January 2011
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“The commander of three armies may be taken away, but the will of even a common...”
– Confucius (via thumbelinda)
“Not sure if you heard this already, but a friend of mine who went to the school...”
– Anonymous comment on Radical Hott Off Notes
Wow.
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112th Congress: 28 Bills to Repeal Patient... →
“We need to cut these things that aren’t constitutionally mandated, that are kind...”
– —Sarah Palin, on President Obama’s State of the Union address, to Fox News’ Greta von Susteren, Jan. 26, 2011.
Dear. God.
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Why Are Politicians Attempting To Redefine Rape?
“The NoTaxpayer Funding For Abortion Act” redefines “real” rape as only that which is “forcible” and has been co-sponsored by 173 mostly Republican legislators and was called a “top priority” by Speaker of the House John Boehner. Likely knowing that fully criminalizing abortion is impossible, politicians are going after the funding of abortions in certain cases of rape and incest. Slipped...
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i-can-make-y0ur-hip-sturr asked: your blog is amazing :)
“Rape is only really rape if it involves force. So says the new House Republican...”
– And, yes, this is going on.
Let’s outline, one more time, the reasons why requiring “force” as a part of legally defined rape is a bad idea, hey? Because there are many. And let’s skip right past the part where many rapes would no longer be defined as such (I’m… really not sure how you redefine...
Governor Rick Perry Urges Republican Voters to... →
jonathan-cunningham:
damekatharsis:
My rage-o-meter reading is officially on imminent meltdown:
Well, there is a lot of fat to cut from our public schools, especially those in our biggest urban areas like Houston and Dallas. I am concerned that some the highly diverse Magnet public schools in this city are becoming hotbeds for liberalism. Do we really need free school bus service, Black...
