A married Republican lawmaker has resigned after a call girl tells the media he met her twice. The Salt Lake Tribune reported on Wednesday that Republican Jon Stanard, a state representative for Utah, suddenly resigned with little explanation. Rep. Jon Stanard, R-St. George, abruptly resigned from the Utah House on Tuesday, but the reasons were […]
Republicans like to pretend they have the moral high ground, but they’re really just full of sh*t. Republican Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley is a member of the First Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa; he’s a deacon and a Sunday School teacher. He was caught having an extra-marital affair and was recently booked for campaign finance violations. From The Hill: “Bentley’s […]
Republican hypocrisy is on full display the wake of the White House’s announcement that Pres. Obama had commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst serving 35 years for giving classified information to WikiLeaks. Republican response to Manning’s commutation was swift, and at times brutal, as reported by Business Insider. “This is […]
In a flagrant display of hypocrisy, a North Carolina congressman calls Bruce Springsteen a bully. Last week, legendary singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen cancelled his upcoming North Carolina concert over the state’s new anti-LGBT law. The 20-time Grammy Award winner, who is widely known for his Americana/working class lyrics, joins an ever increasing list of celebrities, businesses […]
“So at best the sanctity of life is kind of a selective thing. We get to choose which forms of life we feel are sacred, and we get to kill the rest.” ~ George Carlin, “Back in Town” (1996) Jeb Bush considers himself to be “the most pro-life governor in modern times,” but his stated […]