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Moms, children to hold Mother's Day events in 8 states to raise gun violence...
A press release from Mayors Against Illegal Guns: MOMS, CHILDREN TO HOLD MOTHER'S DAY EVENTS IN EIGHT STATES TO RAISE GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Gun Violence Survivors Will...
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What I will not write about today
Sometimes I get so frustrated and/or disheartened and/or annoyed by some of the news stories of the day that I can’t bring myself to write about them. Here are a few recent reports that made my blood...
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Photo of the Day- Ohio Gov Kasich, Flanked by Six Men, Signs Stringent...
Click to enlarge, though unless you're trying to induce vomiting I don't recommend. The new provisions will make it harder for family planning groups like Planned Parenthood to receive federal...
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Doctor, Doctor
Years ago, you didn't have to be a real doctor to prescribe treatment for medical issues. And once again today, we have re-instituted that policy of allowing anyone who wants to dispense medical...
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The Boehner Boner
Poor John, the orange man and I don't mean from Syracuse University. It must be hard picking out a tie that doesn't clash with your jaundiced complexion, but you have another clash to consider. You...
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VIDEO- Bye-bye women's rights: "If you live where the Republican party is in...
So much for reaching out to women in the GOP's increasingly unsuccessful attempts to rebrand the party: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Rachel Maddow: Where...
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It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint
Sadly, women's rights and equality is a marathon, not a sprint. And perhaps this video is a little too literal, but it makes a great point. If we look at the struggles and regressive thinking that's...
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Quickie- Ohio Pro-Gun Group Raising Money To Buy George Zimmerman A New Weapon
Because GOD KNOWS we wouldn't want this guy to go around unarmed. A pro-gun group from Ohio launched a fundraising effort over the weekend to buy George Zimmerman a new gun. On the heels of reports...
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A Love Story
This is a feel good/feel bad story. But most of all, it should make you feel. Two people meet and fall in love. They're both 27 at the time and spend the next twenty years together. Sadly, ALS, Lou...
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What's that smell? Why, it's the smell of Obama victory: US judge dismisses...
Note to Republicans: Cordray was confirmed, so any questions about the legality of his appointment went bye-bye. Time to... To rub salt into that GOP wound, a U.S. district judge has now granted the...
View ArticleVideo Mid Day Distraction- Raw: George Takei Leads 'Chicken Dance' at...
It's always a good time for The Chicken Dance. More here. The post Video Mid Day Distraction- Raw: George Takei Leads 'Chicken Dance' at Oktoberfest in Ohio appeared first on The Political Carnival.
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Live Streaming Video- President Obama Speaks at ArcelorMittal, Cleveland,...
The post Live Streaming Video- President Obama Speaks at ArcelorMittal, Cleveland, Ohio 3:40p EDT appeared first on The Political Carnival.
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Time to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment
Back in 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment, which guaranteed equal rights for women, passed both houses of Congress but couldn't get enough states to ratify it. As a result, women today are still...
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Told ya so, frackers: Ohio geologists see link between fracking, sudden burst...
In a previous post, Frackers set sights on largest oil shale reservoir in US... near CA's San Andreas fault, I couldn't help but wonder how greedy Big Oil could ignore the terrorizing prospect of...
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A Populace Pump For Electile Dysfunction
It doesn't get much funnier than this -- and what candidate hasn't worried at one time or another of suffering from "ELECTILE DYSFUNCION?" This one may actually give you a boner, er, Boehner. See if...
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Ohio teacher fired over comment to Black student, “We don’t need another...
The repost.us service is no longer available so we have removed that code from The Political Carnival. Here is the original post on FreakOutNation The post Ohio teacher fired over comment to Black...
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When is art too risky or offensive to display? You tell me.
As regular readers already know, I worked for years as an artist, an actor, and a comedienne; my husband is a TV producer, my father-in-law, parents, and grandparents are/were all visual and/or...
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GOP Puts Nail In Their 2016 Presidential Coffin
It has become part of political mythology that a candidate cannot win the presidency without carrying Ohio. (John F. Kennedy pulled off this feat in 1960, winning the general election even though he...
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LeBron Is Leaving the State that Refuted Medicaid and Returning to O-hi-o,...
That terrific line is courtesy a Twizzerz genius that MSNBC's Joy Reid had spotted, noted and repeated on UP with Steve Kornacki who is being ably subbed for by the amazing Jonathan Martin this fine...
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Bright spot for Dems: Electing governors in states run by Republicans
As the headline suggests, there is, indeed, a bright spot for Democrats this election season: Knocking off GOP governors in tres rouge Republican states. Waitwhat? Yes, you read that right, we have a...
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