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Soledad O’Brien grills RNC official for not including rape exception in platform
The Republican Party’s communications director is explaining the abortion ban in his party’s platform by saying it doesn’t include an exception for rape — but it also doesn’t NOT include an exception. RNC communication director Sean Spicer worked hard not to pinned down on Thursday as he found himself in…
Romney adviser: Being gay much like being a polyamorous drug addict
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, an erstwhile Romney campaign adviser and co-author of Arizona’s so-called “papers please” law, said during a meeting of the Republican Party’s platform committee on Tuesday that LGBT people are not entitled to equal protection under the law because Republicans believe their behavior is harmful,…
GOProud calls GOP platform ‘meaningless’ and civil union fight ‘distraction’
The Republican Party’s platform committee has struck down a proposal to include language expressing support for same sex civil unions as an alternative for LGBT Republicans who want to formalize their unions without treading on the politically and religiously sensitive ground of “marriage.” When reached by Raw Story for comment,…
Akin ad begs voters: ‘I ask for your forgiveness’
As the Republican Party’s chance for a majority in the U.S. Senate hangs in the balance, Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) appears determined to stay in his race despite Tuesday’s withdrawal deadline, releasing an ad begging for forgiveness and calling rape “an evil act,” even has his prior words and acts…
No rape exception in Republican platform’s constitutional abortion ban
The Republican Party is set to adopt an official platform that calls for “a human life amendment” to the Constitution that would not allow abortion even in cases of rape. As Republicans were calling for Todd Akin to quit his senate bid after he told KTVI that women could not…
Abby Huntsman: GOP uninvited my father for talking about ‘a third voice’
Abby Huntsman said Tuesday that the Republican Party had ostracized her father, former GOP presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman, for speaking about the need for a strong third party. “Right after the campaign — and I haven’t told a lot of people this, I might get in trouble for saying this…
Bachmann joined GOP because of ‘snotty, mocking attitude’ of Gore Vidal
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) on Wednesday said that she would not be a member of the Republican Party if it were not for novelist Gore Vidal. “I had been a Democrat and I’d actually worked on Jimmy Carter’s campaign and I was reading a novel by Gore Vidal and when…
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…
Fred Karger debates Bryan Fischer on same sex marriage
Fred Karger, an openly gay Republican, appeared on the radio program of Bryan Fischer on Thursday, where he told the conservative radio host that it was offensive that the Republican Party had such an exclusive platform. “Fred, the Republican Party platform is officially pro-family,” Fisher said. “It supports a federal…
Musical parody: Woman sings ‘hands off my clam’
In her own variation of the 1960′s hit country song “Stand by your man,” singer and comedian Lisa Koch tells the Republican Party to keep their “hands off my clam.” The musical parody makes reference to Republican-led efforts to restrict abortion rights and their opposition to bills like the Paycheck…
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