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Jerry Falwell has died at 73

by Chris Prevatt • May 15, 2007 • 9 Comments

Jerry Falwell, founder of the “Moral Majority” died today at his office at Liberty University, where he was President. Reverend Falwell has managed to provide the religious right-wing-nuts of this country with ‘moral’ justification for acts of hate. ThinkExist.com has…

by Chris Prevatt • May 14, 2007 • Comments Off

On Sunday, Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel stated that the GOP has been “Hijacked by Single-Minded Isolationists” [ev type="youtube" data="CjaS-oAtk0A"][/ev]Come towards the light Chuck, come towards the light. Senator Hagel speaks the truth on this.Ã‚Â Ã‚Â He can expect that the right wing…

by Dan Chmielewski • May 8, 2007 • 3 Comments

Caught this post from MyDD.com; the OC connection is Rep. Loretta Sanchez. Please call her office and urge her to vote to restore Habeas Corpus. Call locally at(714) 621-0102 or email her via this web form. And tell her The…

by Dan Chmielewski • May 8, 2007 • 2 Comments

The first poll, from CNN,Ã‚Â shows the overwhelming majority of Americans disapprove of the president’s veto of the Iraq Funding measure. A majority of the U.S. public disapproves of President Bush’s decision to veto a war spending bill that called for…

by Dan Chmielewski • May 8, 2007 • 15 Comments

Pelosi: Ã¢â‚¬ËœEnergy Independence is Essential to Reducing the Price at the PumpÃ¢â‚¬â„¢Ã‚Â Washington, D.C. Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic Leaders held a press stake out this afternoon regarding the increase in gas prices.Ã‚Â Below is her opening statement:…

by Dan Chmielewski • May 7, 2007 • Comments Off

this just came in from Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office: IRAQ & NATIONAL GUARD READINESS: ARE STATES READY TO RESPOND TO EMERGENICES? The war in Iraq has had a serious impact on the National Guard and its ability to protect and…