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Todd Akin has plenty of company in Republicans' unhinged faction
Missouri congressman Todd Akin’s outrageously weird assertion that a woman cannot get pregnant from “forcible rape" exposes three predicaments facing the Republican Party. First, Akin has made himself so toxic that he may lose his race...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Social Issues, Reince Priebus, Elections, Parties and Movements
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Todd Akin's remarks on rape may help clarify the abortion debate
Like any sentient person, I was appalled by Missouri Republican Congressman Todd Akin's comments about "legitimate rape." I was shocked by the Limbaugh-ian proportions of his ignorance about the female reproductive system ("in cases of legitimate rape,...
Tags: U.S. Senate, NASA, Social Issues, Abortion Issue, Mitt Romney
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F.V. man elected president of state Republican group
Fountain Valley resident and accountant John W. Briscoe, 63, has replaced Celeste Greig as president of the California Republican Assembly. Greig was ousted in a 84-78 vote during the group's convention April 28. The assembly is a volunteer group that...Tags: Republican Party, Ocean View, Elections, Parties and Movements, Politics
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We've made progress, only to see it undone
What we have here is a failure to communicate. Or at least, that's Rick Ross' story and he's sticking to it. The Miami rapper has ignited a prairie fire of controversy with a song called "U.O.E.N.O.," its title a phonetic spelling of an ebonic...
Tags: Radio, Television Industry, Reebok Ltd., Federal Communications Commission, Richard Mourdock
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Progress undone on rape
What we have here is a failure to communicate. Or at least, that's Rick Ross' story and he's sticking to it. The Miami rapper has ignited a prairie fire of controversy with a song called "U.O.E.N.O.," its title a phonetic spelling of an ebonic...
Tags: Television Industry, Radio, Federal Communications Commission, Reebok Ltd., Richard Mourdock
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Column: We've made progress, only to see it undone
What we have here is a failure to communicate. Or at least, that’s Rick Ross’ story and he’s sticking to it. The Miami rapper has ignited a prairie fire of controversy with a song called "U.O.E.N.O.," its title a phonetic spelling...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Radio, Federal Communications Commission, Reebok Ltd., Richard Mourdock
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Republicans rediscover tolerance
WASHINGTON -- As lawmakers put the finishing touches on an immigration deal, veteran Rep. Don Young decided this would be a good time to come out with an immigration plan of his own. His involves calling Latino immigrants "wetbacks." For Young, now in...
Tags: MSNBC (tv network), Rush Limbaugh, Reince Priebus, Social Issues, Eric Cantor
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How low can FAU go? A satirical look ahead
The stomp on Jesus controversy. The Owlcatraz stadium/GEO Group sponsorship controversy. The Sandy Hook massacre-doubting-professor controversy. Think things can't get any worse at Florida Atlantic University? Here's how: An exclusive sneak peek at...
Tags: Carrot Top, Teachers, Health and Safety at School, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning
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Lugar still speaking his own mind
Politicians on the Far Right, seeking to turn the Republican Party into an uncompromising, unquestioning cause in their own image, sought to silence Dick Lugar's voice of moderation, promising that Indiana still would send a Republican to the Senate....
Tags: Richard Lugar, Sharron E. Angle, Elections, Radio, Christine O'Donnell
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GOP's civil war stumbles on
After Mitt Romney's 2012 election shellacking, a predictable blame-storm erupted between Republican pragmatists who want to win elections and the conservative zealots who love to argue. The big divide is most evident in such events as the Tea Party...
Tags: Chris Christie, Reince Priebus, Karl Rove, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Mitt Romney
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Can the GOP escape its bubble?
Here we go again. Whenever I try to offer a little helpful advice to Republican leaders, I hear from cranky conservatives who blow me off, saying they're "not about to take advice from a liberal like you" — or words to that effect. To which I am...
Tags: Social Issues, Elections, Parties and Movements, Government, Mitt Romney
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Jindal: GOP must stop being 'stupid party'
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal called on the Republican Party to "stop being the stupid party" on Thursday as GOP leaders promised fundamental changes to help stave off future losses. In the keynote address at the Republican...
Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Reince Priebus, Elections, Sociology, Parties and Movements
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