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April 10, 2015

Wtf? This is getting really silly now.

Please check out this comment by me and the OP that illicited it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6485823

April 7, 2015

You may not know this but we Hillary Supporters control DU!!!!11!11!elevens!!!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026468809

I don't understand how anyone could propose something so at odds with reality.

Anti-Hillary OP screeds in GD get 200 recs, and pro-Hillary posts get relentlessly attacked. This happens every day here.
March 24, 2015

It's not "going down to Conservatives' level" to call them on their hypocrisy.

I'm not asserting that Cruz isn't eligible to run for President.

But I definitely will confront birther Conservatives on why they don't object to Cruz and why they aren't asking for the same level of proof of citizenship if they objected to Obama.

Just like I will question every Republican I see on why they didn't protest against Mark Sanford being elected to congress if an affair was such a terrible thing for Bill Clinton.

It's the hypocrisy.

March 18, 2015

Netanyahu, Putin, George W. Bush. Appealing to Nationalism, Ethnocentrism and the worst in humanity

still helps you gain power.

Sad.

On Edit: And Republicans admire all three of these folks. Quelle Surprise.

March 12, 2015

xpost from LGBT: City of New York gets after Homophobic Church for Landmark violations

Hooray!

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http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150306/central-harlem/landmark-violations-could-force-atlah-worldwide-church-take-down-sign

Atlah Worldwide Church accussed of making alterations to historic district building without permission, including a sign used to post anti-gay messages. Protesters want the Landmarks Commission to force them to remove the sign. Protesters Want Landmarks Commission to Fine Church With Anti-Gay Signs View Full Caption

HARLEM — A city-issued violation could force the controversial Atlah Worldwide Church to take down its controversial sign — which often displays homophobic and racist messages — after multiple failed attempts by critics who tried to pressure the church to put a stop to what they called hate speech.

The church on 123rd Street and Lenox Avenue — which is a landmarked building — was hit with five violations Thursday for altering the structure without permits, according to the Landmarks Preservation Commission
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Atlah's owner must appear before the Environmental Control Board at 9:30 a.m. on May 4. If found guilty the judge can issue fines until the violation is corrected, Olivo said.
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The owner can try to get a permit to retroactively legalize the work that is in violation, she added.
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(More at above link)

March 12, 2015

City of New York gets after Homophobic Church for Landmark violations

Hooray!

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http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150306/central-harlem/landmark-violations-could-force-atlah-worldwide-church-take-down-sign

Atlah Worldwide Church accussed of making alterations to historic district building without permission, including a sign used to post anti-gay messages. Protesters want the Landmarks Commission to force them to remove the sign. Protesters Want Landmarks Commission to Fine Church With Anti-Gay Signs View Full Caption

HARLEM — A city-issued violation could force the controversial Atlah Worldwide Church to take down its controversial sign — which often displays homophobic and racist messages — after multiple failed attempts by critics who tried to pressure the church to put a stop to what they called hate speech.

The church on 123rd Street and Lenox Avenue — which is a landmarked building — was hit with five violations Thursday for altering the structure without permits, according to the Landmarks Preservation Commission
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.

Atlah's owner must appear before the Environmental Control Board at 9:30 a.m. on May 4. If found guilty the judge can issue fines until the violation is corrected, Olivo said.
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The owner can try to get a permit to retroactively legalize the work that is in violation, she added.
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(More at above link)

March 10, 2015

Wow, Nader shilling for Paul and Greenwald calling Reid Cheneylike for wanting peace all in one day

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6339313

Glenn wrote:

"Ever since 1/20/2009, Harry Reid has read faithfully from the Dick Cheney book of political rhetoric"

Because Reid got after Republicans for trying to sabotage the Iran peace deal.

and

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6330921

This week, Ralph Nader returned to the political stage with a new book, Unstoppable, whose triumphant subtitle is The Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate State. To kick off his publicity tour, he has argued that liberals should "definitely" impeach President Barack Obama, abandon the "international militarist" Hillary Clinton, and instead embrace Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) as a possible leader of his dream coalition.

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Fascinating. Two folks who DUers frequently argue about. And they have outed themselves here.

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