March 2011
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“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr. (via pantslessprogressive)
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“The people that are sitting around saying, ‘[Obama]’s definitely going to be a...”
– Mike Huckabee • On President Obama’s re-election prospects. source (via • follow)
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ShortFormBlog: Walker's support dwindling amongst... →
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NO Scott Walker wouldn’t win if a re-election were held today source
» Seven percent. That’s how much Scott Walker would lose by if the Wisconsin gubernatorial election were held today, according to a new Public Policy Poll. What’s surprising is that Walker is losing favor from…
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ShortFormBlog: Haley Barbour remembered stuff that... →
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memory Attempting to burnish his non-racist credentials, Haley Barbour recalled a 1962 Martin Luther King speech in his hometown of Yazoo. “He spoke out at the old fairground and it was full of people, black and white,” he said in December.
reality A heartening tale, but according to…
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Via Feministing: Obama Rescinds Bush's Conscience... →
stfufauxminists:
So happy to see it go. The “lol, when I say I’m a pharmacist I actually mean I’m a misogynistic zealot, slut” clause used to really chap my hide. There was nothing pro-life about it, and anyone who could deny a woman Plan B or her birth control has no conscience, either.
This is good news.
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February 2011
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“The reality, of course, is that Walker’s plan is not the only way to fill the...”
– You heard it here first: Tax the rich and solve budget shortfall - JSOnline (via notemily)
‘You heard it here first’ is the new ‘Something you already knew but you needed numbers to confirm your suspicions.’
(via pantslessprogressive)
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Moderator: If a belief in the afterlife helps one deal with the inevitability of death, maybe this is a good thing.
Christopher Hitchens: Then anything that made you feel better would be okay, which, I'm sorry to say, is a contemptible viewpoint.
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Jaimie Oliver Calls Sarah Palin a Froot Loop for... →
When people on Tumblr are so well-spoken and...
tasteslikepink:
strawberrysgirl:
stopitsgingertime:
and I’m just sat here like
lol how do you words
Fun fact: I actually did some rather hideous laughing at this and continue to as I type this now because omg, Slitheen plus “how do you words”
HOW DO YOU DO WORDS LMAO
I feel like this all the time.
“Only in America can you be pro-death penalty, pro-war, pro-unmanned drone bombs,...”
– John Fugelsang (via andoneheadcanneverdie)
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pantslessprogressive:
“I know it’s been a long week here; some of you have been here from the beginning and we appreciate it. Let me tell you why we are here. Every one of us here took an oath when we started this job, to protect and serve the members of our community… and that’s exactly what we intend to do. This is not a budget issue; this is a civil rights issue… Mr. Walker, if you are...
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BREAKING: Wisconsin Police Have Joined Protest... →
kateoplis:
From inside the Wisconsin State Capitol, RAN ally Ryan Harvey:
“Hundreds of cops have just marched into the Wisconsin state capitol building to protest the anti-Union bill, to massive applause. They now join up to 600 people who are inside.”
From his Facebook page earlier today:
“Police have just announced to the crowds inside the occupied State Capitol of Wisconsin: ‘We have...
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Bill Aimed to Help Prevent Gay Bullying May Be...
helvetebrann:
bill that aims to better protect children from being bullied because of their sexual orientation, race or religion may not get another vote despite near unanimous approval from a House committee earlier this week.
Two Republican lawmakers have added three floor amendments to the bill, one of which would allow those with concealed weapons permits to carry guns at the state’s...
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corruptpolitics:
“The GOP strategic aim is simple enough. If they can abolish union collective-bargaining rights, they can undermine the automatic payment of dues to the public-employee union treasuries. Shrinking those treasuries and reducing the union structure and membership will make it harder for Democrats and their allies to communicate directly with workers. And under the infamous Citizens...
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stfuconservatives:
“As it turns out, [Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly and Rush Limbaugh] belong to the American Federation Television and Radio Artists union (AFTRA), which is the AFL-CIO affiliate for television and broadcast workers. Yes, you read that right. While Hannity, O’Reilly and Limbaugh have been railing against union workers in Wisconsin, all three of them belong to an AFL-CIO affiliate...
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“Among the many heartening things about the workers fighting back in Wisconsin,...”
– Absorbing the Pain - NYTimes.com (via firthofforth)
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“It has often been seen on the Internet that to find God in the Constitution, all...”
– Things That Are Not In the U.S. Constitution - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net (via tinfoilandtea)
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“We’re all just people sharing a short time together and making the best of this...”
– Penn Jillette (via moreartlessmatter)
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Marauding Gay Hordes Drag Thousands Of Helpless... →
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cognitivedissonance:
Reports continue to pour in from around the nation today of helpless Americans being forcibly taken from their marital unions after President Obama dropped the Defense of Marriage Act earlier this week, leaving the institution completely vulnerable to roving bands of homosexuals.
DEAR GOD, THE CHILDREN!
It’s true. Joe and I were trying to plan a...
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“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in...”
– Winston Churchill (via nedhepburn) 