April 2011
Liberal Lad news roundup - 4/29/11
liberal-lad:
Federal Court Boosts Stem-Cell Research
A federal court ruled that the government can continue financing the research on embryonic stem cells, striking a blow to antiabortion activists who equate the research with murder. Opponents of the research argue that federal funding violates a 1996 law that says the government cannot fund research in which a human embryo is destroyed. A...
White Evangelical Christians are the group least...
changingmyperspective:
link to source
The results from a recent poll published by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life (http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Tea-Party-and-Religion.aspx) reveal what social scientists have known for a long time: White Evangelical Christians are the group least likely to support politicians or policies that reflect the actual teachings of Jesus. It...
Romney wants to 'hang' Obama with misery index →
stfuconservatives:
apsies:
Romney almost immediately caught himself, with the English major declaring “metaphorically speaking,” but the mix of nervous laughter with applause indicated at least some in the audience realized its potency.
Romney said: “You remember during the Ronald Reagan/Jimmy Carter debates? That Ronald Reagan came up with this great thing about the ‘misery index,’ and that...
grievances
i’m pretty sick of hearing people within a certain belief system talk shit about other people who share their beliefs by saying they are not a real _____, but it only counts when they believe it.
‘oh, those crazy right-wing nuts aren’t REAL christians.’
‘the tea party aren’t REAL libertarians.’
and we’re supposed to accept that. because the...
Looks Like Trump's Right: How the Hell Did This... →
squee-gee:
- “The dean looked over Barack’s transcript and college boards and then suggested in a kindly way that he apply to some less competitive colleges in addition to Columbia.”
- “There were no class rankings at his high school, but Barack never made honor roll even one term, unlike 110 boys in his class.”
- “His SAT scores were 566 for the verbal part and 640 for math. Those were far...
sorry, this is a long one...
paulypotluck:
stfuconservatives:
This birther shit couldn’t come at a better time.
I haven’t really mentioned it online much, but Mary and I are moving to the Czech Republic in September. There were a few factors that helped us come to this decision, namely jobs (I have none and Mary hates hers) and the desire to travel (we had originally planned to move to other locations like Portland...
Sharing Backyards - Another Great Initiative →
ecoartslab:
“Sharing Backyards links people with unused yard space with those looking for a place to grow food.” and it’s all over the US & Canada. See link for more details.
brosephstalin-deactivated201212 asked: I'd aso like to point out that it's technically illegal to release the long-form birth certificate. That's why there was the "certification of live birth" that is as good as a birth certificate in the State of Hawaii that Obama presented back in 2008 when all this mess first came up. The Hawaii Department of Health made an exception for the long form's release because...
in case you hadn't already signed this: Demand... →
Why Obama releasing his birth certificate is...
robot-heart-politics:
wronglikeright:
If people didn’t already already believe he was a US citizen, nothing is going to convince them. You could give them a time machine, let them go back to the exact moment of his birth, allow them to watch the original paperwork being filed and it still wouldn’t matter. For these folks, it’s never been an issue concerning proof and the more you heap on...
trump's mom is from the isle of lewis in scotland.
I DEMAND TO SEE A BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
FOR EVERYONE.
THAT TRUMP HAS EVER TALKED TO.
So, now that the President has released his "long...
conservativebrew:
1) If he already had it, why didn’t he release it earlier and end this whole “birther” non-sense? If you say that he did this on purpose to get the American right distracted or that he was somehow playing the GOP on this issue, doesn’t that go against his stand on unifiying both parties?
2) Donald Trump, it seems, may have forced the President’s hand. Recent polls demonstrated...
In The Know: Are Tests Biased Against Students Who... →
teamlauren:
i’m so happy that someone has finally shed some light on my particular brand of oppression. it’s a pretty serious issue.
thought i should post this here, too. it fits.
souryellows asked: I don't want to sound ignorant, but I'd always heard that transgender was the appropriate term, while transexual or tranny were the ones to avoid. What is the appropriate word to use, for future reference?
missandread asked: Okay wow. I don't see the need to get so rude over this and tell me to educate myself. And how was I at all "defensive"? I didn't call you a bitch or say 'what the fuck' like you just posted in that second blog. I only asked a simple question. You seem to be the one that seems to need to calm down, my friend.. haha yikes..
honestly, why are gaga fans so defensive? i can't...
nobody has ever written me to be like, ‘HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY HATE GLEE? WHAT THE FUCK?’ or like, ‘YOU THINK BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SUCKS? YOU ARE A BITCH.’
lady gaga is an asshole. get over it. if you like her assholery, that’s fine. that’s its own thing. i’m not saying you deserve to get like…run over by a truck if you like her. i am just saying...
missandread asked: So.. how exactly is "Born This Way" offensive? Lady GaGa is a fucking nutjob, clearly, but I don't understand how you keep saying the lyrics to this normal pop song are "highly offensive"? Huh???
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I thought the Green Party was about peace…you want to do some pretty violent things to Lady Gaga. ;/
the chances of me actually doing any of these things are the same chances of the green party making me their sole representative.
also, i don’t understand that emoticon. are you winking at me, or are you...
“Remember when Planned Parenthood & NPR crashed the market, wiped out half...”
– Twitter / @Joel Housman (via azspot)
SEATTLE TUMBLRS [or portland, tacoma, or anywhere...
i’m moving at the end of the month, and that means i am selling my badass vintage furniture and other top-notch housewares. please let me know if you’d be interested in knowing more, and i will send you some more info!
Actually, Justin Bieber should not ever... →
stuffsickpeoplehavetoputupwith:
The Canadian-born Bieber never plans on becoming an American citizen. “You guys are evil,” he says with a laugh. “Canada’s the best country in the world. We go to the doctor and we don’t need to worry about paying him, but here, your whole life, you’re broke because of medical bills.” (emphasis mine)
No one should ever apologize for making a 100% truthful...
Watchbenjaminjtaylor:
The Bicycle City. Trailer from Greg Sucharew on Vimeo.
“What happens to an impoverished developing nation town when you flood it with 20,000 bicycles? You lift three times that number of people out of poverty. Pedals for Progress and founder David Schweidenback have been shipping used American bicycles to Rivas, Nicaragua for the last two decades and the transformation has...
Bristol Palin Cashing in on Teen Pregnancy
dailypalin:
Lemons into lemonade.
Schooled by her famous mother, Bristol Palin has learned a thing or two about making a buck. In 2009, Bristol was paid $262,000 to help raise awareness for teen pregnancy prevention by the Candie’s Foundation. Yes, that money will come in handy raising Tripp, the child Bristol conceived when she was an unwed teen.
Maybe the Candie’s Foundation’s logic for...
In honor of his pending departure: The top 10... →
Fox News to drop Glenn Beck's show →
socialisimo:
Fox News announced today it is dropping Glenn Beck’s daily talkshow – but in its official statement said the network and the controversial host would work together on unnamed future projects.
That may just be a face-saving device for Beck and the network, or it may be an attempt by Fox to find a way to use Beck in a form that avoids alienating advertisers.
BUT IT’S NOT...
"Texas is pushing a bill that would require any...
joetheblogger:
bubonickitten:
fuckyeahlesbianliterature:
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filthyocean:
stfukyriarchy:
superherojuice:
I guess that means LGBT studies would get the same amount of money as every other class combined.
anyone got a source on this?
Source: http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2011/04/03/persecuted-christian-texas-legislator-targets-funding-lgbt-gender-studies
That...
Georgia set to eliminate all state funds to fight... →
Georgia is set to eliminate all state money for domestic violence programs, replacing it with federal funds that some advocates say will limit the services shelters for battered women can provide.
Officials with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have raised questions about the proposal from Gov. Nathan Deal to use some $4.4 million in federal welfare money — Temporary...
