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Warren calls for JPMorgan CEO to resign from NY Fed
Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren (D) is calling for JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon to resign from his position at the New York Federal Reserve Bank to acknowledge that he was in a position of trust after his company revealed that it had recently lost $2 billion as a result of…
Clay Aiken confronts Tony Perkins: You’ll be ‘ashamed’ for opposing LGBT rights
Gay country music star Clay Aiken on Sunday told the leader of a Christian think tank that he would eventually be “ashamed” over his opposition to rights for LGBT Americans. During a discussion about President Obama’s support of same sex marriage, Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins explained that “civil rights…
Fmr. Cheney aide: Romney slogan should be ‘I am not a bully’
Declaring that she was not a “witch” did not work for failed Delaware Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell, but a former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney on Sunday advised presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney that his new slogan should be “I am not a bully.” Former Cheney counselor Mary…
Cornyn: Obama trying to ‘divide the country’ with marriage equality
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) says that President Barack Obama only announced support for same sex marriage because “he can’t run on his record.” “He’s trying to raise divisive issues up to solidify his base and to divide the country,” Cornyn told CNN’s Candy Crowley on Sunday. “We have two looming…
Fox News analyst: Romney gay bullying story is ‘nothing’
Fox News’ senior political analyst on Sunday dismissed a Washington Post story which revealed that presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney had assaulted a gay classmate in 1965. “Look, this was not a prank,” Brit Hume admitted. “This was hazing and it was mean. There was no doubt about it…
Gay Republicans decry Romney’s decision to speak at Liberty University
The gay Republican group GOProud spoke out today against presumptive Republican nominee former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA)’s decision to deliver the commencement address at the Jerry Falwell-founded Christian college Liberty University, according to Talking Points Memo‘s “TPM Livewire” blog. GOProud co-founder Jimmy LaSalvia sent an email to reporters as Romney…
Top Romney aide outed transgender woman in political smear
Eric Fehrnstrom, a top aide and political strategist to presumptive Republican presidential candidate former Gov. Mitt Romney (MA), made headlines earlier this year with a gaffe comparing Romney in the primary fight to an “Etch a Sketch” that you can flip over and shake and start over with as a…
Allen West on LGBT workplace discrimination: ‘That don’t happen’ in the U.S.
Tea party favorite Rep. Allen West (R-FL) is denying that LGBT people face employment discrimination in the U.S. On Thursday, Think Progress’ Scott Keyes asked West if he would be willing to support a law that bans hiring or firing of people based on their sexual orientation. “That don’t happen…
AZ Sheriff Paul Babeu drops out of congressional race
Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu has dropped out of the Republican primary race to represent his district in Congress, according to CNN. In a letter on his website this morning, Babeu announced that he is running for re-election as sheriff of Pinal County to preserve “continuity of leadership” in the sheriff’s…
Revealed: Walker promised billionaire he would ‘divide and conquer’ unions
Before Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI), who is facing a recall election, introduced legislation to strip some public employees of collective bargaining rights, he promised a billionaire donor that he would use a “divide and conquer” strategy to bust unions, a newly released video reveals. In the video shot by documentary…
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