March 2012
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BREAKING: Senate rejects the Blunt bill -- which...
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“When it comes to women, they don’t get rights. They get restrictions.”
– Sen. Frank Lautenberg
via @AdamSerwer
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The LA coroner's office confirms that Andrew...
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February 2012
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“People who don’t have money don’t understand the stress.”
– Actual quote from a partner at an accounting firm for the wealthy
Well then. We cover other injustices endured by Wall Street traders over on Pinterest.
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America’s Top Magazines: Still Not Hiring Women →
Do we really have to educate editors that women can bring new perspectives on major stories, and not just to stories about living as a single woman or going through a divorce?
- ThinkProgress culture blogger Alyssa Rosenberg
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Why you shouldn't ask yes or no questions, 101
Reporter: Do you realize how your comments about your wealth are hurting your campaign?
Mitt Romney: "Yes. Next question."
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STUDY: Rich people are more likely to steal candy... →
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Mitt Romney's Top Out-Of-Touch Moments
It was hard for us to narrow this down to 6. We have more out-of-touch moments (complete with video) at Think Progress.
6. “I like those fancy raincoats you bought [to people wearing plastic ponchos]. Really sprung for the big bucks.’”
5. “I know what it’s like to worry about whether or not you are going to get fired. … There are times when I wondered whether I was going to get a pink...
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“Yet when I hear our politicians talking about “fixing” Washington, I often...”
– A federal worker, who’s sick of politicians trying to denigrate his work, speaks out. It’s worth it to read his entire op-ed.
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“Republicans being against sex is not good. Sex is popular.”
– GOP strategist Alex Castellanos
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“If you want real political power, try telling the truth for a change.”
– Harvey Milk
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The wonders of education, by the one and only Rick...
“President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college. What a snob.”
“I understand why [Obama] wants you to go to college. He wants to remake you in his image.”
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The insanity of Oscar fashion expections
Think Progress culture blogger Alyssa Rosenberg marvels at the craziness of celebrity starvation diets to fit into Oscar dresses they could easily buy in another size:
We’ve been hearing for years about how designers refuse to dress Christina Hendricks, who is one of the most attractive women on the planet, because she doesn’t fit their sample sizes. And we should be really clear that such a...
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“If we had 51% women in Congress, do you think we’d be debating access to...”
– Sen. Kristen Gillibrand
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Virginia delegate Dave Albo says the abortion... →
Update: You really, really need to watch this.
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“I will confirm that I was energized, yes. As you can see from the reaction...”
– The only woman who was invited and then prevented from testifying at a GOP hearing on birth control.
House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA), dismissed Sandra Fluke (a third year law student) as an “energized” “college student” who was not “appropriate and qualified” to testify...
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“I said that we’re going to cut taxes on everyone across the country by 20...”
– Mitt Romney admits his tax plan will give the 1 percent a HUGE tax break, after saying not 12 hours ago he’d make sure the 1 percent keeps paying the same rate or more.
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STUDY: 75 percent of Americans will be overweight... →
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A Complete Guide to Barack Obama’s Music Career →
Something I learned from this guide by Think Progress culture blogger Alyssa Rosenberg. Obama actually sung a parody of “If I Only Had A Brain in 2006:
I’m aspiring to greatness, but somehow I feel weightless, a freshman’s sad refrain. I could be a great uniter, making ethics rules much tighter, if I only had McCain.
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5 FACTS about rising gas prices, Republicans, and...
1. Domestic energy production has soared under President Obama.
2. President Obama has taken huge steps to reduce our dependence on oil.
3. Big oil made a record $137 BILLION in profits last year.
4. Republican politicians refuse to end taxpayer handouts to big oil.
5. Republican politicians want to cut big oil’s taxes even more.
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4 presidents' quotes for President's Day
“There are no problems we cannot solve together, and very few that we can solve alone” - LBJ
“If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.” — JFK
“The best judge of whether or not a country is going to develop is how it treats its women” — Barack Obama
“We demand that big business give the people a...
FACT: The U.S. produced more oil in 2010 than it...
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After a week dominated by women's health issues,...
ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.; Robert Gibbs, adviser to President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign. NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Reps. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. CBS’ “Face the Nation” — GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum. CNN’s “State of the Union” — GOP presidential candidate...