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Stories by Ginna Green

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

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.
Posted on Nov 16, 2009, Source: Shakesville

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

Quite the threat.
Posted on Nov 12, 2009, Source: Shakesville

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

The president's "toe the line" approach is not acceptable this time.
Posted on Nov 10, 2009, Source: Shakesville

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

"After googling the gang rape story in Richmond and reading comments on blogs, it just leaves me sickened and really sad."
Posted on Nov 5, 2009, Source: Shakesville

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

In multiple TV appearances on Sunday, the White House Chief of Staff reiterated that the public option is not mandatory.
Posted on Oct 19, 2009, Source: Shakesville

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

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."
Posted on Oct 16, 2009, Source: Shakesville

John Mayer's Rape Joke

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."
Posted on Oct 15, 2009, Source: Shakesville

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

Elinor Ostrom, a political science professor at Indiana University, shared the award with Oliver Williamson, who teaches at the University of California, Berkeley.
Posted on Oct 13, 2009, Source: Shakesville

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

Look out, John Stewart...
Posted on Oct 6, 2009, Source: Shakesville

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

"We need people who can communicate," Sheila Johnson, a high-profile backer of Bob McDonnell said, as the GOP candidate stood by.
Posted on Oct 5, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Letterman Admits Extortion Plot; Sexual Liaisons With Staffers

Last night on his show, David Letterman took ten minutes to share with his audience the story of an extortion plot.
Posted on Oct 2, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Catholic Church Delivers Astonishing Pedophilia Rationalization in Geneva

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.
Posted on Sep 30, 2009, Source: Shakesville

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

Apparently the banking behemoth is unaware of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Posted on Sep 14, 2009, Source: Shakesville

One Step Closer to Torture Prosecutions?

Attorney General Eric Holder has been teasing us for awhile with tantalizing hints he may actually investigate Bush-era torture cases.
Posted on Aug 24, 2009, Source: Shakesville

The Exponential Idiocy of 'Moderate' Democrats

The label "Democrat" doesn't make a goddamn bit of difference if the person whose name it follows doesn't vote like one.
Posted on Aug 21, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Lou Dobbs Thinks He's More Literary Than You

Seriously.
Posted on Aug 11, 2009, Source: Shakesville

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

These guys will continue until they get some real blood.
Posted on Aug 7, 2009, Source: Shakesville

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

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.
Posted on Aug 3, 2009, Source: Shakesville

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

Should anyone care what Elle Macpherson thinks about feminism?
Posted on Jul 28, 2009, Source: Shakesville

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

British servicemen and women now march at Gay Pride in uniform.
Posted on Jul 27, 2009, Source: Shakesville

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

The GOP has finally figured out how to attract young people.
Posted on Jul 23, 2009, Source: Shakesville

WaPo Runs Fluff Piece on Anti-Choice Zealot Randall Terry

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?
Posted on Jul 15, 2009, Source: Shakesville

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

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.
Posted on Jul 13, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Is Marty Peretz Insane?

The latest missive from Peretz argues "Christian Believers Would Be Excluded From Government If The Left Liberals Had Their Way." Really?
Posted on Jul 11, 2009, Source: Shakesville

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

A gay soldier being out risks undermining troop cohesion and morale, but a soldier being a white supremacist, doesn't? Makes sense.
Posted on Jul 10, 2009, Source: Shakesville

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

Allen is putting out a book called "The Triumph of Character: What Washington Can Learn from the World of Sports."
Posted on Jul 7, 2009, Source: Shakesville

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

Palin is cut from the same cloth as our former president, who was similarly ridiculed and rejected by conservative leaders early on.
Posted on Jul 7, 2009, Source: Comment Is Free

Cheney Orchestrated Public Response to Plame Leak

Former Bush administration officials say documents detailing Cheney's involvement must remain secret. The Obama administration agrees! Hopey changey!
Posted on Jul 3, 2009, Source: Shakesville

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

Robert Gates said he wants to make DADT more humane; the only way to do that is 86 the policy altogether.
Posted on Jul 1, 2009

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

Surely I'm not the only one who sees this as just the sort of ridiculously excessive sentence that's reserved for scapegoats.
Posted on Jun 29, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Kentucky Pastor Tells Followers to Bring Guns to Church

"Guns and God were part of the foundation of this country," said Ken Pagano . "I don't see any contradiction in this."
Posted on Jun 26, 2009, Source: Shakesville

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

I guess hard evidence is easy to ignore when you don't really believe in science.
Posted on Jun 25, 2009, Source: Shakesville

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

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."
Posted on Jun 24, 2009, Source: Shakesville

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

You can't claim to care about discouraging rape if your main priority is making sure you don't lose rapists as repeat customers.
Posted on Jun 22, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Michael Savage Feels Oppressed

The shock jock is worried that the "Christian heterosexual married male" is under attack.
Posted on Jun 18, 2009, Source: Shakesville

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

Obama has a majority and a mandate -- what's he waiting for?
Posted on Jun 18, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Too Cute: Obama Helps Ten-Year-Old Play Hooky

This story is giving me a serious case of the "awwwwwwwws."
Posted on Jun 12, 2009, Source: Shakesville

An Open Letter to President Obama Regarding Dr. Tiller's Murder

This wasn't even the first attempt on Dr. Tiller's life; it was the merely the first successful one.
Posted on Jun 1, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Michael Steele's Ongoing Quest to Get Fired

RNC Chair Michael Steele says that Republicans need to stop "slammin' and rammin'" on Sotomayor, but for all the wrong reasons.
Posted on May 29, 2009, Source: Shakesville

Clinton to Extend Benefits to Gay Diplomats' Partners

"It would make great changes in the lives" of gay Foreign Service officers and be "a giant step for equality."
Posted on May 26, 2009, Source: Shakesville

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