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Colbert reminds Virginia grads: Jefferson became known for ‘embracing diversity’
Speaking to graduates at the University of Virginia on Saturday, Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert quipped that the university’s founder and signatory to the U.S. Constitution Thomas Jefferson was known for “embracing diversity,” joking that historians “did the DNA tests” to ensure he’s right. “You know what?” he rhetorically asked.…
America’s new ‘digital public library’ brings millions of documents online
AFP - A new “digital public library” set to launch this month aims to provide an alternative to Google for those looking for American cultural information online. Visitors will be able to view, for example, letters penned by George Washington, a copy of the Declaration of Independence in the handwriting of…
‘Historian’ David Barton’s book on Thomas Jefferson pulled from stores
David Barton, an evangelical activist and writer often cited as a “historian” by conservative political figures like former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, stirred up such a firestorm of controversy with his latest book “The Jefferson Lies” that his publisher now claims to have…
Reid accuses Republicans of trying to protect a handful of billionaires
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) on Monday questioned why Republicans in Congress believed wealthy individuals should be able to hide their political donations to campaign groups. “Thomas Jefferson once said, ‘The end of democracy will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations,’” he…
They’re really this hardcore
The super hard core right wing takeover of the Texas State School Board has been completed. Under the guise of eradicating liberal bias, the school board created a set of standards that require schools to teach factually incorrect right wing propaganda in lieu of history. And it’s bad: Several changes…
Wingnuts approximate “clever” while threatening the President
Via Spencer, Gawker reports on a growing movement of Christians using religious “jokes” in order to call for the assassination of Obama. The “joke” is this T-shirt, citing a verse from the Bible that says, “May his days be few; may another take his place of leadership.” As Gawker explains,…
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