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Oklahoma Republican chides party on abortion: What happened to the party that I joined?
A Republican state congressman from Oklahoma wrote a blistering critique of his party’s actions regarding reproductive health in a column for The Daily Oklahoman published on Wednesday. “What happened to the Republican Party that I joined?” state Rep. Doug Cox (R) wrote. “The party where conservative presidential candidate Barry Goldwater…
Maher: Liberals are too scared to say ‘the 2nd Amendment is bullsh-t’
Real Time host Bill Maher castigated liberals on Friday for not standing up for themselves in what he called the constant “center-right” debate on gun safety issues. “Everyone on the left is so afraid to say what should be said,” Maher told his panel. “Which is, the Second Amendment is…
‘Snitch’ filmmaker: Reagan-era drug laws keep prisons overflowing
Appearing Thursday night on Current TV’s “The Young Turks,” filmmaker Ric Roman Waugh, behind the new film “Snitch,” explained that his movie is based on true events brought about in part by Reagan-era drug laws. The film features Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as the father of a young man facing…
Federal judge rules atheists must become ‘clergy’ to perform marriages
A federal judge appointed by former President Ronald Reagan has ruled that a group of atheists in Indiana cannot performance marriages unless they “become a member of the ‘clergy’ by seeking immediate Internet ordination.” In her ruling on Friday, Judge Sarah Evans Barker denied Center for Inquiry’s (CFI) request to…
Ron Reagan: Poll truthers smoking ‘giant crack pipe’ in Fox News green room
Ron Reagan, the liberal son of former President Ronald Reagan, on Thursday said that the so-called ‘poll truthers’ at Fox News like Karl Rove and Dick Morris who deny any poll that says President Barack Obama is ahead were so out of touch that they must be smoking a crack…
Reagan shooter John Hinkley’s freedom on hold
A US federal judge refused to rule on whether the man who opened fire at president Ronald Reagan should be freed, ordering a psychiatric hospital to submit a new plan. US District Judge Paul Friedman gave the hospital until October 19 to disclose its plan for John Hinckley, who has…
Fox News predicts surprise ‘hologram of Ronald Reagan’ at RNC
Fans of former president Ronald Reagan have been trying to revive him for years in the form of zombies, dreams and ghosts — and on Thursday, they may finally get their wish, according to Fox News. A revised Republican National Committee schedule released Monday showed a mystery “To Be Announced”…
Reagan-appointed judge: Deregulation advocates made a fundamental mistake
Richard Posner, a well-respected federal judge, said Thursday on Current TV that he no longer believed the financial industry should not be regulated. “I was an advocate of the deregulation movement and I made — along with other, a lot of smarter people — made a fundamental mistake, which is…
Reagan-appointed judge: Republican ‘lunatics’ made me less conservative
A well-respected judge who was appointed to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by President Ronald Reagan says that he has become less conservative because of “crackpots” and “lunatics” in the Republican Party. In an interview with NPR on Thursday Judge Richard Posner said that “right-wingers” were making a…
Herman Cain TV channel to feature patriotic dinosaurs and cartoon Reagan
Failed Republican presidential candidate and former pizza CEO Herman Cain is planning to launch his own Internet TV channel called “CainTV” that, oddly, features patriotic dinosaurs and a cartoon version of President Ronald Reagan, among other bizarre attractions. Cain first revealed details of his new project to Fox News’s Republican…
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