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Paul Ryan’s Mariachi Band

This is the bizarre state of Republican efforts to win the rhetorical/messaging campaign around immigration reform. Campaigning in Chicago yesterday with Democrat Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Paul Ryan actually showed up at campaign events with a mariachi…

Apr 24, 2013 Posted by Daily Agenda In The Swamp Tagged demographic vote, GOP, immigration reform, paul ryan, Republicans Comments 0

Take Action Against the Senate Dems Who Voted Down Gun Control!

And why not the Republicans too while we’re at it? The good folks at HuffPo have provided a handy Twitter guide of all the handles of the Senators, both Dems and Repubs, who voted against yesterday’s legislation to provide universal background checks…

Apr 18, 2013 Posted by Daily Agenda In The Swamp, Uncategorized Tagged Gabby Giffords, GOP Senate, gun control, gun violence, Newtown, NRA, President Obama, Republicans, universal background checks Comments 0

Quote of the Day: Gabby Giffords on Gun Control

Regarding the Senate’s failure to execute the will of the American people, Gabby Giffords had this to say about the vote on universal background checks:

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Apr 18, 2013 Posted by Daily Agenda In Quote of the Day, The Swamp Tagged Gabby Giffords, GOP Senate, gun control, gun violence, Newtown, NRA, President Obama, Republicans, universal background checks Comments 0

Disgraceful.

Joined by the Newtown families, President Obama sternly addressed the Senate’s voting against universal background checks for gun purchases yesterday, a measure supported by 9…

Apr 18, 2013 Posted by Daily Agenda In The Swamp Tagged Gabby Giffords, GOP Senate, gun control, gun violence, Newtown, NRA, President Obama, Republicans, universal background checks Comments 0

North Carolina Poor Need Background Checks for Food Stamps?

While giant, profit-heavy corporations receive enormous federal subsidies with little to no oversight, the North Carolina House has recently decided that society’s most vulnerable in the wake of…

Apr 12, 2013 Posted by Daily Agenda In Crazy Town, Crazytown Tagged background checks, corporate welfare, federal assistance, food stamps, NC House, north carolina, Republicans Comments 0

Being Gay in Montana is No Longer Criminal

Seriously. Yesterday, the Montana House legislature, in a 64-36 vote (wow) decided that having sex with a person of the same gender no longer makes you a criminal. Billings Gazette reports:

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Apr 10, 2013 Posted by Daily Agenda In Crazy Town, Crazytown Tagged bigotry, homophobia, LGBT rights, montana, Republicans, state legislature Comments 0

North Carolina GOP Want to Establish A State Religion.

This week in North Carolina, Republican lawmakers introduced a measure that would authorize NC to establish an official religion, thereby undermining the First Amendment. NC ACLU communications director Mike Meno responded…

Apr 3, 2013 Posted by Daily Agenda In Crazytown Tagged 1st Amendment, ACLU, constitution, GOP, north carolina, Republicans, separation of powers Comments 0

Kansas Senate Sides With the Rapist

In a heinous move this Monday, the Kansas Senate smoothly approved a bill that defines human life as beginning at fertilization, effectively barring direct or indirect state support for abortions, even during instances of rape or incest. Sen. David Haley…

Apr 3, 2013 Posted by Daily Agenda In The 51% Tagged abortion, birth control, contraceptive, Kansas Senate, lawmakers, rape, Republicans Comments 0

GOP Thinks Straight People Will Pretend to be Gay for Cash Benefits

Asked to comment on last week’s Facebook surge of red equal signs, Georgia GOP Chairwoman Sue Everhart responded that she believes “it is not natural for…

Apr 1, 2013 Posted by Daily Agenda In SMHGOP Tagged Gay marriage, GOP, homophobia, Marriage equality, Republicans, Sue Everhart Comments 0

RNC Chair Thinks Gay-Hate is A-OK!

Still reeling from the recent RNC report that exposed the electoral cost of Republican backwardness, especially regarding matters of marriage equality, RNC Chair…

Mar 20, 2013 Posted by Daily Agenda In Crazytown, Marriage Equality, SMHGOP Tagged Gay marriage, GOP, ignorance, Marriage equality, Reince Priebus, Republicans, right-wing craziness, RNC Comments 0