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Peter King is a US Congressman from the State of New York. He is a conservative. He was one of those guys who has been, among other things, advocating being "tough" on Iran and is a law and order guy. He also came out swinging against Muslims by advocating the need for Homeland Security to target mosques:

He is rumored to be thinking about taking on Christine Gillibrand, the appointed Senator who took Hillary Clinton's seat. He latest tirade was against Michael Jackson, calling him a child molester:

Although the coverage may well have been a bit much, but coming out like this was simply irresponsible. The man was not convicted and laying such accusations simply went too far. Michael Jackson will be bigger in death than in life. Peter King got his 15 minutes of fame. I wonder if the People of New York will trust their confidence in such a man, though.

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July 7th 2009 @ 05:50

Posted By: Mike Pouraryan - Category: politics, news, women, Republicans, Democrats

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Healthcare: Personal Stories

As the debate over healthcare rages on, the central question that politicans in Washington have not answered is whether healthcare is a right or a privilege. The Republicans and their proxies seem to want to insure that any healthcare reform is derailed. under the guise of "choice". I wonder what would those who oppose healthcare reform will respond to this lady's predicament:

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She has no choice now. I wonder what would Senator McConnel's answer will be if he got the same question?

In visiting Rick Scott's site, I saw his write-up on how he complained about the White Houre "preselecting" questions. Where was Rick and his friends in the conservative community when the Bush Adminstration did the same thing? Such rhetoric does not address the central question of whether healthcare is a right or a privilege. Once the conservatives make their position clear, then a lot of the questions will be answered.

What was telling was Bernie Sanders' admission that Single Payer is off the table. However, the need to push for some sort of a medicare for all may be in the offing. It seems as if an element of competition may well compel insurance companies to move. Such stories as this lady's or Gina's Story that I wrote about in Outsider Views should not be allowed to happen in America.

One of the latest personal stories was the story of my friend and colleague Tim. I was saddened to find out that my friend lost his healthcare coverage recently after he lost his job. Now, as someone who is diabetic, he can't healthcare anywhere. What is he to do? Who can he talk to? Is it fair? Shouldn't he be allowed to not worry about going bankrupt or die? What about the other 45,999,998 people who are in the same boat? Conservatives for Patient Rights, Rick Scott's Group, has a full-court press to build upon this notion of "choice" and "responsbility". I am sure that both Tim and the lady featured in The President's Town Hall did do everything right. Yet, they're faced with this predicament. What would Mr. Scott tell these people?

When visiting Rick Scott's site, I found it quite interesting that they're not too keen on the plan that Mitt Romney is touting as his greatest achievement, citing a poll about dissatisfaction among Massachuttes residents . Mitt is the same guy that is being talked about as the guy that can save the Republicans in 2012.

What is clear is this: America is truly on the road to nowhere if it does not come to grips with managing its' healthcare. There seems to be some consesus on that front. Who will have the courage to step up and do the right thing?

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July 2nd 2009 @ 05:34

Posted By: Mike Pouraryan - Category: politics, news, women, Republicans, Democrats

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A Virtual High Five Salute To Jenny Sanford

Jenny Sanford is the wife of the Governor of South Carolina. Her husband, Governor Mark . Sanford has been the subject of immense media scrutiny after he dropped off the face of the earth to rush to Buenos Aires to see his mistress.

I hereby send out a Virtual High Five to Mrs. Sanford. She is to be admired for doing the right honorable thing. She still, out of respect, kept quiet. This shows courage and true grit. The fact that the man apparently asked for permission to see his mistress shows the total disdain he has for everything that he supposedly espoused to. Mrs. Sanford basically told the world that she did not care what happened to him. She still had the courage to still keep the door open. She, in my view, is a true "tiger lady". I was almost driven to tears when I read the story of Mrs. Sanford showing off her son's latest achievement in school.

What is it about such men that makes them forget to do the right thing? I continue to wonder about someone who probably owes his success to his wife, is the mother of his children and has been a true "soulmate" to have betrayed her in such a manner. She was too gracious to him to have just asked him to leave. I can't even imagine crossing such a redline, ever.

Mr. Sanford has a lot of soul searching to do. America is a land of second chances. Richard Nixon was forgiven, Dick Morris came back and Marv Albert too. If Mr. Sanford had the guts, he would resign, rebuild his life and go on for the sake of his boys. Someone once said to me that once you are a parent, it is not about you anymore. It is all about them. Mr. Sanford forgot that in his search for a "soulmate". Of all the hysteria in the press, I view it to be the greatest tragedy of all.

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July 1st 2009 @ 05:28

Posted By: Mike Pouraryan - Category: politics, news, women, sex, Republicans

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Hilda Solis Runs Into Trouble

I reported on the nomination of Hilda Solis to be Secretary of Labor. I read reports that her nomination was held up due to her husband's tax problems. My reaction to this report was "good grief". Although Senator Kennedy seems to continue to support her, I think that she should not be railroaded.

Her background, in my view, makes her perfectly suited to be able to insure that the workers of America have an effective to play. I believe that she will be confirmed so that the business of the American Worker can be pursued in the most forceful way possible.

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February 6th 2009 @ 07:16

Posted By: Mike Pouraryan - Category: politics, news, women, Republicans, Democrats

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The U.S. Senate Seat In New York: Status??

New York Times is right now reporting that Caroline Kennedy has withdrawn her name from being considered for the Senate Seat just vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton when she was confirmed as Secretary of State. The report says that she is concerend about Senator Kennedy's Health. Senator Kennedy suffered a seizure at the Congressional Luncheon Yesterday.

The status of the New York seat will be determined on Saturday when David Patterson annouces his choice. There are many who have been mentioned. David Patterson is a savvy politican with an eye on the 2010 election The drama is building up indeed

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January 22nd 2009 @ 00:37

Posted By: Mike Pouraryan - Category: politics, news, women, Republicans, Democrats

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McCain and Palin

As most people already know McCain picked an unknown from Alaska to be his VP choice, Governor Sarah Palin. It's pretty clear that this is quite the calculated choice. It is the first time that the Republicans have put a woman on the ticket, and a nice tie in to McCains ad attacking Obama for not picking Clinton. His message is pretty clear. "See, I love women! I picked one for my VP. Just ignore my policies, ideals, and practices. One vagina is as good as another, isn't it?"

Yes John, we're all clearly such silly women that we'll vote for the vagina without looking at the politics. And if you really think that you're a bigger sexist jerk than I previous thought

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August 29th 2008 @ 21:03

Posted By: Summer Minor - Category: politics, news, women, Republicans

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Clintons 4 McCain? Not Likely.

Via Womanist Musings:

This video is of a group of women claiming to be Clinton supporters who have gone over to McCain. personally, my opinion is that if any of these women were actually Clinton supporters then I've got some ocean front property in Kansas to sell you. The amount of racism and hatred expressed here is absurd and I cannot see how anyone who agrees with Clinton's policies and what she stood for could A) vote for McCain of all people, and B) spread so much blind hatred against another person based on where he went to school. Frankly, the fact that she refused to provide any proof says more than enough to me about the honesty of the group

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August 27th 2008 @ 11:28

Posted By: Summer Minor - Category: politics, women, Republicans, Democrats

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Does Obama Eat Fetuses?

The current attack that anti-choicers like to make against Obama is insisting that he created some bill forcing doctors to kill newborn infants if the mother says to. Of course the wording of the attack changes depending on who says it like a political game of phone tag. Some say he created the law, some say he only voted for it, and some say he collects newborn babies for his dinner. Media Matters has been taking on this rumor and writing about the reality of what happened for those who care. Not that I expect the anti-choicers to care about little things such as facts, but it's still nice for the rest of us.

Unfortunately the anti-choicers have enough voices in the media spreading misinformation that they can pull off saying whatever they want. A recent episode of The War Room With Quinn & Rose had a guest host Mike Pintek claiming that Obama "believes so firmly in abortion, he is so radical in his support for abortion and infanticide that he believes that if a woman chooses abortion, she's entitled to a dead body no matter what." Media Matters responded
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August 26th 2008 @ 16:29

Posted By: Summer Minor - Category: politics, women, law, Republicans, Democrats

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Bush Works To Limit Women's Health

In a last effort to hurt women and pull more Republicans to the polls this November Bush has proposed a dangerous and damning bill to limit women's access to abortion and contraceptives. From the AP article:

The regulation is written to apply to a broad swath of the health care work force, not doctors alone. Accordingly, an employee whose task it is to clean the instruments used in a particular procedure would be covered. Also covered would be volunteers and trainees.

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August 25th 2008 @ 12:12

Posted By: Summer Minor - Category: politics, news, women, Republicans

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McCain: The Anti-Choice Zealot

The New Republic has a great article up regarding McCain and his anti-choice views. His reputation as a moderate slowly slips away as more and more people learn about his real views. Such as his opposition to Roe v. Wade and his desire to fill the Supreme Court with ultra-conservatives. Out of his 130 votes on reproductive heath, McCain voted anti-choice on 125 of them, which includes the global gag rule that prevented funds to international family-planning clinics.

The opening of the article shows a glimpse of the real McCain

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August 13th 2008 @ 14:33

Posted By: Summer Minor - Category: politics, women, sex, Republicans

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The Myth of the Hillary Gone John Supporters

It seems the old "Hillary supporters are turning to McCain" story is still alive and well. It's one that, frankly, I cannot understand.

An article on Winning Women over at BlogHer discussed how some women are not happy with Obama and many of the sexist tactics that the media played during the campaign. And so the story goes that feeling snubbed and upset these women are turning to Mccain for presidential comfort. Which is a pretty classic example of cutting off your nose to spite your face

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August 8th 2008 @ 11:09

Posted By: Summer Minor - Category: politics, women, Republicans, Democrats

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Sellin' The Wife For Votes

I'm not a biker but even I know about Sturgis and the sort of things that can go on there. If you're not familiar Sturgis is a huge biker rally that happens once a year where bikers from all over the country get together, show off their bikes, socialize, and do a few things that bikers have a bad reputation for doing. Such as the Buffalo Chip "beauty" contest. A contest McCain joked about encouraging his wife to enter.

Because flashing her tits and bouncing around on stage is what the First lady should have on her resume

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August 5th 2008 @ 19:50

Posted By: Summer Minor - Category: politics, news, women, Republicans

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Sex, Sluts, and Cosmopolitan

As a mom of sons there are such some things that I hope to make my sons understand in their lifetime. Certain issues that I hope to have ingrained in them. Things such as "No means no" and "Ask before touching", little nuggets of wisdom that both help them now when fighting over shared toys and will certainly help them later as grown men. Another helpful lesson is not to call women sluts based on something as frivolous as what they choose to read. Mona Charen, syndicated columnists and author, disagrees with my parenting ideals. In an interesting tidbit of daily life Charen let us in on how the right-wing talking heads prefer to raise their sons.

Funny you should mention that. I was in the supermarket yesterday with my 14-year-old son who asked "What's up with Cosmopolitan? What is that?" I replied, "It's a magazine for sluts."

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July 21st 2008 @ 17:01

Posted By: Summer Minor - Category: women, sex, Republicans

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McCain Tries Wooing Women Voters

Not to be out done by Obama, McCain held a townhall meeting on Friday to talk to women and discuss women's issues. It was pretty typical for the "Straight Talk Express", in that straight talk was rare and issues were twisted to better suit McCain's view of reality. But there was one big comment that made me spit my drink out when I read it.

"I'm for equal pay for equal work,'' said McCain to cheers. "I'm for equal opportunity in every aspect of our society.''

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July 12th 2008 @ 12:58

Posted By: Summer Minor - Category: politics, women, Republicans

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