Today, while Kellyanne Conway demanded to know the ethnicity of a reporter questioning her outside the White House and Mitch McConnell dodged questions about how he’d take it of someone told his Asian wife “go back” to Taiwan, the Democratic-led House of Representatives passed Resolution 489 condemning our racist President for telling four freshman Congresswomen […]
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As neo-Nazis come to Trump’s defense, the United States House of Representatives condemns his blatant racism in a 240 to 187 vote
Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged anti-immigrant, Benjamin Franklin, Brian Fitzpatrick, Daily Stormer, Donald Trump, FDR, Fred Upton, H.R. 489, House Resolution 489, immigrants, immigration, impeachment, invaders, John F. Kennedy, Justin Amash, Kellyanne Conway, Mitch McConnell, neo-Nazi, oversight, racism, Ronald Reagan, white nationalism, Will Hurd 64 Comments
Rebuild the Dream rolls out their ten-point plan for setting America back on the right track
I don’t usually like it when adults hire adorable little kids to deliver their political messages, but, judging from my response to this short video just put out by Van Jones and the folks at Rebuild the Dream, I guess I’m alright with it when said kids are articulately and enthusiastically parroting ideas that I […]
Posted in Politics Also tagged Bush tax cuts, clean energy, Contract for the American Dream, energy independence, England, green jobs, health care reform, London, minimum wage, populism, public education, public option, Rebuild the Dream, riots, single-payer system, social security, Van Jones 20 Comments
Van Jones sets out to counter the Tea Party, and Rebuild the American Dream
Obama’s former green jobs czar, Van Jones, launched a campaign in New York on Thursday called Rebuild the Dream. I’m watching video of the inaugural event now, and I’m torn. On one hand, I appreciate the thought behind it, and very much like the idea of a progressive, reality-based equivalent to the conservative Tea Party […]