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New All-White Basketball League: Not Racist at All!

Posted on: Jan 21, 2010, Source: ThinkProgress

They just want to play the game the way it was intended: slow and boring.

Texas Social Studies Curriculum: Out With Civil Rights Leaders, in With McCarthyism!

Posted on: Jan 19, 2010, Source: ThinkProgress

And pro-McCarthy documents are just one addition. Other must-know-names: The Heritage Foundation and the Moral Majority.

GOP Tries to Lay Claim of Legacy Of MLK, Who Fought Against 'Injustice' of Health Care Inequality

Posted on: Jan 18, 2010, Source: ThinkProgress

From the RNC to Sarah Palin, right-wingers love to tie the conservative movement to King's work.

Poll: Majority Of Voters Support Total Repeal Of Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Posted on: Jan 16, 2010, Source: ThinkProgress

Only 11 percent believe that DADT makes the military stronger.

Limbaugh Stands By His Haiti Remarks, Tells Critical Caller She's a 'Bigot' With 'Tampons in Her Ears'

Posted on: Jan 14, 2010, Source: ThinkProgress

Classy as always.

Behold the Diversity of the Southern Republican Leadership Conference: One Woman, One Person of Color ... and Limbaugh

Posted on: Jan 11, 2010, Source: ThinkProgress

The conference bills itself as "the most prominent Republican event outside of a Republican National Convention."

Ron Paul Slams Dick Cheney on Iraq Policy (Video)

Posted on: Jan 5, 2010, Source: ThinkProgress

According to Paul, Cheney "had his eight years and he’s caused a lot of trouble for our country and he perpetuated a war in Iraq that was unnecessary and wrong-headed."

Commander Changes Tune, Says He Won't Court-Martial, Jail Pregnant Soldiers

Posted on: Dec 23, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

But he also has no plans to expand soldiers' access to emergency contraception (Plan B).

Jailtime For Pregnant Soldiers? The Army Has Made Getting Pregnant a Punishable Offense

Posted on: Dec 21, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

Under a new policy enacted by Major Gen. Anthony Cucolo, troops expecting a baby face court martial and possible prison -- and so do the men who made them pregnant.

Mr. Equality Goes to Washington: D.C. Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

Posted on: Dec 18, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

D.C. is now the sixth state or region in the country where same-sex marriage is legal.

Shocker: Women Don't Like Rush Limbaugh, Here's One Obvious Reason Why

Posted on: Dec 18, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

Limbaugh was surprised when a recent poll showed few women hold a favorable opinion of him. Maybe he should listen to his own show.

Lunatic Phoenix Sheriff Joe Arpaio Issues New Order Forcing Inmates to Listen to Christmas Carols

Posted on: Dec 16, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

His unconventional tactics are often unusually cruel and sometimes outright racist.

Sweden Cutting Aid to Uganda Over 'Appalling' Anti-Homosexuality Bill

Posted on: Dec 3, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

Although the U.S. has not yet taken an official position on the bill, other countries are speaking out.

After Conceding, Then Unconceding, Then Conceding, Then Unconceding, NY Conservative Concedes

Posted on: Nov 24, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

Doug Hoffman today issued a statement in which he admitted Bill Owens won the NY-23 special election.

New Right-Wing Craze Prays That Obama's 'Days Be Few'

Posted on: Nov 20, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

It's making its way onto t-shirts, bumper stickers, mugs, and even teddy bears.

Right-Wing American Family Association Misfires in the War on Christmas

Posted on: Nov 18, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Eager to make a pariah out of the Gap, AFA wrongly accused the organization of not carrying any Christmas items.

CNN Paid Lou Dobbs $8 Million to Quit

Posted on: Nov 16, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

That's a hell of a severance package.

Lieberman Pledges To Filibuster Healthcare Bill, Says Public Option Is "Unnecessary"

Posted on: Nov 9, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

Lieberman calls it a "matter of conscience."

On the Lookout for Attempts to Indoctrinate Our Schoolchildren? Try the American Coal Industry!

Posted on: Nov 6, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

It's clean!

Video: During D.C. Hearing on Same-Sex Marriage, One Witness Proposes to His Partner

Posted on: Nov 3, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

In the middle of his testimony, Andy Hertzberg paused to "take a huge step:" he asked his partner to marry him.

Arizona Republican Tries (and Fails) to Show Solidarity With the "Brown People" in His City

Posted on: Nov 3, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

National Committeeman Bruce Ash delivered this little morsel of cultural insensitivity.

Rape Victim Confronts Vitter Over Vote for Impunity for Contractors

Posted on: Nov 2, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

In 2005, Jamie Leigh Jones’ Halliburton/KBR co-workers gang-raped her while she was working in Baghdad.

Right Wing Falsely Asserts Right Wing Boogeymen Bill Ayers And Jeremiah Wright Visited The White House

Posted on: Oct 31, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

For the conservatives at The Weekly Standard, the story was simply too good to be fact-checked.

Joe Lieberman Plans to Campaign For Republicans in 2010

Posted on: Oct 30, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

We're shocked -- shocked!

House Health Reform Bill Outlaws Treating Domestic Violence As a Pre-Existing Condition

Posted on: Oct 29, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

Part of the bill would ensure that insurers in the individual market would no longer treat domestic violence as a pre-existing condition.

University Of Kentucky Approves New $7 Million Industry-Funded Dorm Named After Coal

Posted on: Oct 28, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

Sadly the university is taking a step backward.

Hotel Owner Tells "Spanish" Employees to Change Their Names and "Speak Only English"

Posted on: Oct 27, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

Larry Whitten further angered the community by referring to locals as "mountain people" and "potheads who escaped society"

Former Bush Press Secretary: Obama's Criticism Of Fox Akin To Chavez Tactics

Posted on: Oct 26, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

Dana Perino claims the White House attack on Fox sets a bad example for "emerging democracies."

Bush: Gosh, That 'Mission Impossible' Banner Was a Mistake!

Posted on: Oct 23, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

You wondered why he wasn't making a lot of public appearances.

Pennsylvania State Lawmaker: Veterans Who Support Climate Change Legislation Are "Traitors"

Posted on: Oct 21, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

According to Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R-PA), any veteran who cares about climate change is no better than Benedict Arnold.

Retailers Dump Offensive "Illegal Alien" Halloween Costume; Meanwhile Fox Calls It "Fantastic"

Posted on: Oct 19, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

The costume includes an orange prison jumpsuit with the words "Illegal Alien," a fake "Green Card," and an alien mask

Interracial Couple Denied Marriage License in Louisiana

Posted on: Oct 16, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

"My main concern is for the children," explained the justice of the peace.

'What Up?' RNC Changes the Name of Widely Mocked Blog to 'Change the Game,' Ditches Floating Steele Character

Posted on: Oct 14, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

After facing a day of ridicule, the RNC has quietly made some changes to the site.

Sotomayor Comes Out Swinging on First Day in the Court

Posted on: Oct 6, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

The newly appointed Supreme Court justice asked more questions in one session than Clarence Thomas has asked over the course of several years.

Right-Wingers Root Against U.S., Then Celebrate Olympic Bid Failure

Posted on: Oct 2, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

Their hatred of Obama apparently overpowers their supposed love of country.

Sen. Graham Takes Jab at Glenn Beck: 'Only in America Can You Make That Much Money Crying.'

Posted on: Oct 1, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

Graham also claimed that Beck is "not aligned with any party as far as I can tell. He's aligned with cynicism. And there's always been a market for cynicism."

Video: Ensign on Why Gun Deaths Shouldn't Be Factored Into Survival Rates: "We Like Our Guns Here in the U.S."

Posted on: Sep 30, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

You can chalk pretty much anything up to "cultural factors" -- as long as you're a complete idiot.

U.S. Secret Service Investigating Facebook Poll Asking "Should Obama Be Killed?"

Posted on: Sep 29, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

"We take these things seriously."

Michele Bachmann Dodges Question About Murdered Census Worker

Posted on: Sep 28, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

Bachmann has waged a high-profile campaign against the Census, claiming that the data collected had been used to round up and intern Japanese-Americans in the 1940s.

Finally: For the First Time, the U.S. Census Bureau Releases Data on Same-Sex Couples

Posted on: Sep 22, 2009, Source: ThinkProgress

No longer restricted by the Bush administration, the Bureau has released data on some 150,000 married same-sex couples.

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