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Guns

Gun Control: Obama Tells Connecticut Audience They Must ‘Stand Up’ To Make America Safer

by David Badash ● 6:23 PM April 8, 2013
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Saying it’s time to “stand up” for their nation, their children, and their safety, President Obama spoke on commonsense gun control and background checks for 18 minutes in Connecticut.

Marriage

Next Senator To Support Gay Marriage Will Be The One To Make It The Majority — Who Will It Be?

by David Badash ● 1:47 PM April 2, 2013
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Who will be the next Senator to voice support for same-sex marriage? Whomever they are, from either the Democratic or Republican parties, will push the number to 51 — creating a majority.

Civil Rights

Carly Fiorina: ‘Self-Appointed Judges’ Should Not Decide Gay Marriage

by David Badash ● 7:00 AM March 19, 2013
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Carly Fiorina, on ABC News said that “a bunch of self-important, self-appointed judges” should not be allowed to decide on “very personal issues” like same-sex marriage.

Marriage

Rick Santorum’s Mega Donor Foster Friess Wants A Safer World For Gay People

by David Badash ● 10:26 AM March 15, 2013
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Foster Friess, the billionaire backer of hugely anti-gay Rick Santorum, anti-gay Daily Caller, and anti-gay Governor Scott Walker, says he wants the world to be safer for gay people.

Discrimination

Boy Scouts: Tony Perkins Praises Rick Perry And 60 Texas Republicans Supporting Gay Ban

by David Badash ● 4:12 PM March 4, 2013
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Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins is praising a recent open anti-gay letter to the Boy Scouts of America signed by over 60 Texas Republican elected officials.

Marriage

Watch: Republican Former Marine Talks Same-Sex Marriage — For His Gay Brother

by David Badash ● 9:49 AM March 1, 2013
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The Respect for Marriage Coalition’s latest ad features a former Marine Corporal and his wife, both Republicans, talking about the importance of same-sex marriage.

Guns

Banning Assault Weapons ‘Exactly’ Like Castration Says Republican Lawmaker

by David Badash ● 5:50 PM February 27, 2013
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An Illinois Republican state lawmaker unleashed an ugly tirade yesterday, offering an analogy that concluded banning assault weapons is “exactly” like castration.

Celebrities

Oscars: Michelle Obama Announces Best Picture Award — Tea Party Goes Apoplectic

by David Badash ● 12:20 AM February 25, 2013
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Seth MacFarlane was an interesting experiment at Sunday night’s Oscars, but Michelle Obama announcing the Academy Award winner for “Best Picture” was a stroke of genius — if only because it’s giving the Tea Party a stroke.

News

Born This Way: New Studies Show Conservatives Biologically Prone To Fear And Intolerance

by David Badash ● 5:01 PM February 15, 2013
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New studies show that the brains of Republicans and Democrats are biologically different, and Republicans tend to be more fearful — or, rather, “fearful people are more conservative,” as one researcher observed.

News

Increased Funding For Sexual Assault Victims Is Why Marco Rubio Voted Against VAWA

by David Badash ● 1:25 PM February 13, 2013
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“I could not support the final, entire legislation that contains new provisions that could have potentially adverse consequences,” Rubio claims. Really? Let’s see.

Arts

The State Of The Union Is We’re Tea Party Screwed

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 8:00 AM February 12, 2013
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Tonight President Obama travels up to the Hill.
To comment on the country’s state for good or for ill.
Here’s my suggestion for his message with which I hope you’ll be amused:
The State of the Union is: We’re Tea Party screwed.

Immigration

Immigration Reform: Obama Plan Includes Gay Couples, Senate Plan Doesn’t

by David Badash ● 7:00 AM January 29, 2013
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Barack Obama today in Las Vegas, Nevada will unveil his immigration reform plan, and unlike that of the bipartisan Senate “group of eight,” the President’s plan will specifically include same-sex couples.

Don't Ask Don't Tell

Breaking: Hagel Commits To Extending Benefits To Families Of Gay Service Members

by David Badash ● 2:09 PM January 15, 2013
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Chuck Hagel today sent a letter to U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) committing to providing benefits to families of all service members, including those who are lesbian, gay, and bisexual.

Discrimination

Military Service Women’s Group Calls GOP Congressman’s Infantry Comments ‘Uneducated’

by David Badash ● 3:03 PM January 9, 2013
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The Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN) is hitting back today after a Republican Congressman said women should be prohibited from serving in infantry roles because of their “nature.”

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