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HOUSTON: Wingnut Radio Host Michael Berry Found On Gay Bar Security Videos

Conservative Houston radio host Michael Berry has been identified on the security videos of a local drag bar shortly before he fled a hit-and-run incident in the club’s parking lot. As I reported yesterday, Berry is known for fiery condemnations of minorities, with “crackheads and welfare queens” his most commonly-used expression to describe Houston’s poor. Berry claims that his employers …

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Christie Blasted Over Whitney Tribute

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has ordered the state’s flags lowered to mark the death of Whitney Houston, who was born and raised in Newark. Cue the wingnuts. Heather Clause, a Richmond, Va.-based blogger who writes about teen moms and was tweeting critical comments, said in a telephone interview that she was appalled by the planned flag-lowering. “It’s just such …

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IOWA: Life Sentence For Abortion Docs?

As the nation is deluged in an avalanche of bills restricting abortion access, Tea Party freshman state Rep. Kim Pearson has introduced an Iowa bill that some are calling the most radical of them all. Among other things, the bill makes it so a doctor that performs and abortion commits “feticide” — a Class A felony, which is punishable by …

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Civil Unions Introduced In West Virginia

It likely won’t get anywhere, but a brave rep in West Virginia introduced a civil unions bill yesterday. Delegate John Doyle says he introduced the bill Thursday to start a conversation about family equality. The Jefferson County Democrat says that gay and lesbian couples should have the same safety net to deal with the death of a parent or the …

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