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Richard Branson says Spain can solve its economic problems by legalizing marijuana
Sir Richard Branson believes that the ideal way for Spain to get out of its current morass of national debt, savage austerity cuts, and social turmoil would be to legalize and tax marijuana. The billionaire founder of the Virgin Group suggested at the opening of the world’s largest cannabis museum…
MSNBC’s Tamron Hall to reporter: ‘You’re not going to come on and insult me’
MSNBC’s Tamron Hall sternly lectured Washington Examiner’s Tim Carney on air Friday afternoon for refusing to answer questions about presumptive Republican nominee former Gov. Mitt Romney (MA) lashing out at a Colorado reporter’s question about medical marijuana. Hall invited Carney to discuss the incident, but the Examiner reporter didn’t go…
‘Trayvon Martin’ gun range targets sold out in two days
RELATED: Trayvon’s mom: Call your governor on Mother’s Day —- A person selling gun range targets modeled after slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin says that their “main motivation was to make money off the controversy.” WKMG’s Mike DeForest reported on Friday that the unidentified seller told him that the targets…
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…
Civil rights icon shames Republican into dropping anti-voting rights measure
Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) learned a lesson in humility on the floor of the House of Representatives Wednesday night. Reacting to an amendment proposed by Broun that would withhold funding for the enforcement of a key portion of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), who actually…
Geraldo Rivera: I was ‘manually raped’ by the TSA
Fox News host Geraldo Rivera on Friday claimed that an employee of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) had “manually raped” him and “was getting off on it.” During a segment on Fox & Friends about an 18-month-old toddler who was removed from a Jet Blue flight because she accidentally placed…
Trayvon’s mom: Call your governor on Mother’s Day
RELATED: ‘Trayvon Matin’ gun range targets sold out in two days —- Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Matin, released a public service announcement on Friday timed for Mother’s Day this weekend, asking viewers to “call the governor of your state” and encourage them to reconsider “Stand Your Ground” laws like…
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…
Colbert implies that Jesus was gay
Stephen Colbert said on Thursday night’s edition of “The Colbert Report” that he’s still reeling from President Barack Obama’s revelation on Wednesday that he is gay. Which is what you have to assume, he said, because why else would the president support same sex marriage? Cobert declared that he is…
Daily Show traces the evolution of Fox’s same sex marriage talking points
Thursday night on “The Daily Show,” host Jon Stewart noted the curious turn that Fox News personalities have made with regards to their position on same sex marriage. Once upon a time, same sex marriage was the most divisive and controversial political topic of our time. You could hear Bill…
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