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• Women Gained the Right to Vote on August 26, 1920

  

  Ninety-three years ago today, the 19th Amendment went into effect, giving women the right to vote. I am so very pleased that women flexing their feminism,... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Cross-posted from MNPP Gone to the Dogs, Burying Katherin...

  

  Cross-posted from MNPP Gone to the Dogs, Burying Katherine Kersten like an Old Bone photo from “Dog saves Washington homeless man’s life” articleKatherine... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Colin Powell Had It Wrong...

  

  what it REALLY says is that the right hates and fears certain people, that it has no values or ethical standards of integrity in being so willing to deprive... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Dear Mayor Filner

  You are not a victim.Let me repeat that; YOU ARE NOT A VICTIM. There is no lynch mob. YOU and only you made the decision to settle rather than have your day in... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Did Brodkorb's Lawyers Join Him in the Muck?

  

  Cross posted from MNPP Brodkorb and the Courts – Did his attorneys join him in the muck? by Dog Gone on August 23, 2013 · As noted in the STrib, in an... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Friday Fun Day - from the Beeb (not Bieber, the BBC!)

  

  It is worth noting, also a victory for feminists everywhere, and for all of us who live in the U.S. --- the actual first rider to finish was a woman from... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Tsk Tsk Tsk = GOP, and NOW NRA = MEGA-HYPOCRISY!!!!!!

  About that fear-mongering over gun ownership data bases, WITHOUT CONSENT? Do YOU trust the NRA or anyone else compiling this kind of data base on you, especiall... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• GOP = Hypocrisy, Combined with Ugly Bigotry and Racism

  

  I have to wonder if the right will emphasize Cruz's name - which is not 'Ted', but Raphael, and if HIS father's origins will get the same treatment from the... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Today, from Al Gore to Al Jazeera America

  

  At the beginning of 2013, Al Gore and Joel Hyatt, owners of Current TV sold their cable network to the royal family of Qatar, to become Al Jazeera America. Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• A Short Swing on the Death Penalty

  

  cross posted from MN PP: Two heinous mass shooters (alleged) are facing the death penalty, with court activity on their cases this week - Nidal Hasan for killin... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Friday Fun-Day

  

  I like to change up the pace a little on Fridays, to highlight fun things heading into the weekend. My eclectic interests reminded me of this very retro game... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Are We Fighting the Wrong Battles? What Should Be Easy and What Should Be Hard?

  

  Australia has compulsory voter registration at age 18, and compulsory voter participation. Those who don't vote pay a fine. We should follow their example. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Daily Show Makes Some Good Suggestions, Borrowing from the Aussies

  They have it all, down under, right down to their stupid woman who gets the facts wrong, like our Palin and Bachmann candidates. Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Killer Santa Claus: Don't Judge a Book by It

  Rockne Newell looks like an off-season Santa Claus, but that only illustrates that killers can come in all sizes and shapes and ages. Newell is another gun nut... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• In the Last 12 Months, Three of the Worst Mass Attacks On...

  In the last 12 months, three of the worst mass attacks on Americans have come from Americans who were right wing extremists.  Additionally, the the most... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Refineries in the Sky

  I remember when, in 2003 and 2004, gasoline went from about $1.40/gallon to over $3 and then over $4/gallon, my conservative friends and their blog-o-sphere... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• About That Unacceptable Double Standard and Erroneous Expectations

  "Perhaps, someday, blacks will win the right to be treated like volitional human beings. But not yet." - Ann Coulter (Trayvon Martin) was "an enraged black... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Anniversary of the 2011 England Riots: What Can We Learn About This and Othe...

  

  photo of burned builing, above, burning double decker bus, below(both photos from wikipedia.org) On August 4th, 2011 police in a norther area of London,... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• White Violence, Black Violence, and Bigoted Double Standards

  Cross posted from MNPP: The Huntingdon Beach Riot was real, the footage of rioting was real, the arrests were all real. Both public and private property was... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• August 1st

  

  This photo is of the I-35 bridge, and the celebratory rainbow pattern of lights when gay marriage became law in Minnesota. The lights are part of the replacemen... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY