Students File Complaint Over Chick-Fil-A Ties To Anti-Gay Orginizations

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The founders of Chick-fil-A, the Cathy family, have been outspoken in their support of Republican social conservatives and have won praise from religious right for keeping its doors shut on Sundays.

Now students at Indiana University South Bend have filed a formal complaint against the university's Chancellor, alleging the Chick-fil-A restaurant on campus violated vendor policy prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

"Students have come forward today to file formal discrimination complaints within the Judicial Affairs office of the university against the university's Chancellor, Una Mae Reck," said Jason A. Moreno, a spokesperson for the students.

Chick-Fil-A, has 1,550 locations in 39 states, and is accused of having deep financial ties to national organizations that oppose marriage equality and LGBT rights. According to an investigation by the progressive blog EqualityMatters, the restaurant chain's charitable division has provided more than $1.1 million to anti-LGBT organizations, including the Alliance Defense Fund and Family Research Council.

A petition to remove Chick-fil-A from the Indiana University South Bend campus started by Moreno at Change.org has received over 8,000 signatures.

The president of Chick-fil-A has insisted that the company is not anti-gay, but is merely operating a business according to Biblical principles and supporting healthy families.

"We have no agenda against anyone," Dan Cathy, President and COO of the restaurant chain, said in a statement from January.

"At the heart and soul of our company, we are a family business that serves and values all people regardless of their beliefs or opinions."

He added that Chick-fil-A had a long history of encouraging and strengthening marriages, but had decided not to "champion any political agendas on marriage and family."

"At the same time, we will continue to offer resources to strengthen marriages and families. To do anything different would be inconsistent with our purpose and belief in Biblical principles."

Chic-Fil-A's political agenda first crossed my radar on April 15, 2009 when the resturaunt supported the TEA PARTY by offering a free medium iced tea. with purchace.

TARGET learned the hard way about the pitfalls of corporations supporting political candidates and orginizations. In that case, Target took heat for supporting an orginization that backed a gubernatorial candidate opposed to gay rights. While this is prefectly legal for corporations to do, it doesn't mean that consumers will find it to be acceptable.

Trump's Interview With Meredith Vieira May Backfire Like Palin/Couric Interview

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Donald Trump's Obama Investigation "They Can't Believe What They're Finding."

I am just dying to hear the results of Trump's Hawaiian investigation of President Obama. Trump confirmed during an interview with Meredith Vieira that he had people on the ground in Hawaii and that they "cannot believe what they are finding" - It all sounds so sinister.

From my perspective, this interview with Meredith Vieira is going to backfire on Trump like Sarah Palin's Interviews with Katie Couric.

I mean, the investigation isn't even complete and the investigators already can't belive what they are finding. Oh please! - Here is the moment Donald should have peeked at his watch. You know? So he'll know what time it was when he fucked up. I think the Donald has painted himself into a corner like Bush did by sending folks off in search of something that doesn't exist.


At some point, Trump is going to have to come up with something to substantiate his claim that investigators he hired have begun looking into Obama's birth and that "they cannot believe what they've found" so far.

Of course, in reality, Mr. Trumps so-called investigation will most likely wither on the vine and die along with yet another failed presidential publicity stunt.






MEREDITH VIEIRA: You’ve been privy to all of this to know this?

DONALD TRUMP: Well, I have people that actually have been studying it and they cannot believe what they’re finding.

MEREDITH VIEIRA: You have people now out there searching– I mean, in Hawaii?

DONALD TRUMP: Absolutely. And they cannot believe what they’re finding. And I’m serious–”

Bob Cesca: Exploratory Committees Are the Presidential Equivalent of Dithering

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"exploratory committees" -- quite literally the presidential campaign equivalent of dithering.

One of the most often-overheard refrains from the Republican Party and its far-right base is that President Obama is the worst president in American history. Others say he "pals around with terrorists."

They say he's destroying America. They say that he's weak, that he dithers and that he's effete -- implying either that he's gay or effeminate or both.

Around half of all Republicans have told pollsters that he's not even constitutionally eligible to be president, which ought to mandate an immediate removal from office.

But what does all of this say about the men and women who are noticeably hesitant to officially announce their candidacies for the Republican nomination? Not a single one of the well-known frontrunners has declared anything more than "exploratory committees" -- quite literally the presidential campaign equivalent of dithering.

Read Full Story "Why Are the Republicans Afraid of President Obama? HERE at HuffPost

George Carlin: They're Comin' For Your Social Security Money

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Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Top Aide Subpoenaed By Feds

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Source: Arizona Republic

Report on Sheriff Arpaio's top aides subpoenaed by feds
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez - Apr. 21, 2011 03:10 PM
The Arizona Republic


The U.S. Attorney's Office has subpoenaed the sensitive investigative report detailing findings about alleged misconduct involving Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's three top commanders, The Arizona Republic has learned.

Arpaio's Deputy Chief Jack MacIntyre confirmed Thursday that the U.S. Attorney's Office subpoenaed the report Tuesday or Wednesday. The Sheriff's Office has not yet publicly released the report or given any indication when it or its findings will be released.

The federal subpoena requests production of Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu's report by May 4, MacIntyre said, adding that the Sheriff's Office has not yet decided how it will respond.



Read more: here

Gop Fundraser Hires "Admitted Adultress" LeAnn Rimes To Headline $650 Flop

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Republican Rep. Jeff Denham's political debut fundraser in Washington was a bust. The freshman California lawmaker began the America's New Majority political action committee in November as a way to raise money for fellow Republicans.

"This is to help our freshman class," Denham said in an interview on the day of the fundraising event. "It's to bring us together, and it's also to raise the money to make sure we can campaign well in 2012."

Denham's special fundraising committee reported spending $212,250 on the event including a $75,000 "musical entertainment fee," for the LeAnn Rimes performance itself. Additional cost include $25,000 for "event management" paid to Nashville-based Maximum Artist Management, $27,166.74. for flowers and "event design," and nearly $55,000 for hotel rooms and catering paid to the W Hotel, a couple of blocks from the White House. The committee, meanwhile, raised a megor $212,900 from outside contributors.

Hang on a second, the number are so close, I can do the math in my head. Let's see...they raised $212,900 from the event, minus the $212,250 they spent on the event. Okay....that becomes an "8" - carry the "1" - WTF? - $650 dollars.

America's New Majority, was specifically established to aid 11 Republican freshman House members who signed on. I'm sure all 11 Republicans will be anxiously awaiting their $59 piece of the $650 pie.

"It's an industrial-strength waste of money, and the people who gave the money are going to resent it," said Michael Fraioli, a longtime Democratic fundraising expert.

Some critics questioned such a lavish event being held on the eve of a new Congress whose members were touting the need for fiscal discipline. One conservative commentator asked Denham at a news conference whether it was right for an "admitted adulteress" like Rimes to entertain at a GOP event.

Denham quickly brushed off the criticism while other potential beneficiaries, including Florida Reps. Steve Southerland and David Rivera, drew critical responses from Democrats.

"While Florida families struggle to make ends meet, Rivera and Southerland will be living large on the dime of special interests and lobbyists at a lavish Washington fundraiser," Florida Democratic Party spokesman Eric Jotkoff declared in a January statement.

The bigger question is what nitwit came up with the bright idea to book LeAnn Rimes for a conservative event. It's bad enough to only make $650 after spending nearly a quarter of a million dollars, but to hire a homewrecking, husband stealing, adultress to headline the event is mind numbing.

Racist Republican Teabagger Blasted For Obama Ape Family Photo

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Marilyn Davenport, an elected member of the Orange County Republican central committee was under fire Saturday after allegations she sent an email that included an altered photo depicting President Barack Obama. The "family photo" features the commander-in-chief as a baby chimpanzee with two chimp parents. Along with the offensive image was the tagline "Now you know why -- No birth certificate."

Davenport admitted to passing it around to her "friends and acquaintances," reported the Orange County Weekly.

The Tea Party activist then offered up a half-hearted apology.

"I'm sorry if my email offended anyone," she wrote, according to the OC Weekly. "I simply found it amusing regarding the character of Obama and all the questions surrounding his origin of birth."

The alternative newspaper OC Weekly first reported the story, and was told by Davenport that the e-mail was "just an Internet joke." She also asked the Weekly, "You're not going to make a big deal about this are you?"

Republican Party of Orange County Chairman Scott Baugh told The Associated Press on Saturday that he wants an ethics investigation into the incident.

"It's just highly inappropriate, it's a despicable message, it drips with racism and I think she should step down from the committee," said Baugh.

Baugh said it could be several days before it's known whether the ethics committee will agree to investigate Davenport.

The GOP committeewoman then blamed the "media" for trying to make a big deal out of the racist e-mail, insisting that the "average person knows and agrees is much ado about nothing." Davenport has since sought to hunt down the "cowardly" person who leaked the e-mail, said Republican Party of Orange County chairman Scott Baugh, who was one of the original people who received the "highly inappropriate" Obama e-mail.

Baugh said, Davenport should be apologizing for what she's done rather than attacking whoever leaked the email to media, referring to an email Davenport sent after the story broke calling on "the coward" who leaked the email to come forward.

Davenport, a tea party activist, represents the 72nd Assembly District in Orange County on the central committee.

Glenn Beck: One year from now the left will pray to Jesus for his 5 o'clock show on Fox News

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Glenn Beck tries to comfort a caller to his radio show over the impending demise of his tee-vee show on The Fox News Channel. After sarcastically admittimg that the left has successfully succeeded in running him and his show off the air, Beck offered up an amazing prediction.

"One year from now. You on the left will crapping yourself so much. You haven't crapped in you pants as much as you will in a year from now. As you did since you were a child, maybe more. You'll crap yourself more than when you were a baby... and you will find Jesus.You will suddenly find religion and be kneeling at some altat lighting candals everyday praying to Jesus that Glenn Beck will please just do 5 o'clock on the Fox News Channel."

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Stephen Colbert Warns of Pending "Glennpocalypse"

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Stephen Colbert prepares America for the pending "Glennpocalypse."
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