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Social Conservatives: Impeding Progress Since 1776
“On every major issue in the annals of this country, the social conservatives have been in the wrong,” writes Greg Olear. “Every issue, every time.” Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged civil rights, Mitt Romney, Mudsill speech, Newt Gingrich, revolution, slavery, social conservatives, suffrage
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Fetal Attraction
Typically, Republicans want to off everything with a heartbeat, be it an adorable animal, an enemy combatant, or a behoodied teen on his way to buy Skittles. Why, Stacie Adams wonders, should the unborn be exempt? Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged abortion, GOP, kill 'em all, Newt Gingrich, pro-death, pro-life, Republicans, Rick Santorum
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The Thirteen Types of Men You Should Hate as Much or More than the Men You Already Pretty Much Instinctively Hate
A Response to Ms. Elissa Schappell, and Women in General, from a Man With Generally Tepid Opinions and a Natural Disdain For Forums, or, Finally, Someone (Sean Beaudoin) Dares to Step up and Defend White Men. Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Popular Culture
Tagged congress, Elissa Schappell, equality, hannah arendt, Jan Brewer, justice, men, misogyny, Newt Gingrich, normal mailer, rights, Sean Beaudoin's Magic Solution, vaginal wands, women
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Twit Rombot 2012
In which Elissa Schappell dismantles the GOP cyborg known colloquially as “Mitt Romney.” Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Corporations are people, George W. Bush, Michele Bachmann, Mission Accomplished, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rombot, The Wizard of Oz
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It is a Truth Universally Acknowledged that a Woman in Possession of a Good Uterus Must be in Want of a Man to Regulate it
In which Elissa Schappell contemplates the latest right-wing salvos in the War Against Women. Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Jan Brewer, Komen, Michelle Bachmann, moon orphans, Newt Gingrich, pro-choice, pro-life, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, VAWA, War Against Women, women's right to choose
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