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“A House Divided” »

After the 2008 election, when Proposition 8 passed in California, it was noted that that 7 out of 10 African Americans voted FOR Proposition 8 in California, a voting bloc that clearly helped the passage of Prop 8. I have been attacked for mentioning this stat before, but it is a FACT that cannot be [...]

stephen colbert: stonewalling ~open thread »

Colbert takes a few jabs at Obama in this video. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c The Word – Stonewalling www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Jeff Goldblum “They threw Kathy Griffin?” hehe “Would require stroke pf pen.” ouch

A Father’s Day They Won’t Forget »

Happy Father’s Day to all of you fathers (and chosen fathers) out there. I hope your day is filled with love, laughter, and joy. No doubt, it will be for Eric Mongerson. Today, for the first time, his children will be able to meet his partner, as this article explains: Kids To Meet Gay Dad’s [...]

msnbc upset because *fierce advocate* obama not such a fierce advocate after all »

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow is finding out that President Obama is not such an advocate of gay rights, after all. The funny thing is that Rachel couldn’t see through Obama all along. Now, she is complaining because the President msnbc helped get elected, pined over, and well, hell, got all tingly over, defended the Defense of [...]

While I’m At It, Let’s Talk Immigration »

You know, it being GLBT Pride Month and all, as Obama the Backstabber declared the other day – copying Hillary Clinton, ONCE AGAIN, after she acknowledged the 40th Anniversary of Stonewall (“Cheney Two, Obama Nothing, Clinton – a Thousand,” and “In Recognition of LGBT Pride Month“), the posts keep writing themselves. We already have gaping [...]

And The Hits Just Keep On Coming… »

(bumped up from earlier yesterday) Oh, boy. Well, Obama recently showed his true colors on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” (see this, this, and this) and he has REALLY shown them on “DOMA” (Defense of Marriage Act). I’m sorry to keep harping on this, but hey – it IS Pride month, after all, and what better [...]

Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach: Fighting to Serve »

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy I don’t know how anyone can watch the above video and not be both sickened and infuriated. It’s bad enough that, every day for 18 years, this man had to live a lie and keep a secret — that dishonesty and subterfuge are [...]

Turley: Obama is obstructing justice and a “war crime investigation” »

This is classic Obama modus operandi: He screws the left which believed his campaign promises while placating the intelligence agencies — and keeping the always-ready-to-pounce rightwing tamped down — with his refusal to uphold his constitutional duty to enforce criminal law. As Turley says, Obama’s motive is “painfully obvious”: It’s all about politics. And the [...]

Obama Is Bush Redux [$ Update] »

Mind you, I received the following from a downcast Obama supporter and longtime pal who worked ’round the clock for Barack. Hey, we tried to warn these people, didn’t we, that he does not care about, or know about, policy. They dismissed us as racists and Republicans. No. Our candidate, Hillary Clinton, promised to end [...]

Disturbing: Do you want Obama controlling your Internet access? »

Truthteller sent me this shocking story in Mother Jones, one of the growing number of intelligent left-leaning publications questioning Obama and his “unitary executive” power grab that exceeds that of George W. Bush, if that were possible. READ “Should Obama Control the Internet?” (“A new bill would give the President emergency authority to halt web [...]

Chris Tingle Features Historic Moments in Television »

Many of you are too young to know a world without television. I remember our first TV vividly, and the one channel (NBC) that we could get, until late in my high school years, we also got ABC. I watch Hardball for research purposes (and for occasional great guests like this author) but regardless of [...]

Lilly Ledbetter Kicks Goodyear’s Tires »

(bumped up from yesterday, about the historic legislation for women!) As Lilly Ledbetter approached her retirement after working as a Goodyear plant supervisor for many years, someone slipped her a disturbing fact. Her male colleagues had been making far more than she was. She sued. A jury found Goodyear guilty, but the Supreme Court threw [...]

Historic Videos of Past Inaugurations & A POLL of Great Presidents For You All »

No matter how dubious we are about the outcome of tomorrow’s inauguration — and with our eagle eyes fixed firmly on how Obama performs — it is fascinating to find these clips of past inauguration speeches, even Franklin Roosevelt’s and Harry Truman’s. AND BELOW THE FOLD IS A POLL FOR YOU TO TAKE: Rank the [...]

FOUR QUESTIONS »

It has taken the better part of a year, and specifically the last six months of this election season, for committed citizen journalists at NoQuarter and many other blogsites to do the research on Barack Obama that the media, the democratic national committee, and our Congress should have done.   Although our collective knowledge of Barack Obama [...]

A Republican Shows More Leadership on Gay Rights than Barack Obama »

I think it is most ironic that the Republican Governor of California said the following: Schwarzenegger tells backers of gay marriage: Don’t give up The governor expresses hope that Proposition 8 would be overturned as protesters continued to march outside churches across California. This story was filed today by Michael Rothfeld and Tony Barboza of [...]