No, that’s not Leslee Unruh or the National Abstinence Education Association. It’s the Obama Administration. Here’s the new tv ad from 4parents.gov, run by the US Dept. of Health and Human Services: So, let’s see, you’ve been in office 8 months now, right Barack? And this is what we’re still peddling? It gets worse at their [...]
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As many of you are no doubt aware, Manuel Zelaya, the democratically elected president of Honduras, was ousted in an illegal military coup last June. Obama originally issued a condemnation of the army, who stormed the presidential palace and removed and forcibly deported Zelaya while he was still in his pajamas. Obama’s extremely reasonable response [...]
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Just, wow: Extra sad that two of these guys were from my home state of Washington.
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Peter Daou has a great piece up at UN Dispatch about Obama’s speech in Cairo, and the emptiness of his rhetoric surrounding women’s rights. Obama is certainly not in an enviable situation: The previous administration paid lipservice to women’s rights as an excuse to invade entire nations, and framed gender equality as a Western invention [...]
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I know a lot of pro-choice advocates dislike Obama’s “common ground” rhetoric, but I’ve actually thought it was quite strategically smart. After all, the “common ground” position is abortion reduction through contraception, poverty alleviation, and increased gender equality — the pro-choice position, in a nutshell. It is irritating to see that position re-packaged and sold [...]
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By now, you’ve likely heard of the most recent allegations regarding U.S. soldiers’ abuse of Iraqi prisoners: they include rape and other sexual assault, of both female and male detainees, and there may be photographs of the assaults among those which Obama has recently decided not to release. You can read the details here — [...]
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by Merle Hoffman in On the Issues Magazine. As a person who feels that war should be the strategy of last resort, I still like to read military history. I find myself going back to the wisdom of Sun Tzu who wrote in “The Art of War” in the 6th century BC: “If you know [...]
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This morning, Obama announced his nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. The nomination’s notable for many reasons, not least of which is the fact that Sotomayor would be the first Latin@ to sit on the high bench, the first woman of color — and only the third woman, after O’Connor and Ginsburg. Sotomayor [...]
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Richard Viguerie is the supposed “founding father” of conservative strategy in the United States and the chairman of the website ConservativeHQ. He also runs an annoying email list to which I have somehow become subscribed. I usually delete his emails without opening them, but today, the headline caught my eye: 91% of Conservatives Believe Obama [...]
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This should be interesting. H/t Veronica: NN Salon Chicago: Pushing a Progressive Agenda in the Obama Administration Click here to RSVP for the event. With a Democratic president, House and Senate, we have a historic opportunity for progressive change. But how do liberals and progressives make sure their voice is heard? This panel will discuss [...]
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Glad to see that pro-lifers still aren’t troubling themselves with actual babies: Yes, that’s Alan Keyes pushing a Cabbage Patch doll in a Spongebob Squarepants stroller. Because what better way to show your dedication to life than to push around some rag dolls? In fact, the policies that Obama promotes do more to decrease the [...]
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