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Mar. 7th, 2014 03:49 am* "Cummings: IRS hearing ‘not bi-partisan’:"
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After all, why let the other side speak or ask any questions at your witch hunt?
* "House Republicans Gear Up For 50th Vote To Dismantle Obamacare:" http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/republicans-50th-vote-obamacare
* Look, if you've looked over the facts of Mumia's case in any sort of objective way, odds are high you think he's innocent. Also, an important founding concept of the United States is that people are innocent until proven guilty and that the accused deserve a vigorous defense. It infuriates me that defense attorneys are attacked as being out right evil for doing the important and necessary job of defending the accused. Yes, that includes folks working for the NAACP, ACLU, and the Innocence Project who sometimes try to help people who are convicted under seriously fishy circumstances when there is strong evidence that they are innocent. Having proved in court that someone's constitutional rights were violated, thus saving their life should not be a bar to becoming a judge. It is thankless work, but Debo Adegbile did that.
In any case, it's likely the real problem that blocked his confirmation is that he is a hero who has fought tirelessly for the right of ordinary people to vote against Republican attempts to restrict the vote to wealthy white people. Republican Propaganda organ FOX "News" has been whipping up right wing hate over the Mumia case becauser that plays much better than attacking him for daring to say poor people, People of Color, and College Students should have the right to vote as citizens.
* The average age of minimum wage workers this country is 30. I keep seeing Republicans claiming that these thirty year olds are teenagers and therefore don't need a living wage. After all, teenagers of the young age of thirty don't have rent or bills or families to support. Most first graders know that 30 is bigger than 19, the oldest age that is still in the teens. My feeling is that any adult who can't do first grade level math has no business setting economic policy for a country given the role of math in things like economics and setting a budget. Just saying.
* "The Tea Party Just Turned Five: Is it Winning its War on Workers and Minorities?:" http://www.juancole.com/2014/03/winning-workers-minorities.html
* "2013 Was a Terrible Year for Evolution:" http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/02/2013-was-a-terrible-year-for-evolution.html
* "Vikings did not dress the way we thought:" http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-02/uu-vdn022508.php
* "March 6, 1857-A Date That Will Live In SCOTUS Infamy:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2014/03/march-6-1857-date-that-will-live-in.html
* "Big Vladdy - Semi-Delusional Autocrats:"
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* "Third World Health Care - Knoxville, Tennessee Edition:"
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* "Ask The GOP: What Are Women?:" https://medium.com/the-nib/ef07141cefd
* Apparently we are carpet bombing my infection this time. I have been given 60 pills to take over the next 10 days. O.o
* Supernatural: This was so heavy handed and I really hate the Ghost Facers. Ugh.
* The Clutch:
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After all, why let the other side speak or ask any questions at your witch hunt?
* "House Republicans Gear Up For 50th Vote To Dismantle Obamacare:" http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/republicans-50th-vote-obamacare
* Look, if you've looked over the facts of Mumia's case in any sort of objective way, odds are high you think he's innocent. Also, an important founding concept of the United States is that people are innocent until proven guilty and that the accused deserve a vigorous defense. It infuriates me that defense attorneys are attacked as being out right evil for doing the important and necessary job of defending the accused. Yes, that includes folks working for the NAACP, ACLU, and the Innocence Project who sometimes try to help people who are convicted under seriously fishy circumstances when there is strong evidence that they are innocent. Having proved in court that someone's constitutional rights were violated, thus saving their life should not be a bar to becoming a judge. It is thankless work, but Debo Adegbile did that.
In any case, it's likely the real problem that blocked his confirmation is that he is a hero who has fought tirelessly for the right of ordinary people to vote against Republican attempts to restrict the vote to wealthy white people. Republican Propaganda organ FOX "News" has been whipping up right wing hate over the Mumia case becauser that plays much better than attacking him for daring to say poor people, People of Color, and College Students should have the right to vote as citizens.
* The average age of minimum wage workers this country is 30. I keep seeing Republicans claiming that these thirty year olds are teenagers and therefore don't need a living wage. After all, teenagers of the young age of thirty don't have rent or bills or families to support. Most first graders know that 30 is bigger than 19, the oldest age that is still in the teens. My feeling is that any adult who can't do first grade level math has no business setting economic policy for a country given the role of math in things like economics and setting a budget. Just saying.
* "The Tea Party Just Turned Five: Is it Winning its War on Workers and Minorities?:" http://www.juancole.com/2014/03/winning-workers-minorities.html
* "2013 Was a Terrible Year for Evolution:" http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/02/2013-was-a-terrible-year-for-evolution.html
* "Vikings did not dress the way we thought:" http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-02/uu-vdn022508.php
* "March 6, 1857-A Date That Will Live In SCOTUS Infamy:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2014/03/march-6-1857-date-that-will-live-in.html
* "Big Vladdy - Semi-Delusional Autocrats:"
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* "Third World Health Care - Knoxville, Tennessee Edition:"
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* "Ask The GOP: What Are Women?:" https://medium.com/the-nib/ef07141cefd
* Apparently we are carpet bombing my infection this time. I have been given 60 pills to take over the next 10 days. O.o
* Supernatural: This was so heavy handed and I really hate the Ghost Facers. Ugh.
* The Clutch:
