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Civil Rights

Gay Bashing and the Permanent Minority

by Pogie on October 15, 2008

in '08 Election, Civil Rights, The Hateful Right, US Politics

At a time when the country is facing a profound economic crisis, two unresolved wars, profound achievement gaps in education and a skyrocketing deficit, what kinds of ads are Republican candidates for the Senate running? Ads that lay out an agenda for the future?
No, ads that refer to the Village People to demonize gays. At [...]

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Republicans Working to Disenfranchise Young Montana Voters, Especially in Missoula County

by Pogie on October 1, 2008

in '08 Election, Brad Johnson, Civil Rights, MT Politics, Montana GOP

Ian Marquand, from the Montana’s New Station has an interesting post up today about Montana Republican Party efforts to disenfranchise voters, especially young voters:
On Monday, the executive director for Montana’s Republican Party, Jake Eaton, dropped more than 3,400 challenges of registered voters to Missoula’s elections office. In other words, Eaton is challenging whether 3,400 Missoula [...]

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Obama: NO to marriage bans

by Bob Funk on July 2, 2008

in '08 Election, Barack Obama, Civil Rights

This substance of this Obama’s opposition to a ban on gay marriage is underwhelming, but the message that it conveys is encouraging, more than. The substance is this:
Obama aides emphasized he has opposed similar state bans in the past. They said the Illinois senator does not support gay marriage, but believes that federal and state [...]

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