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Jay Smooth: Trayvon’s parents show us how to ‘push’ for justice
Renowned hip-hop radio host Jay Smooth roundly commended the decorum of Trayvon Martin’s parents in his latest video commentary about the aftermath from the murdered teenager’s story. “What’s been remarkable to me is the amount of optimism that’s been at the root of these protests,” Smooth said. “Because Trayvon Martin’s…
Paul Ryan loves Catfish noodling: ‘Crazy but exhilarating’
It seems that cutting Medicare and programs for the poor isn’t Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) only favorite pastime. In an interview published by The New York Times on Sunday, the chairman of the House Budget Committee declared his love for Catfish noodling. In many Southern states, Catfish “noodlers” use their…
Doocy: Dan Savage ‘bullying’ Christians by calling Bible ‘bullsh*t’
Fox News host Steve Doocy on Monday suggested that sex columnist Dan Savage was “bullying” Christian journalism students with a speech where he said that Bible passages about homosexuality were “bullshit.” Savage, who created the anti-bullying “It Gets Better” project, became a target for conservative websites like Fox News and…
Activist decries CISPA as ‘a Patriot Act for the Internet’
According to Internet activist Aaron Swartz, the proposed Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), which passed the House of Representatives this week, is even worse than the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) that was sidelined by a public outcry last winter. Swartz told Russia Today that whereas SOPA was…
‘La Bamba’ actor expects Romney ‘in a photo op outside a taco stand’
A actor and activist who is famous for his role in the 1987 film “La Bamba” on Sunday said that Mitt Romney has begun pandering to Hispanic voters now that he has become the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. “We call that Hispandering,” Esai Morales told CBS News’ John Dickerson in…
Robert Gibbs: Romney’s slogan is Obama ‘didn’t clean up our mess fast enough’
Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs on Sunday dismissed the Republican claim that women would vote for presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney because they were being hurt by President Barack Obama’s economic policies. “I think sometimes you listen to the Romney campaign and they do think a lot people in…
GOP strategist: Women don’t make less money than men
Republican strategist Alex Castellanos denied Sunday morning the actual fact that women in America make less than men from work. In a roundtable discussion on NBC’s Meet The Press, Castellanos displayed signs of disagreement when MSNBC host Rachel Maddow mentioned the statistic that women make 77 cents for every dollar…
Romney aide: Obama made bin Laden a ‘divisive partisan political attack’
A senior advisor to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Sunday accused Barack Obama of being “one of the most divisive presidents in American history” for making the killing of Osama bin Laden a part of his re-election campaign. “He took something that was a unifying event for all…
Boehner: Obama ‘diminishing the presidency’ with student loan fight
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) says that President Barack Obama is “diminishing the presidency” by fighting for low student loan rates, a fairer tax structure and regulations on oil speculators. “The president and I have a very good relationship,” Boehner told CNN’s Candy Crowley on Sunday. “And as a result,…
Pastor Joel Osteen: ‘Being gay is a sin’
Houston-based mega church minister Joel Osteen said on Sunday that same sex marriage should be illegal, but insisted he was “not for discriminating against gay people.” In an interview on Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace asked the pastor if being gay was a sin. “I believe that the scripture…
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