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Raised to Believe That All Men Are Created Equal And Never Forgot That

October 23, 2009 John Equality Maine, Philip Spooner, Same Sex Marriage, World War II Veteran

In the Maine same-sex-marriage campaign 87-year-old Philip Spooner, a World War II veteran spoke in favor of same sex marriage at public hearing at the Augusta Civic Center last spring. Spooner says he is a life-long Republican who believes gay and lesbians should have equal rights. He says it’s what he fought for in WWII, and says he didn’t raise four sons for three of them to have equal rights, and the gay son to be treated differently.

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Need An Insane Congress Person – There’s a Rep For That

October 19, 2009 John death panels, deceit, fundies, Glenn Beck, Lies

Republicans sound like they’re conducting a giant experiment in saying whatever they can get away with, and I suspect they’re surprised as any of us by some of the results. That’s probably too harsh, though. What’s worse is that a good chunk of them might believe the stuff they say.

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Because Sometimes You Never Know What Someone Can Do

October 12, 2009October 6, 2009 John Autism, Basketball, Glory, Hope, New York

I saw this story of New York High School student, Jason McElwain, when it first aired and was touched by the story. After serving many seasons as the team manager, Jason, a person with autism, was allowed to play the last four minutes of the last game, and wound up scoring 21 points, most from outside the three point line. It’s kind of old news, but someone posted it on Facebook, which brought it back to mind, so I thought I’d link to it here. So this is your chance for a nice feel good story for the day.

Red State Update Addresses Racism

October 10, 2009October 6, 2009 John Dunlap, Jackie, Jimmy Carter, Obamacare, Racism

Our buddies at Red State Update are at it again. Jackie feels a little racist hating Obama so much. Dunlap helps him work through his feelings. Carter and Jews get a little ribbing this time too. These guys are funny. Dunlap explains the need some non-specific racism fears in case they fall behind in the polls. Jackie talks doing some burning…burning Kayne West albums.

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CIGNA CEO Salary in the Spotlight

October 8, 2009September 29, 2009 John CEO Salaries, CIGNA, Ed Hanway, Health Care Insurance Reform

CIGNA took in $19.1 billion dollars in revenue last year, with a $292 million dollar income. That doesn’t include the salaries given to people like CEO Ed Hanway. He made a cool $12 million last year, and over the past five years he took in $120 million. Hanway has $28 million in unexcercised stock options.