DN Speak: 3/31/13

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Bill Maher on Ayn Rand: "It's all stuff that seems very deep when you’re 19 years old"

Bill Maher on Ayn Rand: "It's all stuff that seems very deep when you're 19 years old"
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 6, 2013
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America Is Ruled by Billionaires, and They Are Coming After the Last Shreds of Our Democracy: America is a plutocracy through and through -- what are we going to do about it?

America Is Ruled by Billionaires, and They Are Coming After the Last Shreds of Our Democracy: America is a plutocracy through and through -- what are we going to do about it?
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 6, 2013
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One of the best comments I have seen here on r/atheism.

One of the best comments I have seen here on r/atheism.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 6, 2013
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What are the odds?

What are the odds?
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 6, 2013
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John Boehner Confesses That He Rejected Obama's Budget Offer Without Reading It

http://www.politicususa.com/john-boehner-confesses-rejected-obamas-budget-offer-reading.html?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews

NRA Touts Bipartisan Bill To Trick You Into Thinking They Support Background Checks

NRA Touts Bipartisan Bill To Trick You Into Thinking They Support Background Checks
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 6, 2013
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Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) has pulled his name off of an NRA-backed bill that purports to strengthen background checks for ... Read more

Richard Dawkins on Have Your Say

Need of a Personal God with Bernard Brandon Scott

GOP Lawmakers Seek To Make Divorce Harder

GOP Lawmakers Seek To Make Divorce Harder
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | APRIL 5, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/kkpY7

Two North Carolina Republican lawmakers are hoping to make it more difficult for married couples in the state to get divorced. ... Read more

Obama Offer May Finally Successfully Fool 'Grand Bargain' Fetishists

Obama Offer May Finally Successfully Fool 'Grand Bargain' Fetishists
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | APRIL 5, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/keN2d

Moving from a discussion of an empty gesture from the White House to a potentially more substantive one, the big news Friday is ... Read more

Tell me again how God is "Pro-Life"?

Tell me again how God is "Pro-Life"?
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 4, 2013
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I'm an active duty Marine and this is an example of the stupid shit I have to deal with on a daily basis.

I'm an active duty Marine and this is an example of the stupid shit I have to deal with on a daily basis.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 5, 2013
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New Camera Stabilizer Could Change Cinematography Forever

New Camera Stabilizer Could Change Cinematography Forever
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 5, 2013
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My math teacher said this while going over proofs.

My math teacher said this while going over proofs.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 5, 2013
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U.N. calls for closure of Guantanamo prison: "We must be clear about this: the United States is in clear breach not just of its own commitments but also of international laws and standards that it is obliged to uphold"

U.N. calls for closure of Guantanamo prison: "We must be clear about this: the United States is in clear breach not just of its own commitments but also of international laws and standards that it is obliged to uphold"
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 5, 2013
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Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-25), the only microbiologist in Congress, is today calling for immediate action to reduce the use of antibiotics in livestock after a new study confirms animal-to-human transmission of MRSA.

Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-25), the only microbiologist in Congress, is today calling for immediate action to reduce the use of antibiotics in livestock after a new study confirms animal-to-human transmission of MRSA.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 5, 2013
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Week In The News: North Korea, Dead Lawmen, Texas Manhunt (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/04/05/week-in-the-news-237

Korea and jobs – or not enough jobs – at the top of the news this week. North Korea’s stream of threats got bigger. Scarier. We’re used to ignoring it. This week, we’re not so sure. The March jobs report – crummy. Just 88,000 jobs added last month. Down from 268,000 in February.

Lots of gun talk. New state gun laws. And lawmen, gunned down. In Texas. In West Virginia. We may have an immigration deal coming. We do have a big pipeline spill in Arkansas. And a Rutgers coach, out over anger management.
This hour, On Point: our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

-Tom Ashbrook

Friday News Roundup - Domestic (Diane Rehm Show)

Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-04-05/friday-news-roundup-domestic

The unemployment rate drops to 7.6 percent in March, but the economy added only 88,000 new jobs. Connecticut’s governor signed into law sweeping new gun control measures yesterday. The Senate plans to take up national gun control legislation as early as next week. President Barack Obama and some lawmakers say they will voluntarily cut their salaries in solidarity with federal employees who face pay cuts or furloughs as part of sequestration. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel outlines his vision for reduced military spending. And former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton returns to the public eye with a speech about empowering women and girls worldwide. A panel of journalists joins guest host Susan Page for analysis of the week's top national news stories.

Friday News Roundup - International (Diane Rehm Show)

Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-04-05/friday-news-roundup-international

North Korean threats prompt the U.S. to boost missile defenses in the Pacific. Syria’s civil war claims a record 6,000 lives in March. And the U.N. adopts a global arms trade treaty. A panel of journalists joins guest host Susan Page for analysis of the week's top international news stories.

Friday, April 5, 2013

AG Holder: ‘We Will Not Sit By’ While Republicans Rig The Electoral College

AG Holder: 'We Will Not Sit By' While Republicans Rig The Electoral College
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 5, 2013
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Attorney General Eric Holder has a solid record on voting rights, and he's criticized Republican state lawmaker's ... Read more

Fox News Resurrects Death Panels: ‘This Is About People Dying As A Result Of Obamacare’

Fox News Resurrects Death Panels: 'This Is About People Dying As A Result Of Obamacare'
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 5, 2013
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During an appearance on Fox and Friends Friday morning, Fox News contributor and legal analyst Peter Johnson, Jr. claimed that ... Read more

Conservative Groups Dominate Efforts To Convince Supreme Court To Hear Cases

Conservative Groups Dominate Efforts To Convince Supreme Court To Hear Cases
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 5, 2013
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According to a study by appellate attorney Adam Chandler, conservative groups utterly dominate the game of seeking to influence ... Read more

Modern-day debtors' prison alleged in Ohio

Modern-day debtors' prison alleged in Ohio
TOP NBCNEWS HEADLINES | APRIL 5, 2013
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Several courts in Ohio are illegally jailing people because they are too poor to pay their debts and often deny defendants a hearing to determine if t... Read more

Judge Orders Morning-After Pill Available for All Ages

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/06/health/judge-orders-fda-to-make-morning-after-pill-available-over-the-counter-for-all-ages.html?_r=0

France Will Pay For Abortions 100% - Conservative Heads Explode

GOP on GOP Catfight - Bible Thumping and Gay Marriage

This year thousands of men will die from stubbornness

This year thousands of men will die from stubbornness
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 4, 2013
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To this day, the double standard still amazes me.

To this day, the double standard still amazes me.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 4, 2013
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The Phone Call

On Point In Nashville: Obamacare Rollout (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/04/01/obamacare-rollout

Six months from today, enrollment opens for Obamacare. October 1st, the Affordable Care Act begins to really roll out in earnest. No more hypotheticals. No more Supreme Court battle. A new day in American health care. Six months, and the rubber meets the road.

To see how the country’s preparing, we hit the road. Took On Point to Nashville – a major medical center where all the drama is playing out right now. We had a big crowd Friday night. A great panel. All live to tape for you.

This hour, On Point: rolling out Obamacare – the view from Nashville.

-Tom Ashbrook

The States Move On Abortion (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/04/01/states-abortion

Roe v Wade may be the law of the land, but at the state level – state legislatures and ballots – Roe v Wade and abortion are under attack right now like never before.

Last week, North Dakota joined the movement, passing the toughest restrictions on abortion in the country. Abortion forbidden from as early as six weeks. No abortion for disease or deformity. A state constitutional amendment lofted that would deny abortion even in the case of rape or incest.

Legal scholars say it all flunks Roe v Wade. North Dakota says, ‘let’s go to court’.

This hour, On Point: states throwing down the gauntlet to Roe v Wade.

-Tom Ashbrook

The Price Of War (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/03/27/the-price-of-war

Apparent meltdown at the VA over getting benefits to veterans.

As vets have crowded home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan – with all kinds of needs and wounds and disabilities – waiting times for help have soared. 273 days on average, for vets with immediate problems.

642 days for vets in New York. 619 in LA. 500-plus days in Chicago. Nearly a million vets waiting. 600,000 backlogged. Applications lost. Vets in trouble.

It’s a scandal. And maybe a sign of a country delaying and denying the true cost of war.

This hour On Point: veterans back from war and backlogged.

- Tom Ashbrook

ALEC-Sponsored Bill To Repeal North Carolina’s Renewable Energy Standard Narrowly Passes Out Of Committee

ALEC-Sponsored Bill To Repeal North Carolina's Renewable Energy Standard Narrowly Passes Out Of Committee
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 4, 2013
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Yesterday, the North Carolina House Commerce Committee narrowly passed a bill that would repeal the state's successful ... Read more

North Carolina Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Penalize Parents Of College Student Voters

North Carolina Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Penalize Parents Of College Student Voters
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 4, 2013
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A Republican legislator in North Carolina is pushing a bill to penalize parents if they have a child in college who chooses to ... Read more

How The Right Wing Manufactured A Fake Controversy Over Planned Parenthood’s ‘Infanticide’

How The Right Wing Manufactured A Fake Controversy Over Planned Parenthood's 'Infanticide'
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 4, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/khsmP

On Wednesday, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus published an editorial lambasting the mainstream media for "covering up" ... Read more

"Nobody Expects The Carolina Inquisition!" by Old Fart Rants

'The new normal': Cohabitation on the rise, study finds

'The new normal': Cohabitation on the rise, study finds
TOP NBCNEWS HEADLINES | APRIL 4, 2013
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More women are choosing to live with men first without marriage and more of those relationships are lasting longer, according to a new government stud... Read more

The 'Criminalize Blowjobs' Candidate for Governor

Sanford's Second Chance to Defraud in The Name of God

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

This Guy Delivers A Couple Knockout Punches To The 'Rick Santorums' Of The World

This Guy Delivers A Couple Knockout Punches To The 'Rick Santorums' Of The World
UPWORTHY.COM
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How The GOP is Taking Control

How Conservatives Are Destroying Public Education

If Election Were Held Today, Democrats Would Win House In A Landslide — And Only Win A 5 Seat Majority

If Election Were Held Today, Democrats Would Win House In A Landslide — And Only Win A 5 Seat Majority
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 3, 2013
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According to a Quinnipiac poll released today, if the election were held today 43 percent of the electorate would support a ... Read more

Why Republicans Are To Blame For Obamacare’s Delays

Why Republicans Are To Blame For Obamacare's Delays
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 3, 2013
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The Obama administration's decision to delay the enactment of the Affordable Care Act's small business exchanges ... Read more

Why America Needs To Boost Investment Into Early Childhood Education

Why America Needs To Boost Investment Into Early Childhood Education
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 3, 2013
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New York Times reporter Eduardo Porter has a big piece up today up on the benefits of preschool education and the United ... Read more

Mike Huckabee: Obama May Be Planning To Grab Guns And Launch A Nazi-Like Dictatorship

Mike Huckabee: Obama May Be Planning To Grab Guns And Launch A Nazi-Like Dictatorship
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 3, 2013
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Republican lawmakers are refusing to support universal background checks, the cornerstone of the Senate's gun violence ... Read more

GOP Pitches ‘Family-Friendly’ Policy That Would Weaken Overtime Pay

GOP Pitches 'Family-Friendly' Policy That Would Weaken Overtime Pay
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 3, 2013
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House Republicans are planning to consider legislation that would weaken rules requiring businesses to pay workers when they ... Read more

Family Planning Clinics Are Essential Health Care Providers, But They’re Under Attack

Family Planning Clinics Are Essential Health Care Providers, But They're Under Attack
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 3, 2013
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In states across the country, women rely on publicly-funded family planning clinics — such as their local Planned ... Read more

Tennessee May Deliberately Exclude Muslim Schools From New Voucher Program

Tennessee May Deliberately Exclude Muslim Schools From New Voucher Program
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 3, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/kc1G5

Several conservative lawmakers in Tennessee are throwing the brakes on a fast-moving bill that would divert money away from ... Read more

2013 Pigasus Awards Announcement

One of the complaints leveled against me is, "Oh, Bill, you're such a meanie, Why do you have to go after religion? It gives people comfort; it doesn't hurt anything." Okay, well..." Bill Maher [733×550]

One of the complaints leveled against me is, "Oh, Bill, you're such a meanie, Why do you have to go after religion? It gives people comfort; it doesn't hurt anything." Okay, well..." Bill Maher [733×550]
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 3, 2013
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STUDY: States With Loose Gun Laws Have Higher Rates Of Gun Violence

STUDY: States With Loose Gun Laws Have Higher Rates Of Gun Violence
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 3, 2013
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The National Rifle Association (NRA) and its allies in Congress frequently claim that gun violence is highest in places with ... Read more

Head Of Gun Organization: ‘Time To Hunt Democrats’

Head Of Gun Organization: 'Time To Hunt Democrats'
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 3, 2013
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As the Senate prepares to take up a comprehensive gun violence prevention plan later this month, gun advocates have amped up ... Read more

Eleven North Carolina Republicans Sponsor Resolution Saying Their State Can Ignore The Constitution

Eleven North Carolina Republicans Sponsor Resolution Saying Their State Can Ignore The Constitution
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 3, 2013
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The Constitution "does not grant the federal government and does not grant the federal courts the power to determine what ... Read more

Seven States Working Hard To Shut Down Abortion Clinics

Seven States Working Hard To Shut Down Abortion Clinics
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 3, 2013
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Abortion opponents are chipping away at reproductive rights from all angles — and one particularly insidious attack on ... Read more

First Amendment doesn't apply here: N.C. lawmakers push bill for state religion

First Amendment doesn't apply here: N.C. lawmakers push bill for state religion
TOP NBCNEWS HEADLINES | APRIL 3, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/kc4hE
Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have introduced a bill declaring that the state has the power to establish an official religion — a direct chal... Read more

'White Student Union' Blames 'Black Predators' for Crime

Fox News Guest Says She Went to Heaven and Smelled God

Pat Robertson: Miracles Don't Happen Because...of Science?!

Lizard People?! The Craziest Conspiracy Theories Americans Believe

GOP Quaking in Its Boots Over Sanford's Chances - Women dislike him, and he's playing defense already

http://www.newser.com/story/165585/gop-quaking-in-its-boots-over-sanfords-chances.html

ATHEISM poisons everything - Christopher Hitchens & David Berlinsky

Gay Son of GOP Politician's Heartbreaking 'It Gets Better' Video

The Aryan Brotherhood's 'Jihadist' Murder Streak in the U.S.

O'Reilly Explodes At Laura Ingraham

O'Reilly Explodes At Laura Ingraham
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | APRIL 2, 2013
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Bill O'Reilly exploded at conservative radio host Laura Ingraham Tuesday over her criticism of his argument that gay ... Read more

The Truth Behind Calorie Labels

Found one of my favorite Atheism quotes

Found one of my favorite Atheism quotes
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 2, 2013
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"Koch Suckers" by Old Fart Rants

Who is Alexander von Humboldt? - George Mehler

Crazy - Gay Marriage Will Unleash North Korean Attack, Says Church Leader

GOP Chair: Gay Marriage is a SCAM

Sarah Palin's Embarrassingly Hypocritical PAC Expenses

Jim Carrey & 'Cold Dead Hand' vs. Fox News 'Culture Fart'

"What is the purpose of living if you are an atheist?" Succinctly put answer.

"What is the purpose of living if you are an atheist?" Succinctly put answer.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 2, 2013
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STUDY: 80 Percent Of U.S. Teens Are On Their Way To Developing Heart Disease

STUDY: 80 Percent Of U.S. Teens Are On Their Way To Developing Heart Disease
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 2, 2013
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According to researchers from the American Heart Association (AHA), a staggering 80 percent of U.S. teens have diets high in ... Read more

Republican Admits Obama Slams Are 'Good'

Republican Admits Obama Slams Are 'Good'
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | APRIL 2, 2013
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While denying suggestions that his persistent criticism of President Barack Obama over the Benghazi attacks is politically ... Read more

Penn Jillette hits the nail on the head again. "I murder all I want, and the amount I want is zero"

Penn Jillette hits the nail on the head again. "I murder all I want, and the amount I want is zero"
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 2, 2013
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Isn't it so obvious? That gods were created by men? Who could deny it?

Isn't it so obvious? That gods were created by men? Who could deny it?
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 2, 2013
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Couldn't believe it when my mother said this today

Couldn't believe it when my mother said this today
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 2, 2013
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Six months after Mitt Romney called electric auto company Tesla a "loser," Tesla is posting profits, expects to pay back the Dept. of Energy five years ahead of schedule, and won Motor Trend's Car of the Year.

Six months after Mitt Romney called electric auto company Tesla a "loser," Tesla is posting profits, expects to pay back the Dept. of Energy five years ahead of schedule, and won Motor Trend's Car of the Year.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 2, 2013
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Exxon’s Duck-Killing Pipeline Won’t Pay Taxes To Oil Spill Cleanup Fund

Exxon's Duck-Killing Pipeline Won't Pay Taxes To Oil Spill Cleanup Fund
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 2, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/k9nIF

A technicality has spared Exxon from having to pay any money into the fund that will be covering most of the clean up costs of ... Read more

How Justice Scalia’s Same-Sex Parenting Ignorance Also Harms LGBT Foster Youth

How Justice Scalia's Same-Sex Parenting Ignorance Also Harms LGBT Foster Youth
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 2, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/k9WOq

Our guest blogger is Lindsay Rosenthal, Research Assistant with the Health Policy Program and the Women's Health and Rights ... Read more

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