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Democrats release 2012 platform
The Democratic Party released its 2012 platform on Monday night, unveiling the party’s plan to strengthen the middle-class and protect Americans’ civil rights. The platform endorses same sex marriage and a woman’s right to terminate her pregnancy. It also calls for higher taxes on wealthy Americans, reforming the financial system,…
Evangelical radio host calls blacks ‘drug-addled addicts’ for taking welfare
The director of issues analysis of a conservative fundamentalist Christian organization on Wednesday accused the Democratic Party of trying to make African Americans into “slaves” and “drug-addled addicts” with welfare benefits. “The Democrats as a party, I believe, they want slaves, they want Americans to be as slavishly dependent upon…
Dem NY State Senator Rubén Díaz organizing anti-marriage equality rally
“As long as you need me, there will be no gay marriage.” – NY State Senator Rubén Díaz, a Democrat who knows his party won’t challenge him on his bigoted views. This is a perfect example of why the Democratic party needs to check itself — just because someone has…
Let Me Tell You What This Implies
Ross Douthat wrote a very bad post arguing that the Democratic position on choice was one that was “one of the more unyielding positions in contemporary American politics” towards pro-lifers. He then wrote an explanation for his post, detailing how McCain making pointless noises about nominally pro-choice VP running mates…
Frame-up
This has to be a quick one, since I’m on my way out the door, but I just wanted to note how annoying it is that the media is buying into the frame that the Democratic abortion plank is somehow demonstrating a step backwards on choice. Reduction of the number…
A proud tradition
In all the discussion going into yesterday’s primaries/super-delegate bonanza, the discussion about how “what everyone should remember is that Obama is unelectable, because of the defections from the Democratic Party that will take place if he’s nominated” everyone conveniently forgot that McCain got the same rap, only more of it.…
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