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Archive for September, 2009

Bill Clinton Changes His Mind On Gay Marriage

by @ Saturday, September 26th, 2009. Filed under Gay Marriage, Individual Liberty, Politics

Bill Clinton, who signed the Defense of Marriage Act into law when he was President, now says that he’s changed his mind:

AC: You said you recently changed your mind on same-sex marriage. I’m wondering what you mean by that. Do you now believe that gay people should have full rights to [...]

Parents Speak Out About Obama Singing Children

by @ Saturday, September 26th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Obamagasms, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

And the school district still doesn’t see what was wrong about this:

H/T: Hot Air:

Who Represents You In Washington ? Ron Paul

by @ Saturday, September 26th, 2009. Filed under Glenn Beck, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Ron Paul

Not the answer Glenn Beck was expecting, I’m sure:

High School Kids In Brooklyn Chase Away Westboro Baptist Hatemongers

by @ Saturday, September 26th, 2009. Filed under Freedom of Speech, In The News, Individual Liberty

The hatemongers from Westboro Baptist Church learned a lesson this week — don’t mess with Brooklyn:
The Westboro protest ended earlier than planned.
As school let out this afternoon, picketers from Westboro Baptist Church, a scabrously anti-gay group from Topeka, gathered outside Brooklyn Tech to spread the gospel found on their site godhatesfags.com and, according to their [...]

More Obama Worshiping School Kids

by @ Saturday, September 26th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Obamagasms, Politics

This time, it’s a group of third graders:

Sigh.
Where are the teachers who are teaching kids about things like liberty and self-reliance rather than worshiping whatever guy happens to live at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue ?

Federal Court Says That Westboro Baptist Church’s Offensive Funeral Protests Are Protected Speech

by @ Saturday, September 26th, 2009. Filed under Freedom of Speech, In The News, Individual Liberty

Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church, best known for their practice of protesting at funerals of soldiers who died in Iraq and Afghanistan, won a major Court victory earlier this week:
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court on Thursday tossed out a $5 million verdict against protesters who carried signs with inflammatory messages like [...]

Death Threats At School Where Kids Sang About Obama

by @ Saturday, September 26th, 2009. Filed under Dumbasses, Politics

This is just dumb:
As critics of the video claimed it amounted to “indoctrination,” the tension at B. Bernice Young Elementary School escalated to such a degree Thursday that the school was placed temporarily on lockdown after its principal received death threats over a YouTube video that showed nearly 20 children being taught songs lauding the [...]

Nicolas Sarkozy Schools Obama On Foreign Policy

by @ Saturday, September 26th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, France, Politics

It hasn’t been widely reported in the American press, but French President Nicolas Sarkozy didn’t exactly endorse Barack Obama’s call for a world without nuclear weapons:
“President Obama dreams of a world without weapons … but right in front of us two countries are doing the exact opposite.
“Iran since 2005 has flouted five security council resolutions. [...]

Kirk Cameron’s War Against Science And Reason

by @ Saturday, September 26th, 2009. Filed under Dumbasses, Evolution vs. ID, Religion, Science

Mike Seaver is out there pushing an absurd video attacking Charles Darwin:

He’s used to getting love letters and high-fives as a former teen heartthrob, but onetime “Growing Pains” actor Kirk Cameron isn’t letting the mockery and criticism dissuade him from promoting his controversial project to dispute evolutionary theory.
“Atheism has been on the rise for years [...]

If You Don’t Buy Insurance Under ObamaCare, You Could Go To Jail

by @ Saturday, September 26th, 2009. Filed under Health Care Reform, Individual Liberty, Politics

Senator John Ensign gets the confirmation:
This doesn’t happen often enough.
Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) received a handwritten note Thursday from Joint Committee on Taxation Chief of Staff Tom Barthold confirming the penalty for failing to pay the up to $1,900 fee for not buying health insurance.
Violators could be charged with a misdemeanor and could face up [...]

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