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President Obama visits Bay Area on heels of gay marriage support

Two weeks ago, President Barack Obama stated that he thought gays should have the right to marry.At the time, I saw that as bold. There are states...
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The frozen smile of hate crime

Over the past 2 1/2 years this writer has been the victim, or the intended victim, of a mind-boggling array of acts that are best defined as &ldquo...
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Transphobia and Girl Scouts

A few months ago the Girl Scouts of Colorado made the right and noble decision of allowing a transgender girl to join its ranks. Unfortunately,...
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‘Lady Chinky Eyes’ racist receipt gets ‘Papa John’s’ cashier fired

  • Lady Chinky Eyes
  • January 9, 2012
January 9, 2012 Charisse Van Horn reporting On January 7, 2012, Minhee Cho, a communications manager with Pro Publica ordered a New York Papa John...
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Gingrich aide booted for anti-Mormon comments

Craig Bergman, political director for Newt Gingrich's Iowa efforts was fired after it was revealed that he had made anti-Mormon comments to a...
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Rebuilding the America Newt Gingrich loves mainly a "white" enterprise

According to Gingrich's most recent campaign video, Rebuilding the America We Love, this America consists of:1. Sunlit amber waves of grain.2....
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The Confederation mindset of Republicans says taxes and poor people are bad

To listen to the dogma of the current Republican Party, ruled by the anti-tax Tea Party, it sounds as if they think the United States is still...
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Sweet Jiminy by Kristin Gore

Sweet Jiminy by Kristin Gore is a book that shows its mettle (or just plain good writing) beginning with the first page."Perhaps it was this...
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Birther myth and its supporters were always racist

The notion, so pervasive in the most mentally unfit portion of the American population, that there is something illegitimate about Barack Obama,...
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Nation's top neo-Nazi shot to death

  • Neo-Nazi Groups
  • March 6, 2011
A man who was arguably the most notorious neo-Nazi leader in the U.S.,David Lynch, was discovered shot to death in his California home's...
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