When we shop at Wal-Mart or any other mass discount retailer in pursuit of low prices we are paying below the true cost of the item. The difference in cost is passed on to a worker who is in many … Continue reading
30 December 2010
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Monthly Archives: December 2010
29 December 2010
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Right-wing hate groups boycotting CPAC because of gay fear
Via WorldNetDaily comes this story. Two of the nation’s premier moral issues organizations, the Family Research Council and Concerned Women for America, are refusing to attend the Conservative Political Action Conference in February because a homosexual activist group, GOProud, has been … Continue reading
29 December 2010
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Right-wingers have larger ‘fear center’ in brain
Via Raw Story, A study at University College London in the UK has found that conservatives’ brains have larger amygdalas than the brains of liberals. Amygdalas are responsible for fear and other “primitive” emotions. At the same time, conservatives’ brains were … Continue reading
23 December 2010
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Dan Choi gets his ring back
As I mentioned earlier, after Dan Choi gave his West Point ring to Senator Harry Reid at this past summer’s Netroots Nation on the condition that he would return it once Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was repealed. Well Senator Reid … Continue reading
22 December 2010
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Larry David: Thanks for the Tax Cut!
From Larry David of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm fame… THERE is a God! It passed! The Bush tax cuts have been extended two years for the upper bracketeers, of which I am a proud member, thank you very much. … Continue reading
22 December 2010
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Big Day: President signs Don’t Ask Don’t Tell repeal
20 December 2010
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Al Franken: The Most Important Free Speech Issue of Our Time
I applaud Senator Franken for his leadership on the critical issue of net neutrality. This issue is not getting the visibility it deserves, considering what is at stake. This Tuesday is an important day in the fight to save the … Continue reading
18 December 2010
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Senator Graham tells DREAMers they are “wasting their time”
Immediately before the vote failed today, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham told young DREAMers who have come to his office that they were “wasting their time.” To the DREAM Act, I have been involved in comprehensive immigration reform for many years. … Continue reading
18 December 2010
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Anachronism
18 December 2010
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Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is dead
It’s the end of an era. The Senate voted 65-31 to end Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Take that Old Man McCain. Despite the great disappointment of DREAM’s failure, today is a great day for patriotic gays and lesbians serving in … Continue reading
