Conservatives are always on the wrong side of history. Without exception, every leap in expanding rights in this country, from slavery to women’s suffrage have been violently opposed by the conservative right. Liberals wanted to end slavery. Conservatives opposed it. Liberals wanted Women’s rights. Conservatives opposed it . Liberals wanted to end Segregation. Conservatives opposed […]
On MSNBC’s Daily Rundown, top Romney advisor, Eric Fehrnstrom admitted to host Chuck Todd when pushed that presidential hopeful Mitt Romney does not believe ObamaCare’s individual mandate is a tax. Comparing Romney’s mandate in Massachusetts with the national version, Fehrnstrom stated: “What we put in place in Massachusetts is a penalty and [Romney] disagrees with […]
Morgan Freeman laid into the Tea Party in late 2011 during an interview with Piers Morgan of CNN. Morgan asked Freeman about Obama’s presidency and the positive or negative effect it has had on the alleviation of racism in America. Freeman answered that it had made things worse. “The Tea Partiers who are controlling the […]
Last Saturday, June 23, 2012, Chicago Police Department held its summer initiative “Don’t Kill a Dream, Save A Live” gun buyback program. Noting that “A gun in the home is more likely to be used in a homicide, suicide or unintentional shooting than in self-defense” the program provided an opportunity for citizens to turn-in firearms […]
Right Wing Catch Phrases Translated Activist Judge: Any judge attempting to protect the rights of minorities or the disadvantaged, particularly homosexuals Alternative Energy Resources: deregulated federal parks, forests and wilderness areas and any other new place to explore for oil Bible based: Anything in the Bible supporting the right-wing agenda Civil Liberties: Unnecessary privileges – […]