Tag Archives: Politics

Dave Mustaine’s bizarre attempt at relevance: Pseudo-endorsing Santorum

By Samhita | Published: February 22, 2012
Last week the news hit that Dave Mustaine, front man for metal group Megadeth, may have endorsed Rick Santorum. I didn’t even tweet about it–I was still befuddled that anyone still listens to Dave Mustaine or his music, let alone give a crap about who the maestro that created a “Symphony of Destruction” is endorsing [...]
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When your rapist comes back to town

By zerlina | Published: February 17, 2012
*Trigger warning* As I’ve written before, I’m a sexual assault survivor. It’s been four years and my recovery is an ongoing struggle. I think that while the waters got very rough for a while, it’s been smooth sailing for me for quite some time now. I’ve had a couple of triggering moments in the past [...]
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GOP prevents women from testifying at birth control coverage hearing

By Maya | Published: February 16, 2012
Where my ladies at? Definitely not at the House Committee hearing happening right now to discuss whether no-cost birth control coverage “trampled on freedom of religion?” (Hint: It doesn’t.) Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa rejected a request to include just one female witness, saying “the hearing is not about reproductive rights and contraception.” Democratic women on [...]
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Have we mentioned lately how much PETA sucks?

By Maya | Published: February 16, 2012
Looks like it’s been several months since the last time, so here’s your regular reminder: As Kelsey writes at Bitch, “Can’t you just shout BOOBS!!! next time and stop pretending it has anything to do with the ethical treatment of, well, anyone?” Transcript after the jump.
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Undaunted, Republicans keep introducing anti-choice legislation

By Eesha Pandit | Published: February 15, 2012
On Monday, Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) on introduced legislation that would prohibit abortion after 20 weeks of gestation in Washington, D.C., as reported in the Salt Lake Tribune. Taking the law directly from the playbook of the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), Senator Lee based his proposed bill on model legislation directly from the anti-choice [...]
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