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Michael Stopa Unites Religious Bigotries

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Michael Stopa Unites Religious Bigotries

Michael Stopa's attacks against Muslims were quickly followed by a critique of the legitimacy of atheists as American citizens.
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Christine O’Donnell Seeks To Remove Constitutional Rights

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Christine O’Donnell Seeks To Remove Constitutional Rights

Christine O'Donnell wants federal government bureaucrats in the Executive Branch to have the power to declare people to be terrorists, without trial.
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Raese Maneuvers To Support Coal Executives, Not Coal Workers

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Raese Maneuvers To Support Coal Executives, Not Coal Workers

John Raese's insinuation that global warming science is all just a big hoax will work, if West Virginia voters don't bother to educate themselves about the issue in any detail. Raese's Senate campaign has placed its bet firmly in favor of the ignorance of the West Virginia electorate.
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Allen West Says Coexistence Must Go.  Florida Republicans Say OK.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Allen West Says Coexistence Must Go. Florida Republicans Say OK.

In March of 2010 as Allen West campaigned for the Republican nomination in Florida’s 22nd congressional district, he railed against a bumper sticker that angered him greatly: As I was driving up here today, I saw that bumper sticker that absolutely incenses me. It’s not the Obama bumper sticker. But it’s the bumper sticker that [...]
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Wynne LeGrow Gives Straight Talk On Energy

Monday, August 23, 2010

Wynne LeGrow Gives Straight Talk On Energy

4th congressional district Democrats in Virginia have Wynne LeGrow, a strong candidate who isn't afraid to acknowledge the extraordinary environmental challenges our nation faces.
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Ron Johnson’s Little Stretch Of The Imagination

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Ron Johnson’s Little Stretch Of The Imagination

Ron Johnson shows some quite extraordinary imagination in claiming that it's sun spots that have caused climate change.
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Ben Quayle Campaign Thick With Lobbyist Money

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Ben Quayle Campaign Thick With Lobbyist Money

A long list of some of the sources of lobbyist money funding the Ben Quayle for Congress campaign.
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Opponent of Climate Action Wins GOP Nomination In Connecticut

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Opponent of Climate Action Wins GOP Nomination In Connecticut

Ann Brickley says that climate legislation has the "potential to be misused and manipulated." Misuse and manipulation? That sounds like what's already happening under Big Oil.
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Michael Stopa Unites Religious Bigotries

As we witness a spreading anti-Muslim campaign this summer, urged on by congressional candidates, many Americans are wondering why they should care. Yes, they consider, the treatment of Muslims may be unfair and unconstitutional, but it's not a problem that will affect the majority of non-Muslim Americans, right? These apathetic observers would do well to ...
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Majority of Pat Tiberi campaign cash comes from Out Of State

Who does Patrick Tiberi represent? Nominally, Pat Tiberi is the representative of the 12th District of Ohio. But you know the old saying: them who pay the piper call the tune. For his race for re-election against Paula Brooks, Tiberi has raised 55.1% from sources outside the state of Ohio, most of that money ...
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Christine O’Donnell Seeks To Remove Constitutional Rights

At first glance, it seems like a statement of simple common sense. Christine O'Donnell, who seeks the Republican nomination to replace Thomas Carper in the U.S. Senate, says that she "believes terrorism is an act of war requiring the full force of our intelligence and military resources rather than granting terrorists precious Constitutional rights". ...
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Abbott Laboratories Coordinated Contributions Prop Up Steve Stivers

The pharmaceutical corporation Abbott Laboratories is not fond of Mary Jo Kilroy. In her first term in Congress, Rep. Kilroy has pushed against "Pay to Delay," the practice in which big drug manufacturers pay off generic suppliers to keep inexpensive medicine off the market. She also cosponsored H.R. 684, a bill that would ...
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Jackson Lee on Banning Mosques: It’s About Freedom of Religion

Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas has issued a statement concerning the increasingly contentious issue of whether to ban mosques in America. Her statement draws a distinction between feelings of emotional pain and standards of religious freedom: First and foremost, I understand the pain, trauma, and grief suffered by the men, women and children who ...
Posted on August 29 2010 Read more...

Raese Maneuvers To Support Coal Executives, Not Coal Workers

Yesterday, John Raese won the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat left empty by Robert Byrd. How did he edge out his Republican rivals? By gaining support from coal industry executives. Raese gained that support by promising to "unshackle" the big coal companies from safety regulations, just months after one of the biggest ...
Posted on August 28 2010 Read more...

West Virginia Senate Candidate Rails Against Non-Existent Cap and Trade Legislation

West Virginia U.S. Senate candidate Attorney Harry Bruner casts himself as a firm defender of his state's fossil fuels industry against the "attack" of cap and trade climate legislation. He writes, "Senators appear ignorant about the WV coal, oil and gas industry, its history and importance to the WV economy, and other energy issues. ...
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Lynn Westmoreland Maintains His Perfect Record

An update on a previous report: Representative Lynn Westmoreland of Georgia has maintained his perfect record in Congress. Since he entered office more than five years ago, Rep. Westmoreland has represented his district through perfect inactivity, having failed to sponsor a single piece of legislation, a single amendment, or a single symbolic resolution in ...
Posted on August 26 2010 Read more...

Allen West Says Coexistence Must Go. Florida Republicans Say OK.

In March of 2010 as Allen West campaigned for the Republican nomination in Florida's 22nd congressional district, he railed against a bumper sticker that angered him greatly: As I was driving up here today, I saw that bumper sticker that absolutely incenses me. It’s not the Obama bumper sticker. But it’s the bumper sticker that says, ...
Posted on August 25 2010 Read more...

Tea Party Goes Down In Florida

2010 was supposed to be the year of the Tea Party, but that's not how it looked yesterday in Florida's 11th congressional district. Tea Party activist Tim Curtis challenged incumbent Kathy Castor for the Democratic Party nomination. Curtis ran on a platform of expanding offshore drilling, ignoring global warming, and lowering taxes paid by the ...
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