The Republican presidential race appears to have shifted from debating the economy to discussing social issues - same-sex marriage, abortion and, amazingly enough, birth control. The year is 2012 and ...
Mitt Romney believes that his best line of attack is making the claim that he has not spent a moment as a D.C. politician while his two main opponents, Newt ...
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Few would argue the fact that Citizens United has been a major player in the Republican primary...and many if not most would concede that none of it has been healthy ...
As if you needed another reason to not vote Romney.
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Quotes don't get much better than this one by Bob Dole.
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There's a lot out there on the President's SOTU, so I'll keep my thoughts short and sweet.
The speech did what it had to do which was target liberals and independents ...
The highlights from last night's debate.
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- Santorum, who ...
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Mike Huckabee offers advice to Mitt Romney concerning his unreleased tax returns.
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Via Political Humor...
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Good line.
My guess is that after Romney fails to beat Obama in the general, Huntsman will be back in 2016. The most electable guy in the field and he could ...
I found this pretty funny...and accurate. It comes from a reader over at Balloon Juice.
So, let’s review. The contenders for the GOP nomination are
A vulture capitalist who believes that any ...
Lively little debate going on at one of last week's posts with Libertarianism put under the microscope.
ocLiberal:
I know I am in sketchy territory here, (start the indignant shouting now) but ...
In the contest to determine the winner of the Far-Right Politics gold medal, rack up a few more points for Newt Gingrich.
“I think an intelligent conservative wants the right federal ...
Via Political Humor...
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It’s as if someone has removed the padlocks from the asylum doors…
One of the most contentious issues in the debate over what to include in Texas’ social studies textbooks surrounds the separation of church and state. The far-right members of the State Board of Education (SBOE) argue that America is a Christian nation and separation of church and state is a myth. In March, a majority of SBOE members voted “against requiring high school American government students to learn that the nation’s Founders barred government from favoring or disfavoring one religion over all others.”
At the opening of yesterday’s session — where the board gave final approval to the social studies standards — far-right member Cynthia Dunbar gave the invocation, in which she used the prayer to push her anti-church-state separation agenda:
Whether we look to the first charter of Virginia, or the charter of New England or the Charter of Massachusetts Bay, or the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, the same objective is present: a Christian land governed by Christian principles. I believe the entire Bill of Rights came into being because of the knowledge our forefathers had of the Bible and their belief in it. … I like to believe we are living today in the spirit of the Christian religion.
Call it the Glenn Beck Syndrome. History conflicts with your beliefs? No problem. Simply state what your historical preference is and – presto! – instant history rewrite. You now have a perfect match for your whacked out conservative beliefs. The only caveat is that you need to preface your rewrite with, “The Founding Fathers intent was…”.
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I have often pondered article 11 in the Treaty with Tripoli in 1796 (?) which states “… in no way is the United States Government founded on the Christian religion…” This treaty was read to the congress, approved unanimously, and signed by president John Adams.
Don’t they at least teach reading comprehension in Texas?
The Lone Brain Cell State…..perfect! When are the school boards going to put a stop to this, and start boycotting the publishers who promote the Texas textbooks?
I’m sure book burning will be next. What folks are doing now, though, is checking ‘objectionable’ books out of the library and just not returning them…..
A few libraries in America have actually baned Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, as far as I am concerned that is the greatest American novel.
It’s amazing that no matter what egregious hateful and stupid actions the Churches perform the Religious Right will ignore or find excuses.They are too brain dead or brain washed to realize that they are being used and suckered into donations.
The actual teachings of Jesus are wonderful in their simplicity and compassion, unfortunately they have been hijacked by mountebanks of the vilest sort who use them very selectively to further their own agenda.
We are told repeatedly that the Bible declares homosexuality to be an abomination in the eyes of God but the neighboring passage in the good book which says adulterers should be put to death is completely overlooked. Could this be because adultery is approved by the party of “family values?”
I couldn’t agree with you more. The Religious Right is a subject that enrages me more than any other, and they have not only injected their hypocrisy/agenda into textbooks, but the Constitution as well. This website is a very funny satirical look at Religion, well, at least I think so, and if anyone is offended by it….I apologize in advance.
I have often pondered article 11 in the Treaty with Tripoli in 1796 (?) which states “… in no way is the United States Government founded on the Christian religion…” This treaty was read to the congress, approved unanimously, and signed by president John Adams.
Don’t they at least teach reading comprehension in Texas?
The Lone Brain Cell State…..perfect! When are the school boards going to put a stop to this, and start boycotting the publishers who promote the Texas textbooks?
Charlie,
They do….it’s called Selective Reading Comprehension 101!
this is insane. will state government sponsored book burning parties be next? or have they already started? where are we going?
@arthur harris
I’m sure book burning will be next. What folks are doing now, though, is checking ‘objectionable’ books out of the library and just not returning them…..
A few libraries in America have actually baned Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, as far as I am concerned that is the greatest American novel.
All I can say is “WOW”, what ignorance, and a way to push your own personal agenda.
It’s amazing that no matter what egregious hateful and stupid actions the Churches perform the Religious Right will ignore or find excuses.They are too brain dead or brain washed to realize that they are being used and suckered into donations.
The actual teachings of Jesus are wonderful in their simplicity and compassion, unfortunately they have been hijacked by mountebanks of the vilest sort who use them very selectively to further their own agenda.
We are told repeatedly that the Bible declares homosexuality to be an abomination in the eyes of God but the neighboring passage in the good book which says adulterers should be put to death is completely overlooked. Could this be because adultery is approved by the party of “family values?”
Charlie and Morton,
I couldn’t agree with you more. The Religious Right is a subject that enrages me more than any other, and they have not only injected their hypocrisy/agenda into textbooks, but the Constitution as well. This website is a very funny satirical look at Religion, well, at least I think so, and if anyone is offended by it….I apologize in advance.
http://www.bettybowers.com/nl_april2010.html
This particular article is regarding the Constitution and the Religious Right/Teabaggers.