Tag: politics
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Five More Terrible Comments from Republicans About Rape
From Reddit: = = = This is a longstanding GOP meme. I would hope that when a woman goes into a physician, with a rape issue, that that physician will indeed ask her about perhaps her marriage, was this pregnancy caused by normal relations in a marriage, or was it truly caused by a rape. […]
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Why Romney/Ryan Could Win
“At issue is not that R&R are such bad or good candidates, but that people have been fed such hatred toward Obama over the last 4 years they want to have any person but him in the WH. Sure Obama has had his issues, but many of the problems were exacerbated and the lack of resolution […]
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On Outing (2)
“Bollocks. It removes the political power they are using to destroy the lives of others. You think that it’s embarrassing for him? I see the surviving partner denied pension rights in a same sex partnership, or indeed the denial of hospital visitation rights before death. I see states that allow for homosexuals to be sacked […]
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On Outing
“A person who uses their public leverage to actively work against gays having full human rights in terms of marriage, public safety, economic equality/hiring practices is fair fucking game. The fainting couch is over there if you need it.” via The Bully Pulpit | MetaFilter.
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Why Romney's Taxes Don't Matter
“No republican is ever going to vote for Obama because Romney doesn’t release his taxes. No Democrat is ever going to vote for Romney because he does release his taxes. .. . The reason why the democrat/Obama camp is making/keeping this an issue is twofold: In many respects, political awareness is a zero-sum game. There is only so […]
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Why the US Can't Default on Its Debt
“All Obama would have to do is hold a press conference and say “per our Constitution in Amendment 14, Section 4 we can not default on our debt – as such I am authorizing the Treasury to continue issuing bonds under the Necessary and Proper Clause to ensure a functional government.” Then as he leaves […]