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(via OK Senators Opposed Sandy Aid, Want Tornado Aid — Daily Intelligencer)
FEMA says the $11.6 billion in its disaster fund should cover immediate response and recovery efforts in Oklahoma, but the state’s two senators are still in an awkward position, as they both opposed the Hurricane Sandy relief bill. Tom Coburn took issue with the Sandy appropriation because it wasn’t offset by cuts elsewhere, and he said on Tuesday that he’ll stand by that principle — meaning he might wind up opposing an aid bill for his home state if more funds are needed. However, his colleague James Inhofe said on MSNBC that the situation on the East Coast was “totally different.” “Everybody was getting in and exploiting the tragedy that took place,” he said. “That won’t happen in Oklahoma.”
Rep. Peter King of New York responded, “I think there’s a lot of hypocrisy involved here,” but told Politico that he would vote to provide aid to tornado victims without budget offsets. “I don’t want to hold the people of Oklahoma responsible for what elected officials are saying, for the husband and wife without a home, for the people who lost all their worldly possessions,” he said, emphasizing that he doesn’t want to see another fight over disaster funding. He said of lawmakers who voted against Sandy aid, but might support funding for Oklahoma, “I won’t hold it against anyone.” Still, they should probably think twice before holding fund-raisers in his state.
double-fucking stupid Inhofe is also a total climate change denier…
(via Flake Unseats McConnell As Most Unpopular Senator in the Country — Daily Intelligencer)
Arizona Republican Jeff Flake, who has been in the Senate for less than four months after a twelve-year stint in the House, has unseated Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell as the nation’s most unpopular senator, according to PPP. Flake’s awful job-approval rating, 32 percent, probably has something to do with his recent vote against expanding background checks, which are supported by 70 percent of Arizona voters.
“52% of voters say they’re less likely to support Flake in a future election because of this vote, compared to only 19% who say they’re more likely to,” PPP reports.
The mother of an Aurora massacre victim also accused Flake of lying to her about his support for the measure, although the real story is more nuanced. And although PPP didn’t ask about it, it’s also possible that Flake’s central role in immigration reform is hurting him, especially among Republicans. Either way, McConnell’s office is surely popping Champagne today, or whatever turtles drink.
ultra-douche
Marco Rubio; Meet The Press 4/14/15 - referring to current gun control legislation.
- Just think about that one for a minute, and let the idiocy of what he is saying sink in…
(via muddypolitics)
(via Carson: Liberals Attack Me for Being Black — Daily Intelligencer)
Radio host Mark Levin and rising conservative star Ben Carson agree: The only reason liberals are attacking Carson for his comments comparing gay people to pedophiles and bestiality enthusiasts is because they’re racist. In fact, white liberals are “the most racist people there are,” Carson contends. It’s exactly the kind of accusation Levin, Carson, and other conservatives are so outraged about when it’s directed toward Republicans who criticize Obama…
Hollingsworth v. Perry.
- JUSTICE BREYER: Assume that you could distinguish California. Assume that we accept your argument -- or Mr. Scalia's version of your argument. And that distinguishes California. Now, let's look at California: what precisely is the way in which allowing gay couples to marry would interfere with the vision of marriage as the procreation of children, that allowing sterile couples of different sexes to marry would not? I mean, there are lots of people who get married that can't have children. So take a state that does allow adoption and say, there -- what's the justification for saying "no gay marriage"? Certainly not the one you said, is it?
- COOPER: Uh, y-y-y-you --
- BREYER (interjecting): Am I not clear? Look: you said that the problem is marriage, as an institution that furthers procreation --
- COOPER: Yes, Your Honor.
- BREYER: And the reason there was adoption. But that doesn't apply to California. So imagine I wall off California, and I'm looking just there, where you say that doesn't apply. Now, what happens to your argument -- about the institution of marriage as a tool towards procreation? Given the fact that in California too, couples that aren't gay but can't have children get married all the time?
- COOPER: Yes, Your Honor. The concern is that redefining marriage as a genderless institution will sever its abiding connection to its historic, traditional procreative purposes. And it will re-focus, re-focus the purpose of marriage a-and the definition of marriage away from the, uh, uh, raising of children and to the emotional needs and desires of adults, of adult couples.
- (Crosstalk.)
- KAGAN: Well, suppose a State said, "Because we think that the focus of marriage really should be on procreation, we're not going to give marriage licenses any more to any couple where both people are over the age of 55." Would that be constitutional?
- COOPER: No, Your Honor. It would not be constitutional.
- KAGAN: Because that's the same State interest, I would think. You know? If you're over the age of 55, you don't help us serve the government's interest in protecting procreation through marriage. So why is that different?
- COOPER: You, you, Your Honor, even with respect to couples over the age of 55, it is very rare that both couples -- both parties to the couple -- are infertile.
- (Laughter from the gallery.)
- KAGAN (interjecting): No really, because the couple -- I can just assure you if both the woman and the man are over the age of 55, there are not a lot of children coming out of that marriage.
- (More laughter.)
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for mayor daniel f. mcdevitt
NOT THE ONION.
I’m starting to think that some of these republicans are actually huge Andy Kaufman fans that have become crazy performance artists. It’s the only logical explanation…
anon hate in 3…2…1…
(via 10 People Who Are Secret Muslims — Daily Intelligencer)
It’s pretty well known at this point that a majority of people who publicly claim not to be Muslim are actually Muslim. Here are ten prominent examples.
1. Barack Obama
The world’s most famous secret Muslim. There’s so much proof this one barely even counts as a secret anymore.2. Michelle Obama
There’s no proof for this one, but we can just assume.3. John Brennan
The man who has played a central role in killing thousands of Muslims with sky robots actually converted to Islam in Saudi Arabia in the nineties, according to a former FBI agent.4. Anthony Weiner
Though outwardly he appears the epitome of a New York Jew, Weiner converted to Islam when he married his (openly) Muslim wife, Huma Abedin,according to respected person Robert Spencer. Other respected people, such as public relations consultant Eliana Benador, agree that this is what happened, because after Weiner’s crotch shots, a New York imam was like (paraphrasing), “Eh, it’s cool, he’s a fellow Muslim.”5. Grover Norquist
Norquist may be the world’s foremost anti-tax crusader, but one crusade he doesn’t like is … the Crusades, any of them. Norquist claims to be a “boring white bread Methodist,” but, like Weiner, he converted to Islam in order to marry Palestinian Samah Alrayyes and is also probably a Muslim Brotherhood operative.6. Hillary Clinton
Clinton revealed her Muslimness in this photo taken at the grave of Pakistani poet Muhammad Iqbal in 2009.7. Valerie Jarrett
Obama’s right-hand woman was born to American parents in pre-revolution Iran. Ergo, Muslim.8. Bobby Jindal
Jindal claims he’s a Hindu turned Catholic, but an anonymous blogger at jindalisamuslim.wordpress.com has been promising since March of 2011 to post “proof-positive” information about the Louisiana governor’s true religion and we’re sure he’s going to get around to it any day now. In the meantime, the Internet’s commenters agree: Muslim.9. Some Random Family Court Judge in Florida
His name is Elijah Williams. Case closed.10. Prince Charles
The Prince of Wales and future Caliph of the British Caliphate has said nice things about Islam and toured a mosque once and appreciates ancient Islamic calligraphy, so he’s a Muslim too.
(via John McCain calls Iranian president a “monkey” on Twitter | Ars Technica)
…Accusations that McCain’s joke was racist came from several directions, including from US Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI), an Arab-American lawmaker of Palestinian descent. “Maybe you should wisen up & not make racist jokes,” Amash wrote to McCain on Twitter…
