Ross Douthat (pictured in the image at left), conservative columnist for the New York Times, is against choice for women. He probably likes the new Oklahoma travesty law too. Liberal blogger, TBogg, accurately paraphrases Douthat's original article so that you don't have to read it:
Conservatives are kept poor and stupid because they refuse to stoop to the level of the liberal elitists who get ahead in life by killing their own babies. Totally unfair.
I would encourage people to look around them in their community and find an organization that is doing something that they believe in, even if that organization has only five people, or ten people, or twenty people, or a hundred people. And to look at history and understand that when change takes place it takes place as a result of large, large numbers of people doing little things unbeknownst to one another. And that history is very important for people to not get discouraged. Because if you look at history you see the way the labor movement was able to achieve things when it stuck to its guns, when it organized, when it resisted. Black people were able to change their condition when they fought back and when they organized. Same thing with the movement against the war in Vietnam, and the women's movement. History is instructive. And what it suggests to people is that even if they do little things, if they walk on the picket line, if they join a vigil, if they write a letter to their local newspaper. Anything they do, however small, becomes part of a much, much larger sort of flow of energy. And when enough people do enough things, however small they are, then change takes place.
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Dr. Howard Zinn
On January 27, 2010, in his first State of the Union address to Congress and the American people, President Barack Obama leveled a strong recrimination at the Supreme Court for the controversial ruling made in the Citizens United case, decided on January 21, 2010.View the video excerpt below. The full transcript, along with the full video of the SOTU is here.
Sen. Durbin's [D-ILL] prophetic comment to Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito during Alito's 2006 confirmation hearings.
Our Constitution declares that from time to time, the President shall give to Congress information about the state of our union. For 220 years, our leaders have fulfilled this duty. They've done so during periods of prosperity and tranquility. And they've done so in the midst of war and depression; at moments of great strife and great struggle.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Caroline1.
My fellow Democrats, my fellow Americans, it is so wonderful to be here.
And nothing -- nothing is going to keep me away from this special gathering tonight.
I have come here tonight to stand with you to change America, to restore its future, to rise to our best ideals, and to elect Barack Obama President of the United States.
As I look ahead, I am strengthened by family and friendship. So many of you have been with me in the happiest days and the hardest days. Together we have known success and seen setbacks, victory, and defeat. But we have never lost our belief that we are all called to a better country and a newer world. And I pledge to you -- I pledge to you that I will be there next January on the floor of the United States Senate when we begin the great test.
Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you.
For me this is a season of hope -- new hope for a justice and fair prosperity for the many, and not just for the few -- new hope.
friend, Senator Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (D-Mass.) after Kennedy's death in 2009:
I'm not sure America has ever had a greater Senator, but I know for certain that no one has had a greater friend than I and so many others did in Ted Kennedy.
I will always remember Teddy as the ultimate example for all of us who seek to serve, a hero for those Americans in the shadow of life who so desperately needed one.
He worked tirelessly to lift Americans out of poverty, advance the cause of civil rights, and provide opportunity to all. He fought to the very end for the cause of his life - ensuring that all Americans have the health care they need.
The commitment to build a stronger and fairer America, a more perfect union, was deeply ingrained in the fiber of who he was, and what he believed in, and why he served.
That's why he stands among the most respected Senators in history. But it was his sympathetic ear, his razor wit, and his booming, raucous laugh that made him among the most beloved.
Whatever tragedy befell Teddy's family, he would always be there for them. Whatever tragedy befell the family of one of his friends, he would always be there for us. And in this moment of profound grief, our hearts are with his wonderful wife Vicki, his fantastic kids Ted Jr., Patrick, Kara, Curran, and Caroline, his grandchildren, and the wide and wonderful extended family for whom he was always a safe harbor.I will miss him every day I serve, and every day I live.
Sen. Christopher John Dodd, Democrat, 1944-
speech, delivered on August 28, 1963, to a crowd of 200,000 civil rights supporters on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington.
speech, delivered on August 28, 1963, to a crowd of 200,000 civil rights supporters on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington. The quote featured here was not a part of Dr. King's prepared remarks. It was extemporaneous, delivered by Dr. King after the African-American gospel singer Mahalia Jackson called out to Dr. King from the crowd, shouting "Tell them about the dream, Martin!".
speech, delivered on August 28, 1963, to a crowd of 200,000 civil rights supporters on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington. The quote featured here was not a part of Dr. King's prepared remarks. It was extemporaneous, delivered by Dr. King after the African-American gospel singer Mahalia Jackson called out to Dr. King from the crowd, shouting "Tell them about the dream, Martin!".
President Lyndon B. Johnson's Commencement Address at Howard University on June 4, 1965 Dr. Nabrit1, my fellow Americans:
I am delighted at the chance to speak at this important and this historic institution. Howard has long been an outstanding center for the education of Negro Americans. Its students are of every race and color and they come from many countries of the world. It is truly a working example of democratic excellence.
Our earth is the home of revolution. In every corner of every continent men charged with hope contend with ancient ways in the pursuit of justice. They reach for the newest of weapons to realize the oldest of dreams, that each may walk in freedom and pride, stretching his talents, enjoying the fruits of the earth.
(he said this to explain the Republican lack of support for health care reform)
Grayson is, of course, referring to the actual lack of a Republican health care plan, and their ongoing obstruction of health care reform.
2. Have the book translated for sale to European countries like London.
3. Don't let writing cut in to attending "FIRE LETTERMAN" rallies.
4. When in doubt, just type (wink)
5. You can never have enough stories about ice fishing or killing things with your bare hands.
6. Limit yourself to one "you betcha" per chapter.
7. Don't write a word until the check clears.
8. First buy yourself 100--grand of writing outfits
9. Increase vocabulary--use words like "slanket"
10. Close curtains so you don't get distracted by Russia
2. "Is there valet parking for my snowmobile?
3. "63 grand! That's nearly half of her weekly wardrobe budget!"
4. "Will she hunt and shoot the main course?"
5. "Should we have dinner in Alaska or Russia?"
6. "Does is have to be at the Denny's where Todd works?"
7. "Should I prepare by reading every magazine and newspaper?"
8. "Is it all the moose you can eat?"
9. "Do my kids really need to go to college?"
10. "Is tip included?"
1 This quotation is frequently misattributed to Edward M. (Ted) Kennedy.
Source: taken from JFK's acceptance of the New York Liberal Party nomination in Sept. 1960.
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