February 2012
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former Nazi party member to run for IL Senate as... →
ok, i have to post this just because it’s so crazy and funny. this guy, a former member of the National Socialist White People’s Party (Nazi), is running for Congress as a Republican in IL (“I hate Illinois Nazis!” - Blues Brothers). his website is hilarious but also pretty offensive to the “illegal alien” President, “Zionist” Israelis and...
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your rights in the United States of America are not dependent on your ability to pay taxes. you do not purchase your freedom, your rights under the law, your faith or your life with money. you get these basic things because you are a person and a citizen; other people paid for these things for you in blood. do not waste them, do not sell them, and do not deny them to others who have just...
“The United States says North Korea has agreed to suspend uranium enrichment and...”
– The Associated Press (via USA Today), “U.S.: North Korea Agrees to Suspend Nuclear Activities” (via inothernews)
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it wasn't that long ago that Republicans cared...
“Decades ago, near the end of the Age of Aquarius, a Repub. congressman from TX argued passionately that the federal govt. should pay for birth control for poor women. ‘We need to take sensationalism out of this topic so that it can no longer be used by militants who have no real knowledge of the voluntary nature of the program, but rather are using it as a political stepping...
Map of the Day: Happy States - Arts & Lifestyle -... →
MD is the higher range of happy!
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MD braces for anti-marriage equality petition
The Maryland Marriage Alliance, made up of mostly African-American church leaders, said in a news release they will take the lead role in gathering signatures to put the law on the November 2012 ballot. They will be joined by the Maryland Catholic Conference, and, they said, the National Organization for Marriage, a national group that supports traditional unions.
“It’s ironic to...
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“But can we please admit that many four year colleges do in fact attempt to...”
– Conor Friedersdorf
theatlantic: Let’s hear it. Is Conor wrong?
markcoatney: Yes. Also, if I were a Notre Dame alum I’d be fairly offended at being lumped in with a racist institution like Bob Jones.
Politicalprof: This is pedantry at its best.
All education is transformative. No one is born...
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