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Lila Rose: Media Hide Abortion Dangers to Women
Babies aren’t the only victims of abortion; women are too. While last week all three networks begrudgingly covered babies slaughtered in Kermit Gosnell’s Philadelphia abortion clinic after failed abortions, they continued to censor other...Show More Summary
Reaching the 'weather weapon' stage
Ordinarily, with a story like this, I'd just shake my head in disgust and move on, but given recent events, I'm inclined to give it a little more attention.
Former IRS Chief: "I Certainly Am Not Personally Responsible" for Tea Party Scandal
Former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman, a George W. Bush appointee who ran the tax agency when low-level employees wrongly singled out conservative groups for special scrutiny, testified on Tuesday before Congress for the first time since the scandal erupted on May 10. Show More Summary
Susan B. Anthony List's forced-birthers will fund fellow extremist Cuccinelli for Virginia governor
Extremists will plug hard for an Virginia's premier extremist.
The anti-abortion organization Susan B. Anthony List plans to use Virginia's statewide elections this year as a test-run for the nationwide congressional mid-terms in 2014. Show More Summary
"Top IRS official will invoke 5th Amendment."
"Lois Lerner, the head of the exempt organizations division of the IRS, won’t answer questions about what she knew about the improper screening — or why she didn’t disclose it to Congress, according to a letter from her defense lawyer, William W. Taylor III."
The Day In 100 Seconds
The conservatives on Fox got the hearings they were itching for in the IRS mess but none of the answers. Full-size version....
STUDY: People Eat Bigger Portion Sizes When The Food Is Labeled ‘Healthy’
People assume they can eat larger portion sizes of foods labeled “healthy,” even when those foods actually have the same amount of calories as the “non-healthy” versions, according to the results from a new study. The research project was an attempt to assess whether food companies’ marketing efforts to brand their products as healthier have [...]
IRS official Lerner refuses to testify before Congress
Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner, who leads the exempt organizations division under scrutiny for targeting conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status, is refusing to testify before Congress, the Los Angeles Times reports. Show More Summary
Changing My Recorded Gender With DOD
After my surgery and later issuance of a new birth certificate last November, I wanted to apply to the Department of the Navy (DON) to change my recorded gender. The Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) keeps track...Show More Summary
Serfdom for dummies
Serfdom is making a big comeback these days. It never really went out of style, of course, but it’s remarkable how many people are now willing to submit to government authority without question, or without much in the way of expectations. Show More Summary
IRS official to plead the Fifth at congressional hearing
(CNN) – The official in charge of an embattled Internal Revenue Service division will invoke her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a Wednesday appearance before a House oversight panel, a spokesman for the committee said. Lois Lerner, who oversaw the IRS division handling requests for tax-exempt status, made her intentions known in a letter […]
Carney's Follies: Claims that Quetions about Sebelius' HHS Fundraising Scandal are Like Questions About Obama's Birth Certificate
Jay Carney likens HHS questions to Birth Certificate questions. It's an interesting gambit, because it's so childish. He's essentially trying to tell the kids that they can only be Cool Kids if they agree to dismiss questions Carney doesn't like...
We Are Not Chuck Schumer's Republicans
Many on the right have remarked on the delicious video of Senator Chuck Schumer at yesterday’s Judiciary Committee markup of the amnesty bill saying “Do our Republicans have a pass on this one if they want?” with regard to one of the amendments being considered. But the comment is about more than the jockeying over one amendment. Show More Summary
Woman Finds Dog Lost During Tornado
After surviving the tornado that destroyed her home in Moore, Okla., Monday, Barbara Garcia was describing her experience in a TV interview when she got a shock -- her dog was spotted alive in the rubble. "I was sitting on the stool, holding my dog... Show More Summary
TOP IRS OFFICIAL Lois Lerner to Plead the Fifth in Front of Congress
Top IRS official Lois Lerner, the head of the exempt organizations division, will plead the Fifth tomorrow at her House committee hearing. The Los Angeles Times reported: A top IRS official in the division that reviews nonprofit groups will invoke … Continue reading ?
Government Accepts Bradley Manning’s Plea to Lesser Offense Related to Disclosure of Diplomatic Cable
The government had previously indicated it would present all evidence related to all charges, regardless of the fact that Pfc. Bradley Manning pled guilty to some of the offenses he faced. But, in military court today, a military prosecutor...Show More Summary
Mitch McConnell Supports Schumer’s Amnesty/Immigration Deform Bill
It looks like Mitch McConnell’s pass from Chuck Schumer to publicly remain silent on the amnesty bill has expired. While McConnell has come out of the witness protection program to attack the ‘low-hanging fruit’ IRS scandal with alacrity,...Show More Summary
MSNBC’s Schultz Admits He Doesn’t Know Much About ObamaCare, Still Fawns Over Law
You gotta love ol’ Ed Schultz. A recent demotion at the Lean Forward network hasn’t stopped the bombastic MSNBC host from sputtering over Republican opposition to ObamaCare, despite the fact that Schultz himself admits he doesn’t really...Show More Summary
SILENT NO MORE! Across America Tea Party Protesters Rally Outside Local IRS Offices
TEA PARTY PATRIOTS RALLY OUTSIDE THE IRS– Tea Party members, Christians, pro-Constitution, Pro-Israel, and pro-Military groups gathered today outside IRS offices nationwide to protest the corruption, harassment and complete abuse of power by the Obama Administration against its political opponents. … Continue reading ?
‘Splainin’ East Texas
Customer John lives in the gnawing belly of East Texas and sends us some insight into the pits of hell.
When you can’t understand why people in East Texas keep electing Louie Gohmert, Steve Stockman, and other assorted fools, here’sShow More Summary
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- Supreme Court
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- Attorney General Eric Holder
- Morehouse College
- Rand Paul
- Senate Judiciary Committee
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