The first of two days of oral arguments over what supporters call marriage equality brings the boldest of the claims that gay rights activists will make — that there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage that states may not deny. [Washington Post] TODAY IS the day same-sex marriage will be argued at the Supreme [...]
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Claire McCaskill Makes Me Proud to have Been Born a Missourian
THIS IS a profound moment for my home state of Missouri. In most every way, Missouri is a backward state. I fled it in my 20s and have been amazed since then that the politicians haven’t been influenced by the changing times. There is a rabidly bigoted thread that runs through this state that is [...]
Five State Bills About Gays, Guns, Girls, and Government
Steven Hsieh, writing at AlterNet, has a collection of legislative actions he entitles 5 Utterly Horrifying Right-Wing State Bills. (emphasis added throughout) 1. Tennessee bill would prohibit discussion of ‘non-heterosexual’ sexuality in schools and force teachers to warn parents if their kids identify as LGBT. This is the return of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, [...]
Super Bowl #Clydesdales Sunday *Updated*
THIS IS America’s Sunday of sharing one sport. But if football isn’t your thing, TCM is in their Oscar month of greatest films. Even many football agnostics watch the Super Bowl. Some watch it for the commercials. Some pretend to watch it, but simply tolerate it for the good eating. What’s your favorite recipe? Or [...]
News Desk — Roe v. Wade at 40: 7 in 10 Americans Want Abortion Legal
“I don’t need a constitutional amendment to overturn Roe,” said Charmaine Yoest, president of Americans United for Life, an antiabortion law firm that works with state groups on local legislation. “Clinic regulations do actually challenge Roe.” – Support Grows for Roe v. Wade Abortion Ruling [Wall Street Journal] ROE V. WADE and the 40th anniversary [...]
Top Story — Romney-Ryan, Mourdock to Women: Get Over It! [Video]
“Gov. Romney disagrees with Richard Mourdock, and Mr. Mourdock’s comments do not reflect Gov. Romney’s views,” Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul told The Hill in a statement Wednesday morning. “We disagree on the policy regarding exceptions for rape and incest but still support him.” – Romney stands by Mourdock, won’t ask him to pull down ad [...]
Todd Akin! Oh, No You Didn’t!
HE JUST can’t help himself. From the Kansas City Star: “I think we have a very clear path to victory, and apparently Claire McCaskill thinks we do, too, because she was very aggressive at the debate, which was quite different than it was when she ran against Jim Talent,” Akin said. “She had a confidence [...]
News Desk: Claire McCaskill Ad Hits Todd Akin on Social Security, Minimum Wage, and “Legitimate Rape”
THIS AD is strong, to the point and uses Todd Akin’s own words to make the case he’s bad for Missourians. It begins with Akin on Social Security, then on Medicare, then on the minimum wage, and yes, it goes to Akin’s insulting legitimate rape comments. This is one race where I’m actually rooting for [...]
Missouri’s Todd Akin Launches “Women for Akin”
A REPORT from TPM posts a weird video, with women endorsing Akin actually hidden from view in parts of it, as they tout their candidate. As you see from the graphic, they don’t have enough people around to even spell check their promotions. Claire McCaskill is now polling just a few points above Akin, depending [...]
News Desk: McCaskill 48% – Akin 38%
**UPDATED** ONE RARE Rasmussen poll I’m thrilled to cite. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the Show Me State finds McCaskill earning 48% support to Akin’s 38%. Nine percent (9%) like some other candidate in the race, and five percent (5%) are undecided. Go get ‘im, Claire. UPDATE: What if Akin [...]
In Honor the the GOP Platform, It’s Back to the ’80s
AKIN: You know, Dr. Willke has just released a statement and part of his letter, I think he just stated it very clearly. He said, of course Akin never used the word legitimate to refer to the rapist, but to false claims like those made in Roe v. Wade and I think that simplifies it….. [...]
News Desk: Todd Akin Tells Mike Huckabee: “We are going to continue with this race for the US Senate”
**UPDATED** TODD AKIN is staying in Missouri Senate race. “We are going to continue with this race for the US Senate.” – Todd Akin on the Mike Huckabee radio show For those of you who donate to candidates, here’s a way to help… CLAIRE McCASKILL for SENATE As much as I believe Claire McCaskill is [...]
Top Story: What’s the Matter with Todd Akin?
But for all of that the overall numbers in the race have moved very little. When we polled in May McCaskill was getting only 8% of the Republican vote, and even with the controversy around Akin she’s only pushed up to 10% of it. GOP voters dislike McCaskill so much they’re not going to vote [...]
Paul Ryan Joined Todd Akin to Coin ‘Forcible Rape’ in the Republican War on Women
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy PAUL RYAN AND TODD AKIN were two of the 227 Republican co-sponsors of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act in January 2011. This was a bill that turned “rape” into “forcible rape,” until the public got wind of this wingnuttery and House [...]
Claire McCaskill’s Opponent Thinks Rape Victims Have Self-Aborting Body Properties
“First of all, from what I understand from doctors [pregnancy from rape] is really rare. If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” – Todd Akin [Gawker] AS SOMEONE born and raised in Missouri it’s simply unacceptable to think that my home state could elect [...]
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