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Saturday morning’s 9 interesting things

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1) CPAC Racist Rap (or EVERYTHING you need to know about CPAC in one video)  - Yet another jaw-dropping moment from CPAC, as right wing “comedians” Steven Crowder and Chris Loesch perform an absolutely nauseating “rap” song, wearing “founding fathers” powdered wigs. And don’t miss what happens at about the 2 minute mark, as an African American walks out. Yes, they’re yelling the N word, pretending they’re saying “knickers.”  Right wing humor:

2) Romney Brags AT CPAC: ‘We Prevented Massachusetts From Becoming The Las Vegas Of Gay Marriage’ - “…I successfully prohibited out- of-state couples from coming to our state to get married and then going home. On my watch, we fought hard and prevented Massachusetts from becoming the Las Vegas of gay marriage. When I am president, I will defend the Defense of Marriage Act, and I will fight for an amendment to our Constitution that defines marriage as a relationship between a man and a woman.” [...] In 1994, while running for a seat in the Senate, Romney told the GOP group Log Cabin Republicans, “We must make equality for gays and lesbians a mainstream concern.”

3) Mitt Overdoes It At CPAC - In his address this afternoon, Romney boasted, “I fought against long odds in a deep blue state, but I was a severely conservative Republican governor. …[...] The awkward phrasing reminded Erick Erickson of this bit from Chris Orr in 2008: It occurred to me that the same is true of Romney’s desperate, if never terribly persuasive, impersonation of a conservative Republican. That persona–angry, simple-minded, xenophobic, jingoistic–is exactly what Romney (who is himself cultured, content, and cosmopolitan) imagines the average GOP voter to be. || Note: lol, Romney isn’t the only one who imagines the average GOP that way (see video above).

4) GOP Won’t Yield on Millionaire Surtax in Payroll Deal - House Speaker John Boehner today urged Democrats to come to terms with Republicans on a year-long extension to the payroll tax cut, as negotiations between conferees struggle to yield progress on a path towards a deal. At his weekly news conference, the speaker once again suggested that Democrats should give up on a proposed tax hike on millionaires to pay for the extensions, which Democrats have persistently called for it to cover the cost of the extensions.

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5) Rick Santorum: Women Are Capable Of ‘Flying Small Planes’ - In the past 24 hours, Santorum [has] accused Obama of helping Iran acquire nuclear weapons; suggested that male soldiers are incapable of controlling their emotions around female comrades in combat; and said women are better suited to “flying small planes.”

6) White House Seeks To Mute Catholic Uproar Over Contraception Rule - On Friday, President Obama announced the plan… But if a religious institution declines to provide coverage that includes contraceptive services, “the insurance company will be required to reach out directly and offer her contraceptive coverage free of charge.” The administration argues further that because contraceptive services prevent the costs of unintended pregnancies, the rule comes with no financial costs to either the insurer or religious employer. A similar rule resulted in no premium increases in the Federal Employee Health Benefits plan, officials noted, and the White House argues this moots the charge that religious money will be indirectly footing the bill for birth control and other contraception.

7) Anti-Contreceptor, King of the Spermicons, Jumps Into the Lead - If your party’s goal is to make sure every ejaculation has a clear path to its target, it’s Santorum or bust:


8) Obama budget to propose election year spending on jobs, roads - President Barack Obama will project lower deficits and request billions of dollars for infrastructure and jobs in his 2013 budget, laying out a plan he will sell to voters in November, despite Republican criticism of rising federal debts. Obama’s budget proposal, which he will submit to Congress on Monday, will project a $901 billion deficit for fiscal 2013, a sharp drop from the $1.33 trillion funding gap that is predicted for this year, a senior administration official said on Friday. Obama is expected to repeat a call for millionaires to pay a minimum tax rate of 30 percent, while taking aim at the foreign profits of big U.S. corporations. || Note: To which Bob Cesca adds: And by the following Monday, conservapundits will be asking why the president hasn’t introduced a budget.

9) Walker, Van Hollen: Chunk of mortgage settlement going to state budget - Wisconsin will use a chunk of its $140 million share of a national settlement over foreclosure and mortgage-servicing abuses to help the state budget rather than assist troubled homeowners, Gov. Scott Walker and state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said Thursday. [...] But of a $31.6 million payment coming directly to the state government, most of that money – $25.6 million – will go to help close a budget shortfall revealed in newly released state projections. Van Hollen, whose office said he has the legal authority over the money, made the decision in consultation with Walker. || Note: *shrug* no surprise. There will be a recall election sometime between April – June, however. If you didn’t vote last time, maybe you will this time?

South Carolina, you so crazy!

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“When someone asks when the Republican Party abandoned its longstanding position as the party of family values, we will all be able to say it was shortly after 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on January 19, 2012, in Charleston, South Carolina.”— Roland Martin, detailing precisely how SC’s Republican primary has demolished the Republican party’s credibility. (via: mie-eponymous)


Source: early-onset-of-night


Source: phroyd

mie-eponymous: This one’s for you, South Carolina!  Good on ya for taking a FIRM moral stance.  And how nice of you, to let us see just which morals you favor…

Santorum cannot decide if gay marriage / homosexuality is more like beastiality or polygamy

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Rawstory: In 2003, an Associated Press reporter asked Santorum if he thought homosexuals should not have sex. He responded by saying that sodomy, adultery and polygamy all undermined the traditional family.

“In every society, the definition of marriage has not ever to my knowledge included homosexuality. That’s not to pick on homosexuality. It’s not, you know, man on child, man on dog, or whatever the case may be. It is one thing.”

Now he says he TOTALLY didn’t mean homosexuality is like bestiality!

“Hold on a second, John. Read the quote. I said it’s not. It is not. I didn’t say it is. I said it’s not. You know, I don’t — I’m trying to understand what you’re trying to make the point. I said it’s not those things. I didn’t connect them. I specifically excluded them.”

It depends on what the definition of “it” is, I suppose…

Besides, nowadays Santorum likes to equate gay marriage to polygamy — see video below:

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Rawstory: Santorum tried engaging in a Socratic dialogue on gay marriage, parrying the student’s responses with nonsensical theoretical tangents.

“So if you’re not happy unless you’re married to five other people, is that OK?  Reason says that if you think it’s okay for two [individuals to marry], then you have to differentiate for me why it’s not okay for three.”

Huh?

Don’t you see? You can’t, just cannot, define marriage as “between two adults.” If marriage isn’t defined specifically as “between one man and one woman,” then you open up the door to ANYTHING GOOOOEEEES!! Sharia Law! The sun will explode! Men on dogs!

If you vote Republican (or don’t vote at all)…

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Colorado Republicans Join With Michele Bachmann, Attempt To Block Gay Service Members From Using Military Bases And Facilities For Same-Sex Marriages

Colorado Republican Reps. Doug Lamborn and Mike Coffman joined Rep. Michele Bachmann and 83 other members of the House as signers of a letter to the U.S. Senate urging that body to pass an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would prohibit gay members of America’s Armed Forces from using military facilities for marriage ceremonies.

The Department of Defense, in the wake of the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, has indicated that it will allow chaplains and same-sex couples to use facilities on a “sexual orientation-neutral basis,” something Republican members of the U.S. House oppose.

The letter was authored by Republican Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri and was signed by 86 members of the House.

“The Defense of Marriage Act was passed by a bipartisan vote in Congress and signed into law by President Clinton,” Akin said in a statement. “Unfortunately, this current administration is now directing the Department of Defense to ignore this law and perform gay marriages on military bases. I think this is wrong, which is why I offered an amendment to the House-passed defense bill making it clear that DOMA applies to the DOD. This letter calls for the Senate to add a similar amendment to their version of the bill. The Department of Defense should not be allowed to simply ignore laws they do not like.”

manicchill: How many attempts have Republicans made to subvert the clear intentions of repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell in the last year or two? How many jobs bills have they introduced in that same period of time? If you vote Republican, you don’t support job growth, and you don’t support limited government. You support institutionalized bigotry, and the idea that a continuously growing community of your fellow citizens are somehow second-class.

Real talk. Occupy a voting booth in 2012.

Alan Simpson on abortion rights and homophobia: am I dreaming?

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I’m astounded. And speechless. I have a newfound respect for former Senator Alan Simpson (R-WY):

SIMPSON: Who the hell is for abortion? I don’t know anybody running around with a sign that says, “Have an abortion! They’re wonderful!” They’re hideous, but they’re a deeply intimate and personal decision, and I don’t think men legislators should even vote on the issue.

Then you’ve got homosexuality, you’ve got Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. We have homophobes on our party. That’s disgusting to me. We’re all human beings. We’re all God’s children. Now if they’re going to get off on that stuff—Santorum has said some cruel things—cruel, cruel things—about homosexuals. Ask him about it; see if he attributes the cruelness of his remarks years ago. Foul.

Now if that’s the kind of guys that are going to be on my ticket, you know, it makes you sort out hard what Reagan said, you know, “Stick with your folks.” But, I’m not sticking with people who are homophobic, anti-women, moral values—while you’re diddling your secretary while you’re giving a speech on moral values? Come on, get off of it.

Watch the video…

Sadly, in today’s Republican / Tea party, Simpson would definitely not pass their purity test.

Equality and DOMA and the “threat” to the “institution” of marriage

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This:

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And let’s not forget to add Newt Gingrich’s accomplishments:

Let’s remember, Newt [Gingrich] famously dumped wife #1 for wife #2 while wife #1 was in the hospital recovering from cancer surgery. As in literally went to the hospital to present her with divorce papers while she was recovering from surgery for uterine cancer.

He eventually dumped wife #2 for wife #3 shortly after wife #2 was diagnosed with MS back in 1999. And he was having the affair on wife #2 with wife #3 while he was turning the country upside down trying to drive Bill Clinton from office over his affair with Monica Lewinsky.

Ron Paul’s libertarian ideology falls apart with his support of DOMA

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Ron Paul is okay with government regulation of our personal lives:

Ron Paul, a favorite among Teabaggers and Lbertarians for president, is adamantly opposed to the idea of government imposing its will on the people except for when he isn’t, as in the case of the Defense of Marriage Act. Apparently its ok for big government to define marriage, but not ok to have a Department of Education or the FDA.

Speaking to a group of religious conservatives in Iowa, Republican Congressman Ron Paul (TX) said he supports the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) because the controversial legislation protects states’ rights. [...]

This is where Paul’s carefully crafted ideology falls apart and we glimpse the kook behind the curtain.

Reaganomics & small government: Clinton vs. Obama

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Bob Cesca: John Cole adds a reality check to the recent ascension of Bill Clinton as political hero:

It is also worth noting that many of the reasons Obama has had difficulty is because he is trying to undo where Clinton failed, whether it be DADT, DOMA, health care, or putting back the economy that was trashed in some part because of Clinton era deregulation.

Clinton was the Democratic leader who most embodied the coerced continuation of Reaganomics. Progressives would be happier with President Obama if this was properly remembered, alongside the fact that the current president has, on numerous occasions, declared an end to Reaganomics and smaller government. We tend to forget.

And NAFTA! Let’s not forget how the free trade agreement (“that giant sucking sound,” as Perot once said] has worked out so extremely well for the American worker / middle-class. Obama campaigned on the promise to renegotiate NAFTA. It’s no wonder the GOP is feeling a bit nostalgic for Bill Clinton.