Stop the 'Ok To Bully Gay Kids' Bill: Sign the Petition
You guessed it. This horrendously cruel and immoral bill comes from the Homophobic State of Tennessee. It would make it okay to bully gay kids if it's done in the name of religion. Nothing quite like Christian values.
Haven't enough gay kids committed suicide? And do Tennessee lawmakers really want future suicides on their consciences?
Near-Universal Contraceptive Coverage Coming to America, Finally
It's been a long time coming and doesn't help all the women who are without health insurance, but it's progress (if, in fact, it actually happens):
Today, in a huge victory for women’s health, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that most employers will be required to cover contraception in their health plans, along with other preventive services, with no cost-sharing such as co-pays or deductibles. This means that after years of trying to get birth control covered to the same extent that health plans cover Viagra, our country will finally have nearly universal coverage of contraception.
Recall Scott Walker: Democrats File 1 Million Signatures
The Recall is on! Dems needed half a million signatures. They filed twice that many:
Madison - Democrats and organizers filed petitions Tuesday afternoon with more than a million signatures as they sought to force a recall election against Gov. Scott Walker - a massive number that seems to cement a historic recall election against him for later this year.
The sheer number of signatures being filed against Walker - nearly as many as the total votes cast for the governor in November 2010 and almost twice as many as those needed to trigger a recall election - ensure the election will be held, said officials with the state Democratic Party and United Wisconsin, the group that launched the Walker recall.
"It is beyond legal challenge," said Ryan Lawler, vice chairman of United Wisconsin.
“The question then comes, ‘Is it God’s highest desire, that is, his biblically expressed will, … to have a woman rule the institutions of the family, the church, and the state?’”
"We're not going to use signing statements as a way of doing an end run around Congress." -- That was Barack Obama back in 2008. In 2012, President Obama is using signing statements to do "an end run around Congress." The President expects us to trust him, he won't detain his own citizens indefinitely without due process. Really:
"Obama's action … is a blight on his legacy because he will forever be known as the president who signed indefinite detention without charge or trial into law.” -- ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero
Obama amended the NDAA with a signing statement on New Year's Eve, insisting that while the Act does indeed give him the power to detain his own citizens indefinitely without charge, that doesn’t mean he will do so. Specifically, Obama wrote that his administration “will not authorize the indefinite military detention without trial of American citizens.”
Obama sued over indefinite detention and torture of Americans act: The decision to take the commander-in-chief to court comes as a response to President Obama’s December 31 signing of the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, a legislation that allows the US military to detain American citizens indefinitely at off-site torture prisons like Guantanamo Bay.
Bigoted Tennessee Lawmakers to Vote on 'Don't Say Gay' Bill
Tennessee is making great strides in the contest to be the most bigoted state in the union. The 'Don't Say Gay' bill is up for a vote on January 18 at 3:30 PM. File this one under embarrassed and ashamed to be in the State of Tennessee.
Tell members of the Tennessee House Education Subcommittee to vote against the "Don't Say Gay" billbefore their meeting on Wednesday, January 18 at 3:30 PM. As originally proposed, HB0229/SB0049 states that " no public elementary or middle school shall provide any instruction or material that discusses sexual orientation other than heterosexuality." HB0229 will create a hostile school environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning students.Even with new language adopted by the Senate, this bill is a threat to the safety and well-being of Tennessee students. This embarrassing bill invited ridicule of our Tennessee government from within and outside our state. It's time to end the madness of unnecessary legislation like HB0229.
CNN Contributor Dana Loesch: 'I'd Urinate on Dead Bodies Too'
Ewww. Where does CNN find their right-wing shock and awe contributors? Apparently, they find them in caves. CNN Contributor Dana Loesch thinks it's fine that U.S. Marines urinate on dead bodies. Laush says: "I'd Drop Trou And Do It Too."
A Georgia Republican (State Rep. Kip Smith) who wants all welfare recipients subject to drug tests failed one himself after he ran a red light on Friday morning. . . The officer said Smith finally agreed to blow into the device. The report stated that Smith blew a .091., which is above the legal limit of .08.
Press Release about the ad here: The Definitely Not Coordinating With Stephen Colbert Super PAC:"The new spot begins airing today in a major ad buy that will blanket South Carolina from Charleston all the way to North Charleston. . . The Definitely Not Coordinated With Stephen Colbert Super PAC, officially known as Americans For A Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow, is an independent, expenditure-only committee that's been proudly serving the community since late Thursday."
Tennessee 'Bathroom Bill' Bans Transgendered Folks from Bathrooms
Weirdo State Rep. Richard Floyd (R), is getting lots of national press over his bizarre Bathroom Bill , a bill that would prohibit transgendered folks from using public bathrooms. The Rep says he is sick and tired of people who are not just like him. He fears that people will soon be "marrying cats and dogs and horses." Yeah, well, with men out there like Rep. Richard Floyd (R), who wouldn't prefer to marry their kitty cat?
"I'm just sick and tired of society having to adjust to every little alternate life style, or little whim or someone who thinks they're different."
"We, the undersigned Democrats, want a new Democratic nominee for President who can win in 2012. We are convinced that the only person with the national stature, experience, and high enough approval ratings who can win the general election in November of 2012 is Hillary Rodham Clinton. Mr. President, we thank you for your service. However, we must ask you to do the right thing for your Party and your country and step aside."
"As a female legislator, I often speak to groups of women -- from Girl Scouts and graduates to fellow female attorneys and aspiring politicians. I share my personal experiences and discuss the myriad of challenges females face in elected office. But I rarely convey how much chauvinism and sexism still go on in politics today because, quite frankly, I am embarrassed by it. I do not have the heart to tell a classroom full of girls that the same attitudes and animosity they encounter on the playground persist to our highest levels of government. . .
With its "boys will be boys" mentality, the good ol' boys network in Lansing has gotten out of hand and must stop. A strong woman is NOT a bitch. A successful woman is NOT a hooker or a gold-digger. A compassionate woman is NOT overly sensitive and thin-skinned. And a passionate woman is NOT shrill."
Singing very high praises for Hillary Rodham Clinton, the New York Time's Bill Keller argues that victory for the Democrats would be assured if only Hillary were on the ticket as Vice President, so Biden should move on over for Hillary:
Vice President Clinton would be a formidable asset in governing as well as campaigning, both as a political calculator and as an emissary to Capitol Hill. She has, to put it mildly, an ability to navigate the world of powerful, problematic men.
Washington Governor Gregoire Supports Gay Marriage
Quote of the Day
"It's time, it's the right thing to do, and I will introduce a bill to do it. I say that as a wife, a mother, a student of the law, and above all as a Washingtonian with a lifelong commitment to equality and freedom. Some say domestic partnerships are the same as marriage. That's a version of the discriminatory 'separate but equal' argument."
