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Traditional Family Values Christians Throw Family Hating Jesus Under the Bus

Hrafnkell Haraldsson — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:41:37 PDT

For the sake of the very modern concept of "family values" it is essential that people not listen to Jesus and put their family second, after the Kingdom of God.

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Forget the GOP, House Republicans Are Rebranding Wombs

Crissie Brown — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:00:52 PDT

House Republicans want government small enough to fit in your womb. And we need to make sure women remember that in 2014.

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Thanks to Obamacare Healthcare Costs Fell for First Time in Almost 40 Years

Sarah Jones — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:18:53 PDT

This is a BFD. Thanks to Obamacare, consumer healthcare costs fell in May for the first time in almost 40 years.

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DC Tea Party Rally Bombs as Crowd For ‘Epic’ IRS Protest Rally Is Just 5,000-10,000

Jason Easley — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:21:10 PDT

Moments before a tea party rally that features Glenn Beck, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and Michele Bachmann was about to begin on the the crowd was estimated at just 5,000-10,000.

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The Republican Quest to Privatize All Government Has Jeopardized National Security

Rmuse — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:21:11 PDT

Americans have witnessed just one aspect of government that Republicans handed over to privatization, and it is a clear and present danger to the security of the people of the United States.

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House Republicans Do Their Part to Elect Hillary Clinton in 2016 By Passing Abortion Ban

Jason Easley — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:46:02 PDT

House Republicans continued to blaze a path for their party to lose the 2016 election to Hillary Clinton by passing a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks.

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Full Transcript Reveals That Darrell Issa Lied About Obama Involvement In IRS Scandal

Jason Easley — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:43:45 PDT

By releasing the full transcript of interview with the IRS Screening Group manager, Rep. Elijah Cummings has proven that Rep. Darrell Issa lied about Obama's involvement in the IRS scandal.

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Boehner Tries to Justify the War on Women as House Uses Female Lawmaker in PR Stunt

Sarah Jones — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:26:49 PDT

Republicans shoved Rep. Marsha Blackburn out in front to be the face of their banning abortion bill even though she's not on the committee behind the bill, while Boehner tried to justify the insanity.

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Conservatives Refuse to Support Immigration Bill Because It’s Too Heavy

Crissie Brown — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:24:46 PDT

Conservatives still oppose First Lady Michelle Obama's anti-obesity program, because freedom. But when it comes to progressive legislation, the right-wing get very weight conscious.

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Republicans Are Passing ALEC Written Laws Banning Paid Sick Leave

Rmuse — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:05:10 PDT

Now, with ALEC's templates in hand, Republicans are passing laws preemptively banning legislation to give workers paid sick leave.

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Edward Snowden May Have Committed Treason, But He’s 4 Times More Popular than Congress

Jason Easley — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:07:23 PDT

Just when you thought Congress couldn't get any more unpopular, a comparison of the latest polls finds that Edward Snowden, who may have committed treason, is four times more popular than Congress.

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E.W. Jackson Whines That Religious Tests Only Apply to People He Doesn’t Like

Hrafnkell Haraldsson — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:48:01 PDT

Virginia's GOP nominee for lieutenant governor feels he can say whatever he wants and you have absolutely no right to talk about it

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Obama Threatens To Drop the Veto Hammer On House Republican Abortion Ban Bill

Jason Easley — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:17:30 PDT

President Obama, through a White House policy statement, has threatened to veto the House's bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks if it reaches his desk.

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The Real Scandal That the Right Will Never Investigate for Fear of Their Lives

Dennis S — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:49:54 PDT

In their relentless search to discredit Democrats, the Republicans have come up with a line dancing "scandal." Will any work ever be done?

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Snowden Job: The Media’s Scandal Fever Is Helping Republicans Hide What You Need to Know

Rmuse — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:15:13 PDT

The calls for Edward Snowden's capture and arrest for treason, or his sainthood are little more than distraction from some real damage being leveled on the American people by Republicans.

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The Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona’s Discriminatory Voter ID Law

Adalia Woodbury — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:12:48 PDT

Just when the Supreme Court was becoming way too predictable, Justice Scalia wrote the 7-2 majority opinion striking down Arizona's version of a voter suppression law.

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The Associated Press’ Biased Reporting Fueled Anti-Obama Vendetta

Crissie Brown — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:42:31 PDT

The AP have launched a vendetta to bring down President Obama, and they have made their agenda crystal clear through twisting stories to suit their narrative.

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Marco Rubio’s Epic Fail as the Aspiring Hero of 2016

Hrafnkell Haraldsson — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:45:57 PDT

Making Rubio the face of immigration reform has backfired and he has become a target of ridicule, all of it due to his having no discernible ability to articulate his politics and beliefs.

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How Christian Myth Overinflates the Religious Right’s Sense of Self Importance

Hrafnkell Haraldsson — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:34:48 PDT

The Fundamentalist Christian sense of self-importance paradoxically makes them essential to civilization, which existed long before the Bible

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The Republican Party Is Teaching Hate by Passing Their Bigotry Down To The Next Generation

Rmuse — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:44:57 PDT

Politicians' children are not immune from their fathers' rhetoric, and neither are children of parents parroting demeaning remarks made during the long and perpetual campaigns Americans suffer through.

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