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On MLK Day, Washington Post Holds Obama Personally Responsible For Not Ushering In Post-Racial Society

Posted on Jan 18, 2010, Source: Shakesville

Why won't Obama give us the post-racial society that the media mendaciously suggested he promised us during the campaign?!

Evangelical Bigots Visited Uganda Last Month to Warn of "Gay Agenda"

Posted on Jan 4, 2010, Source: Shakesville

Three American evangelicals affiliated with gay conversion groups spoke in Uganda last month on "the gay agenda" and its threat to the traditional African family.

This Was the Decade For Same-Sex Marriage. Who Knew?

Posted on Dec 29, 2009, Source: Comment Is Free

In the year 2000, I never would have imagined that we'd be seeing a global movement for marriage equality.

Why Is the Washington Post Giving a Platform to Richard Cohen's Outrageous Sexism?

Posted on Dec 15, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Ostensibly, Cohen claims to be breaking down gender barriers. In reality, he's doing just the opposite.

Enough Crowing Over Carrie Prejean's Sex Tape "Hypocrisy"

Posted on Nov 16, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Prejean was wrong about same-sex marriage. She's not any more wrong if she's a moral scold with an expressed sexuality of her own.

Catholic Church Threatens to Stop Taking DC's Money if Officials Don't Bow to its Demands on Same-Sex Marriage

Posted on Nov 12, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Quite the threat.

President Obama Has Refused to Stand Up for Women, Plain and Simple

Posted on Nov 10, 2009, Source: Shakesville

The president's "toe the line" approach is not acceptable this time.

Anti-Rape Activist Gabrielle Union Speaks Out About Her Own Rape and the Richmond, CA Gang Rape

Posted on Nov 5, 2009, Source: Shakesville

"After googling the gang rape story in Richmond and reading comments on blogs, it just leaves me sickened and really sad."

Rahm Emanuel on Public Option: "It's Not the Defining Piece of Health Care"

Posted on Oct 19, 2009, Source: Shakesville

In multiple TV appearances on Sunday, the White House Chief of Staff reiterated that the public option is not mandatory.

9-Year-Old Asks Obama: "Why Do People Hate You?"

Posted on Oct 16, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Obama: "First of all, I did get elected President, and not everybody hates me ... If you're watching TV lately, everyone seems mad all the time."

John Mayer's Rape Joke

Posted on Oct 15, 2009, Source: Shakesville

That John Mayer is a asshole is not news. Still, it takes a special kind of asshole to give an interview that warrants the title: "John Mayer Threatens to Sodomize Us."

Nobel Prize in Economics Goes to A Woman for the First Time

Posted on Oct 13, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Elinor Ostrom, a political science professor at Indiana University, shared the award with Oliver Williamson, who teaches at the University of California, Berkeley.

Watch if You Dare: Joe the Plumber's Über-Awkward Stand-Up Flop (Video)

Posted on Oct 6, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Look out, John Stewart...

VA Gubernatorial Candidate's Stutter Mocked By GOP Rival's Camp

Posted on Oct 5, 2009, Source: Shakesville

"We need people who can communicate," Sheila Johnson, a high-profile backer of Bob McDonnell said, as the GOP candidate stood by.

Letterman Admits Extortion Plot; Sexual Liaisons With Staffers

Posted on Oct 2, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Last night on his show, David Letterman took ten minutes to share with his audience the story of an extortion plot.

Catholic Church Delivers Astonishing Pedophilia Rationalization in Geneva

Posted on Sep 30, 2009, Source: Shakesville

The statement claimed that only 1.5 to 5 percent of Catholic Clergy were involved in child sex abuse. Reality check: that's still 22,500 sex predators.

Welcome to Bank of America! How Can We Totally Insult And Discriminate Against You?

Posted on Sep 14, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Apparently the banking behemoth is unaware of the Americans With Disabilities Act.

One Step Closer to Torture Prosecutions?

Posted on Aug 24, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Attorney General Eric Holder has been teasing us for awhile with tantalizing hints he may actually investigate Bush-era torture cases.

The Exponential Idiocy of 'Moderate' Democrats

Posted on Aug 21, 2009, Source: Shakesville

The label "Democrat" doesn't make a goddamn bit of difference if the person whose name it follows doesn't vote like one.

Lou Dobbs Thinks He's More Literary Than You

Posted on Aug 11, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Seriously.

A New Low ... Glenn Beck Fantasizes About Poisoning Pelosi

Posted on Aug 7, 2009, Source: Shakesville

These guys will continue until they get some real blood.

Stupid Sexist Trend Piece Alert: NY Mag Spills Ink on 'Hot Waitress Economic Index'

Posted on Aug 3, 2009, Source: Shakesville

In "The Hot Waitress Economic Index," the author purports to explain how to calculate the health of the U.S. economy by how hot your waitress is.

In News That Will Shock No One, Former Supermodel Sees No Use For Feminism

Posted on Jul 28, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Should anyone care what Elle Macpherson thinks about feminism?

British Army Magazine Features Openly Gay Soldier on Cover Next to Word 'Pride'

Posted on Jul 27, 2009, Source: Shakesville

British servicemen and women now march at Gay Pride in uniform.

Republicans Try to Reach Young People With Lady Gaga (?!)

Posted on Jul 23, 2009, Source: Shakesville

The GOP has finally figured out how to attract young people.

WaPo Runs Fluff Piece on Anti-Choice Zealot Randall Terry

Posted on Jul 15, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Are the Washington Post editors worried there won't be anything left to write about if there isn't an escalating abortion battle in this country?

From the Dept. of Good News For a Change: Obama's Surgeon General Pick Totally Rocks

Posted on Jul 13, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Dr. Regina Benjamin's bio reads like a Bizarro World version of a Bush-era appointee bio, i.e. that of a qualified and profoundly admirable person.

Is Marty Peretz Insane?

Posted on Jul 11, 2009, Source: Shakesville

The latest missive from Peretz argues "Christian Believers Would Be Excluded From Government If The Left Liberals Had Their Way." Really?

Our Military: "Dont' Ask, Don't Tell" (Unless You're a White Supremacist)

Posted on Jul 10, 2009, Source: Shakesville

A gay soldier being out risks undermining troop cohesion and morale, but a soldier being a white supremacist, doesn't? Makes sense.

Disgraced Dipshit George "Macaca" Allen Tries to Launch a Comeback

Posted on Jul 7, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Allen is putting out a book called "The Triumph of Character: What Washington Can Learn from the World of Sports."

Sarah Palin Is Not Crazy, She's Calculating (And Still More Dangerous Than People Think)

Posted on Jul 7, 2009, Source: Comment Is Free

Palin is cut from the same cloth as our former president, who was similarly ridiculed and rejected by conservative leaders early on.

Cheney Orchestrated Public Response to Plame Leak

Posted on Jul 3, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Former Bush administration officials say documents detailing Cheney's involvement must remain secret. The Obama administration agrees! Hopey changey!

It's Time to Drop "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" -- End of Story

Posted on Jul 1, 2009

Robert Gates said he wants to make DADT more humane; the only way to do that is 86 the policy altogether.

The Madoff Sentence: Swindle the Rich? Get 150 Years. Swindle the Poor? Who Cares?

Posted on Jun 29, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Surely I'm not the only one who sees this as just the sort of ridiculously excessive sentence that's reserved for scapegoats.

Kentucky Pastor Tells Followers to Bring Guns to Church

Posted on Jun 26, 2009, Source: Shakesville

"Guns and God were part of the foundation of this country," said Ken Pagano . "I don't see any contradiction in this."

Dear Anti-Choicers: Please Shut Up About the Non-Existent Link Between Abortion and Breast Cancer

Posted on Jun 25, 2009, Source: Shakesville

I guess hard evidence is easy to ignore when you don't really believe in science.

Burger King: Burgers, Blow Jobs -- What's the Difference?

Posted on Jun 24, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Burger King has done it again with a new ad that Copyranter describes as "the new leading 'most overtly blow-jobby ad' I've ever seen."

Dear Cruise Lines: Your Response to Rapes Aboard Your Ships is Crass and Clueless

Posted on Jun 22, 2009, Source: Shakesville

You can't claim to care about discouraging rape if your main priority is making sure you don't lose rapists as repeat customers.

Michael Savage Feels Oppressed

Posted on Jun 18, 2009, Source: Shakesville

The shock jock is worried that the "Christian heterosexual married male" is under attack.

When Is Obama Going to Stop B.S.ing About Gay Rights?

Posted on Jun 18, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Obama has a majority and a mandate -- what's he waiting for?

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