A Few Minutes With Secular Student Alliance's August Brunsman

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Wednesday May 08, 2013 · 10:00 AM PDT

2013/05/08 · 10:00

August E. Brunsman IV, Executive Director of the Secular Student Alliance

I have known August Brunsman, Executive Director of the Secular Student Alliance (SSA), for at least 13 years through my Humanist group in Columbus Ohio. I got to watch from the front row as SSA hatched and grew into the premium secular student group in the United States it is today. SSA, as a group, has little drama and they seem to do things right. I conducted an e-mail interview with August asking a range of questions from when his first act of religious dissent was, what is a major issue facing secular students today, and his feelings on the current and sometimes fiery debate over sexism in secular groups. Read More

Guys, If The Girl Is Drunk It Is Rape – Period

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Sunday March 17, 2013 · 12:06 PM PDT

2013/03/17 · 12:06

The Steubenville, Ohio rape trial is over and both boys were found guilty. News reports of some of the testimony on Saturday really ticked me off. It is real simple guys, if the girl is shitfaced drunk she can't give consent for sex - period. Taking advantage of a woman who is drunk is rape. It also makes you a coward since you have to have her intoxicated to get your jollies. Read More

Obama's Stupid "Grand Bargain" Gives GOP No Incentive To Replace Sequester

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Friday March 01, 2013 · 9:21 AM PST

2013/03/01 · 09:21

Speaker John Boehner: I got 98% of what I wanted... HA! HA!

Earlier on Thursday, Republicans in the Senate filibustered a bill meant to replace the "dreaded" sequester due to take effect today (March 1st). I mentioned to my friends on Facebook that I guess the The GOP didn't want to stop the sequester. My Republican friends complained that President Obama didn't want to end the sequester cuts either and offered an out of context video clip from 2011. The actual facts show that Republicans have no incentive to change the sequester because they got exactly what they wanted back in 2011. Read More

Ohio Sheriff Calls President Obama An Enemy - Won't Enforce Laws He Doesn't Like

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Tuesday February 05, 2013 · 9:00 AM PST

2013/02/05 · 09:00

Hancock County Ohio Sheriff Michael Heldman

Think law nullification is a quaint old timey southern strategy that was used to defend slavery in the 1860's and segregation in the 1960's? An Ohio Sheriff actually wrote a letter to President Obama not only implying the President is an enemy of the people but that the Sheriff would refuse to enforce any law which he personally didn't agree. That's right, he thinks the oath he took to uphold the laws and constitution of Ohio and the United States allows him to nullify laws in which he personally objects. Read More

Simple Logical Reason The GOP Is Wrong For This Country

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Thursday October 25, 2012 · 3:15 PM PDT

2012/10/25 · 15:15

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The Romney-Ryan campaign like most cheap labor conservatives think that poor people are just lazy and would have a job if we didn't coddle them with things like food stamps and welfare but they also like to complain the "real" unemployment rate is 14% or more. I'm still waiting for them to explain where all these jobs are that lazy poor people are refusing to do? If there were plenty of jobs needing to be filled then the unemployment rate, real or otherwise wouldn't even be close to 14%. That is a simple logical reason Republicans and their inhuman policy ideas are wrong for this country. Read More

Failure Of Green Energy Companies Doesn't Mean We Don't Need Green Energy

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Friday October 19, 2012 · 9:00 AM PDT

2012/10/19 · 09:00

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President Obama visits a wind turbine factory

A couple of my conservative friends post on Facebook with glee every time a green energy company that received government loans fails or if the Chevy Volt has problems. They are against spending any tax payer money on research or production of technology that will free us from a dying petroleum based energy system. They are missing the point. The failure of specific companies doesn't mean the technology is faulty. Government support for innovation of technology is actually a common practice and is one reason we enjoy some of the things we have in our lives like computers. It would also strengthen our country against the evildoers. Read More

Breaking - Appeals Court Rules Ohio Early Voting Must Be Open To All

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Friday October 05, 2012 · 12:52 PM PDT

2012/10/05 · 12:52

6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that if early voting in Ohio is open the last 3 days for the military then it must also be open for all voters

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Friday October 05, 2012 · 10:18 AM PDT

2012/10/05 · 10:18

Today in the Columbus Dispatch, it was reported that the Ohio Republican Party and Protect Your Vote Ohio - who opposed State Issue 2 titled "Ohio Citizens Independent Redistricting Commission Amendment" which would reform how congressional districts are redrawn after each census - agreed that their attack ad was false and they will change the language in future materials.

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Saturday September 29, 2012 · 1:15 PM PDT

2012/09/29 · 13:15

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Only people trying to steal Ohio's vote seems to be the GOP

One of the narratives of the GOP and right-wing this election season is that our country is being threatened by rampant voting fraud. Their need to "protect our country" and suppress votes for Democrats has led several states run by Republicans to restrict early voting, pass strict ID laws, and to purge voting rolls. It's ironic then that a right-wing conservative front group would actually give instructions on how to commit voting fraud. They want people to commit a federal crime in order to make a point. Read More

[OH-Issue 2] Opponents Of Ohio Redistricting Reform Air Misleading Ad

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Thursday September 27, 2012 · 9:56 AM PDT

2012/09/27 · 09:56

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Banner for Ohio State Issue 2

State Issue 2 will be on the ballot in Ohio to reform the way congressional districts are drawn after each census. A cross section of groups from the League of Women Voters to the Ohio Libertarian Party support the amendment. The Republicans and those wanting to keep the power to draw district lines are opposed. The opponents recently started airing a commercial that attempts to mislead the voters about State Issue 2. Read More

Vandana Shiva: Industrial Agriculture Hurting Our Food System And Health

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Tuesday July 24, 2012 · 10:00 AM PDT

2012/07/24 · 10:00

Vandana Shiva

Vandana Shiva was on Moyers & Company on July 13th talking about her fight against genetically modified (GM) seeds and other attempts by industrial agriculture companies, like Monsanto, to monopolize the production of food not only in her native India but also here in the US. It's a great interview and gives a basic overview about our broken our food system. GM seeds and industrial agriculture is making us all sick and less able to afford healthy food while the corporations game the system and rake in huge profits and tax subsidies. Read More

Boy Scout’s Anti-LGBT Policy Drips With Religious Right Bigotry Code Words

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Thursday July 19, 2012 · 12:23 PM PDT

2012/07/19 · 12:23

logo of the Boy Scouts of America On June 7th the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) reaffirmed their policy to deny membership to LGBT people. There was a chance they would reconsider but the consensus of a secret committee decided it was "absolutely the best policy" for the organization. Once again religious right bigotry trumps the actual American values that the BSA claims it is teaching to the boys.

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A Few Minutes With Secular Student Alliance's August Brunsman

Guys, If The Girl Is Drunk It Is Rape – Period

Obama's Stupid "Grand Bargain" Gives GOP No Incentive To Replace Sequester

Ohio Sheriff Calls President Obama An Enemy - Won't Enforce Laws He Doesn't Like

Simple Logical Reason The GOP Is Wrong For This Country

Failure Of Green Energy Companies Doesn't Mean We Don't Need Green Energy

Breaking - Appeals Court Rules Ohio Early Voting Must Be Open To All

Ohio Republicans admit anti-redistricting reform ad was false

Website Gives Instructions On How To Commit Voting Fraud

[OH-Issue 2] Opponents Of Ohio Redistricting Reform Air Misleading Ad

Vandana Shiva: Industrial Agriculture Hurting Our Food System And Health

Boy Scout’s Anti-LGBT Policy Drips With Religious Right Bigotry Code Words