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Harry Reid finally gets fed up with ‘mindless’ Republican obstructionism
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reed (D-NV) may have finally gotten his fill of Republican obstructionism. In his soft-spoken way, he might even be described as absolutely furious over the refusal of Senate Republicans to pass a completely non-controversial reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank on the grounds that they wanted time…
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…
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…
Lawrence O’Donnell explains how definition of marriage has changed
MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell on Thursday night countered the claim made by opponents of same sex marriage that marriage has always been between one man and one woman. “The modern idea of marriage for love and the possible defiance of parental arranged marriage is only about two hundred years old,”…
Media Matters’ Eric Boehlert: Right-wing ‘went bonkers’ over Romney bullying story
Media Matters for America’s Eric Boehlert on Thursday said right-wing bloggers and activists “went bonkers” over a Washington Post story that accused Mitt Romney of harassing prep school classmates he judged to be too effeminate. “No one questions the accuracy of this story,” he remarked to Current TV host Jennifer…
Colorado marijuana legalization campaign runs first TV ad
The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol unveiled its first television advertisement on Thursday, urging voters in Colorado to legalize recreational use of the drug. In the 30-second ad, a young woman sends an email to her mother explaining why she uses marijuana instead of alcohol. “I used to drink…
Tony Perkins: Marriage equality ‘only brings pain and heartache’
The leader of a Christian think tank is warning that marriage between two men or two women “only brings pain and heartache.” In a video message, Tony Perkins, head of the Family Research Council — a hate group, according the the Southern Poverty Law Center — declared that President Barack…
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