Tag Archives: Civil Rights

Cory Booker Smash

Posted on 01/27/2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

Newark Mayor Cory Booker responds to Governor Chris Christie’s earlier comments calling for a referendum on same-sex marriage. I really hope this man runs for president some day. If the Civil Rights Act had been put up for public referendum, … Continue reading →

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Chart of the Day

Posted on 01/06/2012 at 3:05 pm by JM Ashby

This chart, courtesy of ThinkProgress, perfectly demonstrates the consequences of having 39 out of 50 states legislatively controlled by Republicans. Lawmakers across the nation pursued a record number of reproductive health and rights-related provisions in 2011, a new report from … Continue reading →

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Ron Paul’s Fundamentalist Outreach

Posted on 01/02/2012 at 6:45 pm by JM Ashby

Benjy Sarlin of TPM documents Ron Paul’s outreach to the evangelical vote in Iowa and, in the process, exposes an aspect of Paul which his more liberal supporters seem to deliberately avoid when projecting him as a civil liberties hero. … Continue reading →

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Sexual Harassment Laws? Meh. Who Needs’em?

Posted on 01/02/2012 at 2:30 pm by JM Ashby

During an interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday, Ron Paul, the supposed champion of civil liberty, reiterated the position stated in his 1987 book, Freedom Under Siege, that sexual harassment laws are unnecessary and that it should be … Continue reading →

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Ron Paul Bashes Civil Rights Act

Posted on 01/02/2012 at 9:56 am by Bob Cesca

No, not in a newsletter from years ago. It was yesterday. He bashed the Civil Rights Act yesterday. WASHINGTON — Despite recent accusations of racism and homophobia, Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) stuck to his libertarian principles on … Continue reading →

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‘My Mommy… Doesn’t Need Fixing.’

Posted on 12/06/2011 at 7:15 am by Bob Cesca

At a book signing, a nine-year-old boy told Michele Bachmann, “My mommy — Miss Bachmann, my mommy’s gay but she doesn’t need fixing.” I appreciate the intention of this very awkward video, but I don’t like that this little boy … Continue reading →

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The Real Victims

Posted on 11/02/2011 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

According to Fox New “analyst” Brit Hume, Herman Cain’s sexual-harassment scandal has revealed that our laws against harassment are too harsh, and in some cases even turn bosses, like Herman Cain, into the real victims. HUME: Not only are unwanted … Continue reading →

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A Ridiculous Instance of Budget Cutting

Posted on 10/08/2011 at 4:50 pm by JM Ashby

Thank you ThinkProgress for highlighting one of the most ridiculous instances of budget cutting I have ever seen. Last night, in between approving city expenditures and other routine agenda items, the Topeka, Kansas City Council debated one rather controversial one: … Continue reading →

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From the ‘No Shit’ File

Posted on 09/28/2010 at 3:19 pm by Bob Cesca

Sullivan reports: The Saxby Chambliss staffer who wrote those words on a popular gay blog has still not been been identified or disciplined, according to a spokesperson from his Georgia office. And he (or she) won’t be. Once again, gay-bashing … Continue reading →

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Good News on Prop 8 — Maybe

Posted on 08/12/2010 at 5:11 pm by Bob Cesca

This seems like good news. SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge put gay marriages on hold for at least another six days in California, disappointing dozens of gay couples who lined up outside City Hall hoping to tie the knot … Continue reading →

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Worst Person

Posted on 08/05/2010 at 12:09 pm by Bob Cesca

Pat Buchanan is a blight. BUCHANAN: It is unnatural…an older white guy handed down the decision and he happened to be gay. That might have had something to do with it. Take it from one whose positions are dictated by … Continue reading →

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Prop 8 Struck Down

Posted on 08/04/2010 at 6:12 pm by Bob Cesca

I’m sure you’ve heard the news by now. This is arguably the biggest eff you to Prop 8 supporters: Perhaps the most important political finding that Walker made was his conclusion that the fact that Prop 8 passed as a … Continue reading →

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Republicans Are Awesome

Posted on 11/13/2009 at 10:38 am by Bob Cesca

Opposing the Voting Rights Act in 1966, for example. Pat Buchanan thinks that was a swell idear. Share

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