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Anti-abortion Radiance Foundation unveils new billboard: ‘Fatherhood begins in the womb’

By | 09.14.11 | 1:44 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The Radiance Foundation, the anti-abortion group responsible for a string of controversial billboards across the country, has unveiled its latest campaign: “Fatherhood begins in the womb.” The campaign is less inflammatory than the group’s previous work, which included billboards with such slogans as “Black & Unwanted” and More…

Fight Over California’s Proposition 23 Takes to the Airwaves

By | 09.28.10 | 5:38 pm

The fight over California’s Proposition 23, which seeks to roll back the state’s landmark legislation to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, is taking to the airwaves this week, with ads emerging from both camps.

Fired Inspector General Makes Fun of Obama and Biden Gaffes

By | 06.17.09 | 1:34 pm

Gerald Walpin, the former Americorps Inspector General who alleges he was fired unfairly, might not help his case with this:

“I would never say President Obama doesn’t have the capacity to continue to serve because of his (statement) that there are 56 states,” Walpin said, adding that the same

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Ghosts of Travelgate

By | 06.17.09 | 9:17 am

Byron York, the Washington Examiner’s political correspondent, is coming off a few slow weeks by relentlessly hammering the White House over the firing of Americorps Inspector General Gerald Walpin, who had been looking into Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson. Today, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) asked for more details on the More…

Et Tu, California?

By | 10.16.08 | 3:31 pm

In California GOP circles, it just keeps getting worse.

Yesterday, news broke that the Sacramento County Republican Party website was encouraging readers to “waterboard Barack Obama” and comparing him to Osama bin Laden.

Today, we move from inappropriate to racist.

If You Thought That New Yorker Cover Was Bad…

By | 10.15.08 | 4:22 pm

The Sacramento County Republican Party just took down inflammatory material from its website that urged readers to “waterboard Barack Obama” and stated that “the difference between Obama and Osama is BS.”

Admittedly, among the many vile and incendiary charges leveled against Obama, this latter one was at least moderately More…