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All Female and Nearly All Black: Democratic Georgia State Senators Walk Out Protesting a War on Women

• March 11, 2012 • 2 Comments

Posted in Abortion, African American History, American Politics, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Education, Health, People of Color, Race, Race and the Health Care Debate, Reproductive Rights, Sexuality, The Tea Party Movement, Womanism, Women
Tags: Abortion, Access, African Americans, Barry Goldwater, Birth Control, Black Women, Blacks, Democratic Party (United States), Georgia Senate, Georgia State Senate, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive Rights, Republican, Richard Nixon, Women of Color, Womens Rights, Young Black Women

What I’m Working On For This Weekend: Whitney, Eddie Long, BAnna Love, and Putting Together a Book Review Blog

• February 22, 2012 • 3 Comments

Posted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Facebook, Gossip, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Music, Protestant Denominations, Public Television, Religion, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Whitney Houston
Tags: Abortion, African Americans, Anna, Banna, Black Women, Blacks, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Book Reviews, Chris Brown, Divorce, Downton Abbey, Eddie, Eddie Long, Facebook, Funeral, Gillette, Growing Up, Hair Relaxers, John Chadima, Marriage, Mr. Bates, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Ray J, Rihanna, Rihanna Fenty, Scott Walker, United States, Vanessa Long, Whitney Houston, Wisconsin

Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: State Senator Luther Olsen—Baby Daddy? (w/Updates)

• July 28, 2011 • 2 Comments

Posted in Abortion, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Class, Democrats, Labor Relations, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Unions/Union Busting
Tags: Abortion, Babysitter, Berlin, Berlin WI, Daily Kos, Democratic, Divorce, Education, Ethics, Extramarital Affairs, Extramarital Relationships, Facebook, Fred Clark, Hush Money, Hushed Up, Illegitimate Child, Intercourse, Lesbians, Luther Olsen, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Muckraker, Muckraking, Olsen, Outside Child, Paul I. Tascoupe, Payoff, Peyton Place, Planned Parenthood, Politiscoop, Randy Hopper, Recall Election, Recalls, Remarriage, Republican, Sex, State Senator Fred Clark, State Senator Luther Olsen, Teenage Girl, Teenager, United States, Waupaca, Waupaca WI, WFA, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Family Action, Wisconsin Republicans, Young Woman

Tiller Killer Getting His Fifteen Minutes

• June 2, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Abortion, American Politics, Black People, Crime, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Abortion, al Qaeda, Army of God, Bill O'Reilly, Birth Control, Cheryl Sullenger, Christian Fundamentalist Terrorism, Civil Rights, Crooks and Liars, George Tiller, Keith Olbermann, Late-Term Abortions, Leftblogosphere, Murder, Operation Rescue, Randall Terry, Scott Roeder

GOP Holding Up HHS Secretary-Designate Sibelius’ Confirmation During Flu Crisis

• April 28, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in American Politics, Health, Obama Administration
Tags: Abortion, AIDS, Al Franken, Alaska, Bird Flu, Bobby Jindal, Fear, GOP, Health and Human Services, Kansas, Kathleen Sibelius, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mitch McConnell, Mt. Redoubt, Norm Coleman, Pyrrhic Victory, Ralenza, Republicans, Rhodes Scholar, Ronald Reagan, Susan Collins, Swine Flu, Tamiflu, The Right, U.S. Geological Survey, Virus, Volcano Preparedness

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