He did it. I was actually in the parking lot at the Matteson, IL, Walmart during the President’s address tonight. The 7 ½ year war in Iraq, fought for no reason whatsoever, is over. Yes, I’m pleased. This liberal feels good. And I feel good about the President of the United States. The President of [...]
Who are these Americans obsessing over the falsehood that Barack Obama is a Muslim? And how can we remain silent as the right wing continues to twist the word "Muslim" into a pejorative? In the midst of the last presidential election, I spoke with friends of mine who are Muslim. They were understandably disappointed with [...]
Ground Zero is sacred ground. You better believe it is. So where is the voice of the G.O.P. shouting a unanimous and bombasitic, “NO!!!!!!” regarding the Ground Zero Strip Club? The G.O.P. wants us to believe that it is wrong for a religious group to openen a community center close to Ground Zero. The religious [...]
From Robert Ebert: As some chant "Death to America," what a mighty message we send if we support the mosque. THAT is the meaning of Freedom. Also, another Tweet from Roger: The NYC mosque exposes many on the right who don’t have a clue about the Constitution. I can’t believe the weird right is protesting [...]
Doing another post on this because I’m, frankly, delighted that the President has issued such an unequivocal statement on this issue. From Anti-War.com: Finally breaking his administration’s official silence on the matter, President Obama today insisted that he supports the so-called Ground Zero mosque, insisting that Muslims have “the right to build a place of [...]
This is just about prejudice. And the right wing should be ashamed. Thank you, Mr. President, for speaking out. You deserve a second term, sir. From the Associated Press: President Barack Obama on Friday forcefully endorsed allowing a mosque near ground zero, saying the country’s founding principles demanded no less. "As a citizen, and as [...]
Press Release from Media Matters for America: Media Matters for America President Eric Burns released the following statement in the wake of Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s racist outburst on the air: “Dr. Laura’s offensive outburst provided listeners with a window into her true beliefs about race in America. By deliberately choosing to sponsor her program, Dr. [...]
And I could give a care. This is all the mention she gets on Turning Left.
We always knew Newton Gingrich was a piece of work, but, wow. What. A. Piece. Of. Work. he really is. Here’s a must-read from his second wife, Marianne Gingrich, reported in Esquire: "He believes that what he says in public and how he lives don’t have to be connected," she says. "If you believe that, [...]
Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan has officially moved to the left of President Obama on taxes. And that’s something, coming from a self-described lifelong Republican libertarian. From the New York Times: It was not enough, it seems, for Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman and a self-described lifelong Republican libertarian, to call for [...]
