Fox News psychiatrist: Newt Gingrich's affairs 'mean he might make a strong president'

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:18 PM EST (Daily Kos)

And now, presenting the most certifiably ridiculous opinion column ever produced. Credit for the feat goes to Fox News personality and psychiatrist Dr. Keith Ablow, who as a Fox News psychiatrist probably has his work cut out for him on a daily basis.

politics, republicans, newt-gingrich, faux-news, fox-noise, teapublicans, fox-news-psychiatrist, dr-keith-ablow, mean-he-might-make-a-strong-president

Double the Power: Two-Use Tile Combines Solar and OLED Technology

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:58 PM EST ()

Marzan’s new project, UrbanTiles, is a matrix of linking tiles that attach to a building like Venetian blinds.

technology, solar-power, oled-technology, two-use-tiles, two-use-tile-combines-solar-and-oled-technology

Rep. Huelskamp pushes to ban same sex ceremonies at military facilities

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:50 PM EST (Raw Story)

In the response to the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) introduced legislation this week that would prohibit marriage or marriage-like ceremonies on military installations for same sex couples.

politics, gay-rights, us-military, lgbt-rights, rep-huelskamp, pushes-to-ban-same-sex-ceromonies

FBI arrests Connecticut cops accused of racial profiling

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:43 PM EST (CNN)

The men allegedly threatened and assaulted detainees, made false arrests -- including one against a local clergy member -- and later conspired to cover up evidence of their conduct by falsifying reports and blocking an investigation, prosecutors said Tuesday during a news confe …

us-news, racism, hispanics, latinos, racial-profiling, false-arrests, threats-and-assaults

Had to flee or 'I might be dead,' victim says of racial attack

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:35 PM EST (Chicago Tribune)

Joshua Merritt said he had no reason to be suspicious when one of his friends texted him, asking him to hang out with two other teenagers they both knew. But after Merritt, 17, arrived at the home of one of the boys in Chicago’s East Beverly neighborhood Dec.

racism, us-news, hate-crime, racists, racial-attack

Prejudiced, Conservative People Probably Stupid, Says Science

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:29 PM EST (Jezebel: Celebrity, Sex, Fashion for Women. Without Airbrushing.)

You've always had an inkling that this might be true, and now here comes Science to validate your gut: children with low IQs tend to grow up to be prejudiced adults who often adopt socially conservative ideologies. The "liberal elite" is not in your imagination, friends.

politics, conservatives, prejudice, fox-news-viewers, adopt-socially-conservative-ideologies, prejudiced-adults

Fox News And The GOP Are Wrong: Red States Use The Most Food Stamps

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:03 PM EST ()

Seeded by easyjjgrand3 (Clipped by McSpocky)

Just to be clear, though, Fox News is saying you people in Mississippi are defrauding the government. However, it seems it’s the retailers ripping off the food stamp program for profit, exchanging food stamps for money at a rate of 50 cents on the dollar.

politics, food-stamps, obama-food-stamp-president, red-state-food-stamps, red-states-use-the-most-food-stamps

Why Cenk Uygur Left MSNBC

Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:48 PM EST

Cenk Uygur (host of The Young Turks) explains why he turned down a new, significantly larger MSNBC contract after hosting a prime-time show on the network that was beating CNN in the ratings.

Continue reading this entry ...

politics, cenk-uygur, host-of-the-young-turks, why-cenk-uygur-left-msnbc

Petition - Boehner Must Resign

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:42 AM EST ()

John Boehner must resign from Congress because of his conflicting interests regarding the Keystone XL Pipeline. In 2010 he invested between $15,001-50,000 in Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd, a tar sands oil company. He is poised to reap financial gain if the pipeline gets built.

politics, oil-industry, john-boehner, house-ethics-panel, speaker-john-boehner, keystone-xl-pipeline, proposed-keystone-xl-pipeline, canada-tar-sands, john-boehner-keystone-xl-scandal, petition-boehner-must-resign

Obama Risks Alienating Republicans By Using Facts

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:17 AM EST ()

In what some critics are calling the most radical tactic ever employed in a State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama risked alienating congressional Republicans last night by repeatedly using facts. Mr.

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Rep. Johnson: Citizens United allowed corporate money to dictate public policy

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:57 AM EST (Raw Story)

“An activist Supreme Court, misusing its authority by legislating policy from the bench, ignored decades of legal precedent when it ruled in 2010 that corporations have the same constitutional right of free speech as people,” he said in a statement.

politics, citizens-united-decision, citizens-united-allowed-corporate-money-to-dictate-public-policy, favors-wealthy-business-interests-and-millionaires-and-billionaires

Get Dead Fetuses Out of the Superbowl! - The Petition Site

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:46 AM EST ()

It's generally agreed that images of bloody fetuses are not appropriate for prime time, but vehement pro-lifer Randall Terry has figured out a way to shove those gruesome images at Superbowl viewers. Terry has declared himself a presidential candidate, though he has about as m …

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Iran Rights Official Calls Homosexuality 'Disease'

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:27 AM EST (Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)

The secretary-general of the Iranian High Council for Human Rights has been quoted as telling a visiting German lawmaker that homosexuality is a disease.

gay-rights, world-news, homosexuality, lgbt-rights

Cloning scientists create human brain cells

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:23 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

Scientists in Edinburgh who pioneered cloning have made a technological breakthrough that could pave the way for better medical treatment of mental illnesses and nerve diseases

cloning, science, cloning-scientists-create-human-brain-cells, human-brain-cells

NASA Video Illustrates 130 Years of Global Warming, Hansen Expects New Global Temperature Record Within 3 Years

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:49 AM EST (Think Progress)

In 1880, when modern global temperature records began, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were at 285 parts per million. In 2011, they are were over 390 parts per million.

global-warming, environment, co2, global-climate-change, greenhouse-gas-emissions, nasa-video-illustrates-130-years-of-global-warming, global-temperatures-have-accelerated-upward

An Illustrated Guide to Climate Change in 2011

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:35 AM EST (Think Progress)

These facts are just part of why all national academies of science on the planet and every major geophysical scientific society agree that humans are fundamentally changing the climate. CO2 in the atmosphere continues its inexorable rise The heart of the climate problem …

global-warming, environment, co2, global-climate-change, every-major-geophysical-scientific-society-agree-that-humans-are-fundamentally-changing-the-climate

Coal Does More Harm Than Good in Kentucky: $62 Million for Asthma Costs, $10 Billion for Lost Lives

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:27 AM EST (Think Progress)

As the third-largest coal producer, Kentucky generates about 94% of its electricity from the resource. As a result, the state has some of the lowest electricity prices in the country.

environment, kentucky, coal, health-costs, coal-fired-power-plants, lost-lives, asthma-costs

Bombshell and Dud: Gerson Says Burning Fossil Fuels 'Is Not a Moral Good' But Repeats Myth Gore Polarized Climate Debate

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:18 AM EST (Think Progress)

As evidenced by the presidential debates and recent Congressional hearings and speeches, it is in fact an article of faith for much of the national GOP that extracting and burning fossil fuels is a moral good, a matter of national security and economic security.

global-warming, politics, republicans, al-gore, global-climate-change, right-wing-lies, teapublicans

Climate Science Legal Defense Fund Is Established

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:11 AM EST (Think Progress)

As climate scientists come under personal, political, and even legal persecution for their research, the scientific community is starting to fight back.

global-warming, science, global-climate-change, climate-scientists

Opponents protest signing of ACTA without adequate debate

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:07 AM EST (Ars Technica)

Over the vocal protests of opponents, 22 European nations signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) on Thursday.

politics, acta, internet-censorship, pipa, anti-counterfeiting-trade-agreement, sopa, opponents-protest-signing-of-acta-without-adequate-debate

GOP Voter Fraud Claim Was Bogus

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:59 AM EST (politicsplus.org)

In their ongoing attempt to steal the right to vote from students, workers, the disabled, and minorities, Republicans have been quick to make false allegations of voter fraud, despite conclusive evidence from a DOJ investigation that voter fraud accounts for less than one ten t …

politics, republicans, voter-fraud, gop-lies, republican-lies, teapublicans, teapublican-lies, gop-voter-fraud-claim-was-bogus, gop-lies-about-voter-fraud, sc-republicans

The GOP's Racial Politics

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:15 AM EST (Think Progress)

From the subtle to the sickening, this Republican primary season has seen a normalizing of racist and racially-coded language.

politics, republicans, racism, racists, teapublicans, gops-racial-politics, republican-racial-politics

Rick Santorum: Gingrich And Romney 'Bought Into The Global Warming Hoax'

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 6:57 AM EST (Think Progress)

In his final question at the Florida Republican presidential debate on CNN, Rick Santorum told Wolf Blitzer why he was more likely to defeat President Obama than Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. “Cap and trade!” Santorum said.

global-warming, politics, republicans, mitt-romney, rick-santorum, newt-gingrich, global-climate-change, teapublicans, republican-anti-science

Chevron's 2011 Profits Jump To $26.9 Billion

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 6:47 AM EST (Think Progress)

– Chevron has spent more than $9 million lobbying Congress in 2011. – Chevron contributed $467,996 to federal campaigns in 2011, with 91 percent to Republican candidates. This does not include their undisclosed contributions to the U.S.

chevron, politics, chevron-facts, facts-about-chevron

Romney sees starships fueled by private enterprise

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 3:50 PM EST (PhysOrg.com)

Romney criticized US President Barack Obama, who during his first term in office ended the space shuttle program, for lacking a clear vision for the future of space exploration -- a failing which he said had cost jobs.

politics, republicans, mitt-romney, teapublicans, mitt-romney-lies, mitt-romney-sees-things

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