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Glenn Beck Offers $150k To Rev. Jeremiah Wright For Obama Dirt

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 6:31 AM EDT (mediaite.com)

Hey, remember Rev. Jeremiah Wright? He’s back! In Pog form! Also in Attack Obama form! In addition to the Super PAC discussing his connection to “black, metrosexual Abe Lincoln“(seriously, if no one’s pitching that as a show …

politics, obama, beck, rev-wright, right-wing-nuts

Romney: 'I stand by what I said, whatever it was'

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 5:46 AM EDT (Raw Story)

On Thursday at a campaign event in Jacksonville, Florida, presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said that he stood by his comments regarding President Barack Obama, even though he couldn’t remember what they were. “When you did an interview with …

politics, obama, romney, right-wing, flip-flop

Sean Duffy Tells Fox Talkers Obama Elected Because He Can Dance and Sing

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 5:42 AM EDT (Crooks and Liars)

Sean Duffy, teabagger and idiot. This is the same guy who whined that he would have trouble supporting his family on a Congressman's $174,000/year salary, is still looking for the Republican replacement for the Affordable Care Act, and embarrassed the W …

race, politics, racism, obama, fox-news, right-wing, stupid-git

Breitbart.com Publishes Ludicrous 'Not-Birther' Article (Wink)

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 5:34 AM EDT (Little Green Footballs)

In a way, it’s kind of sad to see what the right wing blogosphere has turned into. But also kind of hilarious. Remember when Andrew Breitbart used to beg conservatives not to indulge the Birther conspiracy theory? (While, at the same time, appearing at speaking events wi …

politics, barack-obama, birthers, andrew-breitbart

Kansas Middle School Teacher Compares Same-Sex Marriage To Murder On Facebook Page

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 6:21 PM EDT ( Is Rick Santorum The Second Coming Of Bush/Cheney? | Addicting Info)

In Kansas, a middle school social studies teacher took to Facebook to bash same-sex marriage as a sin equal to murder, adultery, and pretty much every other sin in the Bible. On his Facebook page, Prairie Middle School teacher Jack Conkling expressed his outrage of …

politics

John Derbyshire Claims 'Overwhelming Majority of Black Americans Agree' with his Column Defending White Supremacy

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 5:43 PM EDT (rightwingwatch.org/)

Former National Review columnist John Derbyshire returned to the white nationalist website VDARE, headed by his colleague Peter Brimelow, to defend his earlier VDARE column arguing that “White supremacy, in the sense of a society in which key decisions are made …

politics, racism, race, discrimination, right-wing, white-supremacy, black-american, john-derbyshire

Number of babies born to ethnic minorities surpasses whites in U.S. for first time

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 12:31 PM EDT (the Mail online)

For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., in what has been described as an 'important landmark' in the evolution of the country's demographic. New census estimates for 2011 highlight sweeping changes in the nation's …

us-news, race, diversity, demographics, changing-demographics

Bush Writes Book…On Economic GROWTH! (Not An Onion Article)

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 11:59 AM EDT ( Is Rick Santorum The Second Coming Of Bush/Cheney? | Addicting Info)

Do you have a Major League Baseball franchise you’d like to bankrupt? Or maybe you’ve got a $128 billion dollar surplus, you’d like to turn into a $10.667 trillion debt? Recently in ‘news that sounds like a joke, but isn’t,’ Ge …

politics, bush, president, economic-growth

Monica Crowley: Obama 'Bigoted' for Suggesting His Name Makes Winning Harder

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 8:15 AM EDT (Crooks and Liars)

In an interview that aired on Tuesday, The View co-host Sherri Shepherd asked Obama how close his re-election would be. "When your name is Barack Obama, it's always tight," the president replied, adding that his middle name was "Hussein." Conservative websites …

politics, united-states, racism, fox-news, race, right-wing, barrack-hussein-obama, sally-kohn, liberal-fox-news

Rep. Mike Coffman, Colorado Republican Congressman, Says Obama Is 'Not An American' (LISTEN)

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 6:44 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

At a fundraiser in Elbert County last weekend, Colorado Republican Congressman Mike Coffman shared some startling thoughts about President Barack Obama, raising the issue of the president's United States citizenship. Toward the end of his speech, after citing the downturn in t …

politics, obama, gop, republican, racism, race, right-wing, birther, new-colorado, mike-coffman-r-colorado

Surprise Senate Candidate Deb Fischer: Destroy The Constitution Or I'll Destroy The Economy

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 6:16 AM EDT (Think Progress)

Yesterday, Nebraska GOP primary votersnominated dark horse candidate and state Sen. Deb Fischer as their candidate for an open U.S. Senate race this November. In choosing Fischer, the Nebraska GOP aligns itself with a candidate who recently called for a very high stakes ga …

politics, white-house, tea-party, right-wing, senate-republicans, great-recession, republican-senate, the-economy, deb-fischer

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Fox Poll: Obama is Opening up a Can of Wup on Romney

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 6:08 AM EDT (Daily Kos)

President Obama tops Republican Mitt Romney in a head-to-head matchup by seven points 46-39% according to the latest Fox News poll-mainly because American voters feel more positive about the economy. Check out these highlights:1. Obama wups Swiss Mitt 46 % to 39% - T …

politics, obama, republican, democrat, romney, election-2012, fox-poll

Trayvon Martin Autopsy: Knuckle Injury Was Tiny, but Gunshot Was at 'Intermediate Range'

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 6:00 AM EDT (Little Green Footballs)

More details are emerging on the autopsy results for Trayvon Martin, and earlier reports that his knuckles were skinned (as if from a fight) seem to have been inaccurate. The autopsy reported only a tiny abrasion about a quarter-inch long on his left ring finger. And poss …

politics, trayvon-martin, george-zimmerman, neighborhood-watch, autopsy-report

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Maddow: Democrats could keep Senate thanks to extreme GOP candidates

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 5:47 AM EDT (Raw Story)

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said Wednesday night that the Democratic Party could benefit from the ouster of moderate Republican candidates. “Republicans were really, really, really confident heading into the last election cycle in 2010,” she said. “They knew the …

politics, gop, republican, right-wing, election-2012, rachel-maddow, while-republicans

Ben Stein To O'Reilly: Obama Not A Smart Man, Not In 'Same League Of Presidential Genius' As Nixon

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 5:27 AM EDT (mediaite.com)

Bill O’Reilly spoke to economist Ben Stein about a potential Mitt Romney presidency, as well as what Stein thinks of President Barack Obama. Going beyond wanting Romney to win, Stein said Obama isn’t particularly smart. Smarter than &ld …

politics, obama, president, fox-news, nixon, oreilly

22 Million Children Could Be Left Without Food Stamps Due to Budget Cuts

Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 5:23 PM EDT (Youth Today)

Some 22 million children who depend on the federal nutrition assistance program that replaced food stamps could lose their benefits under a 2013 budget resolution recently approved by the House Agricultural Committee. The budget, approved in April, would cut more than $33 billi …

politics, food-stamps, budget-cuts, school-children, starving-children, free-school-lunch

GOP Lawmaker: Coat Hanger Abortions Support 'Moral Values'

Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 4:52 PM EDT (Politics | The New Civil Rights Movement)

A GOP lawmaker in Mississippi says that coat hanger abortions support “moral values,” and brags that his state was able to defeat Roe v. Wade, acknowledging their efforts are probably unconstitutional, but, “hey, you have to have moral values,” Mississip …

politics, gop, republican, abortion, religious-right, war-on-women, anti-choice

Gay top Romney donor pulls support and backs Obama over same sex marriage

Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 11:55 AM EDT (Raw Story)

A gay supporter of former Massachusetts governor and presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney (R) has pulled his support and asked for his contribution back, the maximum allowed by law, over the candidate’s stance on same sex marriage, according to CNN. Bill Whit …

politics, barack-obama, election-2012, lgbt-discrimination, former-romney

That's A New One -- Now, Discredited Anti-Choice Researchers Claim Abortion Causes Child Abuse

Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 4:03 PM EDT (rhrealitycheck.org)

First, we learned that being a single mother causes child abuse. But wait, that's not right. Turns out, abortion is a risk factor instead. An Illinois letter writer explains how this works. Via the Peoria Journal Star:

politics, anti-choice, child-psychology, david-reardon

Pat Robertson: Vote Romney because 'you don't have Jesus running'

Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 3:11 PM EDT (Raw Story)

Televangelist Pat Robertson may think Mormonism is a cult, but he has given his most vocal endorsement of presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney yet because “you don’t have Jesus running.” Robertson began Monday’s edition of CBN&rsquo …

politics, barack-obama, mitt-romney, although-robertson

Conservative Writer Declares White Supremacy 'One Of The Best Arrangements In History'

Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 3:07 PM EDT ( Is Rick Santorum The Second Coming Of Bush/Cheney? | Addicting Info)

Former National Review writer John Derbyshire has been a disgrace to his profession and his country for over a decade. He wrote for the conservative publication for 12 years until he was fired for publishing a piece in Taki’s Magazine. The article served as a guide f …

politics, racism, race, right-wing, white-nationalist

Romney Campaign Massively Downgrades The Number Of Jobs It Claims He Created From 100,000 'Thousands'

Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 12:43 PM EDT (Think Progress)

n its effort to sell Mitt Romney as someone who understands the economy and knows how to create jobs, one of his campaign’s early talking points was that he helped create 100,000 jobs during his tenure at Bain Capital. The campaign repeated the claim throughout the primar …

politics, obama, mitt-romney, bain, jobs-record

'Family Guy' Does the Tea Party

Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 12:22 PM EDT (Crooks and Liars)

Peter joins the Tea Party to get rid of the annoying government, only to find the "grassroots" organization run by his billionaire father-in-law Cater Pewterschmidt for his own evil ends. (SPOILER ALERT: After dispensing with their local government and the ensuing chaos the res …

politics, tea-party, humour, family-guy

RNC Chairman Reince Priebus Makes the GOP's Reactionary Agenda Very Clear

Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 12:11 PM EDT (Little Green Footballs)

Reince Priebus says the official position of the Republican Party is that gays and lesbians should not be allowed to marry, they do not see it as a civil rights issue, and what’s more, they want a constitutional amendment to enshrine their bigotry as the law of the l …

politics, republican-party, right-wing, obama-campaign, lgbt-discrimination, charles-johnson-politics

Catholic high school bans lesbian couple from prom

Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 11:45 AM EDT (Raw Story)

A teenage same sex couple was denied entrance to their Kentucky high school’s prom Saturday night because of the school’s Catholic principles. According to Lex18 TV in Lexington, Kentucky, 18-year-old Hope Decker and her girlfriend Tiffany Wright explained the …

education, catholic, lgbt, prom

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Glenn Beck Offers $150k To Rev. Jeremiah Wright For Obama Dirt
Source: mediaite.com
Hey, remember Rev. Jeremiah Wright? He’s back! In Pog form! Also in Attack Obama form! In addition to the Super PAC discussing his connection to “black, metrosexual Abe Lincoln“(seriously, if no one’s pitching that as a show …
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Romney: 'I stand by what I said, whatever it was'
Source: Raw Story
On Thursday at a campaign event in Jacksonville, Florida, presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said that he stood by his comments regarding President Barack Obama, even though he couldn’t remember what they were. “When you did an interview with …
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Sean Duffy Tells Fox Talkers Obama Elected Because He Can Dance and Sing
Source: Crooks and Liars
Sean Duffy, teabagger and idiot. This is the same guy who whined that he would have trouble supporting his family on a Congressman's $174,000/year salary, is still looking for the Republican replacement for the Affordable Care Act, and embarrassed the W …
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Breitbart.com Publishes Ludicrous 'Not-Birther' Article (Wink)
Source: Little Green Footballs
In a way, it’s kind of sad to see what the right wing blogosphere has turned into. But also kind of hilarious. Remember when Andrew Breitbart used to beg conservatives not to indulge the Birther conspiracy theory? (While, at the same time, appearing at speaking events wi …
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Kansas Middle School Teacher Compares Same-Sex Marriage To Murder On Facebook Page
Source: Is Rick Santorum The Second Coming Of Bush/Cheney? | Addicting Info
In Kansas, a middle school social studies teacher took to Facebook to bash same-sex marriage as a sin equal to murder, adultery, and pretty much every other sin in the Bible. On his Facebook page, Prairie Middle School teacher Jack Conkling expressed his outrage of …
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I am honored by your FR. Thanks for the invite.

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