www.thinkprogress.org/health/2014/06/18/3450722/st-louis-post-dispatch-drops-george-will-rape-victims/
"Early this month, Washington Post columnist George Will wrote a column claiming that being a rape victim is now a “coveted status” that college women seek out."
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
The Gall Of Dick Cheney
The Gall Of Dick Cheney
"Dick Cheney was the virtual co-president with George Bush from 2000-2008, and between the two of them, they made up the worst president in all of our lifetimes. He lied us into attacking a country that didn't attack us, which has now destabilized the entire Middle East and fueled new terrorist groups around the world. The idea that he can shovel crap around without batting an eye or taking any kind of responsibility is astounding."
"Dick Cheney was the virtual co-president with George Bush from 2000-2008, and between the two of them, they made up the worst president in all of our lifetimes. He lied us into attacking a country that didn't attack us, which has now destabilized the entire Middle East and fueled new terrorist groups around the world. The idea that he can shovel crap around without batting an eye or taking any kind of responsibility is astounding."
Glenn Beck admits liberals were right about invading Iraq
Glenn Beck admits liberals were right about invading Iraq
"Speaking on his radio show on Tuesday, conservative commentator Glenn Beck delivered a rare admission, saying that the latest disorder in Iraq is yet more proof that liberals who opposed the invasion in 2003 were right all along."
"Speaking on his radio show on Tuesday, conservative commentator Glenn Beck delivered a rare admission, saying that the latest disorder in Iraq is yet more proof that liberals who opposed the invasion in 2003 were right all along."
The shocking numbers: Americans are dangerously ignorant on politics
The shocking numbers: Americans are dangerously ignorant on politics
"There are a great number of reasons for the decline in American political literacy. One that cannot be overlooked is the absence of national standards, which is why American children know so much less about their history than European children know about the history of their native lands. Another is the collapse of journalistic standards."
"There are a great number of reasons for the decline in American political literacy. One that cannot be overlooked is the absence of national standards, which is why American children know so much less about their history than European children know about the history of their native lands. Another is the collapse of journalistic standards."
PERRspectives: Ambassador Bremer, Give Us Our Medal Back
PERRspectives: Ambassador Bremer, Give Us Our Medal Back
"No one person did more to spur Sunni disenchantment and violence than Viceroy Bremer."
"No one person did more to spur Sunni disenchantment and violence than Viceroy Bremer."
Robert Scheer: Up Close and Personal With George W. Bush’s Horrifying Legacy - Robert Scheer - Truthdig
Robert Scheer: Up Close and Personal With George W. Bush’s Horrifying Legacy - Robert Scheer - Truthdig
"The Iraq disaster remains George W. Bush’s enduring folly, and the Republican attempt to shift the blame to the Obama presidency is obscene nonsense. This was, and will always be, viewed properly as Bush’s quagmire, a murderous killing field based on blatant lies."
"The Iraq disaster remains George W. Bush’s enduring folly, and the Republican attempt to shift the blame to the Obama presidency is obscene nonsense. This was, and will always be, viewed properly as Bush’s quagmire, a murderous killing field based on blatant lies."
ISIS Born from Occupation of Iraq, not Syrian Civil War | Common Dreams
ISIS Born from Occupation of Iraq, not Syrian Civil War | Common Dreams
"Although it's not clear where the Saudis stand in relation to ISIS, the group itself is a product of the Iraq War, and Western diplomats were in deep denial about its power prior to its major military offensive that began last week."
"Although it's not clear where the Saudis stand in relation to ISIS, the group itself is a product of the Iraq War, and Western diplomats were in deep denial about its power prior to its major military offensive that began last week."
Reid Rejects Neocons On Iraq: 'The Wrong Side Of Dick Cheney Is The Right Side Of History'
Reid Rejects Neocons On Iraq: 'The Wrong Side Of Dick Cheney Is The Right Side Of History'
"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Wednesday lashed out at pundits who had pushed for the Iraq War during President George W. Bush's term, and were now calling on President Barack Obama restart war efforts."
"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Wednesday lashed out at pundits who had pushed for the Iraq War during President George W. Bush's term, and were now calling on President Barack Obama restart war efforts."
Extremist neocon dunces: They weren’t just wrong — they have no following anymore!
Extremist neocon dunces: They weren’t just wrong — they have no following anymore!
"Armchair war heroes Bill Kristol and Paul Wolfowitz are back, all over the television"
"Armchair war heroes Bill Kristol and Paul Wolfowitz are back, all over the television"
Iraq Vet Blasts Romney and Iraq Revisionists With Damning Letter
www.addictinginfo.org/2014/06/18/iraqi-vet-blasts-bush/
"Mitt Romney is the same guy who proudly took part in “pro-Vietnam” draft rallies. Of course Mittens didn’t join up himself on the account of trying to convince French people that drinking wine is bad. Lecturing poor people on the merits of war is what guys like him do best. However, one Iraq vet happened to take great exception to Romney’s above-mentioned comment."
"Mitt Romney is the same guy who proudly took part in “pro-Vietnam” draft rallies. Of course Mittens didn’t join up himself on the account of trying to convince French people that drinking wine is bad. Lecturing poor people on the merits of war is what guys like him do best. However, one Iraq vet happened to take great exception to Romney’s above-mentioned comment."
Glenn Beck Admits Liberals Were Right About Iraq War
Glenn Beck Admits Liberals Were Right About Iraq War
"this is something I thought I'd never hear come out of his mouth. He actually admitted that liberals were right about about the Iraq war."
"this is something I thought I'd never hear come out of his mouth. He actually admitted that liberals were right about about the Iraq war."
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Benghazi Suspect Says Yes, It Was The Video
Benghazi Suspect Says Yes, It Was The Video
"Remember when the New York Times did that exhaustive breakdown of the Benghazi tragedy a few months back and also said it was the video? Right awaySenators McCain and Graham led the charge against it, claiming it was just hack journalism. Yet here we are with the confirmation right out of the mouth of the suspect."
"Remember when the New York Times did that exhaustive breakdown of the Benghazi tragedy a few months back and also said it was the video? Right awaySenators McCain and Graham led the charge against it, claiming it was just hack journalism. Yet here we are with the confirmation right out of the mouth of the suspect."
How You Signed Away Your Right to Sue Corporations for Screwing You Over
www.alternet.org/corporate-accountability-and-workplace/how-you-signed-away-your-right-sue-corporations-screwing-you
"The court decisions that birthed this brave new world coincided with a rising conservative legal movement that advocates judicial restraint and a corporate lobby that has successfully pushed the idea that America is an excessively litigious society in dire need of “tort reform.” The result, lawyers and scholars say, is that thousands of cases that individuals once had a shot of winning can no longer even enter a courtroom, jeopardizing enforcement of laws spanning consumer and employee protection, civil rights, and antitrust."
"The court decisions that birthed this brave new world coincided with a rising conservative legal movement that advocates judicial restraint and a corporate lobby that has successfully pushed the idea that America is an excessively litigious society in dire need of “tort reform.” The result, lawyers and scholars say, is that thousands of cases that individuals once had a shot of winning can no longer even enter a courtroom, jeopardizing enforcement of laws spanning consumer and employee protection, civil rights, and antitrust."
Just what the country needs, a new Koch Super PAC
www.dailykos.com/story/2014/06/17/1307624/-Just-what-the-country-needs-a-new-Koch-Super-nbsp-PAC
"The last time we checked in on the Kochs, they were promising to spend $125 million in the 2014 cycle. Since what they've spent so far has netted them bupkis, they've decided to more than double their money. At a major donor meeting of Koch supporters this weekend, they announced they are upping their game and creating a new Super PAC. The Freedom Partners Action Fund will spend more than $15 million this cycle, and the Kochs are now aiming to spend $290 million to buy a Congress that will better do their bidding."
"The last time we checked in on the Kochs, they were promising to spend $125 million in the 2014 cycle. Since what they've spent so far has netted them bupkis, they've decided to more than double their money. At a major donor meeting of Koch supporters this weekend, they announced they are upping their game and creating a new Super PAC. The Freedom Partners Action Fund will spend more than $15 million this cycle, and the Kochs are now aiming to spend $290 million to buy a Congress that will better do their bidding."
Appalling: War on Science Now Includes War on Science Museums
www.alternet.org/environment/appalling-war-science-now-includes-war-science-museums?page=0%2C0
"Museums around the country are censoring climate change exhibits to appease fossil fuel donors."
"Museums around the country are censoring climate change exhibits to appease fossil fuel donors."
Fox News Anchor Thinks Telling The Facts On Climate Change Is "Unbalanced"
www.mediamatters.org/blog/2014/06/17/fox-news-anchor-thinks-telling-the-facts-on-cli/199754
"Fox News anchor Bret Baier lashed out against a local newspaper for refusing to publish denial of the basic fact that man-made greenhouse gas emissions are driving climate change."
"Fox News anchor Bret Baier lashed out against a local newspaper for refusing to publish denial of the basic fact that man-made greenhouse gas emissions are driving climate change."
New Yorkers Wage Urgent Battle for GMO Label Law | Common Dreams
New Yorkers Wage Urgent Battle for GMO Label Law | Common Dreams
"Campaigners for a bill to label foods made with genetically modified organisms (or GMOs) in New York are racing against the clock this week as they rally for a vote before state lawmakers on Thursday adjourn for the year."
"Campaigners for a bill to label foods made with genetically modified organisms (or GMOs) in New York are racing against the clock this week as they rally for a vote before state lawmakers on Thursday adjourn for the year."
Ugly, Paranoid, Divisive Politics: The GOP Are All Know-Nothings Now
www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/ugly-paranoid-divisive-politics-gop-are-all-know-nothings-now?page=0%2C0
"The objects of demonization have changed, but today’s anti-immigration rhetoric, and its embedding in the broader rhetoric of “taking our country back,” along with various means of voter suppression to limit the influence of cultural others is virtually identical to what the Know-Nothings were up to, but bears no resemblance at all to the Republicans of that same time."
"The objects of demonization have changed, but today’s anti-immigration rhetoric, and its embedding in the broader rhetoric of “taking our country back,” along with various means of voter suppression to limit the influence of cultural others is virtually identical to what the Know-Nothings were up to, but bears no resemblance at all to the Republicans of that same time."
Heritage Foundation Benghazi Panel Goes Full On Xenophobic Against Female Muslim Student
Heritage Foundation Benghazi Panel Goes Full On Xenophobic Against Female Muslim Student
"The actions of panel members at the Heritage Foundation makes certain things very clear. "
"The actions of panel members at the Heritage Foundation makes certain things very clear. "
The ALEC Angle in Scott Walker's "Toxic Strain of Racial Politics"
The ALEC Angle in Scott Walker's "Toxic Strain of Racial Politics"
"But Walker has long backed policies that have a disproportionate impact on people of color, particularly the harsh sentencing laws he pushed as a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) that have contributed to Wisconsin's worst-in-the-country record of racial disparities in incarceration."
"But Walker has long backed policies that have a disproportionate impact on people of color, particularly the harsh sentencing laws he pushed as a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) that have contributed to Wisconsin's worst-in-the-country record of racial disparities in incarceration."
Wingnuts’ sheltered fantasy: This is the far right’s scary myopic vision
Wingnuts’ sheltered fantasy: This is the far right’s scary myopic vision
"The bubble around the conservative movement is no accident. It has been spawned from the desire of those on the far right to isolate themselves in every conceivable way from any group that is at all different. Ultimately, this isolation is both self-reinforcing and politically toxic, and as Beutler pointed out, it creates a cultural petri dish from which twisted conspiracy theories can emerge."
"The bubble around the conservative movement is no accident. It has been spawned from the desire of those on the far right to isolate themselves in every conceivable way from any group that is at all different. Ultimately, this isolation is both self-reinforcing and politically toxic, and as Beutler pointed out, it creates a cultural petri dish from which twisted conspiracy theories can emerge."
GOP White Power Candidate: Blacks And Latinos Replacing ‘Traditional Population’
www.addictinginfo.org/2014/06/17/white-power-candidate/
"Can liberals please stop being so P.C. and admit that the GOP is a racist party? Certainly not everyone who is a Republican is racist, but it’s a safe bet to say that almost any racist is a Republican. We see this from members of the Tea Party who hold up repulsive and disgusting signs that say “Go back to Africa” at their rallies, to Alaskan Rep. Don Young calling Hispanics “wetbacks,” to Republican congressman Doug Lamborn of Colorado saying that working with President Obama on the debt ceiling was like “touching a tar baby"."
"Can liberals please stop being so P.C. and admit that the GOP is a racist party? Certainly not everyone who is a Republican is racist, but it’s a safe bet to say that almost any racist is a Republican. We see this from members of the Tea Party who hold up repulsive and disgusting signs that say “Go back to Africa” at their rallies, to Alaskan Rep. Don Young calling Hispanics “wetbacks,” to Republican congressman Doug Lamborn of Colorado saying that working with President Obama on the debt ceiling was like “touching a tar baby"."
Republicans Really Needs to Stop Pretending That The Tea Party Isn’t Filled with Racists
www.forwardprogressives.com/republican-party-really-needs-stop-pretending-party-isnt-filled-racists/
"So, let’s see. The tea party just happened to get going right around the time our country elected its first African-American president, they’re extremely anti-Muslim (and anti anybody who isn’t Christian), anti-immigration, and the strongest conservative areas of this country are often the same areas of our country that opposed civil rights and desegregation.
But these people are trying to tell me that the party isn’t largely being driven by racism and bigotry?
If the Republicans who aren’t racist actually had any courage inside of them, they’d take a stand against the obvious racism that’s continuing to take over their party. Because that’s what the tea part is mostly driven by – ignorance, racism and bigotry."
"So, let’s see. The tea party just happened to get going right around the time our country elected its first African-American president, they’re extremely anti-Muslim (and anti anybody who isn’t Christian), anti-immigration, and the strongest conservative areas of this country are often the same areas of our country that opposed civil rights and desegregation.
But these people are trying to tell me that the party isn’t largely being driven by racism and bigotry?
If the Republicans who aren’t racist actually had any courage inside of them, they’d take a stand against the obvious racism that’s continuing to take over their party. Because that’s what the tea part is mostly driven by – ignorance, racism and bigotry."
Teacher Tenure Ruling Based On Number 'Pulled Out Of The Air'
Teacher Tenure Ruling Based On Number 'Pulled Out Of The Air'
"Judge Rolf Treu based his entire ruling in the Vergara v. California case on numbers that were simply made up on the spot."
"Judge Rolf Treu based his entire ruling in the Vergara v. California case on numbers that were simply made up on the spot."
Billionaires Behind the Attack on Public Education in California Tenure Suit
Billionaires Behind the Attack on Public Education in California Tenure Suit
"It’s bad enough that deep-pocketed special interest groups have been able to use their money to corrupt the electoral process, and to poison public policy conversations to their advantage via their superior access to media and policymakers."
"It’s bad enough that deep-pocketed special interest groups have been able to use their money to corrupt the electoral process, and to poison public policy conversations to their advantage via their superior access to media and policymakers."
Tea Party Congressman Charged With Wire Fraud, Mail Fraud, Perjury, And More!
Tea Party Congressman Charged With Wire Fraud, Mail Fraud, Perjury, And More!
"GOPer and congresscritter Michael Grimm is looking at spending the rest of his life behind bars, if convicted of all the charges for various forms of fraud he’s been indicted for."
"GOPer and congresscritter Michael Grimm is looking at spending the rest of his life behind bars, if convicted of all the charges for various forms of fraud he’s been indicted for."
Koch-Funded Group Won’t Back Kansas Republicans Who Supported Clean Energy
www.thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/06/17/3449826/rps-gop-support-kansas-koch/
"A Republican state legislator in Kansas is being targeted by a new Koch-funded effort to oust those who want to support Kansas’ wind industry."
"A Republican state legislator in Kansas is being targeted by a new Koch-funded effort to oust those who want to support Kansas’ wind industry."
Robert Reich: 3 biggest right-wing lies about poverty
Robert Reich: 3 biggest right-wing lies about poverty
"Rather than confront poverty by extending jobless benefits to the long-term unemployed, endorsing a higher minimum wage, or supporting jobs programs, conservative Republicans are taking a different tack.
They’re peddling three big lies about poverty."
"Rather than confront poverty by extending jobless benefits to the long-term unemployed, endorsing a higher minimum wage, or supporting jobs programs, conservative Republicans are taking a different tack.
They’re peddling three big lies about poverty."
Stop treating war-crazy buffoons as experts! They got it wrong, remember?
Stop treating war-crazy buffoons as experts! They got it wrong, remember?
"Wolfowitz, Kristol and the rest of the neocons should be pariahs. Instead they're on Sunday show round tables"
"Wolfowitz, Kristol and the rest of the neocons should be pariahs. Instead they're on Sunday show round tables"
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