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Tea Party Fights To Abolish School Integration
Post Date: 2011-01-12 11:38:25 by Brian S
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Tea party groups have succeeded in reversing nationally praised school integration policies in Raleigh, North Carolina, decrying the longstanding system as one of social engineering. The Washington Post reports that tea party pressure has motivated Wake County School District's largely Republican school board to abolish policies the newspaper describes as "one of the nation's most celebrated integration efforts." "Say no to the social engineers!" was one of their slogans. The Post hails the existing system as a "rarity," noting that some of the county's "best, most diverse schools are in the poorest sections of this capital city. And its ...
Palin's Persecution Complex Culminates With "Blood Libel" Accusation
Post Date: 2011-01-12 11:33:31 by Brian S
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# Sarah Palin just made her horrendous week worse with her new video in which she accuses her political critics of "blood libel." This gaffe -- demonstrating both an ignorance of religious history and language -- tops a disastrous week: her crosshairs map has been Exhibit A in the discussion of the use of gun-related imagery in political rhetoric. But her PR has been woefully inadequate in explaining the map away as "surveyors symbols." Her TLC show will not be renewed by TLC, her chances for a successful run at the presidency have been downgraded, and even Barbara Walters expressed "feeling a bit sorry for her." Palin, however, has remained aloof and ...
Glenn Beck Defends Sarah Palin With New Pledge Scam
Post Date: 2011-01-11 12:15:30 by Brian S
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It was a no-brainer that Glenn Beck would jump on the hastily gerrymandered “Fox ‘News’ Protect Palin” bandwagon after the Tucson massacre. Beck has a lot invested emotionally in the Half-Governor. Not only is she his BFF—she was his first guest on Fox “News”—but he is also knew that an attack on Sarah Palin for her “target maps” would quickly spread to the Beckinator himself. As offensive as the bulls eyes might have been—and they had been under attack since last March so there was nothing new in the outrage—Beck knows he is a far greater purveyor of eliminationist rhetoric than his dear friend, who now finds herself under the gun ...
WikiLeaks Chief: Charge Palin, Huckabee With ‘Incitements To Kill’
Post Date: 2011-01-11 11:47:47 by Brian S
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The editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks called on US authorities to seek charges against high-profile Republicans Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee for "incitements to kill" by the use of "violent rhetoric" against the anti- secrecy outlet. Julian Assange's plea came in a press release Monday night in the aftermath of the Tucson murders Saturday that left 6 dead and 14 others wounded, the victims of which included Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and federal judge John Roll. "No organisation anywhere in the world is a more devoted advocate of free speech than WikiLeaks but when senior politicians and attention seeking media commentators call for specific individuals or ...
David Koch: "There's Some Extremists" in the Tea Party, but Mostly "Normal People Like Us"
Post Date: 2011-01-10 18:13:54 by Brian S
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Lee Fang from ThinkProgress was able to interview David Koch briefly today during Koch's visit to Washington to congratulate his freshly-purchased Congress. Fang persistently sought Koch's opinion of the Tea Party, which his company Koch Industries helped to spawn through its Kochtopus network. When asked whether he is proud of the Tea Party movement his largesse built, David Koch replied: "There's some extremists there, but the rank and file are just normal people like us."Yes folks, David Koch is just a normal person, like us. In fact he's exactly like all the other "normal people" with an estimated worth of $21.5 billion, including his brother ...
Roger Ailes: ‘I Told All Of Our Guys, Shut Up, Tone It Down, Make Your Argument Intellectually’
Post Date: 2011-01-10 17:02:46 by Brian S
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Fox News Channel CEO Roger Ailes has weighed in on the talk of toning down political rhetoric in the wake of the tragedy in Tucson. Ailes spoke to hip hop legend Russell Simmons (!!) for the blog GlobalGrind.com. “I told all of our guys, shut up, tone it down, make your argument intellectually,” Ailes told Simmons. ” You don’t have to do it with bombast. I hope the other side does that.” Interestingly enough, GlobalGrind.com posted an item earlier in the day from writer Israel Soliz with the headline: “Guns Don’t Kill People, Fox News Does.” We will be talking to Simmons this week for an upcoming installment of our Media Beat video series.
GOP Senator Urges Media Not To Talk About Palin’s Violent Rhetoric
Post Date: 2011-01-09 17:33:42 by Brian S
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Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) urged CNN's Candy Crowley Sunday not to mention Fox News' Sarah Palin in connection with the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ). In an a Sunday interview, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) noted that public figures have used violent rhetoric against Giffords, something Palin has done. "Those of us in public life and the journalists who cover this should be thoughtful in response to this and try to bring down the rhetoric, which I'm afraid has become pervasive in the discussion of political issues," he said. "The phrase 'don't retreat, reload,' putting crosshairs on congressional districts as targets, these sort of things, I ...
Tea Party Rhetoric: “Nothing Better Than A Dead Liberal”
Post Date: 2011-01-09 17:27:10 by Brian S
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An internal DHS memo obtained by FOX News indicates that Jared Lee Loughner may have been connected to a known hate group, American Renaissance. UPDATE: FOX News is now describing the memo as being a law enforcement memo based on a DHS briefing. They are no longer claiming that it is a DHS memo. no direct connection – but strong suspicion is being directed at AmRen / American Renaissance. Suspect is possibly linked to this group. (through videos posted on his myspace and YouTube account.). The group’s ideology is anti government, anti immigration, anti ZOG (Zionist Occupational Government), anti Semitic. Gabrielle Gifford is the first Jewish female elected to such a high position ...
Palin Spokeswoman: 'Nothing Irresponsible About Our Graphic'
Post Date: 2011-01-09 13:42:23 by Brian S
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01/09/11 12:18 PM ET A spokeswoman for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is defending the much maligned map of Democratic House districts that appeared on Palin's Facebook page. It included what looks like the crosshairs of a gun over the district of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and another 19 Democratic members who voted in favor of healthcare. Liberal bloggers and commentators attacked the map Saturday, with several suggesting that the visual, along with Palin's rhetoric, played a part in Saturday's mass shooting that killed at least six and left Giffords in critical condition after she was shot in the head. Palin spokeswoman Rebecca Mansour told talk radio host Tammy ...
Shooting Sparks Left-Right Blog Battle Over Motive, Rhetoric
Post Date: 2011-01-09 13:40:55 by Brian S
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01/09/11 12:29 PM ET Reaction on the blogosphere was swift Saturday to the mass shooting in Arizona that killed at least six and critically wounded Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. But expressions of shock and sympathy for the victims of the shooting quickly gave way to a left-right battle over what may have motivated the gunman. Several liberal bloggers pointed to the Tea Party and the heated rhetoric that characterized much of the 2010 campaign season, with many on the left turning the focus to former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. The liberal blog Daily Kos highlighted the "target list" posted on the website of Palin's political action committee and the former ...
PAPER: Giuliani Gearing Up For Presidential Run...
Post Date: 2011-01-07 12:45:37 by Brian S
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Confident that he'd have a chance to win, Rudy Giuliani is rounding up his top political advisers for a possible 2012 presidential run, sources tell Page Six. Sources say the tough-talking former mayor "thinks the Republican race will be populated with far-right candidates like Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee, and there's opportunity for a moderate candidate with a background in national security." Giuliani has even scheduled a trip to New Hampshire for next month to meet with constituents in the state that failed him in January 2008, when he placed fourth in the Republican presidential primary. The problem is that even Rudy loyalists think it's a bad ...
Conservatives Claim Anti-Tax Crusader Secretly Leading Muslim Indoctrination Of US Right-Wing
Post Date: 2011-01-06 12:08:24 by Brian S
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Are a growing cross-section of American conservatives really secret Muslims bent on destroying western civilization? Answer: No. But that's not stopping right-wing activist Frank Gaffney from claiming the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) had been infiltrated by radical Muslims because of the inclusion of Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist and former Bush staffer Suhail Khan. American Conservative Union (ACU), the oldest conservative lobbying organization in the country which hosts CPAC, is involved in a "stealthy effort to bring Shariah" to the United States, according to Gaffney. "This is a ticking time bomb for the conservative ...
Sarah Palin Better Watch Out, Fellow Tea Party Star Michele Bachmann May Have Eyes On White House
Post Date: 2011-01-06 11:55:36 by Brian S
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Move over, Sarah Palin. There may be a new Tea Party star with eyes on the White House. Rep. Michele Bachmann, a Minnesota Republican who once said God told her to run for Congress, is planning a speech in her native Iowa later this month, fueling speculation she will run in 2012. On Wednesday, Bachmann spokesman Sergio Gor confirmed an ABC News report of the congresswoman's potential White House aspirations. "Nothing is off the table," Gor told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Bachmann's chief of staff, Andy Parrish, added that his boss is "looking forward over the next year to traveling and sharing the story of why we can't reelect Barack Obama as ...
Boehner Cries Again (and again, and again...)
Post Date: 2011-01-05 19:30:37 by Brian S
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Incoming House Speaker John Boehner -- already famous for his crying stints -- let the waterworks flow Wednesday as he assumed the Speaker's chair from outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi. ABC News reports that Boehner broke out in tears no fewer than three times during the ceremony on Capitol Hill -- once as he walked down the aisle to applause, again as Pelosi read her introduction, and finally as he took the podium. And Boehner was apparently not alone -- his relatives teared up too, AP reports. It is known to bug Boehner that he can't keep it together at big moments, but apparently it runs in the family. At the moment Pelosi transferred power to her successor, at least six hankies had ...
Michele Bachmann For President?
Post Date: 2011-01-05 15:32:58 by Brian S
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Michele Bachmann is considering a bid for the presidency, her office confirmed Wednesday. The Minnesota Republican and tea party movement leader will be traveling to Iowa later this month for a fundraiser with a key conservative anti-tax group in Des Moines whose backing can help boost candidates in the state's early Republican contests, such as the Ames Straw Poll, scheduled for this August 13. "She's taken nothing off the table," Bachmann spokesman Dough Sachtleben said. "She wants to travel and speak to people. We can't have another four years of President Obama." Bachmann is the founder of the House Tea Party Caucus, which she chairs, and was a leading ...
Glenn Beck Dropped By New York's WOR Radio Station Over Poor Ratings
Post Date: 2011-01-05 12:30:57 by Brian S
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Glenn Beck may be one of the hottest talk show hosts in the country, but he apparently left New York's WOR cold.WOR (710 AM), one of the city's two biggest talk radio stations, said this morning it is dropping Beck's syndicated show as of Jan. 17 and replacing him with a familiar New York name: Mike Gallagher."The reason is ratings," said WOR program director Scott Lakefield. "Somewhat to our surprise, the show wasn't getting what we wanted."Beck, whose style is sometimes off-center and who hosted a well-publicized national rally in D.C. last year, has been seen as one of the rising conservative radio and TV talk stars.The trade magazine Talkers ranked ...
Focus On The Family May End Conservative Conference Sponsorship Over Involvement Of Gay Group
Post Date: 2011-01-05 12:22:41 by Brian S
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Colorado-based Focus on the Family is considering ending its sponsorship of a national conservative political action rally because of the involvement of a gay conservative group. The lobbying arm of Focus on Family, CitizenLink, is a co-sponsor of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., next month. CitizenLink senior vice-president Tom Minnery told The Gazette that the group is participating partly to help offset the influence of the gay group, GOProud. But he says this may be the last year it's a sponsor. Sarah Palin and Mike Hucakbee are among those scheduled to speak at the conference. GOProud participated last year and one ...
Hannity Allows Guest To Promote 'Holy War' Against Muslims
Post Date: 2011-01-04 15:49:59 by Brian S
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The year has just begun, and already Fox News' Sean Hannity is telling the story of how Christians are being persecuted in the Arab world. Hannity observed that a holy war may be "brewing" in the Middle East, as he reported on the New Year's Eve bombing of a Christian church in Egypt. Cliff May, a notorious neoconservative and creator of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, was a little more excited about the prediction than Hannity. "In your intro you said a holy war is brewing," May began. "It is not brewing, it is taking place." "Christians and other religious and ethnic minorities are being not just discriminated, but persecuted in ...
Anti-Mormon 'Purge' Coming On Free Republic?
Post Date: 2011-01-04 12:05:00 by Brian S
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I have contended since 2007 that the conservative political web site Free Republic is one of the most active anti-Mormon hate sites on the Internet. The Society for the Prevention of Anti-Mormonism began an unscientific survey of Free Republic in December 2008 which ran for about a year. Citing the report that was published on the Free Republic Anti-Mormon (FRAM) Report blog site: "Beginning in December 2008 and continuing up to February 2010, there were a total of 702 discussions about Mormonism on Free Republic. 144 of them or 21 percent were favorable towards the Church. These consisted primarily of "devotional" or "LDS Caucus" discussions where ...
Obama May Bypass Congress On Gitmo
Post Date: 2011-01-04 11:53:37 by Brian S
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Obama administration officials say they plan to reject Congressional efforts to limit the president's options on Guantanamo, setting the stage for a confrontation between the president and the new Congress on an issue that has been politically divisive since Inauguration Day. The Guantanamo provisions, which include limits on where and how prisoners can be tried, were attached to a spending bill for military pay and benefits approved by Congress late last year. Some Administration officials are recommending that President Obama sign the spending bill and then issue a “signing statement” challenging at least some of the Guantanamo provisions as intrusions on his constitutional ...
Sarah Palin Tammy Bruce Retweet Reveals A Pro-Gay Stance?
Post Date: 2011-01-04 11:43:21 by Brian S
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Sarah Palin stirred the Twittersphere Monday evening when she retweeted a pro-gay message by lesbian conservative commentator Tammy Bruce concerning the "hypocrisy" of homophobic and anti-gay actions. "But this hypocrisy is just truly too much. Enuf already--the more someone complains about the homos the more we should look under their bed," Bruce wrote Monday, reportedly about the dismissal of U.S. Navy Captain Owen Honors, following the release of a series of controversial videos made aboard the USS Enterprise that featured gay slurs, cross-dressing, and simulated same-sex encounters. Later that day, Palin retweeted the message, first caught by Gawker. Max Read at ...
Incoming House GOP Chairmen Have A Long List Of Issues To Investigate
Post Date: 2011-01-04 11:41:33 by Brian S
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House Republican leaders announced plans Monday for congressional investigations into a wide range of issues, from corruption in Afghanistan to Washington's regulation of private industries, using the power of their new majority to launch probes that could embarrass the Obama administration. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), who will become chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee when the 112th Congress is sworn in Wednesday, said he would lead six major investigations in the first three months of the year. This is an ambitious undertaking by conventional standards, as congressional investigations often take months to bear fruit. Issa, who will have power to ...
Mad Dog Doing What He Does Best [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2011-01-03 22:18:21 by Skip Intro
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Goldi if this is really bilge de dildoe you are a hypocrite and a LIAR. Your "word" means NOTHING. I don't want anything to do with a site that allows posters to call other posters "child molesters" and "child murderers", let alone sexualizing them like sneakyTRASH does. Let me make it easy for you Goldi since your word means nothing. Billie you are a foul cunt, I hear that you love to kidnap little children from your local malls and that you love to rape and torture them before you murder them, and then you make suits from their skins and cups from their skulls. It is also rumored that you like to eat their "tasty bits" pan fried with fava ...
Trump Says He Will Run for President
Post Date: 2011-01-03 17:03:06 by Brian S
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Billionaire Donald Trump is telling friends he has decided he will definitely run for president as a Republican. Trump will make the announcement when his NBC show "The Apprentice" finishes the season in the spring, he is confiding. He has been soliciting recommendations on political advisers, focusing initially on the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary. Trump declined to comment. In October, Trump said on Fox News' "Fox & Friends" and on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that he was thinking about the possibility of running. In an interview from Scotland, where he has been building a golf course, Trump expanded on his comments to Newsmax, saying that ...
Another Teabagger Hires Yet Another Lobbyist
Post Date: 2011-01-03 15:01:32 by Brian S
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The Tea Party promises are increasingly looking as laughable as "Change you can believe in" from Obama. The reality of modern US politics is that it's a corporatist system that could care less what voting schmucks have to say. There is no shortage of useful idiots in either political party. More, from Think Progress: WALLACE: Senator Lee, you have chosen an energy lobbyist as your Chief of Staff. Is that the right person to drain the swamp here in Washington? LEE: I’ve hired the brightest political mind, political consultant, and lobbyist in Utah – a man named Spencer Stokes. He’s a brilliant man. He understands Utah politics and he understands Washington ...
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