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Scott Walker Aide to Begin Prison Term for Ripping Off Taxpayers
After a nearly five-year criminal investigation that resulted in 15 felonies for six of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s staff members, one of them will begin their prison sentence this week. Former Deputy Chief of Staff Kelly Rindfleisch will turn herself in on Wednesday and start serving her six month prison sentence for a felony count of…
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Watch: Obama Gives Republicans a Quick Lesson About the Power of Diplomacy
In this short, but powerful clip, Pres. Obama gives republican critics a free lesson about the power of diplomacy when dealing with hostile nations such as Iran. It is an important lesson that Republican war hawks such as President Bush and VP Dick Cheney clearly didn’t keep in mind when they lied America into a…
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Watch: Sen. Warren Slams 'Arrogant' Banks for Wanting to 'Shut that Woman Up'
In this clip, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) takes on the “arrogant” Wall Street banks that want to, as she puts it, “shut that woman up”. She focuses her argument on the sheer arrogance of the banking firms and the influence that they wield in Washington, and she has only two demands from Wall Street: “Don’t…
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Watch: John Fugelsang Destroys a Homophobic Republican Hypocrite
In this clip, comedian John Fugelsang rips a Republican talk show host, Heidi Harris, for her bigoted attempts to defend the fact that discrimination against gay and transgender Americans is legal in North Dakota- not only the providing of services but also such basic protections as bias in housing and employment. Mr Fugelsang opens his rebuttal…
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Watch: FunnyOrDie Hilariously Mocks Indiana's Anti-Gay Bigotry
In this humorous clip, FunnyOrDie’s James Van Der Beek and Anna Camp team up to poke fun at Indiana’s recent attempt to get away with a “license to discriminate” law. The two satirize the hypocrisy of the law by posing as a shopping channel that only serves heterosexuals. “Can you imagine a world where a…
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How the Republican Agenda Leaves Americans Poor, Pregnant, and Sick
As the nation focuses its attention on Indiana’s failed attempt to legalize discrimination against gays, a second offensive in the culture war is being waged under the radar, this time against women and their reproductive rights. The states of the Bible belt insist on provoking these battles again and again, yet never to their own…
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Watch: Traumatized Iraq Veteran is Coldly Refused an Apology from Karl Rove
In this heartbreaking clip, veteran Ryan Henowitz (2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Division) confronts former Deputy Chief of Staff and neo-con patriarch Karl Rove, whose machinations played a key role in embroiling our nation in the invasion and botched occupation of Iraq in 2003. Mr. Henowitz demands an apology from Rove, asking him to “take responsibility…
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Watch: GOP Legislator Slams Koch PAC for Being Self-Serving and Useless
In this video, Florida State Senator Nancy Detert sarcastically berates a spokesperson from the Koch-funded PAC, Americans for Prosperity, for their opposition to a job-creating entertainment bill: “I appreciate the mailouts you do against me on a monthly basis that say I give money to Hollywood moguls…Good for you, I’m glad you’re employed, because its…
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Watch: Pat Buchanan Exposes Hannity's Ignorance, Schools Him On Iran Deal
In this entertaining clip, Pat Buchanan takes Sean Hannity to task in a lively and heated debate where Hannity’s conspiracy theories about the Iranian nuclear program are thoroughly refuted. “Your friend Bibi has been talking about Iran getting a bomb since 1992!” thunders Buchanan as Hannity goes through a laundry list of right-wing propaganda talking…
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Watch Tom Cotton: Indiana Gays Should Be Glad We Don't Execute Them
In defense of the state’s “religious freedom” anti-gay discrimination law, Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton explained to his critics that the Indiana gay community should be grateful they’re being openly discriminated against, because at least they aren’t being hanged like they are in Iran. “I think it’s important we have a sense of perspective,” Cotton said. “In…