Mar
28
Well, doesn’t this look familiar…
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Mar
26
Mar
25
OBAMA 2012. WARREN 2016.
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Mar
18
![thedailywhat:
Follow Up of the Day: Utah Governor Gary Herbert made his objection to the state’s abstinence-only bill known last night when he vetoed the legislation.
HB363, which would have forced schools that teach sex-ed to make classes entirely about abstinence, was approved by the state Senate on March 6th.
In addition to making sex-ed effectively toothless, the bill would have banned teachers and students from discussing contraception and homosexuality in the classroom.
Prior to the veto, Gov. Herbert told reporters he thought the existing curriculum “works pretty well.” Utah currently requires parents to opt in to sex-ed classes in writing. A survey by the Salt Lake Tribune found that “the vast majority of parents opt in to the instruction.”
“After careful review of existing law and following extensive discussions with stakeholders on both sides of the issue,” Herbert said today. “I am convinced the existing statutory framework respects these two principles, while HB363 simply goes too far by constricting parental options.”
An online petition opposing the bill received over 40,000 signatures; and the governor’s office was flooded with thousands of letters from concerned citizens asking Herbert to veto the bill.
The legislation’s co-sponsor, Sen. Margaret Dayton (R), expressed her disappointment at the governor’s decision, saying she found teaching students about contraception akin to telling them to avoid drugs while showing them how to “mainline” heroin.
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You’re damn right he did. Three guesses who was at that rally.
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Follow Up of the Day: Utah Governor Gary Herbert made his objection to the state’s abstinence-only bill known last night when he vetoed the legislation.
HB363, which would have forced schools that teach sex-ed to make classes entirely about abstinence, was approved by the state Senate on March 6th.
In addition to making sex-ed effectively toothless, the bill would have banned teachers and students from discussing contraception and homosexuality in the classroom.
Prior to the veto, Gov. Herbert told reporters he thought the existing curriculum “works pretty well.” Utah currently requires parents to opt in to sex-ed classes in writing. A survey by the Salt Lake Tribune found that “the vast majority of parents opt in to the instruction.”
“After careful review of existing law and following extensive discussions with stakeholders on both sides of the issue,” Herbert said today. “I am convinced the existing statutory framework respects these two principles, while HB363 simply goes too far by constricting parental options.”
An online petition opposing the bill received over 40,000 signatures; and the governor’s office was flooded with thousands of letters from concerned citizens asking Herbert to veto the bill.
The legislation’s co-sponsor, Sen. Margaret Dayton (R), expressed her disappointment at the governor’s decision, saying she found teaching students about contraception akin to telling them to avoid drugs while showing them how to “mainline” heroin.
[sltrib.]
You’re damn right he did. Three guesses who was at that rally.
-H
Mar
11
She now is completing what she has said will be the final year…as the top U.S. diplomat. A testament to her standing is the opening she has to become president of the World Bank…It would be Mrs. Clinton’s for the asking…She’s not asking for it and wouldn’t take it…Unstated is that…the day after the presidential election, she will be the front-runner for the 2016 Democratic nomination, regardless of who wins the presidency this time or whether she plans to run.
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art: portrait by Jason Kronenwald
In my wildest dreams there would be a Hillary Clinton/Elizabeth Warren ticket.
-H
Feb
19
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Jan
24
If you’re thinking of voting Republican because you’re pissed at Obama, remember the words of Stephen Colbert in the voting booth.
THIS.
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Nov
16
Call the White House Comment Line to support no-cost contraception
Call the White House Comment Line NOW at 202-456-1111 and say:
“I’m calling to ask President Obama to stand strong against any refusal clauses to the Affordable Care Act that would deny millions of students access to contraception without co-pays. College students need access to affordable contraception to stay healthy and graduate. We should not impose certain religious beliefs on people’s lives simply because they attend a faith-based higher education institution or because of where they work. Thank you.”
-H
Nov
14
Why Herman Cain Is Unfit to Lead
These women want and expect the harasser to man up: acknowledge what he did, genuinely apologize, and change, meaning never do it again. And the failure of a candidate to do so should not be considered a winning political strategy but instead regarded as presumptive evidence of unfitness to lead. That would be a step toward real progress. Our leaders owe us nothing less.
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