Tag: Republicans

Inside One Chick-Fil-A Store on “Chicken Pride Day”

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For those of you who don’t have a Chick-Fil-A store nearby, here’s the short version.

The president of the franchise, which serves fried chicken patties on a white bun with mayonnaise and pickles, recently spoke out against same-sex marriage. Dan Cathy, whose father, Truett Cathy, founded the chain, said in part, “We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that.”

As Cathy came out of the homophobic closet, the Muppets pulled their kids meal toys from the stores, which led to right wing support which led to…this video, from Randy Rainbow.

New Study Links Support for Voter ID Laws to Racial Resentment

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votecountsDespite its conclusion, the study was not produced by Duh University and at least one surprising tidbit it uncovered shows it.

New research from the University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication found that people with high “racial resentment” scores, along with those who consider themselves Republicans and conservatives, are most likely to be concerned about the largely imaginary issue of vote fraud.

Intense vote fraud investigations in Iowa have produced a confused elderly man who voted twice, a college student whose parents are divorcing who didn’t get the postcard, and a lady who lives at the address on her voter ID but gets mail elsewhere

To gauge their depth of racial resentment, non African-American survey respondents were asked how strongly they agreed with these statements:

  • I resent any special considerations that Africans Americans receive because it’s unfair to other Americans.
  • Special considerations for African Americans place me at an unfair disadvantage because I have done nothing to harm them.
  • African Americans bring up race only when they need to make an excuse for their failure.

Not all liberals and Democrats came up clean in the survey.

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A Recession of Republicans’ Making

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4.4%

Projected growth in gross domestic product (GDP) in 2013, if Congress avoids another debt ceiling fiasco when they debate extending the Bush tax cuts on income over $250,000 after the November elections. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO), who made the estimates, also projects 2 million new jobs next year if Congress acts responsibly. If not, the CBO says the economy will go back in recession.

Be Careful What You Ask For: CBO Tells Boehner That Obamacare Saves Money and Its Repeal Would Cost More

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Don't cry, John!

Pity poor John Boehner. The Republican House Speaker from Ohio asked the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which exists to measure all things mathematical for the legislative branch, how much the most recent bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act would save.

The answer? Nada. In fact, the CBO found that the ACA will decrease the deficit while its repeal would increase it. Here are parts of the letter sent to the honorable JB.

As you requested, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) have estimated the direct spending and revenue effects of H.R. 6079, the Repeal of Obamacare Act, as passed by the House of Representatives on July 11, 2012…

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I Pay $20 Per Month for Satellite Radio. So What’s the Problem?

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I have 300 stations on my satellite radio.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), explaining on NPR’s The Diane Rehm Show why there is no need for NPR to get public funding. About 5.5% of Americans subscribe to satellite radio at a cost of from $10 to $20 per month, according to recent Nielsen figures. NPR supporters acknowledge that most rural areas of the country would not have access to the news and information currently available on public radio without government support.

Well, At Least They Weren’t Made in Burma

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The torch relay clothes were NOT made in Burma. They were manufactured in Myanmar.

The response of the Salt Lake City Olympics organizing committee (aka, the Mitt Romney Olympics), after protests over the origin of uniforms in 2002. The committee apparently did not understand that Burma and Myanmar are one and the same, and that thousands of refugees were fleeing the military regime which had placed its rightful leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, under house arrest for years.

Press is Deforming Characters, One Lt. Gov. at a Time

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Unfortunately, as an elected official character deformation that is totally fabricated can occur like this and there is not much I can do.

Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll (R-Fla.), emailing a supporter and blaming the media for recent allegations that she was having a lesbian affair with her travel aide. We think Carroll meant, “character defamation,” but then, we thought she was straight.

Mitt, Show Us the Money!

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If you have things to hide, then maybe you’re doing things wrong. I think you ought to be willing to release everything to the American people.

Gov. Robert Bentley (R-Ala.), one of a growing number of Republicans who are calling on Mitt Romney to release his tax returns already and end the speculation about what they might contain. Blackmail payments to Seamus, perhaps?

Republican Priorities are Different From Yours

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33

Number of opportunities, as of this week, that House Republicans have given themselves to be able to say that they voted against all or part of the Affordable Care Act. None of the votes made it through the Senate, but they did serve their intended purpose: to make House Republicans look like they are doing something when in fact, they are just hanging out in expensive suits and air conditioned offices, listening to one another talk as health care for them and their families is paid for by taxpayers.