StumbleUpon | edgeoforever's comments & reviews

Trying to stick a "Far Left" label on Righteous Indignation & The Confluence

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:02:09 -0800

From the page: "What the hell is the far-left anyway? If you believe that equal treatment under the law should apply to all citizens regardless of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, race, creed or disability because they are all persons born with unalienable rights, that is hardly a �oefar left” position. "

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/05/AR2009110504334.html

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:44:52 -0800

From the page: "What happened? The vaunted Obama realignment vanished. In 2009 in Virginia, the black vote was down by 20 percent; the under-30 vote by 50 percent. And as for independents, the ultimate prize of any realignment, they bolted"

House Leaders Meeting Now with Bishops To Discuss Health Care Bill, Abortion - Georges Bottom Line

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:19:07 -0800

From the page: "Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer are meeting right now with representatives from the Conference of Catholic Bishops in an attempt to come up with compromise language that would mollify most of the moderate Democrats who are unhappy with what they consider the House health care bill�s permissive stance toward public funding for abortion"

Women's choice gets banned - "de facto" - as per Obama's wishes & Not Your Sweetie

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:03:57 -0800

From the page: " amendment that explicitliy prohibits federal funding of abortions under the Democrats� healthcare bill before the Speaker�s select committee.

Very dramatically convenient �" drawing the women ire to the usual suspects.

But it ignores the many signals that we have a misogynistic administration (for those who lived in a cave during the elections).

So let�s remember a few, shall we?"

Up-or-down vote on an amendment to block abortion funding approved - TheHill.com

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:44:00 -0800

From the page: "
The agreement was quickly condemned by Planned Parenthood Federation of America, which called the amendment by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) a "de facto abortion ban.""

Officials Begin Putting Shooting Pieces Together : NPR

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:22:24 -0800

From the page: "I want to add something else about Hasan at Walter Reed. The psychiatrist I talked to today said that he was the kind of guy who the staff actually stood around in the hallway, saying: Do you think he's a terrorist, or is he just weird? And now, apparently, Walter Reed is in a lockdown mode"

The Women on Page 198: Glamour Continues Dialogue on Body Image

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:16:33 -0800

From the page: "The models �" including now infamous Miller �" have been assembled by Glamour to "continue the extraordinary dialogue on body image" that began with Miller's picture just a few months ago. "

Broader Measure of Unemployment Stands at 17.5% - NYTimes.com

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:07:38 -0800

From the page: "In all, more than one out of every six workers �" 17.5 percent �" were unemployed or underemployed in October. The previous recorded high was 17.1 percent, in December 1982. "

Civil unrest has a role in stopping climate change, says Gore | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:58:23 -0800

From the page: "Al Gore has sought to inject fresh momentum into the Copenhagen build-up, saying he is certain Barack Obama will attend and predicting a rise in civil disobedience against fossil-fuel polluters unless drastic action is taken over global warming."

White House: FOX off-limits -- strategist : The Swamp

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:36:22 -0800

From the page: "
One Democratic strategist said that shortly after an appearance on Fox he got a phone call from a White House official telling him not to be a guest on the show again. The call had an intimidating tone, he said."