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Doh! Republican Congressman Joe Pitts Calls on Ariel Sharon (Coma) to Hold Talks with Yasir Arafat (Dead)

Doh! Republican Congressman Joe Pitts Calls on Ariel Sharon (Coma) to Hold Talks with Yasir Arafat (Dead)

They say Americans are ignorant about the world around them, but you’d expect that your elected lawmakers in Washington would have at..

May 19, 2012 with 0 Comments
House Votes to Affirm Indefinite Military Detention of Americans Without Charge or Trial

House Votes to Affirm Indefinite Military Detention of Americans Without Charge or Trial

Two days after a federal judge ruled a law allowing people, including Americans, to be detained indefinitely by the military without charge..

May 18, 2012 with 0 Comments
‘The Moral High Ground’: REPUBLICAN Congressman Bob Dold Introduces Bill to Protect Planned Parenthood Funding

‘The Moral High Ground’: REPUBLICAN Congressman Bob Dold Introduces Bill to Protect Planned Parenthood Funding

Refusing to tow the party line of hostility toward Planned Parenthood, one Republican congressman is boldly introducing a bill to preserve..

May 11, 2012 with 1 Comment
House GOP Budget To Eviscerate Poor to Benefit Military-Industrial Complex

House GOP Budget To Eviscerate Poor to Benefit Military-Industrial Complex

House Republicans forwarded a budget bill which slashes $261 billion from essential social services in order to avoid more than $50 billion..

May 8, 2012 with 0 Comments
PETA Releases Whistleblower Video Showing Coast Guard Contractors Cutting Legs off Live Goat for Combat Medical Training

PETA Releases Whistleblower Video Showing Coast Guard Contractors Cutting Legs off Live Goat for Combat Medical Training

WARNING: THE FOLLOWING VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES OF ANIMAL MUTILATION The animal advocacy group People for the Ethical Treatment of..

April 23, 2012 with 2 Comments
As House Vote Nears, Opposition to “Worse than SOPA” CISPA Cyber Security Bill Intensifies

As House Vote Nears, Opposition to “Worse than SOPA” CISPA Cyber Security Bill Intensifies

Here we go again… Just when you thought the internet was safe from Big Brother’s prying eyes after massive public uproar..

April 20, 2012 with 0 Comments
Shades of McCarthyism: War Criminal GOP Rep. Allen West Accuses 80 House Democrats of Being “Communist Party Members”

Shades of McCarthyism: War Criminal GOP Rep. Allen West Accuses 80 House Democrats of Being “Communist Party Members”

A war criminal-turned Republican member of the House of Representatives evoked chilling memories of the 1950s communist witch hunts when he..

April 11, 2012 with 0 Comments
Connecticut US Senate Candidate Lee Whitnum Calls Opponent “Whore” for Israel Lobby During Televised Debate

Connecticut US Senate Candidate Lee Whitnum Calls Opponent “Whore” for Israel Lobby During Televised Debate

A Connecticut author running for US Senate shocked viewers of a live televised debate Thursday when she called one of her opponents a..

April 6, 2012 with 1 Comment
‘The Moral High Ground’: Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) Ejected from House Floor for Wearing Hoodie in Solidarity with Slain Teen Trayvon Martin

‘The Moral High Ground’: Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) Ejected from House Floor for Wearing Hoodie in Solidarity with Slain Teen Trayvon Martin

A US congressman was thrown off the House floor for donning a hoodie in support of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin. Rep. Bobby Rush..

March 28, 2012 with 0 Comments
Republican Congressman Richard Hanna Tells Women to Donate to Democrats

Republican Congressman Richard Hanna Tells Women to Donate to Democrats

A Republican congressman has raised eyebrows by suggesting to women at an equal rights rally that they ought to donate to Democrats because..

March 23, 2012 with 0 Comments