May 2009
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Obama Revises Campaign Promise Of 'Change' To... →
WASHINGTON—In a slight shift from his campaign trail promise, President Obama announced Monday that his administration’s message of “Change” has been modified to the somewhat more restrained slogan “Relatively Minor Readjustments in Certain Favorable Policy Areas.” “Today, Americans face a great many challenges, and I hear your desperate calls for barely...
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Would You Slap Your Father? If So, You’re a... →
One of the main divides between left and right is the dependence on different moral values. For liberals, morality derives mostly from fairness and prevention of harm. For conservatives, morality also involves upholding authority and loyalty — and revulsion at disgust.
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'Power' move by male students ruffles U. of C. →
Steve Saltarelli, the president of Men in Power, wrote a satirical column in March in which he suggested forming such a group. “Anyone with an interest in both studying and learning from men in powerful positions, as well as issues involved with reverse sexism, may become a member of MiP,” he wrote. Shortly after the column ran, Saltarelli started getting e-mail messages from men eager...
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Dear Rhode Islanders,
If we ever want to bring equality to the Ocean State, we’ve got to start paying closer attention to local elections. A Democrat in the State House does not necessarily equal a vote for equality.
The Associated Press: Poll: Majority of RI voters favor gay marriage law
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The big gay shrug →
Sorry, enemies of gay marriage. Prop 8 or no, you’ve already lost.
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Rights again in 2010 →
A new proposition in 2010 will require more than 600,000 signatures before it can be put on the state ballot. Once the best strategy has been decided, we will contact you again for your signature on the actual proposition we put forward. Only registered California voters may sign.
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The Art of the Hissy Fit →
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“A member of the Republican National Committee told me Tuesday that when the RNC...”
– GOP, RNC to rebrand Democrats as ‘Socialists’
Who cares, indeed.
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Elephants’ wings →
(A Children’s Story)
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WatchFont Fight! Silly.
via allinoneplace
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“Rhode Island’s top political leaders and its Catholic bishop are united against...”
– Why Rhode Island stands alone on same-sex marriage: The Providence Journal
There’s a lot to pick apart about today’s Pro Jo cover story on the marriage issue in RI. But I think what has me most appalled is the fact that paper is presenting the right wing’s framing of the issue as...
If I wanted to be popular, this blog would be...
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Zach makes an important point about the evolution of personal publishing on the web:
It’s not the infographics on the page that interest me, rather it’s the trend of emphasizing a user’s popularity on the network. Lamentably, I think this metric will come to define the experience for the next generation of social networks. I fear that the internet’s utility for many people will equate...
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“I don’t need some judge sitting up there feeling bad for my opponent because of...”
– RNC Chairman Michael Steele responding to President Obama’s comment that he would seek a Supreme Court justice “with a sharp and independent mind and a record of excellence and integrity,” and who has “empathy” for “the daily realities of people’s lives.”
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Obama To Fire His First Gay Arabic Linguist →
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“When it comes to marriage, … I think that civil rights need to be for all....”
– Marie Osmond on Gay Rights and Her Lesbian Daughter
Eloquent!
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WatchMelissa Harris-Lacewell on the Keith Olbermann show. What she does here is simply beautiful.
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