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If one assumes that a person is making their money, including enough money to have no incentive to "work", by…
Ob sie wirklich Deutsch spricht. Normalweise, kommt die US Soldaten nicht ins Stadt und spricht nicht so oft mit denn…
As for being a Nazi, ich spreche fliessend deutsch und wohnte in Deutschland fuer drei Jahre mit der americanishe Luftwaffe…
And of course this "incentive" only applies to poor people: Rich people who already have enough to live off of…
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Category Archives: In the news
President Obama Endorses Marriage Equality
From an ABC News interview: I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors when I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly … Continue reading
Posted in In the news, Same-Sex Marriage
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Openly Gay Republican Driven Off Romney’s Team
Conservative blogger Jennifer Rubin: Richard Grenell, the openly gay spokesman recently hired to sharpen the foreign policy message of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, has resigned in the wake of a full-court press by anti-gay conservatives. […] According to sources familiar … Continue reading
Partisanship vs. Thought on Gas Prices
Lovely graph from the Washington Post: Although the partisans on both sides look like dolts here, obviously on this issue Democratic hypocrites outnumber Republican hypocrites. (This may be a case where Republican skepticism of the Federal government’s ability to do … Continue reading
On the Law School Scam
So, have you heard about all of those law schools that are being sued for allegedly inflating their post-graduation employment statistics? From The National Law Journal: The plaintiffs’ attorneys who have already launched class actions targeting 14 law schools announced … Continue reading
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Is Mitt Romney unusually stupid?
I’ve been assuming that Romney is pretty sharp. But now I’m wondering. From Romney’s big Iran op-ed in the Washington Post. Until Iran ceases its nuclear-bomb program, I will press for ever-tightening sanctions, acting with other countries if we can … Continue reading
Posted in Elections and politics, In the news, Iran
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Dear Rob Reiner, please stop saying that marriage equality is the last piece of the civil rights puzzle
So on a news report this week, I saw Rob Reiner talking about how gay marriage is the final piece of the civil rights puzzle. This is apparently something Reiner has been repeating for months. I appreciate how dedicated Reiner … Continue reading
Posted in In the news, Same-Sex Marriage
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9th Circuit Court Rules That California’s Proposition 8 Is Unconstitutional on narrow grounds that won’t apply outside California
[I know Myca also posted about this, but I think my post provides some additional information, justifying the overlap. –Amp] You can read the ruling (in pdf form) here. On a first glance, I think there’s an aspect to this … Continue reading
Posted in crossposted on TADA, In the news, Same-Sex Marriage
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Washington State Could Have Marriage Equailty Law Within Weeks
From KIRO TV today: Washington’s Legislature has enough votes to legalize gay marriage with a statement from Democratic Senator Mary Margaret Haugen Monday who said she will support the measure, becoming the 25th vote needed to pass the bill out … Continue reading
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Brandon McInerney Sentenced To 21 Years In Prison Via Plea Bargain
The Oxnard teen who shot a gay classmate he believed was flirting with him has agreed to spend the next 21 years in prison, a plea deal that ends a case that drew national attention and ignited debate on how … Continue reading
When capitalized, "Sie" is the formal way to address adults of either gender in polite German. I majored in the…