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Nonverbal communication on the House floor
A little nonverbal communication from Joe Crowley (D-NY) , who delivered a one-minute on the House floor. Thanks to Skewriter for posting this on her blog, November Fifth.
Poll: Nearly half of Mississippi Republicans would outlaw interracial marriage
Mississippi first etched itself into my psyche as a focal point of the American Civil Rights Movement, in which racist whites fought long and hard to thwart progress, seemingly denying the outcome of the American Civil War; terrorizing, murdering and blocking any and all effort to drag it, scratching and clawing into compliance with national law, including America’s founding documents. Continue reading
Posted in Bigots, History, Human Behavior, Hurting, Institutionalized Hatred, National, Offensive, oppression, politics, Race, Right-Wing Haters, Soup du jour, Trends that suck
Tagged African American, American Civil War, bigotry, Blues, Delta, delta blues, GOP, hate, hatred, interracial, life, living, Mississippi, mixed-race, politics, public behavior, public discourse, Race, religious right, right-wing, South, trends, ultra conservative, values, White people
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American Exceptionalism: Manifest Destiny for Shitbirds
National elitism is a crock of shit. We are no better than the best and no worse than the worst among us. The same is true across the planet. The thing about exceptionalism that few of its adherents recognize is that when one is truly exceptional, he or she need not announce it to the rest of the world. Continue reading
Posted in Belonging, Bigots, Education, Fox Lies, Fox News, Fux News, Human Behavior, Hurting, Hypocrites, Institutionalized Hatred, National, Offensive, Philosophy, politics, Ridiculous/Absurd, Right-Wing Haters, World
Tagged "American Dream", American Exceptionalism, bigotry, Democracy, GOP, hate, Imperial hubris, lies, life, Manifest Destiny, National elitism, politics, prejudice, public discourse, right-wing, ultra conservative, values
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Evan Bayh “Comes Out,” Joins Fox News
Mr. Bayh, clearly pleased to finally be able to openly state his views without fear of personal identity conflict, obviously prizes his new situation and the opportunity to come out of the “democrat party” closet to work shoulder-to shoulder with like-minded co-workers as well as pundits he’s taken marching orders from for decades. He stated, “I’m pleased to offer analysis of public policy and politics to the millions of Americans who get their news from Fox.” Continue reading
Teacher v. Private Sector Pay: Don’t Buy the Lie
These bastards (teachers) have it made. For an average minimum six-figure investment in their 6 or so years of education, teachers command a whopping starting salary from $25-53k, depending on location. The average new math teacher makes $38,211. Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Media, Economy, Education, Government, Greed, Human Behavior, Hurting, Labor Relations, Labor Unions, National, Offensive, Philosophy, politics, Scum Bags, Soup du jour, Trends that suck
Tagged education, Fox, Fox Business, Fox Lies, hate, Labor, lies, life, living, media, outrageous, PolitiFact, public behavior, public discourse, teachers, trends, ultra conservative, Unions, values, Worker's Rights
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House Repubs Defund NPR
WASHINGTON- Well, they did it. After threatening for decades, majority House Republicans today passed legislation to deny funds to National Public Radio (NPR). Convening an emergency committee Wednesday to take advantage of a controversy generated by an ambush interview in … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Bad, Business, Economy, Entertainment, Government, Human Behavior, Hurting, NPR, Offensive, politics, pop culture, Reuters, Right-Wing Haters
Tagged afternoon, bill, change, debate sessions, Democracy, GOP, living, media, morning, National, national public radio, politics, public discourse, right-wing, ultra conservative, values, vote
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Rush Limbaugh Mocks Japan After Disaster
Here are your compassionate conservatives reveling in Japan’s horror. These are some heartless bastards… Continue reading
Posted in Bigots, Entertainment, Human Behavior, Hurting, international, National, Natural Disater, Offensive, politics, Race, Ridiculous/Absurd, Right-Wing Haters, Scum Bags, Soup du jour, Suffering, Tragedy, World
Tagged bigotry, conservative bigots, conservative hate, Entertainment, GOP, hate, hatred, homelessness, life, living, public behavior, public discourse, redneck media, Republican hate, Rush Limbaugh, ultra conservative, values
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GM: Back in Black After Bankrputcy
Old news by now but I wasn’t blogging when this appeared and since I wrote on it earlier, thought it worth revisiting. In case you missed it, GM recently reported profits of $4.7bn on new vehicle sales. As if that … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Business, Economy, Good, Government, Helping, History, Human Behavior, international, National, Performance, politics
Tagged American Cars, Auto Workers, Bankruptcy, cars, Democracy, Domestic cars, Economic Recovery, economy, GM, GM back, GM Profits, GOP, Government Motors, hatred, history, Labor, Labor concessions, liberal progressive politics, life, living, new thing, Obama, politics, public discourse, right-wing, U.S. Auto Industry, ultra conservative
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“There’s a Change in the Weather and There’s a Change in Me”: Mitch McConnell on Quick Decisions
Comparing the Japanese Tsunami, a natural disaster, with the BP Oil Spill (a man-made disaster), McConnell deduces, “I don’t think right after a major environmental catastrophe is a very good time to be making American domestic policy. My, how opinions on the right indeed seem to change “with the weather”. Continue reading
Posted in Action, Bad, Business, Economy, Government, Greed, Human Behavior, international, National, politics, Ridiculous/Absurd, Right-Wing Haters, Scum Bags, Soup du jour, World
Tagged Conservatives, decisions, disasters. Tsunami, energy, energy policy, GOP, Government, Japan, Japanese disaster, living, natural disasters, new thing, Nuclear Power, Oil, outrageous, politics, profits, public discourse, religious right, right-wing, ultra conservative, USA
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Historically, Geographically Challenged Bachmann Once Again Shows Her Ass
Bachmann made the journey to and settlement in colonial America seem like a bit of a “melting pot Carnival Cruise culminating in a rainbow coalition of unity, with all settlers holding hands, singing “Kumbaya”. Continue reading
Posted in Bad, Government, Greed, History, Human Behavior, Hurting, Institutionalized Hatred, National, Offensive, politics, Race, Ridiculous/Absurd, Right-Wing Haters, Scum Bags, Trends that suck
Tagged GOP, history, hopelessness, lies, politics, public discourse, religious right, right-wing, ultra conservative, weird
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New World Odor 