Is GOP trying to sabotage economy to hurt Obama?

Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 8:32 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Are Republican lawmakers deliberately stalling the economic recovery to hurt President Barack Obama's re-election chances? Some top Democrats say yes, pointing to GOP stances on the debt limit and other issues that they claim are causing unnecessary economic anxiety and retardi …

politics, economy, jobs, right-wing-lies, tea-party-republicans, boehner, sabotage, obstructionism

Pat Robertson Dubs Episcopal Church an 'Apostate' Church, Tells Viewer to 'Destroy' Friend's Buddha Statue

Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 8:23 PM EDT ()

Pat Robertson today on the 700 Club had harsh words for Episcopalians in the U.S., saying that it is “a matter of time” before the Anglican Communion declares the Episcopal Church “an apostate.” Robertson was referring to a case in Falls Church, Virginia …

us-news, violence, hate-speech, intolerance, pat-robertson

The Right-Wing Obsession With Jeremiah Wright

Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 7:55 PM EDT ( Is Rick Santorum The Second Coming Of Bush/Cheney? | Addicting Info)

Know this about the Right; if Jeremiah Wright had been a dog or a cat, they would’ve been brought up on animal cruelty charges for the way in which they have viciously and relentlessly beaten him over the last four years. Never mind that the excerpt that was run repeated …

politics, racism, right-wing-lies, jeremiah-wright, obama-derangement-syndrome

Here Is Your New P-E-N-I-S Lady, But About Blacks Instead Of Gays!

Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 7:52 PM EDT (Wonkette » top)

Have you finished with your shame spiral over the P-E-N-I-S lady, and how much fun you made of her and how you howled with laughter until we all realized huh, chick who sounds crazy was actually crazy? What were the odds??? Well here is a new lady for you to gawk over, and her …

us-news, racism, bigotry, right-wing-crazy

BREAKING: NAACP Endorses Marriage Equality

Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 7:47 PM EDT (Daily Kos)

The ramifications of this could be somewhat big, especially if the NAACP becomes more actively involved.

politics, gay-rights, bigotry, naacp, marriage-equality

'GOP Solutions' Tab On Boehner's Website Leads To 404 Error

Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 12:57 PM EDT (Talking Points Memo)

If you’re trying to access the “GOP Solutions” tab on House Speaker John Boehner’s website, you won’t find any policy initiatives or grand ideas. But you will get a poetic take on why Congress has a hard time getting anything done: “ERROR 40 …

politics, website, policy, right-wing-lies, boehner

Pat Buchanan: Demographics doom the White People's Party

Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 11:36 AM EDT (Daily Kos)

Pat Buchanan has ended up over at Human Events, where he's now showing his true colors in a post on changing demographics entitled Has the bell begun to toll for the GOP?".

politics, racism, bigotry, pat-buchanan

Bill Maher rips Romney's speech at Liberty University

Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 10:26 AM EDT (Daily Kos)

Last night, Bill Maher had yet another excellent New Rule, this time focusing on "schools" like Liberty University, where Mitt Romney gave the commencement last week. Yes, that's right.

politics, romney, right-wing-lies, bill-maher, liberty-university

Every Piece Of New Trayvon Martin Evidence Is Important Except The One They Are Focusing On, The Pot

Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 9:55 AM EDT ()

Yesterday, when I wrote up a post on the tons of evidence newly released in the Trayvon Martin case, I neglected to mention the THC in Martin’s system that his autopsy show. A number of commenters accused me of bias in skipping this fact. To them, I have two things to say …

us-news, racism, marijuana, pot, trayvon-martin, racial-profiling, right-wing-media

Race and Religion Rear Their Heads

Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 9:51 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Perhaps the uglier side of politics is always close to the surface. President Obama and his Republican rival, Mitt Romney, have said for months that the 2012 election will be about the economy.

politics, racism, romney, right-wing-lies, tea-party-republicans, jeremiah-wright, obama-derangement-syndrome

Family Values: Why The Right is Attacking Barack and Michelle Obama's Marriage

Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 9:40 AM EDT ()

The right wing rumor that Barack and Michelle Obama almost got a divorce goes beyond irrational hatred of this president and ties into a specific Republican objective for 2012. The widely debunked Ed Klein claims in his new book that Barack and Michelle Obama almost got a divo …

politics, marriage, right-wing-lies, michelle-obama, right-wing-media, obama-derangement-syndrome

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Pennsylvania Republican Supreme Court Justice Arrested!!

Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 9:38 AM EDT (Daily Kos)

Today Pennsylvania Republican Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin was arrested on serious charges. Here are the links to the story, grand jury presentment and police criminal complaint: Republican Supreme Court Justice Arrested Grand Jury Presentment Police Criminal Comp …

politics, supreme-court, corruption, pennsylvania, right-wing-media, tea-party-republican

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Welcome to the Most Racist Election of Our Time

Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 1:45 AM EDT ()

All day yesterday, the pundits told us that exposure of the borderline obscene, nakedly racist advertising plan put together on the dime of millionnaire crackpot Joe Ricketts to resurrect that Jeremiah Wright issue for the 2012 campaign was going to drain allsimilar poisons fro …

politics, racism, romney, right-wing-lies, birthers, jeremiah-wright, obama-derangement-syndrome, ed-klein

The Great Billboard War of 2012

Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 1:33 AM EDT ()

Heartland’s crazy billboard featuring crazies was quickly pulled down, but climate groups are fighting fire with fire — or, in this case, billboard with billboard. Forecast the Facts came up with this lovely specimen [see pic] But Clear Channel, which apparently co …

us-news, climate-change, right-wing-lies, billboards, heartland, climate-denial

Mitt Romney Will Use Constant Mockery To Win America's Hearts

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 8:47 PM EDT (Wonkette » top)

Mitt Romney’s erstwhile lecture tour of Doomed America — last seen some months back when he gave us a guided car trip past the dilapidated homes of Detroit poors followed by a quick scold for Lazy America outside a shuttered factory in Pennsylvania — is now ba …

politics, romney, stimulus, right-wing-lies, bridge

To any idiots who think that Trayvon's THC matters

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 8:31 PM EDT (Daily Kos)

This morning, while driving into a campaign meeting at my office, I got a whiff of how bad. A professor from Loyola Law School was talking about how some of the evidence yesterday could end up helping George Zimmerman's defense.

politics, drugs, marijuana, pot, trayvon-martin, thc

Oklahoma Students Shown A Movie Comparing Abortion To The Holocaust

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 8:26 PM EDT (Think Progress)

Students at a public Oklahoma high school were given copies of a movie that compares abortion to the Holocaust after a local family asked the principal if they could distribute the DVDs to students, according to a local TV station. The movie begins with images of Hitler and con …

politics, abortion, schools, right-wing-lies, oklahoma, holocaust

There isn't even one field where Republicans are good for America. None. Zero.

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 8:23 PM EDT ()

The stupidity of anyone voting for the GOP is just mind-blowing.

politics, economy, jobs, voters, tea-party-republicans, deficits, chart, supidity

This Week in Blatant Lies from Romney

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 8:21 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Back in February, Paul Krugman argued that Mitt Romney is "running a campaign of almost pathological dishonesty." Was this an intemperate analysis? Perhaps. Three months later, does it seem fair? Put it this way: take a look at the 18th installment of my weekly series, chronicl …

politics, romney, right-wing-lies, right-wing-extremism, this-week

Romney Economics: State by state

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 8:12 PM EDT ()

Mitt Romney spent nearly 20 years as a corporate buyout specialist, an experience he cites as a key qualification for his candidacy. Take a look at just some of the states where Romney's management decisions left companies bankrupt and Americans without jobs.

politics, jobs, economics, romney, right-wing-lies, states, class-warfare

Fox Pushes Phony Soros Vote-Rigging Conspiracy Theory

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 11:48 AM EDT (Media Matters for America)

FoxNews.com recently promoted the internet-based conspiracy theory that financier and philanthropist George Soros will somehow corrupt vote counting in the United States through a Spanish company "that Soros owns a big share of." The conspiracy is false: Soros has no involvemen …

politics, fox-news, right-wing-lies, soros, obama-derangement-syndrome, voter-suppression

Republicans infighting over Obamacare replacement

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 11:33 AM EDT (Daily Kos)

The fight over the "replace" part of "repeal and replace" in the Republican party is now very public. Yesterday's news put the conflict in spotlight. On the one hand, you had budget guru Paul Ryan proclaiming that Republicans wouldn't offer an actual plan, but instead a "vision …

politics, supreme-court, right-wing-lies, obamacare, tea-party-republicans, aca

Meet the Obama Love Letter Truthers

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 11:29 AM EDT (Slate)

David Maraniss's upcoming Obama: The Story will present some problems for the president's skeptics and conspiracy theorists. Maraniss, who started profiling Obama for the Washington Post five years ago, dug up reams of new information about his subject and his ancestors. At the …

politics, president-obama, right-wing-lies, obama-derangement-syndrome, forgery, right-wing-crazy, love-letters

Mitt Romney says he might move to Florida after the election

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 11:25 AM EDT (Daily Kos)

Notice that instead of saying he'd be moving from Massachusetts, he says he'd be moving from California... “You know my wife – I wish she were here today. ... She has said someday, who knows, we might move to Florida. You never know.

politics, california, florida, romney, moving, massachusetts

Report Says Trayvon Martin Killing Was 'Ultimately Avoidable'

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 10:48 AM EDT (Talking Points Memo)

The killing of Trayvon Martin was “ultimately avoidable” if George Zimmerman had just stayed in his vehicle instead of pursuing the unarmed teen, Florida police investigators concluded in one of a series of reports on the case released late Thursday. Instead, the S …

politics, report, trayvon-martin, zimmerman, avoidable

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