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Gov. Christie: Vetoing same sex marriage bill ‘the right thing to do’
Appearing on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight, which will air Tuesday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie defended his decision to veto legislation that would have granted same sex couples all the marriage rights afforded to heterosexual couples. The bill, the Marriage Equality and Religious Exemption Act, was approved by the New…
Student: Anti-marriage push is like being told ‘f*gs die’
A student at North Carolina State University encouraged county commissioners on Monday not to support a resolution calling for voters to ban same sex marriage because it was basically the same as saying “fags die.” Numerous citizens came to the Wake County Board of Commissioners to speak out against Republican…
Sh*t online organizers say
The online organizers at the 6th annual Roots Camp conference decided to get in on the wave of the “Shit People Say” Youtube videos with their own light hearted version. Titled “Shit Online Organizers Say,” the video taps into the meme that just won’t die for the online organizing crowd.…
Santorum aide: Obama has ‘radical Islamic policies’
Alice Stewart, the press secretary for GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum, issued an apology Monday afternoon, claiming she misspoke when criticizing President Barack Obama’s environmental agenda by calling it “radical Islamic policies.” Appearing on MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports, Stewart continued the Santorum campaign’s efforts to clarify his statements over the…
Deputy accidentally shoots woman in concealed weapons class
A South Carolina sheriff who has called for women to be armed isn’t backing down after one of his deputies accidentally shot a female student during a concealed handgun class. At a press conference over the weekend, Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright explained that Deputy Skip Smith should have checked…
Man punches and kicks Disneyland workers
A man was released from jail Sunday afternoon following his inappropriate behavior at Disneyland, including punching and kicking the theme park’s employees after allegedly starting a fight outside a ride. According to the ABC Los Angeles, 53-year-old Glenn Horlacher was taken into custody Saturday afternoon for his actions, including a…
Santorum: Liberals ‘are the anti-science ones’
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum charged on Monday that President Barack Obama and Democrats were “anti-science” because they refused to exploit the Earth’s natural resources to the limits of technology. Over the weekend the candidate had been criticized for saying that President Barack Obama followed a theology that was not…
Clint Eastwood: Reagan wasn’t a ‘great president’
When Clint Eastwood thinks of the great presidents in his lifetime, Ronald Reagan doesn’t make the list. Over the weekend, celebrity gossip website TMZ asked Eastwood, a Republican, to name his favorite president. “Lincoln was great,” the Oscar-winner said. “You mean in our lifetime? I like [Democratic President Harry S.]…
Employers discriminate against long-term unemployed: reports
A number of long-term, unemployed people in Stamford, Connecticut revealed to CBS’ 60 Minutes how they have been discriminated by the job market for being out of work, resulting in questions as to whether they would be employed ever again. “There’s no doubt,” worker Frank O’Neil told reporter Scott Pelley.…
Santorum uses Hitler analogy to describe Obama
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Sunday likened the upcoming U.S. election to World War II. While the candidate’s comments to a packed First Redeemer Church in Cumming, Georgia were somewhat vague, NBC news noted that he “seemed to compare President [Barack] Obama to [Adolf] Hitler.” The former Pennsylvania senator…
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