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Economics

Is Obama Pro-Business? Do You Really Want A(nother) Pro-Business President Anyway?

July 9, 2010 3:52 PM by David Badash

Conservatives LOVE to play stupid word games. “Pro-life vs. Pro-choice,” for example. Now the buzz is all about how Obama is “anti-business.” Well, he’s not, but on the other hand, do you really want a pro-business president, especially after the last one, and especially after we’ve seen what deregulation and lack of enforcement have done [...]

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Civil Rights

Conservative Admits DOMA Redefined Marriage, Says Taxpayers Will “Subsidize Same-Sex Marriage”

July 9, 2010 2:38 PM by David Badash

Martin Edward Whelan III, better known at the National Review as Ed Whelan, writes, “If Congress had the authority to enact the federal statutory provisions that contain the words “marriage” and “spouse” … then surely it had the authority to define what those words mean in those federal statutory provisions.” In other words, before the [...]

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Bigotry Watch

Michelle Malkin: “Google to Pay Heterosexuals Less Than Homosexuals”

July 1, 2010 2:45 PM by David Badash

(Image and caption on Michelle Malkin’s website. Nice, huh?) While extreme Right Wing bigot and self-hating demagogue Michelle Malkin complains about her parenting responsibilities, tweeting, “I am my kids’ summer day camp chauffeur. My minivan needs a meter. ,” her guest blogger Doug Powers penned this nasty piece of homophobic, right-wing ridiculousness: “Google to Pay [...]

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Economics

Gays 22% More Likely To Be Newly Or Soonly Wed

May 5, 2010 12:00 PM by David Badash

Lesbians, gays and bisexuals are 22% more likely than heterosexuals to have either tied the knot in the last 12 months or have plans to wed in the coming year.

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Cody Daigle

Louisiana Fishermen and the Price of the Oil Crisis

May 4, 2010 6:00 PM by Cody Daigle

A closer look at economic impact of the Gulf oil crisis.

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Bigotry Watch

Gays, Tea Parties, And Tax Day Protests. One Year Later, A Look Back.

April 15, 2010 2:33 AM by David Badash

The LGBTQ community is treated as second-class citizens by our government. The last thing we need is to associate with the Tea Party in a Tax Day protest.

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Economics

Watch: Jon Stewart Does Glenn Beck: Conservative Libertarian

March 24, 2010 11:22 AM by David Badash

“Why do you think there are so many Maoists hanging around the White House?”

Stewart is on vacation this week, but if you missed this from last week, you’ll want to watch this!

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Asides

NYT: Same-Sex Couples Tax Questions – Ask This Week!

February 22, 2010 12:31 PM by David Badash

NYT: Same-Sex Couples Tax Questions – Ask This Week! I love the New York Times. This week, they offer, “Taking Tax Questions From Same-Sex Couples,” featuring Tina Salandra, “who specializes in tax planning for gay and lesbian couples.” She will answer reader questions this week. Perfect timing!

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Economics

Watch: Maddow On Why We Should Never Negotiate With Republicans

February 17, 2010 11:15 PM by David Badash

Tonight, Rachel Maddow proves that the GOP does not negotiate in good faith. The GOP’s plan for healthcare reform was the individual mandate — when healthcare reform was being debated under President Clinton. 11 Senators are trying to get the public option back. Orrin Hatch is a liar. Charles Grassley is a liar. Eric Cantor [...]

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Economics

Watch: Bill Maher On Larry King Explains American Hypocrisy

February 17, 2010 12:10 PM by David Badash

Last night on Larry King Live, Bill Maher outlined exactly how the Tea Party “thinks.” (Jump directly to 3:20 if you want…) (Even though I sometimes disagree with him — I think his methods sometimes interrupt his message — he is spot-on here.)

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Bigotry Watch

Happy 99th Birthday, Ronald Reagan!

February 6, 2010 4:42 PM by David Badash

Ronald Reagan, the closest thing to a deity, aside from God, the right wing has, was the president of the United States when HIV was first diagnosed — and nicknamed — “the gay plague.” He would have been ninety-nine today. He will have been dead six years this June. The right-wing remembers him as America’s [...]

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Economics