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This man needs a serious 7th grade civics class.
The President of the United States CANNOT overturn the Supreme Court of the United States. He embarrasses himself with his answer.
Also, I would like to know how he would feel if the Civil Rights Act of 1964 were overturned.
The phrase “not ready for prime-time” have never been more appropriate.
Lord…
Says the wealthy man…
OK – so military imagery is certainly sexy and manly and all that.
And soft, breathable cotton is a big plus too.
But this video, while sexy, is pretty gay. Or at least gay-adjacent.
Not that that’s a bad thing. 🙂
Enjoy.
The race for the Republican presidential nomination took an unexpected turn today as a new poll showed that a startled deer was the new GOP frontrunner.
Bucky, the red deer who is the first choice of likely Republican voters is believed to be the first woodland creature ever to lead a major party’s presidential field.
“Voters like what they see in Bucky,” said veteran political strategist Ed Rollins, who has signed on to helm the red deer’s primary campaign. “The fact that he is unable to speak is a major asset.”
In his first appearance in Concord, New Hampshire, however, the antlered candidate garnered mixed reviews for what some observers said was an unsteady performance.
Appearing frightened by the TV lights, Bucky kicked over the podium and then pranced down the hall before being subdued by a tranquilizer dart.
“Clearly he’s a little rough around the edges,” said Mr. Rollins. “But he still did better than Herman Cain.”
It was another rough day for Mr. Cain, who offered this response to a reporter’s question: “For the last time, I did not touch her down there. Oh wait, did you say ‘Libya?’”
Gov. Rick Perry also stumbled badly in a campaign appearance in Iowa, telling supporters, “If I am elected, I will find out where Iran’s nuclear weapons are. Also, where Iran is.”
Meanwhile, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich predicted that his recent rise in the polls is not a fluke: “The American people want an adult, and no one has a stronger record of adultery than I do.”
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Read the Borowitz Report. Funny, funny stuff…
U.S. Senators Joseph Lieberman and Susan Collins on Friday reintroduced the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act, and said that approving the bill would put the federal government on par with Fortune 500 corporations that already extend full benefits to same-sex partners of gay and lesbian employees.
The companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives was introduced by Reps. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.).
Under the bill, a federal employee and same-sex domestic partner, who are not related by blood and are living together in a committed intimate relationship, would be eligible to participate in federal retirement, life insurance, health, workers’ compensation, and Family and Medical Leave benefits to the same extent as married employees and their spouses.
More at LGBTQnation
Among other statements made by third tier GOP candidate Michele Bachmann in the past several months, she has said the “ACLU is running the CIA” and “we have no jail to hold terrorist prisoners.”
Of course the CIA is being run by General Petraeus, and Guantanamo is still open and able to hold prisoners.
Watch her make her statements then be challenged by responsible members of the press.
Bravo!
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| Capt. Stephen Hill and husband Joshua Snyder |
Army Capt. Stephen Hill says he wasn’t trying to score political points when he asked the Republican presidential candidates if they would reinstate the ban on gays serving openly in the U.S. military.
Now that “don’t ask, don’t tell” has been lifted, he needed to know if the military would take the next step and recognize his marriage, or if a new president would try to force soldiers like him back into the closet.
“I was looking forward to the future and hoping everybody would realize we are soldiers first, always,” said Hill, 41, an Army reservist who returned last week from his yearlong deployment. “I was hoping ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ would be a distant memory for everybody.”
In a recent interview, Hill reflected publicly for the first time on his reasons for submitting the pre-recorded question for the Sept. 22 debate, as well as his reaction to the heckles heard around the world; the answer that former Sen. Rick Santorum gave to thunderous applause; and the outrage expressed on his behalf by, among others, his commander in chief.
This is what he asked: “In 2010, when I was deployed to Iraq, I had to lie about who I was because I’m a gay soldier and I didn’t want to lose my job. My question is, under one of your presidencies, do you intend to circumvent the progress that’s been made for gay and lesbian soldiers in the military?”
Santorum replied that he would reinstitute the ban on open service by gay troops because “any type of sexual activity has absolutely no place in the military.”
“What we are doing is playing social experimentation with our military right now. That’s tragic,” he continued. “Leave it alone. Keep it to yourself whether you are heterosexual or homosexual.”
“When the actual booing occurred, my gut dropped out, because my first inclination was, did I just do something wrong?” Hill said.
President Barack Obama, about a week later, chided the Republican contenders for staying silent when several people booed an American soldier.
What Hill remembers most was that a presidential candidate defined his marriage and military service in terms of sex.
“This is not about sex,” Hill said. “A special privilege is not hiding pictures in my house or God forbid, taking mortar fire again and not knowing if Josh will be recognized. I’m fighting every day to protect everyone’s rights as human beings, and it seems counterintuitive for me to be fighting for those rights and not have them.”
UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi thinks this is the appropriate response to a peaceful sit-in.
UC Davis Police Chief Annette Spicuzza said officers used force out of concern for their own safety after they were surrounded by students.
Take a look at the first ten seconds of the video. The police officer who pepper sprayed the kids didn’t spray the crowd standing around him. He calmly steps over the sitting students – who clearly pose no threat – and sprays the sitting students.
Do those kids look like they were a “threat”? More at AmericaBlog.