August 2011
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“A sugar-coated Satan sandwich.”
– Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), quoted by Roll Call, describing the debt ceiling deal negotiated between the White House and Republicans.
And why would it be described as such? Roll Call has the details:
The deal framework appeared to give Republicans most of what they were seeking — with about $3...
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“Sausage making is not pretty. But the sausage we have, I think, is a very...”
– Senator DIANNE FEINSTEIN (D - California), on the torturous debt negotiation process.
Thanks, Jimmy Dean.
(via the New York Times)
See politics is a lot like a table… because the legs, hmmm maybe it’s more like a hat because an ill-fitting hat sometimes, no that’s not it....
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thingsmostgrey said: Ok, but in the event of a national emergency (like those listed above), why shouldn’t taxes go up? If we as a nation are incurring more debts, shouldn’t we as a nation pay for them as we can?
That is an excellent question, makes you wonder why you would...
triplanetary asked: There's another reason the Balanced Budget Amendment is a terrible idea: there are some aspects of the budget that aren't easily controlled.
Look at the current recession. As a result of the recession, welfare spending has risen from $475 billion in 2006 to $900 in 2010. That's a huge increase! But it's not, as the GOP claims, because Obama is some crazy...
Look at the current recession. As a result of the recession, welfare spending has risen from $475 billion in 2006 to $900 in 2010. That's a huge increase! But it's not, as the GOP claims, because Obama is some crazy...
christinathepanda asked: Someone asked me a political question, and you'd be one of the few liberal people that might have an answer. What is the opposition (if any) that the Democrats have to a balanced budget? I know they're throwing around the idea of a balanced budget amendment, is that the real deal or does it have some sort of crazy strings attatched? Thanks!
July 2011
Vote in the Fox News Poll
nerdling:
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sageoflogic:
tobiasgh:
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TUMBLR BOMB!!!!
you know what to doooo
Right now we’re winning by the tiniest of margins! Help widen the gap!
Fly, my pretties. Fly!
Never a bad time to wreck a foxnews poll.
Los Angeles: Pro-Choice Picnic today in West... →
Kick off Summer of Trust today in Plummer Park at 3! Bring a blanket and show your solidarity for the activists in Gedrmantown, Maryland. This week, Operation Rescue (a pro-life fringe group) is holding a “Summer of Mercy” event to protest Dr. LeRoy Carhart’s clinic. He is one of few remaining late-term abortion providers in the United States. Pro-choicers are out there holding...
sageoflogic asked: People are bitching about ComicCon because it's not mainstream enough for them. What about massive prayer events, football games, gross movie theater attendance, baseball games, sports games in general, other conventions as well, and evangelist conventions?
No one is bitching about those because they're "Normal" and "Mainstream" and maybe even...
No one is bitching about those because they're "Normal" and "Mainstream" and maybe even...
solarfireflies:
stfuconservatives:
No solarfireflies, you are just as ignorant as the woman in the video. You presume that because someone goes to Comiccon or is interested in comic books that they are not interested or involved with other “more important” matters. I’m a huge nerd and go to Comic-con every other year, are you going to sit there and tell me that I am not involved? That I don’t...
judyisyourvietnam asked: Isn't Comic-Con good for jobs anyways? Because if we have people spending money, then that makes jobs for the people who make the costumes and run the convention centers and things. If this whole "trickle-down economics" thing isn't complete bull, then this lady should be celebrating Comic-Con for creating jobs instead of condemning them for not protesting to the government to...
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“The myth of the slut is used to control women so they will sit down, shut up and...”
– The Myth of the Slut (via feministdykeslut)
Parent fighting perceived liberal bias in textbook →
thetart:
monasequeda:
This spring, Nazlian heard popular conservative commentator Glenn Beck and a panel of teachers and parents criticizing the book “Social Studies Alive!: Our Community and Beyond,” which her daughter was using in her third-grade class in St. Charles Unit District 303.
Well, if Beck is against this textbook, I automatically want to order it for my students.
For example,...
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Fox News broadcasts a photo of a covert CIA agent... →
Work out the hypocrisy on that one yourselves.
Heh
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Hey, remember that time the Republicans thought...
and that they hadn’t become a minority in a 3 party system?
-Joe
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alecander asked: I just saw this commercial on tv that I thought you might be interested in. It had this guy that was supposed to be a junkie and he was saying that Washington could learn a lesson from druggies because raising the debt ceiling was similar to taking a hit of something and that the only way out was cutting spending or “rehab”. I just found it to be very ...
alecander asked: I just saw this commercial on tv that I thought you might be interested in. It had this guy that was supposed to be a junkie and he was saying that Washington could learn a lesson from druggies because raising the debt ceiling was similar to taking a hit of something and that the only way out was cutting spending or "rehab". I just found it to be very perturbing as it obviously was...
“Yesterday, in an apparent attempt to rally their caucus, the Republicans played...”
– Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), criticizing House Republican leadership for using violent rhetoric (AGAIN) to inspire Republican representatives to legislative action. (via ungodlymess)
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stabbygrass asked: Does calling someone a “rape accuser” instead of a “rape victim” not follow the “innocent before proven guilty” train of thought?
No. You don’t have to prove that a crime happened before someone can be a victim of it. Calling the defendant the “alleged rapist” instead of “rapist” aligns with the “innocent until proven guilty” legal theory....
stabbygrass asked: Does calling someone a "rape accuser" instead of a "rape victim" not follow the "innocent before proven guilty" train of thought?
Rep. Bobby Franklin (R-Marietta, GA) -- or "that... →
relivethememories:
stfuconservatives:
“He also became known for filing controversial bills, including his annual anti-abortion legislation that this year included a provision that could make miscarriages criminal in certain circumstances. … A member of the Judiciary Non-Civil Committee, he would frequently attempt to add anti-abortion language to unrelated bills to the exasperation of...
Rep. Bobby Franklin (R-Marietta, GA) -- or "that... →
“He also became known for filing controversial bills, including his annual anti-abortion legislation that this year included a provision that could make miscarriages criminal in certain circumstances. … A member of the Judiciary Non-Civil Committee, he would frequently attempt to add anti-abortion language to unrelated bills to the exasperation of his colleagues.”
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nadija asked: I worked in a pathologist's office for a summer and we got stillborn babies all the time for work to figure out why they died. Most of them looked much healthier than that necrotic baby. There is no way that baby was on the way to a healthy birth, just saying.
WatchYesterday we briefly discussed how poor people in America aren’t poor enough for the liking of Fox News. Last night, Stephen Colbert did a fantastic bit on the whole report:
“A Heritage Foundation report proves that as long as ‘poor’ Americans have refrigerators and the strength to brush the flies off their eyeballs, they’re not really poor.”
Vintage Racism: The "We Don't Want Trouble"... →
Nowadays, being racist in public is less acceptable, so people come up with all kinds of excuses for prejudice. Like, “Just kidding!” Or, “I’m not racist, I’m just honest. (Variation: I’m just exercising my First Amendment Rights.)” “I have black friends.” “Posting on Facebook can’t be racist.” And so on. Even amid claims that America is now post-racial, one of the tried-and-true ways to be...
Sorry, I know I go on kind of a reblogging tear...
But nothing makes me foam-at-the-mouth angry like people purposefully propagating false or misleading information. If your cause was really worthwhile, you wouldn’t need LIES to further it.
STFU, Conservatives: (graphic image removed, see... →
jazmyntyme:
stfuconservatives:
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meadowofgrace:
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allisonia:
catholiclifeguard:
LATE TERM ABORTED BABY LIES IN OPEN CASKET AT CITY HALL FUNERAL
Orlando, FL, July 25, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On this past Thursday, July 21, Fr. Frank…
actually late term abortion is murder. do you know what they have to do to a late...
I was fired from my job today for being...
fuckyeahftms:
Hey fellas. Usually when I post here I’m in a relatively good mood, but today was rough.
It was the 2nd day of a new job, I informed management in beginning of Day 1 of my preferred name and pronouns and that I’m trans. It went really well and my supervisor was quite supportive.
Apparently my supervisor and coworkers were fine with it, but the HR representative, who I never...
prolifeadvocate:
catholiclifeguard:
LATE TERM ABORTED BABY LIES IN OPEN CASKET AT CITY HALL FUNERAL
Orlando, FL, July 25, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On this past Thursday, July 21, Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, preached at a memorial service for an aborted baby girl.
The child was intact and her body was retrieved after a late-term abortion. The memorial service,...
So Cal Residents: Come to the pro-choice picnic... →
Disgusted by pro-life propaganda? Come chill with like-minded liberals in Plummer Park this Sunday from 3-6. It’s a solidarity event for Summer of Trust, and we’ll have a bake sale to raise money for the Abortion Access Fund.
If you can’t make it or don’t live around here, PLEASE REBLOG! We’re kind of throwing this all together at the last minute. If you want to RSVP...
smarieke asked: It seriously astounds me how little Pro-Lifers actually consider facts and circumstances when talking about abortion. I have to wonder, why would those people have a FUNERAL for their aborted fetus if it was an unwanted pregnancy? Are people that dense? It was probably very traumatic and devastating for those parents to end that pregnancy, and they were showing their grief by holding a service....