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Tony Perkins slams LGBT Pride by proposing ‘Adultery Pride Month’
Family Research Council President Tony Perkins recently compared celebrating LGBT Pride to dedicating a month to rejoice in drunkenness or adultery. “The month of June is Gay Pride Month,” Perkins told a caller named J.R. in radio interview obtained by Right Wing Watch on Monday. “Now, I have not yet…
Campaign chairman defends Romney’s ‘wisdom’: ‘You need fewer teachers’
The chairman of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s national steering committee on Monday defended the candidate’s “wisdom” that state and local government needed to “cut back” on teachers, firefighters and police. “Let me respond as a taxpayer, not as a representative of the Romney campaign,” former New Hampshire Gov.…
Romney adviser: Obama to blame for public sector job losses
An adviser to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Monday said that President Barack Obama’s policies were at fault for jobs cuts in the public sector — even though the GOP hopeful recently blasted the president for wanting to hire more firefighters, police and teachers. “He’s the president of…
Krugman: Obama ‘screwed up’ the ‘private sector is fine’ line
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman calmly criticized President Barack Obama Monday morning for his much discussed “Private sector is doing fine” quote. “That was an unfortunate line,” Krugman said. “The president bungled the line. The truth is, the private sector is doing better than the public sector, which is…
Trumka: Walker only won the chance to finish his term
AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka poured some cold water on Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s recall election victory Sunday morning, mentioning all the stops the Republican had to do to keep his job. “It’s true that the people in Wisconsin didn’t recall Governor Walker, but he spent over $50 million on this,”…
Van Jones slams Huckabee: The average teacher doesn’t make $100,000
Former Obama administration green czar Van Jones criticized Republicans’ latest attack on public workers and their unwillingness to pass legislation that would help the country’s economy recover Sunday morning. Appearing on ABC’s This Week panel, Jones hit back at former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee’s usual attack on public employees, including…
Shuster rips WaPo blogger: Obama’s pot smoking not like Romney’s gay bullying
Current TV correspondent David Shuster on Sunday schooled a conservative Washington Post blogger for suggesting that President Barack Obama’s use of marijuana as a kid should be covered by the media like presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s alleged bullying of a gay student in 1965. During an appearance on…
Gov. O’Malley: Public sector cuts ‘a drag on the economy’
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley (D) on Sunday attempted to clarify widely criticized comments recently made by President Barack Obama. During a news conference on Friday, the president said that 27 straight months of job creation showed the private sector was “doing fine.” Republicans quickly pounced on the comments, accusing Obama…
Peter King: Drones ‘carry out the policies of righteousness and goodness’
House Homeland Security Chairman Peter King (R-NY) on Sunday refused to confirm the existence of U.S. drone strikes in other countries, but later insisted that the unmanned flying machines were being used to “carry out the policies of righteousness and goodness.” During an interview on CNN, host Candy noted that…
Ann Coulter: Romney had ‘a Midas touch’ while being governor
Polarizing conservative figure Ann Coulter argued Sunday morning that presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney had a terrific record in all of his jobs, including being governor of Massachusetts. Upset over the Democrats continuing to attack Romney over Bain Capital, Coutler launched her latest full defense of the GOP top…
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