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Duct Tape Doesn’t Go With Formalwear

How do you feel about political speeches at the Academy Awards? I grew up in a fairly apolitical home, with a Mom who loved the glamour of Hollywood and adored movies.  We rarely missed the annual...

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what passed for justice in bush’s america

Who could’ve known that privatizing prisons could lead to corruption? Pennsylvania’s highest court on Thursday overturned hundreds of juvenile convictions issued by a corrupt judge who took millions...

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tell congress to impeach jay bybee

Sign the petition. Some of Bybee’s greatest hits: Sickening.

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5/50 is still way too low,

but it’s a good start: AUGUSTA – Governor John E. Baldacci today signed into law LD 1020, An Act to End Discrimination in Civil Marriage and Affirm Religious Freedom. … “In the past, I opposed gay...

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“separate but equal” is back

The California Supreme Court upheld a ban on same-sex marriage today, ratifying a decision made by voters last year that runs counter to a growing trend of states allowing the practice. The decision,...

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live equal or die

Gay marriage legislation became law in New Hampshire this afternoon. Gov. John Lynch signed the bills just after 5:20 p.m. before dozens of enthusiastic supporters of same-sex marriage. New...

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disgusting and abhorrent

How can the man who wrote this [W]e also have to do more to support and strengthen LGBT families. Because equality in relationship, family, and adoption rights is not some abstract principle; it’s...

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your t.s.a. at work

And as long as we’re talking transportation… My husband’s name is very common; our son’s first name and my own are slightly unusual, but we all share the same common last name. On our recent trip to...

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congrats to diane schroer

And may ENDA soon make cases like hers a thing of the past: The US Department of Justice has decided not to appeal a federal district court ruling awarding transgender veteran Diane Schroer a total of...

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There’s a Man With a Gun Over There

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IFhJtijX88 This is complete crap.  Next thing you know there will be an army of people with their guns strapped to their legs at every political rally in the country.   If...

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ACORN Head Bertha Lewis on Democracy Now

Bertha Lewis does a good job defending her organization and speaking out about how her organization is being targeted by those that are no longer in power. She may have made a mistake by not warning...

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Stupid Callous Homophobic Hateful Legislation – Shelly Goldstein

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnVzeGPrmiw Thanks to my facebook friends who pointed me to this fabulous ditty!

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Try To Convince Me That You Aren’t Rascist And/Or Delusional

Time magazine quote of the day today: “We sit the kids down to watch ‘The Charlie Brown Christmas Special’ and our muslim president is there … try to convince me that wasn’t done on purpose.” RUSSELL...

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Patriot Act Going Slowly and Quietly Away

Image via Wikipedia Guess the Republicans giveth and they taketh away.  It is an amazing thing to watch the Republicans repeal the Patriot Act when the Democrats have always been opposed to the...

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