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What Were People Thinking?
Bilerico Nov 09 09
"I hope that my future grandkids will only read about when it was legal to fire someone because they're gay or transgender.
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Inclusive ENDA Hearings Begin
Joe My God Nov 06 09Yesterday the first ever transgender-inclusive ENDA hearings began before the U.S. Senate.
Restrooms and religion arose as the only objections today during the U.
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Franken Amendment and More Important Things Than Rape, Again
Fannies Room Oct 29 09(Trigger warning- this post contains descriptions of sexual assault)Many things, we learn all the time, are more important than a man raping a woman, girl, man, or boy.
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Fucked Up Priorities of 30 Republican Doods
Fannies Room Oct 16 09Earlier this year, Senator Al Franken proposed an amendment that would prohibit defense contracts going to companies that required employees to sign away their right to sue.
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Halliburton rape case in Iraq pushes Senate to change rules
America Blog Oct 16 09What took so long is one point. How Halliburton has managed to avoid much negative impact is another.
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Harry Connick Jr. Is Anti-Blackface, Except When He's Not. Sort of Like Al Franken!
Queerty Oct 08 09
When Harry Connick Jr. guest judged on Australia's Hey Hey It's Saturday and watched as blackfaced "tribute" group Jackson Jive performed, he was, let's say, perturbed.
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A Demonstration of the Weight of the White Male Voice
Fannies Room Sep 24 09So, this may sound like the beginning of a bad joke, but listen. Guess what the following prominent political pundits who each have their own television/radio shows and/or best-selling books have in common: Ann Coulter, Laura Ingraham, Arianna Huffington, Rachel Maddow, Greta Van Susteren, and Nancy Grace.
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Senator Harkin: Health bill will "have strong public option"
America Blog Sep 14 09Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) is the new chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee.
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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #533
Towleroad Sep 08 09AL FRANKEN, CARTOGRAPHER: Starting with Minnesota... LOU DOBBS: The President indoctrinated our kids today.
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Sen. Al Franken's Party Trick
Joe My God Sep 08 09Sen. Al Franken amused the audience at the Minnesota State Fair by demonstrating that he can draw the complete map the Unites States, including the Great Lakes and all state lines, from memory.
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Sen. Franken Handles Teabaggers
Joe My God Sep 04 09JMG reader Tony in the UK tips us to the thoughtful, intelligent way that Sen. Al Franken handled a group of constituents opposed to "ObamaCare.
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Al Franken's first confirmation hearing
Bilerico Jul 17 09
How fitting that Al Franken's debut as a US Senator came during the Supreme Court nomination hearing of Sonia Sotomayor.
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Well Look Who’s a Senator!
The Evil Beet Jul 15 09
Comedian Al Franken FINALLY won his battle for the Minnesota senate seat, and he’s now been a senator for all of five days.
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Sotomayor: Roe Is Settled Law
Joe My God Jul 14 09The wingnuts are gonna go ballistic. Wheee!! UPDATE: "Jane Roe" herself was arrested at yesterday's hearing.
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Franken has the last laugh
Washington Blade National News Jul 10 09
Franken has the last laugh Comedian joins Senate, but experts don't expect him to have major impact on LGBT rights bills By Chris Johnson Friday, July 10, 2009 Many gay rights advocates celebrated the swearing in of Al Franken to the U.
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Harry Reid needs to go... NOW
BlogActive Jul 07 09UN-FUCKING BELIEVABLE!Before Franken even sworn in, Democrats signal they won’t take advantage of filibuster-proof majority:Before onetime comedian Al Franken is sworn into office as Minnesota’s newest senator, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is aiming to lower expectations regarding the Democrats' filibuster-proof majority.
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An added reward from Franken's win: It made the right wing talking heads apoplectic
America Blog Jul 01 09One of the best things about Al Franken finally securing his Senate seat was captured in this video from Media Matters.
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Al Franken, Senator
Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish Jul 01 09It's over, finally. Marie Diamond explains what it all means: [Franken] will not make for a particularly crisp #60.
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A Professional Clown Among The Amateurs (Franken Goes To The Senate) - Lez Get Real
Topix Gay News Jul 01 09
Home >> A Professional Clown Among The Amateurs Al Franken is now Senator. The funny man from Saturday Night Live as well as a dozen books including Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Lies finally won the hotly contested Minnesota election eight months after the final ballots were cast.
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Wednesday Morning Open Thread
America Blog Jul 01 09Good morning.Finally, we're officially going to have a 60th Democratic Senator. Congrats to Al Franken.
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