US senator: No US citizenship rights for terrorists – Yahoo! News.
And I thought Joe McCarthy was bad. McCarthy just wanted to arrest and imprison Communists. Lieberman proposes stripping American citizens of all civil rights if said citizen “is found to be involved with a foreign terrorist organization as designated by the Department of State.” Continue reading
I love a good snarky comment. I really do. And let me tell you, this is a really good snark. It ranks right up there with some of the best I have ever encountered! What am I talking about? Why this:
Know what “Grunning” is? Well do I have a story–with guns and kitties–for you: http://bit.ly/9TgVKt
(from @KirkPWatson)
If you follow his link, and read the story offered by Kirk Watson (D – Texas State Senator), you will find a hilarious story about guns, kittens, and giant rats. Seriously. And you need to do that before you continue. Go ahead, I’ll wait. Continue reading
You should too! This is a great idea. Just a quick video of yourself asking “Do I look illegal?”. @GottaLaff will edit the videos together, and post the result on the web. The more, the better. I actually look Hispanic to a lot of people. In reality, my heritage is probably Black Irish. But that wouldn’t help me in Arizona.
Go here to join in, and help us make a statement: The Political Carnival: "Do I look illegal?"
What, you haven’t heard that Halliburton is involved in the massive oil spill currently despoiling Gulf fishing and shrimping, and threatening your favorite Florida beaches and the Keys4? Then read on. Continue reading
All too often these days, big corporations have taken the profit when things go well, and counted on the government to bail them out when things go wrong. Recently we have seen huge bailouts of big banks and U.S. automakers. The automakers got huge loans, and at least GM has paid theirs back. I’m OK with using the resources of the Federal government to help out when there is an appropriate social need to meet, such as saving the jobs of all those auto workers. But I cannot accept bailing out corporations without expecting repayment.
Which brings me back to what prompted me to post on this topic today. The headline reads:
So BP wants DOD to help solve their problem. Continue reading
Driving in this morning, looking at the scary bumper stickers on the monster pickup trucks and SUVs, this Progressive Texan (yes, we exist) was contemplating the dangerous seditious rhetoric originating from the Far Right. I have to admit I was seriously considering whether I need to move my family out of the “Southern States” before the Confederacy rises again. Continue reading
EDITORIAL: Discrimination is necessary – Washington Times
First-graders should not be forced into the classrooms of teachers undergoing sex changes. Religious broadcasters and faith-based summer camps should not be forced to hire cross-dressers. Women should not be forced to share bathrooms with people with male body parts who say they want to be females. Yet those are some of the likely results if Congress passes H.R. 3017, the so-called Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which is due for a vote this week by the House Education and Labor Committee.
Wow. That is the most ill-informed, bigoted, nasty paragraph I have read today. I note with particular interest that the target of the bigotry in this ill-conceived editorial is exclusively transgender people. Apparently gays and lesbians are no longer frightening enough for the Washington Times.
Let’s leave aside the fact that the APA is currently revising the DSM, and may change the definition of Gender Identity Disorder (GID). Should we also discriminate against bi-polar disorder patients who are receiving treatment, and prevent them from teaching our children? After all, their disorder is also listed in the DSM. What about people with depression? Should they use a different bathroom? Oh, I know what you are going to say. Those disorders pose no risk. Really? Ever heard of Columbine? Risk is a part of life. Continue reading
