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James Dobson Blames Marriage Equality And Abortion For Newtown Shooting

Social conservative heavyweight James Dobson dedicated his radio show this morning to discussing Friday’s shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, and like Mike Huckabee and Bryan Fischer, concluded the shooting was caused by Americans “turning...Show More Summary

The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Girl on Girl Action Edition

Guest co-host Jaz Tupelo joins Traci Olsen to talk Antonin Scalia, Jim DeMint, The Hobbit and more. You can download the podcast at these links: (iTunes / XML feed / MP3). Or watch us on the YouTube machine! Click here...

On Medical Care for Sick and Injured Volunteers, Peace Corps Falls Short

In the spring of 2009, Christie-Anne Edie contracted a nasty parasite in Burkina Faso, where she was teaching family-planning and sexual health for the Peace Corps. Her gastrointestinal infection was so severe that the Peace Corps had...Show More Summary

The Responsibility of Speech

But we don't believe in the power of those words, and, ironically, it is those whose livelihoods MOST depend on that power that give the least credence TO that power. Just talk. Funny pranks.

The LiberalOasis Radio Show: According To Plan Edition

Why the fiscal cliff talks may be going exactly as President Obama, and Speaker Boehner, intended. Will Ted Nugent be the guiding light of the Republican Party, or Sheldon Adelson? You can download the podcast at these links: (iTunes /...

Jovan Belcher’s Mother’s 911 Call

After Jovan Belcher shot his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins,  his mother called 911. TMZ has the audio. During the call, Jovan’s mother told the operator “Oh my God. Oh my God, Cassie … The baby is crying … get the ambulance here please!” She continued “She is still breathing but barely. Please hurry. I don’t know [...]

The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Obama the 3-D Chessmaster Edition

Traci Olsen and the Stabby Five return from Camp Twilight in Hollywood. How Obama is showing he's been playing three-dimensional chess when naysayers thought he was caving in. And why Republicans keep embarassing themselves over Libya. You can download the...

The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Maximum Leverage Edition

How President Obama is owning yet another post-election legislative session. How the left is helping give Obama maximum leverage for the budget talks. How Libya is embarassing yet another Republican politician. How Romney is proving America made the right call....

The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Final Pre-Election 2012 Edition

One last attempt at sanity before Election Day. Why Obama is the only bipartisan in this race. Why Romney and the Republicans are allergic to FEMA. You can download the podcast at these links: (iTunes / XML feed / MP3)....

GOP Congressman Warns Of Hurricane Sandy Relief Aid Going Towards ‘Gucci Bags’

Rep. Steve King (R-IA), the tea party darling with a history of anti-minority rhetoric, responded to a question about disaster relief for the estimated 10 million victims of Hurricane Sandy by suggesting that any federal money be carefully disbursed to ensure none of it is spent on “Gucci bags and massage parlors.” The comment, first [...]

Despite ‘Legitimate Rape’ Comments, Right-Wing Groups Continue To Spend For Akin

After Senate nominee and U.S. Rep. Todd Akin’s (R-MO) August comments that victims of “legitimate rape” are unlikely to become pregnant, a wide array of leading Republicans called on him to withdraw from the race. When he refused, some outside groups cancelled their plans to run ads on Akin’s behalf. But, a ThinkProgress review of [...]

Anti-Gay Strategist Admits Same-Sex Couples ‘Having Children, By Itself, Is Not A Reason To Redefine Marriage’

Frank Schubert is the media guru behind all four anti-marriage equality campaigns currently underway, and despite the myths his ads regularly reinforce, he doesn’t believe he’s causing that much harm. In an interview with Michelangelo Signorile, he proved that he can’t even justify that arguments that he makes in his ads, demonstrating that he is [...]

The LiberalOasis Radio Show: The Hunt For Romney's Jobs Plan

Can Romney tie the Stabby Five record after the second debate? Plus, we take you on a journey of Romney's website in a desperate search for his jobs plan. You can download the podcast at these links: (iTunes / XML...

The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Dirty Sexy Warren G. Harding Edition

We tell Andrew Sullivan to shut it, Mitt Romney to abort it and Scott Brown to cover up. Plus, the dirty secrets of Warren G. Harding! You can download the podcast at these links: (iTunes / XML feed / MP3)....

A vote for Romney is a vote for torture

By Michael J.W. Stickings Yes, Romney, who channels Dick Cheney on this one, wants to return America to the barbarism and brutality of the George W. Bush years, embracing a policy that every civilized country has rejected -- including America under Barack Obama. Show More Summary

On Radio Dispatch: How the Two-Party System Constrains Political Action

The United States is in the final month of election madness. There has been much discussion here about liberals, progressives or the left and Obama and how liberals react to the inclusion of third party candidates in elections. The Dissenter...Show More Summary

The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Romney Loses The Post-Debate (Plus, Interview With Jessica Valenti)

Bill Scher and Traci Olsen size up what Romney actually said at the first debate, and why it will sink him. Plus, Jessica Valenti, author of "Why Have Kids?", joins us to talk about the phony Mommy Wars and the...

The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Ladylike Edition

Traci Olsen brings a very ladylike Stabby Five. Plus, interviews with "Delirium: The Politics of Sex in America" author Nancy L. Cohen on Romney's gender gap and leadership expert Kathleen Schafer on Romney's shaky leadership. You can download the podcast...

The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Fine Line Between Stabby and Hilarity

Bill Scher and Traci Olsen laugh and laugh at Mitt Romney. Why Obama is winning on the issues. Why Republicans are stuck in a closed loop. You can download the podcast at these links: (iTunes / XML feed / MP3)....

Rick Perry Blames Separation Of Church And State On Satan

In a conference call with fellow evangelicals earlier this week, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) shared his thoughts on the origins of the constitutionally mandated separation of church and state. Rather than pointing to the nation's founders, Perry blamed an even older cause: Satan.

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