New Right-Wing Craze “Pray for Obama: Psalm 109:8”
thinkprogress.org — The newest far-right craze is an anti-Obama slogan that is making its way onto t-shirts, bumper stickers, mugs, and even teddy bears:“ Pray for Obama: Psalm 109:8,” which reads, “Let his days be few; and let another take his office.” It’s unclear whether the intent is to hope for an end to Obama’s time in office — or an end to his life. (Submitted by jjw269) More...
Fox shows old campaign footage to claim Palin draws crowds
thinkprogress.org — Fox News host Gregg Jarrett proudly announced that Sarah Palin is “continuing to draw huge crowds while she’s promoting her brand new book. Take a look at - these are some of the pictures just coming into us.” But the pictures that the network chose to display on-air are old file footage of Palin rallies from the 2008 presidential campaign. (Submitted by rmtamm) More...
In her memoir, Palin says she doesn't believe in evolution
thinkprogress.org — Palin talks about creationism, saying she “didn’t believe in the theory that human beings — thinking, loving beings — originated from fish that sprouted legs and crawled out of the sea” or from “monkeys who eventually swung down from the trees.” (Submitted by rmtamm) More...
GOP Gone Wild As Unruly Republicans Silence Congresswomen
thinkprogress.org — This morning, the House began consideration of the rule for debate of the House health care bill. As the Democratic Women’s Caucus took to the microphone on the House floor to offer their arguments for how the bill would benefit women, House Republicans — led by Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) — repeatedly talked over, screamed, and shouted objections. (Submitted by jeffreyilevin) More...
Protestors at GOP rally tie Health Care Reform to Holocaust
thinkprogress.org — ThinkProgress’ Lee Fang snapped this photograph of a prominent sign being displayed at today’s GOP anti-health care rally. It’s unclear whether this sign is being handed out by Americans for Prosperity, the corporate front group sponsoring today’s rally. The sign reads “National Socialist Health Care: Dachau, Germany – 1945”: (Submitted by Soughtout) More...
Steele To Palin, Limbaugh: Your Opinion Doesn't Matter
thinkprogress.org — NY-23- national conservative leaders — like Dick Armey, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and Sarah Palin — forced Scozzafava out in favor of right-wing candidate Doug Hoffman. Following his defeat, Steele struck back at firebrands within his party, telling reporters earlier today that the opinion of conservative outsiders “really doesn’t matter much” (Submitted by novenator) More...
Former McCain adviser facing big health insurance problems
thinkprogress.org — Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a senior policy adviser to Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) presidential campaign, “remains unemployed — and his COBRA health coverage is running out,” the Washington Post reports. (Submitted by bjornski) More...
Bush on bin Laden: ‘I guess he is not dead.’
thinkprogress.org — Eight years ago, President Bush asserted with great bravado that al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden would be taken “dead or alive.” “I don’t care, dead or alive — either way,” Bush said at the time. This weekend, while attending a conference of business leaders in New Delhi, India, Bush struck a different tone: (Submitted by SirPopper) More...
Health Ins. Industry’s ‘Duplicitous’ Campaign To Kill Reform
thinkprogress.org — Well before this year, Health Insurance Company CEOs formed a group called the Strategic Communications Committee to develop effective messages and strategy for the industry. Organized through AHIP, their lobbying front, the committee has worked with large public relations companies to devise a two-pronged, “duplicitous campaign" to kill reform. (Submitted by sarahlee) More...
Top Musicians' Rage Against Torture
thinkprogress.org — In 2004, documents were released showing that FBI agents witnessed abusive treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay that included "detainees being chained to the floor for extended periods of time and being subjected to extreme heat, extreme cold or 'extremely loud rap music.'" In fact, the use of loud music as "torture lite" has been a common tool (Submitted by SirPopper) More...
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