Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Indiana Pizzeria Says It Will Deny Service to LGBT People





Indiana Pizzeria Says It Will Deny Service to LGBT People
Catering pizza to your wedding guests might sound unconventional, but it does happen. Oh, does it happen.
But if you're gay and in Indiana, don't call Memories Pizzeria in Walkerton: They won't help you make your wedding memories. The owners of the family-run business say it will refuse to serve slices to gay or lesbian weddings, joining a chorus of those who cite opposition to marriage equality in support of their state's controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act.




Scariest words in the English language: I'm George Bush's son and I have ideas on how to improve the economy. - LOLGOP










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A lot of people were angry at the way Netanyahu won this election. They said it was racist that he said, at the last minute, 'Arab voters are coming out in droves to the polls.' And, I guess that is racist in the strictest sense, he’s bringing race into the equation. But, first of all, like Reagan didn’t win races with racism? Or Nixon? Or Bush? Like, they didn’t play the race card?” – Bill Maher










Republican Governor In Arkansas Won'T Sign Religious Freedom Act. No This Is Not An April Fool's Joke.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) said on Wednesday he would not yet sign a controversial religious freedom act into law, requesting that the state legislature make changes to the bill in the wake of criticism that the legislation could be used to facilitate discrimination against LGBT citizens and other groups.





Easter. An annual reminder that you can't keep a good Social Justice Warrior down.- LOLGOP










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Jeb Bush wants you to know he totally supports Mike Pence's antigay bill that Pence now says needs to be fixed.- John Fugelsang












The Anti-Choice Bullies Are Back
Once again, Arizona finds itself on the frontier of anti-abortion legislation: Late Monday, it became the first state to pass a law requiring doctors who perform drug-induced abortions to tell women that the procedure may be reversible, an assertion that most doctors say is wrong.






"Americans now say they’d be willing to saddle a female president with blame for everything from a stagnant economy to interminable wars in the Middle East."- The Onion












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“40% of homicides go unsolved. You know, it’s not a very good record. And, also, 95% of convictions in America come from plea bargaining, which is often coerced. It’s like we have the worst of both worlds. We don’t convict the guilty enough, and we coerce the innocent too much.” – Bill Maher










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Big Gay is so powerful that it only took them 239 years to get the some of the same rights as straight people in some of the states.- Tea Party Cat





Charged with same crime, Iowa paper shows black suspects’ mug shots but whites get yearbook pics
 Iowa newspaper is accused of pro-white bias after it handled the same alleged crime between two different sets of suspects in radically different ways.












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Google has received a patent for air bags and bumpers for the outside of a car to protect pedestrians. The material has a similar consistency to the memory foam they make beds and pillows out of. So in the future, getting run over is going to be a lot more comfortable.- Jimmy Kimmel













Kansas Is Going To Raise Taxes Because They Lowered Taxes
 Kansas collected $11 million less in taxes than expected this month, and top Republican legislators acknowledged Tuesday that they'll be forced to consider larger tax increases than anticipated to balance the state budget.







“I can’t stay mad at Pope Frank. I just can’t. It’s a funny situation that I like the pope and Mel Gibson doesn’t.” – Bill Maher







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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Indiana Backtracks On Religious Freedom Law






Mike Pence: 'Was I expecting this kind of backlash? Heavens no.'
Gov. Mike Pence pledged Tuesday to "fix" Indiana's controversial religious freedom law to clarify that it does not allow discrimination against gays and lesbians.




The fact that Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz are supporting Indiana's anti-gay law shows that the Republicans are serious about losing the 2016 election.- Andy Borowitz








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Hillary Should Just Get A Room At The U.S. House Of Representatives
A U.S. House panel is seeking an interview with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over her use of private email and a personal computer server while at the State Department, the committee said in a letter to her lawyer released on Tuesday.






Crazy idea here, Indiana GOP. How about a law that protect people who actually suffer discrimination?- LOLGOP












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Yee Haw. Texas One Ups Indiana!
A Texas mother said a store clerk scolded her after she let her 5-year-old daughter try on a boys suit for Easter.
Jennifer Giordano said she went Saturday with her “tomboy” daughter Maddie to Denison’s art walk, and the pair stopped into Martha’s Miniatures to shop for a holiday outfit, reported KTEN-TV.










The same people who mock trigger warnings and safe spaces live in constant fear of gay cakes.- LOLGOP







"Under God" Insertion Origin
The words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and the phrase "In God we trust" on the back of a dollar bill haven't been there as long as most Americans might think. Those references were inserted in the 1950s during the Eisenhower administration, the same decade that the National Prayer Breakfast was launched













This Hillary Clinton scandal has to do with emails. All I get are emails for Canadian Viagra. - David Letterman











Governor Chris Christie defended his stance against legalizing marijuana, saying that any tax revenue generated from pot sales would be blood money. Then businessmen in New Jersey said, "Yeah, and we can't have that sort of thing here in New Jersey."- Jimmy Fallon





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GOP Delusional Truth Twisting. Wow.
A top Republican in the House says praise on her Facebook page for ObamaCare is mainly for parts of the law that have bipartisan support.
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers's (R-Wash.) Facebook page has received enormous attention, after her plea for negative stories about the law drew comments from people applauding the law.







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The ex-governor of Maryland, Martin O'Malley, said the presidency of the United States is not some crown to be passed between two families. Jeb Bush said that's true. It should really just belong to one family.- Conan O'Brien











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Ever notice how the ppl who complain that the poor rip us off for millions don't mind when the rich rip us off for billions? - John Fugelsang












Scantily clad booth babes at tech trade shows get wardrobe check
RSA Conference follows other associations in writing new dress codes for its exhibitors.
And that means no more tube tops, minidresses or bodysuits for women -- or men -- staffing their booths.














Another Media Merger
Cablevision, the parent company of New York’s Newsday daily newspaper, is considering making a $1 offer for the New York Daily News.


















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Monday, March 30, 2015

Indiana backlash: Opposition to anti-gay law grows





Indiana backlash: Opposition to anti-gay law grows
Add Angie's List to the roster of companies and business interests taking a stand against Indiana's new anti-gay law.
CEO Bill Oesterle announced Saturday that the company had put its proposed campus expansion project in Indianapolis "on hold" following the passage of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.





Being gay is not a sin.  If you think it is take it up with the manufacturer.- John Fugelsang











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Obama desperate for peace deal, say guys desperate for a war larger than Iraq and Afghanistan combined.- LOLGOP







National Security Agency Has Security That Worked!
A shooting reportedly left one dead at National Security Agency headquarters on Monday morning after a driver of a vehicle apparently tried to ram through an entrance gate there.








Silly gay people think they can pay for stuff like they're people.- LOLGOP










It's going to be funny when the same state passes both a "religious freedom" law and a sharia law ban. - Josh Greenman





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When a retired union worker living on a pension and SS says he hates Democrats and loves Ted Cruz, do not facepalm yourself unconscious.- Kona Lowell













Indiana Anti-Gay Bill Backlash
In a classic case of “unintended consequences,” the recently signed Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) in Indiana may have opened the door for the establishment of the First Church of Cannabis in the Hoosier State.





I can't discuss climate change because "I'm not a scientist" is like saying I can't discuss Republicans because I'm not an asshole.- Kona Lowell












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Florida is considering legalizing silencers so you can stand your ground without all the hoopla.- Jokeblogger.com




Effects Of The Bush War Tax Cuts
The U.S. economy has recovered the 8.7 million jobs lost during the Great Recession and its unemployment rate is now the lowest it's been in almost six years. But David Cay Johnston, a Pulitzer prize-winning reporter, author and visiting lecturer at Syracuse University's law school and business school, says the economy would be a lot stronger if not for the Bush tax cuts.













Yeah, the president will meet with Pope Francis at the White House in September. The two will meet for about an hour or so, and then the Pope will spend the rest of the day hearing confessions from Secret Service agents.- Jimmy Fallon









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The Antichrist came to my party this weekend and turned all the wine into water.   Hate that guy.- John Fugelsang











The 2nd Amendment gives the right to bear arms and be a total dick about it.- Tea Party Cat

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New Daily Show Host Chosen
It’s official: Comedy Central has announced that Trevor Noah will succeed Jon Stewart as the next host of “The Daily Show.”
















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Mike Pence should be grateful there isn’t a law prohibiting ‘serving fake Christian bigots’. - John Fugelsang





Americans Are Pinching Their Pennies
Consumer spending is often called an engine of the United States economy. That engine may be about to blow a gasket. Consumers are sitting on their wallets.












FL woman shot her washer /w an AR-15. Seeing she meant business, the dryer surrendered her other sock. - JokeBlogger.com










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