Wednesday, December 9, 2015
‘TREASON’: Father of reporter shot on live TV calls out politicians who refuse to act on gun control
Republicans Wrong Again As Majority See Attack on Planned Parenthood as Terrorism
Republicans are on the wrong side again, as 52% see the attack on
Planned Parenthood as terrorism and half of Americans think that
anti-abortion groups encourage violence. These are not good numbers for a party that is hanging on by a cultural divide thread.
According to research from a YouGov/HuffPost poll published Friday, 52% of Americans polled view the attack in which Robert Dear killed three people at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs last week as an act of terrorism.
The news gets worse for Republicans, because although there is a partisan divide noted in the analysis of the poll, with two-thirds of Democrats saying it was terrorism and a full half of Republicans say that it was not a terrorist attack, Independents side with calling it a terrorist attack 50% to 32%.
If you don’t live under a rock, you’ve seen the conservative claims that killing people who are performing or supporting or getting an abortion is a legitimate form of protest. While those people are most likely outliers for the anti-abortion crowd, the violent, bloody rhetoric and lies perpetrated by elected officials about Planned Parenthood can’t be denied. It is mainstream and it has a big old “R” branded on its forehead.
That’s not a great position to be in when a party is clinging to alleged moral superiority as a lifeboat.
Republicans might have left things as they were, with public opinion shifting gradually toward various ways of limiting choice (even while supporting choice as an overall value) according to polls over the last decade. But instead they chose to try to double down and use anti-abortion beliefs as a get-out-the-vote tactic, not only encouraging but elevating crack pot conspiracy artists calling themselves journalists, as they violated laws and ethics in an attempt to smear abortion providers.
While these tactics worked for a while and they certainly aren’t helping the general perception of abortion providers like Planned Parenthood, there’s another, more politically dangerous side to this story.
The poll showed that 49% of Americans believe that the actions of anti-abortion groups encourage violence. Only 27% say they don’t think this is so. The analysis pointed out that there is divide on this even among Republicans, “37% of Republicans believe that the actions of anti-abortion groups encourage violence while just under half (47%) say that their actions do not encourage violence.”
Following the Republican cabal’s televised false attacks on Planned Parenthood, which included deceptively edited videos and false graphs, a Planned Parenthood in Thousand Oaks, California burned in what authorities investigated as an arson attack. The same clinic had been attacked weeks earlier. This is but one example of the ongoing violence aimed at abortion providers and doctors.
Republicans have hung their hats on playing off of the resentments of the fading white male dominance. Abortion is just one piece of that puzzle, as it represents women’s freedom to choose their own destiny and have full agency over their bodies and full personhood rights. Abortion was the one area where Republicans were making headway, but once again, playing to extremists by pushing known lies and jacked up rhetoric meant to incite blind rage has backfired politically.
Innocent people have been murdered due in part to this inflammatory rhetoric and lies the U.S. Congress continues to elevate. These facts are proof that the alleged “pro-life” movement is not about protecting actual life.
NRA Ordered Wingnuts To Allow Gun Sales To People On Terror Watch List - They Did
The NRA ordered Republicans to allow gun sales to people on the terrorism watch list, and they did it.
Rubio Thinks It’s Legal To Carry Bombs In The U.S.
Using Terrorism Himself, Erickson Shoots Up NY Times Proving Liberals CORRECT
What the actual fuck?
Now he’s someone who SHOULD have his guns taken away.
Terrorism Is Working…On Republicans
Texas Democratic Party Issues The BEST Response After Texas Wingnuts Vote On Seceding From U.S.
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
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The Republican cabal is ‘no longer a normal political party’ — it’s a ‘radical insurgency’
Republicans Celebrate Xmas By Voting To Take Healthcare Away From 17 Million Americans
Senate Republicans got into the spirit of the season by voting 52-47 to take healthcare away from 17 million Americans.The vote was party line with only moderate Republicans Collins (Maine) and Kirk (Illinois) voting against the bill. Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) missed the final vote, but Sanders made his feelings clear days earlier on the Senate floor when he called the whole process a waste of time.
Wingnuts like FreedomWorks CEO Adam Brandon were ecstatic that Senate Republicans moved to take healthcare away from nearly 20 million Americans, “Under pressure from Lee, Cruz, Rubio, and wingnut agitators across the country, Senate Republicans finally got the message and acted to repeal the ObamaCare disaster. This bill would rid Americans of the most harmful aspects of the law and empower consumers to make decisions that are best for them and their families.”
The White House was quick to issue a veto threat and make sure that this legislation is DOA, “The Administration strongly opposes Senate passage of the Senate amendment to H.R. 3762. By repealing numerous, key elements of current law, this legislation would take away critical benefits and health care coverage from hard-working middle‑class families. The bill also would remove policies that are expected to help slow the growth in health care costs and that have improved the quality of care patients receive. The Senate amendment to H.R. 3762 detracts from the work the Congress could be doing to foster job creation and economic growth.”
The Obamacare repeal vote was so important to Senate Republicans because they are laying the groundwork for action if their nominee wins the White House in 2016.
The fact that Senate Republicans chose to hold this vote during the holiday season spoke volumes about their priorities. Tonight’s vote was an advertisement for how Republicans intend to harm working people if they take back the White House.
The victory that wingnuts are celebrating tonight is one of the main reasons that they will lose in 2016.
Here’s Ryan’s Nauseating Agenda For Congress, Try Not To Gag
Trump Backs Down, Agrees To Debate After Failing To Extort $5 Million From CNN
Trump caved, and will participate in the next Republican debate because he’s afraid people might be mean to him if he doesn’t.
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