Saturday, July 27, 2013
The Immoral Minority: Pro-2nd Amendment police chief eloquently responds...
The Immoral Minority: Pro-2nd Amendment police chief eloquently responds...: This courtesy of the You Tube page : The chief of a police department in Schuylkill County has posted a video on YouTube laced with vu...
Friday, July 26, 2013
NOM Objects To Ohio Couple’s Marriage Recognition Death Wish
NOM Objects To Ohio Couple’s Marriage Recognition Death Wish: pThe National Organization for Marriage cares more about what it calls “lawlessness” than a dying man’s death wish to have his marriage recognized./p
San Diego Lawmakers And Residents Object To Their Anti-Gay County Clerk
San Diego Lawmakers And Residents Object To Their Anti-Gay County Clerk: pNeither elected officials nor residents of San Diego County are happy that their county clerk is calling for Proposition 8 to be reinstated./p
STUDY: Very Few Employers Have Actually Cut Workers’ Hours Because Of Obamacare
STUDY: Very Few Employers Have Actually Cut Workers’ Hours Because Of Obamacare: pSome employers claim that Obamacare is forcing them to roll back workers’ hours. New research shows that very few companies have actually done that./p
Virginia GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Abruptly Changes Immigration Stance
Virginia GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Abruptly Changes Immigration Stance: pVirginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R-VA) has many things to say on a variety of topics, but he has been quite deflective on immigration. In a matter of two days, he rapidly changed his stance on immigration reform in front of two distinct audiences. During the first gubernatorial campaign debate last Saturday, Cuccinelli stood in [...]/p
Steve King Says He Has Personally Caught Undocumented Drug Mules With Cantaloupe Calves
Steve King Says He Has Personally Caught Undocumented Drug Mules With Cantaloupe Calves: pRep. Steve King (R-IA) defended his claim that undocumented youths are drug mules with cantaloupe-sized calves on Friday, telling The Laura Ingraham Show that he would not apologize for the remarks. King’s claims have sparked outrage across the political spectrum, leading House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to distance himself from the Iowa Congressman. But King [...]/p
Critic Of Offshore Drilling Safety Regulation Helps Run Company That Owns Failed Natural Gas Rig
Critic Of Offshore Drilling Safety Regulation Helps Run Company That Owns Failed Natural Gas Rig: pThe executive VP of a company that owns an offshore natural gas rig that suffered a blowout Tuesday is an active critic of stronger offshore drilling regulations. Though federal officials confirmed the gas flow had stopped on Thursday morning, the accident raises serious concerns about the safety improvements taken since the disaster caused by a [...]/p
Halliburton Agrees To Plead Guilty To Destruction Of Evidence In 2010 BP Spill, Pay Maximum Fine
Halliburton Agrees To Plead Guilty To Destruction Of Evidence In 2010 BP Spill, Pay Maximum Fine: pOn Thursday, the Department of Justice announced that Halliburton had agreed to plead guilty to criminally destroying evidence in the investigation of the BP Gulf oil spill in 2010. The company “signed a cooperation and guilty plea agreement,” will pay the maximum fine of $200,000, and undergo three years of probation. It also had already [...]/p
Judge Orders Police To Return $1 Million Seized Based On Drug Dog Sniff
Judge Orders Police To Return $1 Million Seized Based On Drug Dog Sniff: pA federal judge ordered the return of $1 million seized by police during a traffic stop, after police presented only a questionable drug dog sniff as evidence that the money was associated with alleged drug activity. Nebraska state troopers pulled over a man and his wife for speeding, and obtained consent from the couple to [...]/p
Gun Advocacy Group Sends Zimmerman $12,000 To Buy Guns
Gun Advocacy Group Sends Zimmerman $12,000 To Buy Guns: pOn Tuesday, an Ohio-based gun advocacy group sent George Zimmerman, who fatally shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, a $12,150.37 check with which to purchase more guns. Buckeye Firearms Foundation said that it came under cyber attack since raising money for Zimmerman and has had its website hacked. The page was not accessible at the [...]/p
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
The Immoral Minority: Nancy Pelosi rolls out economic agenda to help wom...
The Immoral Minority: Nancy Pelosi rolls out economic agenda to help wom...: So this is what Nancy Pelosi introduced yesterday in the Capitol: The California Democrat launched a legislative agenda of family-fri...
Friday, July 19, 2013
Days After Government Drops Several Deportation Cases In His County, Arizona Sheriff Retaliates With More Raids
Days After Government Drops Several Deportation Cases In His County, Arizona Sheriff Retaliates With More Raids: pOn Wednesday, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) sent over fifty law enforcement officials to conduct an immigration raid on two family-style restaurants in the Phoenix, Arizona area. The officials arrested ten people at the restaurant chain Uncle Sam on charges of identity theft and forgery, but are still looking for sixty other individuals in [...]/p
Thursday, July 18, 2013
The Immoral Minority: Scientists discover new hope for a Down Syndrome c...
The Immoral Minority: Scientists discover new hope for a Down Syndrome c...: Courtesy of Bloomeberg News : Scientists silenced the extra copy of a chromosome that causes Down syndrome in laboratory stem cells, o...
Iowa GOP Senate Candidate: Federal ‘Subsidies of Any Kind’ Are Unconstitutional
Iowa GOP Senate Candidate: Federal ‘Subsidies of Any Kind’ Are Unconstitutional: pSocial Security is unconstitutional. So is Medicare. And Medicaid. And all federal education funding. At least, that’s why Sam Clovis, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, told a conservative radio host yesterday. In an interview with host Jan Mickelson, Clovis asserted that “there’s nothing in Article I, Section 8 [of the Constitution] that authorizes [...]/p
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Six Million Trayvons: How The George Zimmerman Mindset Has Rigged The Justice System Against Young Black Men
Six Million Trayvons: How The George Zimmerman Mindset Has Rigged The Justice System Against Young Black Men: pGeorge Zimmerman killed one boy, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Although a Florida jury found Zimmerman not guilty, his attitude — that a young black male is an object suspicion and contempt — not only cost Martin his life but has infected the entire United States criminal justice system. Law Professor Michellle Alexander makes the point powerfully: [...]/p
Reid To Republicans: If You Want Me To Back Down On Filibuster Reform ‘Stop The Filibusters’
Reid To Republicans: If You Want Me To Back Down On Filibuster Reform ‘Stop The Filibusters’: pWASHINGTON, DC — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) offered his Republican colleagues a three word deal on Monday if they want him to back down from his plan to end filibusters on executive branch nominees: “stop the filibusters.” That’s what he told ThinkProgress in an exclusive interview proceeding his remarks today at the Center [...]/p
BREAKING: Judge Stays Execution Of Intellectually Disabled Man In Georgia
BREAKING: Judge Stays Execution Of Intellectually Disabled Man In Georgia: pRose Scott, a reporter with Atlanta, Georgia’s NPR affiliate reports that “Judge Gail Tusan in Fulton Superior Court has imposed a short stay of execution until Thursday, July 18th for Warren Lee Hill.” Although all seven mental health professionals who evaluated Hill concluded that he is intellectually disabled, and thus cannot lawfully be executed under [...]/p
Legendary Soul Singer Violently Attacked For Song Dedication To Trayvon Martin
Legendary Soul Singer Violently Attacked For Song Dedication To Trayvon Martin: pHours before George Zimmerman walked free in his second-degree murder trial, a white woman assaulted soul singer Lester Chambers for dedicating a song to Trayvon Martin. The woman identified as 43-year-old Dinalynn Andrews Potter jumped the stage, reportedly yelling “it’s all your fault,” right before she hit the 73-year-old singer. A fellow musician Kurt Crowbar [...]/p
Zimmerman Juror Says Panel Considered Stand Your Ground In Deliberations: ‘He Had A Right To Defend Himself’
Zimmerman Juror Says Panel Considered Stand Your Ground In Deliberations: ‘He Had A Right To Defend Himself’: pIn an interview on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 Monday night, an anonymous juror said the panel that found George Zimmerman not guilty considered Florida’s Stand Your Ground law in its deliberations. Earlier reports suggested the notorious law that authorizes the unfettered use of deadly force in self-defense was not applied to the case, because Zimmerman’s [...]/p
Playing Into Racist Stereotypes, Pundits Baselessly Predict Riots In Wake Of Zimmerman Verdict
Playing Into Racist Stereotypes, Pundits Baselessly Predict Riots In Wake Of Zimmerman Verdict: pBoth television and online news sites have been rife with speculation that the verdict in the George Zimmerman murder case would lead to mass rioting. Not only have the racist twitter trolls predicted mass uprisings by black people furious with the jury’s not guilty decision, but mainstream outlets have given air time to the baseless [...]/p
Top Conservative Pollster Says Plurality Supports Abolishing The Filibuster
Top Conservative Pollster Says Plurality Supports Abolishing The Filibuster: pEven Rasmussen Reports, a conservative pollster that’s been widely criticized for publishing results that skew Republican, finds little support for maintaining Senate Republicans’ current power to block progress in the Senate. According to the Republican-leaning pollster, which showed Mitt Romney winning several states in 2012 that he actually lost by significant margins, 44 percent of [...]/p
House Leaders’ Handling Of Farm Bill Endangers Whole System, Senator Charges
House Leaders’ Handling Of Farm Bill Endangers Whole System, Senator Charges: pReiterating a White House veto threat and pointing to the shrinking window for legislative action, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) warned House GOP leaders Monday that their split approach to the farm bill will not stand. On a conference call with reporters, the Senate Agriculture Committee chairwoman questioned the House leadership’s lack of urgency on merging [...]/p
Austerity Is Leaving Children Sick With Lead Poisoning
Austerity Is Leaving Children Sick With Lead Poisoning: pBack in March, the House passed a budget written by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) that cuts overall domestic spending even further than sequestration. But the consequences of that budget are only now becoming clear, as the House writes specific spending bills for next year. Just one of the critical programs that would fall victim to [...]/p
The Immoral Minority: President Obama visits devastated Oklahoma. Update...
The Immoral Minority: President Obama visits devastated Oklahoma. Update...: Courtesy of USA Today : During a first-hand look Sunday afternoon at the devastation from last week's violent tornado, President Oba...
The Immoral Minority: God Loves Uganda. Christianity's impact on Africa....
The Immoral Minority: God Loves Uganda. Christianity's impact on Africa....: This film seems to focus mostly on how missionaries have brought a dangerous type of homophobia to Africa which has resulted in the deaths...
Monday, July 15, 2013
The Immoral Minority: Among documents stolen by Edward Snowden is the de...
The Immoral Minority: Among documents stolen by Edward Snowden is the de...: Courtesy of Boston.com : Edward Snowden has very sensitive ‘‘blueprints’’ detailing how the National Security Agency operates that wou...
The Immoral Minority: Michele Bachmann wants to "spank" the President an...
The Immoral Minority: Michele Bachmann wants to "spank" the President an...: Courtesy of Mediaite : Bachmann has been leading a campaign against immigration reform, declaring last month that the GOP will never aga...
The Immoral Minority: This just in Ted Nugent is a disgusting human bein...
The Immoral Minority: This just in Ted Nugent is a disgusting human bein...: Courtesy of the New York Daily News : Ted Nugent wasted no time in providing ammunition to further stoke tensions over the George Zimm...
The Immoral Minority: Flea Markets and trips to Mexico may replace soon ...
The Immoral Minority: Flea Markets and trips to Mexico may replace soon ...: Courtesy of Salon : The Texas Senate voted late Friday night to approve a sweeping abortion measure that could force 37 of the state’...
The Immoral Minority: Final thought of the day.
The Immoral Minority: Final thought of the day.: This was posted Saturday night, by cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz, right after the Zimmerman verdict. But I think it still speaks to how many A...
Sunday, July 14, 2013
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Thursday, July 11, 2013
The Immoral Minority: Mark Begich dares to respond to the Lunatic from L...
The Immoral Minority: Mark Begich dares to respond to the Lunatic from L...: The above graphic was on little Miss Nasty's Facebook page along with this quote: Alaskan Chameleon (an endangered species)... So...
The Immoral Minority: You KNEW it was coming! Palin angrily responds to ...
The Immoral Minority: You KNEW it was coming! Palin angrily responds to ...: Courtesy of the wailing Wasilla Wendigo's Facebook page : Really, Mark? Really? Margaret Thatcher used to say, “I always cheer up...
Smithsonian Museum’s Low-Wage Workforce Walks Out In Protest
Smithsonian Museum’s Low-Wage Workforce Walks Out In Protest: pVisitors to D.C.’s Smithsonian museums Thursday will get educated on a subject they likely aren’t expecting: low-wage worker exploitation by companies that contract with the federal government. Service employees at the museums are going on strike to protest unlivable wages and wage theft, the third such walkout by contracted employees at federal buildings in the [...]/p
The Immoral Minority: Shooting target company fashions bleeding zombie t...
The Immoral Minority: Shooting target company fashions bleeding zombie t...: Courtesy of TPM : A gun control advocate and Virginia Tech shooting survivor is not amused that he appears in an image created by Zombie...
Justice Department Finds Excessive Force In Spate Of Miami Police Shootings
Justice Department Finds Excessive Force In Spate Of Miami Police Shootings: pIn a review of Miami Police officers’ 33 intentional shootings between 2008 and 2011, including seven that resulted in the deaths of black men in the inner city, the Department of Justice found Miami Police had engaged in a pattern or practice of excessive force, in violation of the U.S. Constitution’s Fourth Amendment. Among the [...]/p
Sen. Merkley: Another Cave To Republicans On Filibuster Reform Is ‘Not An Acceptable Outcome’
Sen. Merkley: Another Cave To Republicans On Filibuster Reform Is ‘Not An Acceptable Outcome’: pFor two election cycles, filibuster reform followed the same pattern. Senate Democrats agitated about the need for reform, then ultimately caved to marginal changes that preserved the minority’s veto power over nearly all Senate business. In the 112th Congress, plans for meaningful reform were eventually whittled down into a minor bill eliminating the requirement that [...]/p
Senate Republicans Caught On Tape Slamming The Filibuster
Senate Republicans Caught On Tape Slamming The Filibuster: pIn a reminder of just how willing Senate Republicans were to forego the Senate Rules the last time they found them inconvenient, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) office strung together several clips of Republican Senators calling for filibuster reform in 2005, many of whom are now members of the Senate GOP leadership. Indeed, former [...]/p
Republican Senator Admits He Is Blocking A New EPA Head Over A Pet Project
Republican Senator Admits He Is Blocking A New EPA Head Over A Pet Project: pAs the Senate’s Democratic majority prepares to meet Thursday to consider filibuster reform for presidential appointees, one Republican Senator is demonstrating precisely why the current system is broken. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO), the vice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, reaffirmed Tuesday that he will attempt to prevent allowing a confirmation vote on Gina McCarthy, [...]/p
GOP Push To Split Farm Bill Leaves Food Stamps Vulnerable To Severe Cuts
GOP Push To Split Farm Bill Leaves Food Stamps Vulnerable To Severe Cuts: pA House Republican scheme to strip food stamp funding out of the farm bill would lead to the program being weakened or even outright dismantled, according to poverty experts. Reports indicate that GOP leaders are having trouble finding the votes to support a split farm bill so far, but the tens of millions of Americans [...]/p
Walmart And Gap Announce Bangladesh Safety Plan With Less Accountability
Walmart And Gap Announce Bangladesh Safety Plan With Less Accountability: pRefusing to sign onto a union-backed safety upgrade plan in Bangladesh’s garment factories, 17 U.S. retailers, including Walmart and Gap, announced their own plan on Wednesday. The plan commits $42 million to inspections and other safety steps and more than $100 million in loans and financing to help factory owners correct problems. But unlike the [...]/p
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
The Immoral Minority: What? Elizabeth Hasselbeck is moving to Fox News? ...
The Immoral Minority: What? Elizabeth Hasselbeck is moving to Fox News? ...: Courtesy of Fox News : “The View” co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck will be joining Fox News Channel in September to co-host the top-rated mo...
The Immoral Minority: You know your testimony against a draconian aborti...
The Immoral Minority: You know your testimony against a draconian aborti...: All kinds of awesome in this video! Here is the woman's Twitter account if you want to learn more about her.
The Immoral Minority: Sarah Palin's tease about running for the Senate c...
The Immoral Minority: Sarah Palin's tease about running for the Senate c...: "Why is everybody laughing at me? Dammit, I'm serious!" Courtesy of Politico : Sarah Palin “quit on Alaska” as govern...
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