Commentary by Eric Boehlert The release of an Associated Press poll last week that showed President Obama enjoying a healthy job approval rating of 53 percent didn’t generate much news beyond the wire service and produced even less commentary among the media’s chattering class. Then again, neither did another piece[Read More…]
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Media Matters: On Health Care Reform, The Fox News Noise Machine Is Cranked To 11
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– You know those special amps used by Spinal Tap that go to 11, in order to provide "that extra push over the cliff"? It appears Fox News has gotten a hold of some and hooked them up to its coverage of health care reform. As the reform bill[Read More…]
Remarks by the President to the House Democratic Congress on Health Care Reform (Video and Text)
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy The White House Office of the Press Secretary March 20, 2010 Capitol Visitor Center Auditorium, Washington, D.C. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Thank you very much.[Read More…]
Tea Party Protesters Shout ‘Ni**er,’ ‘Fa**ot’ At Members Of Congress
From Sam Stein at the Huffington Post: Abusive, derogatory and even racist behavior directed at House Democrats by Tea Party protesters on Saturday left several lawmakers in shock. Preceding the president’s speech to a gathering of House Democrats, thousands of protesters descended around the Capitol to protest the passage of[Read More…]
Congressman Ellsworth on Health Care Reform: ‘In My Core I Know it’s the Right Decision for Hoosiers’
Announces Support for Bill to Reduce Costs, Improve Access to Affordable Insurance Options, Ends Insurance Company Abuses, Cut the Deficit by $1 Trillion and Prevent Federal Funding of Abortion Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– March 19, 2010. Later this week, the House is expected to consider legislation to reform our nation’s health care[Read More…]
Rep. Broun Calls Civil War ‘The Great War Of Yankee Aggression’ (Video)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Still fighting the Civil War, and apparently unhappy that his children and grandchildren will live in a country with a better health care system than he did before entering Congress, Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) calls the Civil War "The Great War of Yankee Aggression." Enjoy the short video[Read More…]
D.C. Law Permitting Same-Sex Marriages Takes Effect
Nation’s Capital is Sixth U.S. Jurisdiction to Permit Same-Sex Couples to Marry Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, issued the following statement after a new law in the District of Columbia permitting same-sex marriages became effective recently. “This[Read More…]
Human Rights Campaign Hosts Faith and Fairness Town Hall in Greensboro, NC
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, hosted a town hall conversation in Greensboro, NC, to engage people of faith in LGBT equality advocacy and address ways to combat misleading information from the religious right about LGBT people[Read More…]
Human Rights Campaign Foundation Honors 305 Major U.S. Employers as 2010 ‘Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, honored 305 employers as its 2010 ‘Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality” at the Sixth Annual LGBT Workplace Awards Seminar and Reception held last night. The event, hosted by Time[Read More…]
U.S. Senate Committee Hears Testimony from Military Veterans on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, hailed this week’s Senate Armed Service Committee hearing on the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) law for pointing out the failure of the current ban on lesbians and gays serving openly[Read More…]
