debate in Jacksonville, Florida, the GOP candidates told an unemployed woman in need of health insurance that they would repeal the health reform law that could help her find coverage and giver her a tax deduction to go out and find her ow …

politics, mitt-romney, rick-santorum, newt-gingrich, ron-paul, affordable-care-act-health-care-health-care-reform-health-care-repeal

The SEC Mulls An Investigation Calls Grow For John Boehner To Resign

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 12:15 PM EST (Politicususa.com)

It is an ethics violation for elected officials to use their political office to perform official acts on behalf of special interests, and particularly when special interests are campaign donors.

politics, securities-and-exchange-commission, environmental-disasters, speaker-john-boehner, keystone-xl-pipeline

Doyle McManus: A Gingrich presidency? - latimes.com

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 12:59 AM EST (The L.A. Times)

Gingrich hasn't settled on all the executive orders he wants. He's asked supporters to email him with suggestions.

politics, newt-gingrich, michael-mukasey, president-gingrich

Populist, combative Obama gets love from Democratic lawmakers | Reuters

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 12:16 AM EST (Reuters)

Congressional Democrats have complained in the past that they have not felt the love from U.S. President Barack Obama and accuse the White House of not consulting them on key policies.

politics, barack-obama, republicans, joe-biden, congressional-democrats

The Media Helps Jan Brewer Whitewash Her Racist Disrespect Of Obama

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:34 PM EST ()

Every family has dirty little secrets that are never discussed in polite company whether it’s a drug-addicted nephew, promiscuous sister-in-law, or alcoholic uncle who cannot hold a steady job.

politics, president-obama, jan-brewer, arizona-racial-profiling, republican-presidential-hopefuls-racists, republicans-racism

Obama says he second-guesses himself, makes mistakes | Reuters

Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:59 PM EST (Reuters)

Barack Obama said on Thursday he doubted his decisions "constantly" and made mistakes daily but thought he had become a better president with more on-the-job experience. "I second-guess myself constantly ...

politics, barack-obama, the-economy, auto-industry-bailout

New Study Reveals That Stupidity Can Make You Conservative And Racist

Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:59 PM EST ()

Science has already established that people with right leaning political ideology are more apt to be prejudiced and that people with low education tend to be prejudiced, but now they’ve also shown that low IQs and conservative beliefs are linked to prejudice. There&rs …

politics, republican-party, newt-gingrich, 2012-election, sarah-jones, republican-war-on-science, featured-news

Warren Buffett On Class Warfare: 'If This Is A War, My Side Has The Nuclear Bomb' | Mediaite

Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 7:54 PM EST (Mediaite,com)

Warren Buffett is back in the news after President Obama’s State of the Union Address and, yesterday, he and his secretary (arguably this election’s Joe the Plumber except she actually “plumbs”), Debbie Bosanek, sat down with ABC News’ Bianna Golod …

politics, barack-obama, mitt-romney, warren-buffett, debbie-bosanek, brianna-golodryga

French Elle Praises FLOTUS for Being the First Black Woman to Dress Well

Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:42 PM EST (Wonkette » top)

In an article in the French version of Elle magazine called — yes, really — “Black Fashion Power,” writer Nathalie Dolivo discusses Michelle Obama’s style and the fact that she’s allowing black women to finally dress well, godddddd, what to …

fashion, racism, obama, michelle-obama, the-french, flotus, hoooo-boy

Soros: Not much difference between Obama and Romney | The Raw Story

Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:06 AM EST (Raw Story)

Billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros told Reuters Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland that he still supported President Barack Obama, but predicted voters would not be very enthusiastic about the 2012 elections if former Massachusetts Gov.

politics, barack-obama, mitt-romney, george-soros

Mormon Church's Prior Baptism Of Dead Jews Could Raise Concerns For Florida Voters

Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 7:09 AM EST (The Huffington Post)

Mitt Romney's problem with evangelical Christian voters has been well documented. But as the Republican presidential nomination fight heats up in Florida, a Mormon rite that leaves many Jews seething could prove awkward for the candidate in a state that's home to more Jewish …

politics, jews, genealogy, mitt-romney-2012, holocaust-victims, florida-primary-election-2012, mormon-church-baptism

The 10 Most Racist Moments of the GOP Primary (So Far) | Election 2012 | AlterNet

Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 5:51 AM EST (AlterNet.org)

One cannot forget that the contemporary Republican Party was born with the Southern Strategy, winning over the former Jim Crow South to its side of the political aisle, and as a backlash against the civil rights movement.

politics, republicans, gop, race

Five Democratic State Senators In Missouri Threatened With Sniper Crosshairs On Their Office Doors | Addicting Info

Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:49 PM EST ()

Only a year has passed since Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in Arizona.

politics, terrorism, missouri, gabrielle-giffords, right-wing-violence, violent-rhetoric, democratic-state-senators, sniper-crosshairs

Bernie Sanders Cracks The Coded Threat To Entitlements In Obama's State Of The Union

Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 8:50 PM EST ()

Sen. Sanders gave the president a good grade for his State Of The Union address. President Obama does seem to have a weakness for buying into the Republican desire to change and kill Social Security and Medicare.

politics, obama, medicare, social-security, state-of-the-union, the-ed-show, bernie-sanders

Herman Cain Says The Darndest Things In Tea Party SOTU Response (VIDEO) | Addicting Info

Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:46 PM EST ()

In the event that the official Republican response to President (well, campaign Obama) Obama’s State of the Union Address wasn’t quite bizarre and hateful enough for you, you’ll have the opportunity to blow chunks twice as there will be a Tea Part …

politics, barack-obama, economy, gop, congress, election, america, 2012, fox-news, conservatives

Demand That John Boehner Be Expelled Or Resign For Keystone XL Scandal

Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:31 PM EST ()

A good job with benefits and a pension are hard to find and if any American is fortunate enough to have a job, it is unlikely they would resign unless circumstances made remaining on the job intolerable.

politics, oil-industry, speaker-john-boehner, keystone-xl-pipeline, house-ethics-panel, canada-tar-sands

Mitch Daniels Blew It Last Night | AlterNet

Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:53 AM EST (AlterNet.org)

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels delivered the Republican response to President Obama's State of the Union address, to the delight of GOP insiders who still hope he might run for president.

politics, gop, president-obama, indiana, mitch-daniels

State Of The Union: A Lot Of Progressive Candy, A Few Bitter Pieces | Addicting Info

Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:14 AM EST ()

It’s typically said that an election year State of the Union speech is a hint at the campaign strategy to come. I have little doubt that tonight’s speech by President Obama was exactly that, with some comfy pillow cushioning to soften the rhetoric.

politics, barack-obama, jobs, taxes, occupy-wall-street, manufacturing, state-of-the-union, sotu, tax-credits

Romney's Broken Jobs Record Can't Match Obama's Presidential Experience

Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:48 PM EST (Politicususa.com)

The inherent lying from Republican presidential hopefuls makes it difficult to gauge their true qualifications, and their campaign speeches have served to verify that most of their assertions are fallacious.

politics, gop, george-w-bush, romney, bain-capital, job-killing-republicans, s-c-primary

8 Reasons Why Newt Gingrich Should Get the Republican Presidential Nomination | Addicting Info

Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 3:32 PM EST (Addicting Info)

Just yesterday, a conservative Republican just suggested that I and others who were defending President Obama in on-line discussion were guilty of being “fanatical defenders the black messiah.” The fact that the person resorted to highlighting President Oba …

politics, newt-gingrich, gop-hypocrisy, callista-gingrich, marianne-gingrich

Is The State Of The Union Address Obsolete? : NPR

Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 2:53 PM EST (NPR)

Given the nonstop, stereo-rock news cycle, the warp speed tempo of geopolitics and the constant to-and-fro between the media and the president, has the State of the Union address become obsolete? Traditionally, the speech — an annual where-we-stand lecture delivered b …

politics, president-obama, john-boehner, state-of-the-union, americans-for-prosperity, franklin-d-roosevelt

Obama Favorability Soars While Gingrich And Romney Become Unelectable

Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:31 PM EST ()

According to the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll President Obama has gained a net 11 points in favorability over the past month while Gingrich and Romney have lost 9 and 23 points respectively. President Obama’s favorability rating has gone from a net negative one …

politics, obama, poll, obama-2012, obama-favorability, gingrich-favorability, romney-favorability

Santorum Tells Pregnant Rape Victims: 'Make the Best Out of a Bad Situation'

Seeded on Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:43 PM EST (Wonkette » top)

Searching for the final nail in the coffin of Rick Santorum’s political career, there appears to be a solid contender in a CNN interview Piers Morgan conducted with the Republican candidate ahead of the South Carolina primary.

politics, 2012, abortion, rape, cnn, rick-santorum, roe-v-wade, apocalypse-now, douchebaggery

Scalia: Blame Congress For My Decision To Turn Campaign Finance Into The Wild West | ThinkProgress

Seeded on Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:49 AM EST (Think Progress)

Two years ago, Justice Scalia cast one of the five votes necessary to unleash unlimited corporate money on American democracy in the Supreme Court’s egregious Citizens United decision.

politics, supreme-court, citizens-united, campaign-finance, antonin-scalia

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GOP Presidential Candidates Tell Florida Uninsured Woman: You're On Your Own | ThinkProgress
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Doyle McManus: A Gingrich presidency? - latimes.com
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Populist, combative Obama gets love from Democratic lawmakers | Reuters
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Congressional Democrats have complained in the past that they have not felt the love from U.S. President Barack Obama and accuse the White House of not consulting them on key policies.
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Fox Breathlessly Attempts To Smear Obama As Anti-Catholic
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