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Rick Santorum, Come on Down!
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The average intelligence of the GOP presidential candidates took a major hit this morning. Today on Good Morning America, Rick Santorum threw his homophobic hat in the presidential ring for 2012.
Unless Sarah Palin or Michele Bachmann enters the race, Santorum may be the most dangerous when it comes to social conservatism. He is anti-abortion, against gay rights, and 100% religious zealot crack pot. If it were up to Santorum, our social policies would take a trip in the way back machine to sometime in the early 19th century.
If Santorum some how manages to get his dumb ass elected, expect our transition to a closed society to become complete, with a shiny new Santorum installed dead bolt on the door.
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Pick Your Topic Tuesday: The First Women’s Rights Convention at Seneca Falls.
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It’s Friday, and time to post this week’s winning topic for Pick Your Topic Tuesday. My thanks go out to Mac at Talk and Politics for his winning suggestion of “my favorite historical event.” Mac is doing a great job with his blog, and if you haven’t checked it out yet, I strongly encourage you to do so. He has a great blend of current and past events that he discusses, and each new post is a unique treat to read.
As far as my favorite historical event, well there are too many for me to pick just one. However, as many of you may know, I am a very strong human rights advocate, as well as an outspoken feminist. With that in mind, I thought I would talk about the First Women’s Rights Convention of Seneca Falls in 1848. The convention was put together by suffragists Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, and would become the hallmark of how powerful a united movement can become. Without further adieu, I give you
The First Women’s Convention of Seneca Falls.
While conservative women in power such as Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann refuse to acknowledge the rewards of the ongoing Feminist movement, it is unmistakably clear that their entire political careers are the direct result of Feminist pioneers such as Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony. While early feminists such as Abigail Adams spoke of equality, it was the women of the 19th century who set the wheels in motion. Palin and Bachmann may be prominent participants in the 2012 Republican Convention, but it was the Seneca Falls First Women’s Convention of 1848 that laid the groundwork of equality for women.
In 1840, Abolitionists Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton met while attending the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London England. They became furious when they learned that women were not allowed in the main seating area of the convention, and were relegated to sitting behind a partition in the balcony. Mott and Stanton, as well as many other women in the abolition movement were angered by the fact that the fight for freedom did not include fighting for women’s rights. Eight years later, in July of 1848, while visiting her sister Martha Wright in Waterloo New York, Lucretia Mott would meet with Stanton, Mary Ann McClintock, and Jane Hunt. It was during this meeting that the idea for a convention which would serve to, in Stanton’s words “Discuss the social, civil, and religious condition of rights and women.”
Convening on July 18th and 19th of 1848 in Seneca Falls, 300 people including 40 men attended the convention. While the 6 sessions of the convention featured discussions on law and the role of women in society, the hallmark of the convention was the Declaration of Sentiments, which was penned by Stanton and fashioned after the Declaration of Independence. In this declaration, Stanton stated that” All men and women had been created equal.” The declaration would list the 18 “Injuries and Usurpations on the part of men toward women,” as well as draft 11 resolutions arguing that women had the right of equality on all levels. The most controversial of the resolutions would be the ninth, which called for the women’s right to vote.
The ninth resolution may have been controversial to the delegates at the convention, but it was also the most important to Stanton. In spite of the insistence of Lucretia Mott, Stanton stuck to her guns and left the resolution in the document for vote. Although the resolution was voted down at first, an impassioned speech by none other than Fredrick Douglass on the second day convinced the delegation to allow the resolution to remain in the 11 resolutions that Stanton had drafted. At the end of the convention, 100 people including 38 men signed off on the Declaration of Sentiments, which became the centerpiece of the women’s movement during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Although the convention and resulting declaration was met with ridicule in the press, the groundwork of suffrage was firmly laid. In 1851, Elizabeth Stanton would meet Susan B. Anthony, and together they would become a formidable team fighting for the right to vote, as well as other aspects of equality for women. Unfortunately, neither one would live to see the 19th constitutional amendment pass which granted women the right to vote in 1920. In fact, Charlotte Woodward, a young woman who worked in a glove factory was the only female delegate to the Seneca Falls Convention who lived long enough to place her vote in the 1920 election.
While I was reading up on the Seneca Falls Women’s Convention, I came across an interesting nugget: On June 2nd of 1848 Gerrit Smith was nominated as the Liberty Party Presidential Candidate. One of the main planks of his platform called for the women’s right to vote. During the convention, Lucretia Mott received 5 votes from the delegation to run as Smith’s Vice President. This would be the first time in American politics that a woman’s name would be mentioned for a Federal executive office position.
The First Women’s Convention of Seneca Falls was an historic event that should not be overlooked for its significance. The convention would become the foundation on which the house of suffrage and women’s equality would be built upon. The convention should also serve as a reminder that the fight for equality can be long, slow, and forever ongoing. Although there are women in positions of power in every walk of life, they are still not treated as equals. Women are still underpaid and undervalued in the work place. A majority of men still feel that a woman’s place is in the home. The grip of patriarchy may not have the choke hold it once did, but it still has a fairly strong grip on society. We simply must not allow the Sarah Palins and Michele Bachmanns of the world continue to mock feminism. After all, if it were not for courageous women such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott who literally put the convention together at the last minute, the women of today may still be shackled in the chains of patriarchy, with men as their masters.
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Decision 2012: Charlie Sheen vs. Sarah Palin
Some funny stuff from Meghan McCain which was published on the The Daily Beast. I would pay at least 5 dollars to see such a debate:
A new poll shows that independent voters prefer Charlie Sheen to Sarah Palin for president of the United States. That might sound like an absurd matchup, but what if it actually happened? Meghan McCain on the historical campaign that could be.
The setting is the 2012 presidential debates. Following one of the biggest upsets in American political history, actor Charlie Sheen has secured the Democratic nomination for president over Barack Obama. His sold-out “Violent Torpedo of Truth” tour played to full houses in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina—and he swept all those caucuses and primaries. The pundits call his campaign platform (WINNING!) a stroke of political genius.
On the flip side, after a long and brutal primary season, Sarah Palin narrowly beat out reality-TV star Donald Trump for the Republican nomination. In a surprising act of grace, she offered Trump the job of her running mate. If elected, in addition to governing the country, the duo will also appear on a crossover edition of The Apprentice: Alaska. The following scene is the opening debates between the two candidates with MSNBC host Rachel Maddow moderating:
Rachel Maddow: Good evening ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our two candidates to the stage. Both of you are known for quitting your jobs abruptly. Why should the American people trust you with the presidency?
Sarah Palin: Good evening, Rachel. I did not quit being governor, but decided to leave given that I did not want to be a lame duck. I instead went on to make a large amount of money touring the country and giving speeches, and of course starring in my hit TV show Sarah Palin’s Alaska. All of this really served my country in a different way, so in essence I wasn’t quitting. I was doing my part to make America better.
Charlie Sheen: I didn’t quit anything, you clearly have no idea what you are talking about. I elected to win. And if elected president that is what I will continue to do. Winning is my life, Rachel. WINNING! WINNING! [He takes a drag from his cigarette and winks at Maddow in a suggestive way.]
If elected president, Charlie Sheen would throw hot tub parties for all the world’s leaders.
Rachel: Very… um… interesting answers. Let’s move on. How do you both feel concerning gay marriage and gay rights? It’s a polarizing issue in America, even with the end of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.
Charlie: Rachel, Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell has always been one of my favorite mottos.
Sarah: I do not agree with my opponent on this issue. I think marriage is between a man and a woman. And if two men lived with each other and had a child—
Charlie: It would be just like my hit TV series. I got so much cash from that show, it funded my entire campaign and I’m giving tax cuts to everyone. But back to your question, Rachel, as many of you remember, I shared a passionate kiss with Jimmy Kimmel. What soft lips! They almost reminded me of my 278th girlfriend—back in junior high school. In conclusion, I support gay marriage and wouldn’t be closed off to considering it in my own life at some point in the future. Gay marriage is winning.
Rachel: Who would both of you consider your personal political heroes?
Charlie: Winning. Hugh Hefner. My father Martin Sheen when he played President Bartlet, which is almost as good as being the real president. And obviously my goddesses.
Sarah: My personal heroes are Jesus Christ, Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan, and Abraham Lincoln.
Rachel: Sarah, this question is for you. How do you respond to critics who say you are too polarizing for the Republican Party and you could possibly be forfeiting the presidency to actor Charlie Sheen? Political blogger and your former running mate’s daughter Meghan McCain has been one of your most vocal critics.
Sarah: Meghan McCain is nothing more than an irrelevant RINO blogger, everybody knows that.
Charlie: [Takes a long drag from his cigarette.] I invited Meghan on my private campaign bus but she wouldn’t come. Do you think Bristol would be down to hang?
Sarah: Not unless you want to deal with this hockey mom.
Rachel: OK let’s focus. Back to the real issues. What will you both do to combat the growing threat of terrorism?
Charlie: 9/11 was a conspiracy. Everyone knows that. What a dumb question, Rachel. I made a video about it. When elected president I will continue to expose this truth! Winning is exposing the 9/11 conspiracy theory!
Rachel: Well, I guess we are changing subjects yet again. Now for a viewer’s question. This one comes from Los Angeles. “What the hell is tiger’s blood? And is it better than moose chili?”
Charlie: If elected, I will pump this economy so full of tiger’s blood, we’ll all be the eye of the tiger! This is what America needs to boost the economy.
Sarah: I’m proud to say that in Alaska, we don’t consume warlock drinks.
Charlie: She’s no goddess.
Rachel: What do you love most about America?
Charlie: Everything but Chuck Lorre.
Sarah: Freedom and Ronald Reagan and freedom.
Rachel: Unfortunately, it seems that time is up. You each have one last closing statement to make.
Charlie: Dear America, in the last two years, I’ve taken over the world. So you might as well give me the White House so that I could throw hot tub parties for all the world leaders. I will also restore America’s economy, get us out Afghanistan with an effective exit strategy all the while restoring peace in the Middle East and bring the same kind of happiness in your lives that you experienced while watching Two and a Half Men. There really isn’t any other logical choice. Winning America. Winning.
Sarah: As I have stated, in the last election things would have turned out much differently had I been on the top of the ticket instead of Senator McCain. I would have won the last election if I were the nominee and I am going to win in this one. Not only am I the only logical choice, but I am the only real God-fearing, gun-loving American standing on this stage. Finally, keep in mind, I’m not just the Republican nominee for president, but also a reality-TV star, and in America you aren’t anyone until you have your own show from Mark Burnett. God bless America.
Rachel: And with that, one of these two people will become your next president. It’s up to you to decide. And honey, if you’re watching at home—I hope you have the bags packed, because we’re moving to Canada.
Meghan McCain is a columnist for The Daily Beast. Originally from Phoenix, she graduated from Columbia University in 2007. She is a New York Times bestselling children’s author, previously wrote for Newsweek magazine, and created the Web site mccainblogette.com. Her most recent book, Dirty Sexy Politics, was published in August.
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My Response to Republicans Over SB5? F*ck You!
The bill SB5 passed in Ohio by a 17-16 vote yesterday, and all I can think is fuck you Republicans. Fuck you for going against popular opinion. Fuck you for trying to sneak in wording that would eliminate benefits for same sex partners on this bill. Fuck you for trying to make this about the budget, instead of your own nefarious agendas to accumulate more wealth and power. Fuck you for not caring about the poor and middle class, the backbone of this country. Fuck you for not giving a shit about women, and trying to control their bodies. Fuck you for claiming that abortion is murder, yet secretly cheer when another abortion doctor is killed. Fuck you for demanding that every child be born regardless of the price the mother may have to pay, and then ignore the child when it’s born.
Fuck you for not allowing same sex partners all the rights and privilege that heterosexual couples enjoy on a federal level. Fuck you for attempting to eliminate Planned Parenthood, Wic, the EPA, and other vital agencies while giving yet more tax breaks to billion dollar corporations. Fuck you for taking up permanent residence in the Koch Brothers back pockets. Fuck you for inflicting Nixon, Reagan, and Bush upon us. Fuck you for bitching about high taxes, huge government, and an unmanageable national debt, than turning around and raising all three. Fuck you for claiming it’s about jobs, then ignoring the unemployed when you’re elected. Fuck you for doing everything you can to make our country a fascist, one party nation. Fuck you for the lies that you spread about Barack Obama. Fuck you for giving birth to the Tea Party. Fuck you for enabling Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, and Sean Hannity. Fuck you for Faux News. Fuck you for not putting a muzzle on Fred Phelps and the other crazy fuckers who preach hate and intolerance. Fuck you for Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Scott Walker, John Kasich, etc, etc, etc. Fuck you John Boehner for being the uncaring prick that you are. Fuck you for every other transgression that I left out. Fuck you, Fuck you, and Fuck you.
I’m sorry that this post isn’t as eloquent as what you’re used to. It’s hard to be a wordsmith when all I feel right now is rage.
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Wisconsin Democrat Threatens Republican With “You’re F*cking Dead!”
As the few readers of this blog may know something that I hate more than fanatical christian conservatives and greedy fat cat republicans is violence in any way, shape, or form. Among all the peaceful, heroic protesting in Wisconsin comes some deeply disturbing news: Democratic state Rep. Gordon Hintz egregiously threatened Republican colleague Michelle Litjens after the budget vote by telling her “You are fucking dead.” I have issues with this on many levels.
I detest violence; to wage an assault on anyone either verbally or physically is abhorrent behavior, and should not be tolerated. Hintz’ words are as reprehensible as the right to lifer’s words and actions against abortion doctors or their patients. His words are as culpable as Sarah Palin’s posting of gun sights on the districts of Democratic lawmakers across the country. While his words are not on the level as crazed political Jared Loughner, who was responsible for the January shootings in Tucson, they are every bit as disturbing to me. To me, his threats are as violent as the hate rhetoric that froths from the mouths of tea party terrorists, who bring threats to our president along with their automatic weapons to political rallies. His words are as detestable as those that come from fringe groups, who threaten the safety of people based on their skin color, political and religious ideology, gender, and sexual orientation.
Gordon Hintz words, along with being severely objectionable, are also illegal. What he said to his Republican peer fits the legal definition of assault, pure and simple. I wouldn’t blame, in fact I would encourage Rep Litjens to prosecute Rep Hintz to the fullest extent of the law. It’s not only her right, it’s her duty. If she were to remain silent on this, like the countless women who are beaten by their husbands, or raped by power hungry psychopaths, she is doing nothing but encouraging her abuser to come further unhinged. I don’t care how this is spun; Hintz broke the law and should be punished.
Another issue that I have with this is that while over 100,000 people are peacefully protesting in Madison, inside the capital building walls Hintz is undermining what everyone is trying to accomplish; the dismissal of an unjust bill taking away state worker’s rights to collectively bargain. His threat also undermines a national effort to eliminate the hate rhetoric that has become so pervasive in the radical right’s ideology. I can assure you that every right wing pundit will eagerly crow about Gordon Hintz for months to come. As liberals, it is our responsibility to set the example of civility, not give conservatives more ammunition against us!
This is 2011, not 1811 when political foes could challenge each other to duels on the white house lawn. I don’t care how he meant his threat, or from what circumstances it came from. The threat was vile, and should be dealt with accordingly.
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You Might be a Tea Bagger if…
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Some good stuff from Bruce Lindner,who is a contributor to the Huffington Post.
1) You’re offended at any suggestion that the Tea Party is racist, even though nobody objects when people show up at your rallies with blatantly racist signs and slogans.
2) Ronald Reagan is your hero because he was against raising taxes and big government… even though he raised taxes 11 times, doubled the national debt, and tripled the size of government.
3) You mocked Nancy Pelosi for getting emotional when she reflected on the murder of her friend, Mayor George Mosconi, but you think it’s manly when John Boehner blubbers when he watches reruns of Flipper.
4) You were all in favor of George Bush bringing “Democracy” to Iraq by invading and killing hundreds of thousands of women and children, but you think Obama “blew it” by staying out of it when the people of Tunisia and Egypt toppled their dictators in popular revolts.
5) You think Climate Change is a big hoax because Senator James Inhofe, firmly in the pocket of the oil companies says it’s bogus.
6) You think president Obama’s birth certificate is a forgery, and that he managed to fool the CIA, FBI, NSA, Secret Service and the entire US government archive of documents with one Photoshopped image.
7) You think president Obama is a socialist, because he wants all Americans to pay their share of taxes, including the rich, and all Americans to enjoy the same benefits of an equitable society, including the same healthcare that Congress enjoys.
8- You think Glenn Beck‘s theory of a Code Pink/Muslim/Communist alliance conspiracy to take over the world in a 21st Century caliphate makes perfect sense.
9) You believe the Citizens United decision was all about corporate “free speech,” yet you’re against the Fairness Doctrine being reenacted, because you think it’s contrary to “free speech.”
10) You are absolutely pro-life, under all circumstances — except when an abortion doctor is executed in his church, because he asked for it.
11) You thought it was cool when Sarah Palin “targeted” Democratic seats on her website with crosshairs, including Gaby Giffords. But when Giffords was shot in Arizona, you didn’t see any connection.
12) You think Sarah Palin would make a good president because she’s a feisty conservative, but that Diane Feinstein should be run out of town, because she’s a feisty liberal.
13) You think George Soros, a Hungarian born American citizen, is an enemy of freedom because he uses his vast wealth to meddle in foreign affairs. But you think it’s great that Australian-born Rupert Murdoch uses his vast wealth to meddle in American affairs.
14) The main reason you despise George Soros, is because he helped bring down three foreign governments; the Ukraine, Czechoslovakia, and Soviet Georgia. Three communist regimes. Ronald Reagan on the other hand, took down one communist regime: Grenada… Reagan: 1, Soros: 3. Ergo, Soros is an un-American commie. Besides, Sean Hannity said so.
15) You think being a Teabagger makes you more patriotic than liberals, because you own more guns than them wussies.
16) You screamed bloody murder when president Obama rescued GM and Chrysler, because they were “going to fail anyway.” But now that they’re both on the road to recovery, you think George W. Bush deserves most of the credit.
17) When Barack Obama was sworn in, the Dow Jones was at 6500. Today, it’s at 12,400, almost double where it was. And at that time, the economy was shedding 700,000 jobs per month, a trend that has been arrested and reversed ever since. From that, you deduce Obama’s the one who wrecked the economy.
18) You still believe Saddam had WMDs.
19) You are dead-set against “judicial activist” judges, but you were okay with it when the five conservative justices of the Supreme Court voted in favor of Citizens United, effectively guaranteeing our politicians will be bought by the highest bidder, rather than elected by the people.
20) You’re strongly opposed to gay rights, because you claim it’s not biblical. Except in the case of Ken Mehlman, Mary Cheney, and Ted Haggard, because they still vote “right” on the issues.
21) You want all illegal immigrants rounded up and deported, ASAP, no exceptions, period, period, PERIOD. But you don’t want any criminal charges filed against the corporations that have been hiring them en masse in violation of law.
22) One of your stated concerns with Barack Obama’s candidacy, was that he was too inexperienced for the job, yet you want Sarah Palin to challenge him next year.
23) You hate tax cheats, and people who abuse their status for personal advancement — but you admire Clarence Thomas, and have no problem with his wife “speaking on behalf of her husband” at the Heritage Foundation, a far right-wing organization.
24) You went ballistic when an illegal immigrant murdered an American in Texas two years ago, and you demanded justice. But when three members connected to the Tea Party murdered 9 year old Brisenia Flores, you and your right-wing media barely even mentioned it, nor the conviction.
25) You equate being a “community organizer” to being a Marxist, yet you claim to worship a God whose entire life was being a community organizer.
26) You claim Barack Obama is soft of terrorism and that he’s sympathetic to Muslim extremists. Yet during his first two years in office, his administration captured or killed more terrorists than George Bush did in all eight years of his presidency.
27) You cheered as Andrew Breitbart and his faux journalists brought down ACORN. But when Breitbart got caught doctoring footage of Shirley Sherrod, which brought into question his veracity, you accused her of waging a “race war.”
28) You support Israel’s policies regarding the West Bank and Gaza, because Israel is a democracy, like us. But when Arabs democratically voted in anti-American and anti-Israeli governments, it bewildered you.
29) Your spiritual hero, the Grande Dame of the conservative movement, is Ayn Rand; the dedicated anti-socialist. And yet, she herself in her later years, had no problem secretly cashing in on social security and Medicare.
30) You still think fascism and socialism are basically the same thing, because Glenn Beck has convinced you of that with his magic blackboard. And because of this twisting of history, you don’t think anybody can accuse you of being ideologically aligned with the Nazis… even though you are.
Palin Sticks Her Foot in it Again!
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Seditious Sarah is running her mouth again. She’s running her giant oil hole in regards to Obama’s handling of the crisis in Egypt. According to Palin, Obama should choose sides and back the current regime. Furthermore she states that our administration is not properly keeping the public informed as to what’s happening in the politically volatile North African country.
Empress Palin, you need to help yourself to a nice warm cup of shut the hell up. You’re not qualified to speak out on foreign affairs, or anything else for that matter. Stick to what you know; inciting violence and making an ass of yourself.
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Sarah Palin would be a ‘great’ President, says former Mass. governor Mitt Romney
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Mitt Romney doesn’t know if he’ll run in 2012, but he says Sarah Palin would make a great president. While making the rounds pushing his new book “No Apology: The Case for American Greatness,” Romney stated that Palin ” would bring a lot to the political table,” and that she is a “powerful and effective voice in the party.”
If the best the Republican party can do is Romney or Palin, they are fucked for 2012. Either one of these two are as qualified to run the country as Larry the Cable Guy.
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Local News | Candidate who bashes U.S. aid got thousands in subsidies for farm | Seattle Times Newspaper
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Meet Clint Didier: the newest Tea Party candidate for the senate. Didier, a former tight end for the Washington Redskins is running for the senate position in Washington state. Didier has repeatedly bashed the government calling Obama’s administration a “Marxist utopia Democrats want to create” — “where everyone is taken care of from womb to tomb.” Mighty strong words from a man who received nearly $273,000 in federal farm subsidies since 1995, according to the Seattle Times.
He has also stated that America has gotten “lazy,” and relied on a “work force coming in from Mexico, when the country should be hiring its own ditch diggers and fruit pickers.” Nice generalization Clint. I suppose next that you’re going to rant about the Chinese taking away American jobs in the dry cleaning industry. Or maybe you could bitch about the Irish coming over here and drinking all of our American alcohol.
If you want a bunch of racist gun toting hypocritical religious zealots forming policy based on uninformed bias, then by all means vote candidates such as Didier to office. We may as well switch to a monarchy and name Sarah Palin as our queen.
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