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Sen. Schumer blasts conservatives for Nazi comparison
Sen. Charles Schumer on Thursday responded to conservative critics who had compared his Ex-PATRIOT Act to laws imposed by the Nazis. “I know a thing or two about what Nazis did,” Schumer, a Jew, said on the Senate floor. “Some of my relatives were killed by them.” The Ex-PATRIOT Act…
Rubio blames Obama for gridlock in Washington
Echoing comments he made over the weekend, potential Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (FL) blamed President Barack Obama for gridlock in Washington, D.C. “In 2008, irrespective of how you felt about the President’s policies, we all had the hope that he would be a uniter, that he would…
CNN host probes Tony Perkins: ‘Why do homosexuals bother you so much?’
Family Research Council President Tony Perkins found himself in an awkward situation on Thursday when one CNN host insisted he explain why “homosexuals bother you so much.” When Perkins agreed to appear on CNN to hype his press conference supporting the Defense of Marriage Act, he probably didn’t expect host…
Trump: I would be the ‘best choice of all’ for Romney’s VP
Billionaire mogul Donald Trump says he has found the “best choice of all” to be presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s vice presidential running mate: Donald Trump. “You have a lot of really good candidates,” the reality star told Newsmax columnist John LeBoutillier on Wednesday. “Chris Christie’s a great guy.…
Republican rep.: Church tax exempt restrictions is like communism
Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) on Wednesday suggested that banning tax-exempt churches from participating in political campaigns or endorsing candidates was something that communist countries would do. Current tax law prohibits tax-exempt organizations from engaging in certain political activities, but Jones has pushed to pass the Houses of Worship Free Speech…
Letterman grills O’Reilly on anti-Obama bias
Wednesday night on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” host David Letterman welcomed Fox News personality Bill O’Reilly, who he took to task for his bias against President Barack Obama and his unwillingness to give the president credit for the things that he has accomplished. Letterman began with the killing…
Maddow: Romney on board with the legacy of Dick Cheney
On her show Wednesday night, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow explained that although presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney had distanced himself from George W. Bush, Romney had openly expressed his admiration for Dick Cheney. She began the segment by outlining the history of Cheney, who had defended President Ronald Reagan…
BuzzFeed’s McKay Coppins: Conservative media concerned with ‘race war’
McKay Coppins of BuzzFeed suggested Wednesday that conservative media outlets were obsessed with allegedly anti-white crimes. “It is everywhere,” he told The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur. “If you just spend a few days reading the conservative blogospere, watching Fox News or listening to Rush Limbaugh you will hear this…
Rev. Barry Lynn blasts religious politicking: Churches aren’t political action committees
Rev. Barry Lynn, the Founder and Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, said Tuesday that people didn’t go to church to learn who to vote for. His organization has filed complaints with the IRS over preachers who have recently told their congregations not to vote…
Colin Powell: Same sex couples should be allowed to marry
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Wednesday that he had “no problem” with President Barack Obama’s recent endorsement of same sex marriage. “I have no problem with it,” he told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. “And it was the Congress that imposed ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ It was certainly my position,…
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