The conspiracy driven “birther” movement surrounding President Obama’s birth certificate has been well covered lately on the news. Many Republicans do not feel that the current president is legitimate, despite his overwhelming victory in November. In their racist desperation, they have latched on to this idea that Obama was born in Kenya, not in Hawaii, [...]
Olbermann Combats the “Deathers”
August 10th, 2009 · No Comments
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Sotomayor Confirmed as First Hispanic Supreme Court Justice Amid Token GOP Support
August 6th, 2009 · No Comments
Sonia Sotomayor was today confirmed by the United States Senate by a 68-31 vote (Senator Kennedy expressed support but was unable to attend the vote due to illness). Justice Sotomayor will be the first Latino ever to sit on the Supreme Court. She is replacing Justice David Souter after he announced his retirement in June. [...]
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Olbermann Criticizes “Legislators For Sale”
August 4th, 2009 · No Comments
Keith Olbermann of MSNBC has made a name for himself with his Special Comment commentary pieces (which unlike Fox News, MSNBC at least distinguishes news from opinion). This week he took on members of Congress for being beholden to the insurance industry. His aim was squarely at Republicans, although a few Blue Dog Democrats also [...]
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