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On this date in 2017, 2018, as well as 2019, “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day” had its first profile of the U.S. House Representative from Texas’ 11th Congressional District, Mike Conaway, a former accountant and longtime toady of the Bush family...
by republicinsanity
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on Sun Jul 12, 2020 at 04:27 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from Braddock Mayor John Fetterman’s (D. PA) Lt. Governor campaign:
I'm always honored to receive any kind of endorsement, but the endorsement we just received from Equality Pennsylvania will sit extra close to my heart...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Fri Apr 06, 2018 at 09:27 PM PDT
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Welcome to the 665th original “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day” profile, where today we’ll be discussing the sitting U.S. House Representative from Alabama’s 3rd Congressional District, Mike Rogers , who was first elected to office back in 2002...
by republicinsanity
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on Wed Apr 04, 2018 at 06:21 AM PDT
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With Donald Trump having vowed to, on his very first day in office, repeal every executive order President Obama has signed, let’s take a look at some of what that means. Obviously, Obama’s immigration actions are on the chopping block. But Obama has...
by Laura Clawson
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on Wed Nov 09, 2016 at 10:30 AM PST
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For a while there, it looked like the religious right was just ignoring the EEOC ruling last week which added sexual orientation protections in interpreting the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with ...
by librarisingnsf
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on Fri Jul 24, 2015 at 05:40 PM PDT
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Immediately following the landmark Supreme Court ruling striking down same-sex marriage bans throughout the nation, many of my friends and the most prominent of gay rights groups began discussing ...
by jbachelor
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on Fri Jul 03, 2015 at 09:24 AM PDT
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It really is just that simple, other than making sure one does get out to vote in every election - and the austerity imposed upon Americans by the republican hasn't cost your job in the first ...
by Eric Nelson
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on Sat Jun 13, 2015 at 04:51 PM PDT
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Justice Ruth Bader ...
by Laura Clawson
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on Thu Feb 12, 2015 at 08:05 AM PST
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It was early October of 2007. Congress was finally considering ENDA...although anyone with half a brain knew that the Half-a-Brain-in Chief in the White House would eventually veto anything which ...
by rserven
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on Sun Feb 08, 2015 at 04:00 PM PST
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Workplace protections for LGBT Americans are growing increasingly critical now that same-sex couples can marry in at least 14 states where ...
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Sat Dec 06, 2014 at 04:00 PM PST
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Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-NC)
The Republican congressman who said he opposed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act ...
by Laura Clawson
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on Fri Sep 26, 2014 at 07:39 AM PDT
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Democrats are once again flinging themselves against the brick wall that is House Speaker John Boehner's refusal to even allow votes on a long list of incredibly popular bills. This time, it's a ...
by Laura Clawson
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on Wed Sep 17, 2014 at 10:21 AM PDT
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Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-NC)
Rep. Robert Pittenger thinks it would be terrible, just terrible , if the law prohibited employers from firing people ...
by Laura Clawson
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on Mon Sep 08, 2014 at 12:04 PM PDT
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Besides being a paranoid right-winger, Sandy Rios is a conservative radio personality, Fox News contributor (of course), and the president of the conservative political action group Culture ...
by librarisingnsf
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on Thu Jul 24, 2014 at 10:48 AM PDT
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Just this past May, Exxon Mobil shareholders overwhelmingly voted against a resolution barring discrimination against their LGBT employees. It marked the 17th effort in a row for this behemoth of a ...
by Steven Payne
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on Wed Jul 23, 2014 at 08:50 AM PDT
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"America’s federal contracts should not subsidize ...
by Laura Clawson
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on Mon Jul 21, 2014 at 10:15 AM PDT
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Workers in 29 states can be fired for being gay, and for being transgender in more than 30 states, a state of affairs House Republicans are in no hurry to change. President Obama is sidestepping ...
by Laura Clawson
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on Mon Jul 21, 2014 at 06:58 AM PDT
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GOOD NEWS!
President Obama had made known his plans to issue and executive order barring job discrimination against LGBT workers by all federal contractors. Immediately following the Hobby Lobby ...
by Richard Lyon
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on Fri Jul 18, 2014 at 02:20 PM PDT
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Diversity requires mutual respect, not jealous ranking of oppressions
Sierra Mannie , a University of Mississippi senior, wrote a commentary picked up by Time last week titled, "Dear White Gays: ...
by Richard J Rosendall
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on Thu Jul 17, 2014 at 05:03 AM PDT
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In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby ruling, the political right and left are feverishly debating its significance and its scope. For conservatives ...
by Jon Perr
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on Sun Jul 13, 2014 at 04:00 PM PDT
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