January 2012
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Ron Paul signed off on racist 1990s newsletters,... →
People close to Paul’s operations said he was deeply involved in the company that produced the newsletters, Ron Paul & Associates, and closely monitored its operations, signing off on articles and speaking to staff members virtually every day. “It was his newsletter, and it was under his name, so he always got to see the final product. . . . He would proof it,’’ said Renae Hathway, a former...
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“You know, it really got me when people would come by and would tell me stories...”
– Dennis Apple and his wife, Buelah, came to StoryCorps to talk about their son Denny. Nearly 21 years ago, Denny came down with mononucleosis. Before going to bed one night, he took some medicine, and talked about where he wanted to sleep. He never woke up. (via nprfreshair)
Nobody is comforted...
“Why not aspire to build a real Jurassic Park?”
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Newt Gingrich in 1996: Let’s build a real Jurassic Park, have sex in space
h/t:zainyk
(via thenoobyorker)
#things like this make me hate him less
Right?? I would really like a colony on the moon. We’d be that much closer to having an actual Starfleet! At our current rate of space...
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Indiana Senate panel OKs creationism teaching bill →
friendlyatheist:
reetodd:
An Indiana Senate panel has approved a bill that would allow creationism to be taught in Indiana’s public schools. The Times of Munster reported that the Republican-controlled Senate Education Committee voted 8-2 Wednesday to send the legislation to the full Senate despite pleas from scientists and religious leaders to keep religion out of science classrooms. The...
Controversial welfare official will leave job... →
In announcing Patterson’s exit last week, the Corbett administration distanced itself from views expressed in the journal, which has criticized key welfare programs administered by the Department of Public Welfare and offered opinions that women should be stay-at-home mothers and opposing birth control - as well as musings on how condom use could rob women of reported mood-enhancing...
Romneymania Sweeps America | The Onion - America's... →
“He comes right out and says that any acknowledgment of income inequality in the United States is driven solely by bitterness and envy from the lower classes and shouldn’t even be discussed publicly. It’s like he’s tapped directly into the soul of everyday Americans.”
bwahahahahahahhahahaaa
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Despite all the negativity Islam gets, it also...
In logic, an argumentum ad populum (Latin for “appeal to the people”) is a fallacious argument that concludes a proposition to be true because many or most people believe it; which alleges: “If many believe so, it is so.”
Low IQ & Conservative Beliefs Linked to Prejudice... →
no kidding
I'll tell you this right now
If I feel the way I feel now about Elizabeth Warren in 2016 and she decides to run for president, I will strongly consider dropping out of whatever I’m doing and joining her campaign.
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timekiller-s reblogged your post: nonplussedbyreligion replied to your post:…
Hey, my state is responsible for Jim Inhofe, Dr. Tom Coburn, and Sally Kern, as well as a multitude of other state-level…
Yes, true, Oklahoma is far and beyond the most embarrassing state, followed closely by Mississippi. ;)
nonplussedbyreligion replied to your post: Awesome. Thank you. I just think if he(Obama) thought she was a threat, then he should say something. Pictures are deceiving as Scum Bag Steve knows. I’m not a fan of hers but if he thought something was wrong then let him do it. He is the president. You know I’m a fan of the toad.
Please stop. I live here and I’m trying to fight the tears and...
falconieri asked: Awesome. Thank you. I just think if he(Obama) thought she was a threat, then he should say something. Pictures are deceiving as Scum Bag Steve knows. I'm not a fan of hers but if he thought something was wrong then let him do it. He is the president. You know I'm a fan of the toad.
falconieri asked: public or private. He is the president. He should decide who is in his face. Sorry. But don't step on his toes....he is the president. Please let him sound the sirens when he needs to. But that was it. Just my disagreeance with this issue.
Anonymous asked: How many followers do you have?
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I cracked the code on the abortion debate guys
See my last post.
In the words of Stephen Colbert: NOBEL PRIZE PLEASE.
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The Inner Machinations Of My Mind: Abortion. →
delrinn:
Being pro-life does not mean you’re sexist.
Whoever decided to throw that analogy out there should be punched multiple times in the face.
Like really? What?
I hate abortion. I see it as the destruction of the process of life, which, to me, is the most basic fundamental miracle of the universe.
Fundamental miracle? hmmm. Here’s the thing, kid: It is sexist, but in some cases,...
“When I got untethered from the comfort of religion, it wasn’t a loss of faith...”
– Brad Pitt (via godlessquotes)
Tunisia: “Persepolis” Trial a Setback for Free... →
The trial of a television director on morality charges for airing a controversial animated film is a disturbing turn for the nascent Tunisian democracy, Human Rights Watch said today. On January 23, 2012, a Tunis court announced that Nabil Karoui, director of Nessma TV, will go on trial on April 19 for airing the French animated movie “Persepolis.”
On October 7, 2011, the privately owned Nessma...
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“New Gingrich is an idiot of great renown. There is something so hopelessly gross...”
– Maurice Sendak on Colbert Report
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A post I made got 438 notes in, like, 4 minutes.
queefhoang asked: I just want to confess to everyone that I love you.
A loophole "still exists which allows members of... →
“If you’re a big bank or financial institution, you are no longer allowed...”
– President Barack Obama.
PolitiFact: Does The EPA treat milk spills same... →
“Right now, companies get tax breaks for moving jobs and profits overseas....”
– President Barack Obama, January 24, 2012
