Monthly Archives: February 2011

PHILADELPHIA: Catholic Priests Molestation Scandal Widens

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Benny Hinn Sued For Adultery

Scam artist “faith healer” and mega-millionaire Pastor Benny Hinn is being sued by a Christian book publisher who says Hinn violated the “immorality” clause in their contract when he had an adulterous affair with fellow preacher Paula White. In August, Hinn admitted to a friendship with evangelist Paula White after The National Enquirer published photos of them in Rome, holding …

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Gallup Poll: Greatest President Of All Time

Gallup’s annual President’s Day poll is out. In the eight times Gallup has asked this same “greatest president” question over the last 12 years, one of three presidents — Lincoln, Reagan, and Kennedy — has topped the list each time. Reagan was the top vote getter in 2001, 2005, and now 2011. Lincoln won in 1999, in two 2003 surveys, …

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WISCONSIN: Dem Rep Goes Off On GOP

Buzzfeed’s Matt Stopera calls this “Anthony Weiner-esque.”

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Westboro Responds To Anonymous

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CNN On Santorum’s Google Problem

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MAINE: Federal Judge Rejects NOM’s Attempt To Hide Names Of Donors

A federal judge ruled yesterday that Maine’s campaign finance disclosure law is constitutional, rejecting NOM’s long-running battle to hide the names of its donors. The challenge was brought by the National Organization for Marriage, which spent $1.9 million dollars in a successful campaign to overturn Maine’s same-sex marriage law in 2009. The Ethics Commission had determined that NOM was required …

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Digital Is Not Saving The Music Industry

Digital music sales have plummeted since their 2005 peak.

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Twitter Suspends App Clients

Twitter has suspended their affiliation with UberMedia, a company that owns a broad variety of Twitter applications used to amplify the traditional user experience. UberMedia owns TweetDeck, UberTwitter, EchoFon, and Twidroyd, among other Twitter-based applications. Twitter says: We ask all developers in Twitter ecosystem to abide by a simple set of rules that are in the interests of our users, …

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MONTANA: Tea Party Rep Introduces Bill Overturning All Local LGBT Rights

Tea Party-backed Montana GOP Rep. Kristen Hansen has introduced a bill that would overturn all local LGBT rights laws in the state. The bill “limits all local rights ordinances to state-protected classes” of people. Montana House Bill 516. Via Montana Capitol Report, we learn that GOP lawmakers refused to allow opponents of the bill to be heard, even though anti-gay …

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WISCONSIN: Pro-Union Protesters Chant “Fox Lies” During Live Report

And the anchor responds: “Those folks protesting Fox, I’m wondering if they would prefer a state-run television network.” Because the protesters are communists, of course. (Via – Buzzfeed)

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MONTANA: Tea Party Rep Introduces Bill Declaring Global Warming “Beneficial”

Newly elected Tea Party-backed Montana GOP state Rep. Joe Read has introduced a bill declaring that global warming is not only natural, it benefits the economy of his state. From Montana House Bill 429: The legislature finds that to ensure economic development in Montana and the appropriate management of Montana’s natural resources it is necessary to adopt a public policy …

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Quote Of The Day – Chris Barron

“Considering we don’t support gay marriage and DADT isn’t part of our 2011 legislative agenda, I’m not sure how this effects us at all.” – Chris Barron, telling Red State that GOProud will have no problem adhering to new CPAC rules which stipulate that any organization supporting LGBT rights may not attend in the future. A Red State commenter observes: …

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GEORGIA: Wingnut GOP Rep Wants Police To Investigate All Miscarriages

Not only does whackadoodle Georgia state Rep. Bobby Franklin want abortion classified as murder, according to his latest bill, the police will have to investigate all miscarriages to ensure that they were “spontaneous.” Here’s the complete bill. Via Daily Kos: Franklin wants to create a Uterus Police to investigate miscarriages, and requires that any time a miscarriage occurs, whether in …

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The Cars – Blue Tip

Their first record in 24 years. Like time stood still.

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Maddow On Glenn Beck’s End Times

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This Party Took A Turn For The Douche

Audio totally way NSFW. (Via – Dan Savage)

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House Defunds Planned Parenthood

Even though Planned Parenthood has been long banned from using any of its federal money for abortions, today the GOP led a lopsided vote to completely defund the agency. The vote was 240-185 with ten Democrats siding with the GOP. The measure would eliminate about $330 million through the end of September for preventative-health services, including federal funding for contraception …

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NEW YORK: World’s Largest Apple Store Planned For Grand Central Terminal

Apple plans to install what would be their largest outlet in the world in the massive balcony area of Grand Central Terminal. The 16,000 square foot store will displace at least one of the restaurants presently in that location. The store will be Manhattan’s fifth Apple location. While relatively low-profile tenants like restaurants and their tables and chairs don’t detract …

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Hackers Group Warns Westboro Baptist:
You Will Face Our Vicious Retaliation

The mysterious hackers group Anonymous, best known so far for their campaign against the Church of Scientology, has issued a stark warning to the Westboro Baptist Church. We, the collective super-consciousness known as ANONYMOUS – the Voice of Free Speech & the Advocate of the People – have long heard you issue your venomous statements of hatred, and we have …

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