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The Shirley Sherrod Complaint Against Andrew Breitbart

By: bmaz Monday February 14, 2011 11:32 am

Shirley Sherrod is quite a woman, and now she has followed through on her promise and filed a lawsuit against Andrew Breitbart. Ms. Sherrod has come to the dance locked and loaded and with a very compelling story. Andrew Breitbart better strap in, it could be a bumpy ride.

Egyptian Trash Talk

By: bmaz Friday February 11, 2011 4:15 pm

Time to get the lead out and get America’s youth into an American Tahrir Square because the United States needs a revolution as much as anywhere in the world right now. Time for some real hope and change instead of the disingenuous drivel we were conned with in 2008.

Arizona’s New White Panther Party: Money & (Anchor) Baby Hate

By: bmaz Sunday January 30, 2011 2:58 am

Three weeks ago I woke up and started organizing my thoughts to write this post. I had no more than written the title when news started coming in hot, first on Twitter and then local news channels, that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords had been shot in Tucson. In a strange dichotomy, it was both an event [...]

9th Circuit Punts On Perry Prop 8; Certifies Standing To California

By: bmaz Tuesday January 4, 2011 1:51 pm

We have unexpectedly quick news out of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on the Perry v. Schwarzenegger Proposition 8 marriage equality appeal. the 9th has dismissed Imperial county’s attempt to intervene, and certified the remainder of the case to the California Supreme Court for a determination of the issue of standing, which it held to be a state law issue.

Teh Gay Are Stealing the Rainbows! Who Will Protect Richie Blackmore?

By: bmaz Thursday December 16, 2010 1:26 pm

Do dogmatic conservative religious nutjobs ever stop to think how insane they sound? No. Now they are whining that teh gay are stealing the rainbows.

Perry v. Schwarzenegger 9th Circuit Oral Argument Liveblog Primer

By: bmaz Monday December 6, 2010 9:44 am

Today is oral argument in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in the groundbreaking marriage equality civil rights case of Perry v. Schwarzenegger; join us for a live blog and discussion of the proceedings which are being televised live on CSPAN and numerous other networks and internet feeds.

Prop 8 Judge Tells H8ters to Get Lost; Denies Motion to Disqualify

By: bmaz Thursday December 2, 2010 9:21 am

Judge Stephen Reinhardt has denied the spurious motion to disqualify the hating Proponents of Proposition 8 filed against him in the 9th Circuit appeal on Perry v Schwarzenegger.

Crist’s Morrison Pardon: 21st Century Fox In A Lizard King’s Henhouse

By: bmaz Thursday November 18, 2010 9:33 pm

Charlie Crist makes noises about freeing the soul of Jim Morrison. He should do it.

The Obama Disconnect: Arlington, Korea and Catfood

By: bmaz Thursday November 11, 2010 11:30 am

Barack Obama is in Korea lecturing Americans to suck it up and embrace the catfood at the same time Biden was left to represent the WH at the Arlington National Cemetery ceremony to honor America’s Veterans; all so Obama could sell out American labor via a Korean free trade agreement. Dumbest politics ever.

Ballots and the Bench: The Iowa Judges

By: bmaz Wednesday November 3, 2010 3:48 am

In a devastating night for Democrats, there was a notable and disturbing loss that did not draw enough attention, that of the so called “Iowa Judges”. From NPR: Iowa voters decided to remove three State Supreme Court justices who’d overturned an Iowa ban on same sex marriage last year. Out are Iowa Chief Justice Marsha [...]


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