Archive for June, 2011

On Wednesday’s Radio Show…

Presidential Presser: Alan analyzes Obama’s comments on gay marriage and taxing the rich.

Good Health: Alan weighs in on today’s court ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.

• San Francisco Animal Care and Control director Rebecca Katz explains why she supports a proposed ban on pet sales.…

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Sen Jim DeMint Wrongfully States Federal Government Has More Revenue Coming In “Then We Ever Have”

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On CNN: “We’ve got more revenue than we ever have”

Politifact: False, both in raw numbers and percentage of GDP

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Michele Bachmann’s Husband Believes Gays Are Barbarians

And Marcus Bachmann has a counseling practice, a so-called Christian-based practice.

“We have to understand: barbarians need to be educated. They need to be disciplined. Just because someone feels it or thinks it doesn’t mean that we are supposed to go down that road. That’s what is called the sinful nature. We have a responsibility as parents and as authority figures not to encourage such thoughts and feelings from moving into the action steps…

“And let’s face it: what is our culture, what is our public education system doing today? They are giving full, wide-open doors to children, not only …

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Limbaugh: Obama is “A Burglar; All Liberals Are Burglars”

“All liberals are thieves. That’s what they do, it’s who they are.”

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Affordable Care Act Upheld In First Ruling By Federal Appeals Court

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The government can require Americans to carry insurance.

A Republican-appointed judge joined with a Democratic appointee for the 2-1 majority in another milestone for Obama’s hotly debated signature domestic initiative — the first time a Republican federal court appointee has affirmed the merits of the law…

“Congress had a rational basis for concluding that the minimum coverage provision is essential to the Affordable Care Act’s larger reforms to the national markets in health care delivery and health insurance,” Judge Boyce F. Martin, appointed by former President Jimmy Carter, wrote for the majority.

George W. Bush appointee Jeffrey Sutton wrote …

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Republicans Unenthusiastic About Their Candidates

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NYTimes/CBS Poll: No presidential contender has enthusiastic support from more than 7% of GOP voters

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Bristol Palin Thinks Michele Bachmann Is Ripping Off Mom Sarah

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“I think she dresses a lot like my mom”

“I do think it’s odd, you know…”

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Cost Of Wars Since 9/11: $3.7 Trillion And Counting

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And there are incalculable costs.

Those numbers will continue to soar when considering often overlooked costs such as long-term obligations to wounded veterans and projected war spending from 2012 through 2020. The estimates do not include at least $1 trillion more in interest payments coming due and many billions more in expenses that cannot be counted…

And the human toll:

In human terms, 224,000 to 258,000 people have died directly from warfare, including 125,000 civilians in Iraq. Many more have died indirectly, from the loss of clean drinking water, healthcare, and nutrition. An additional 365,000 have been wounded and …

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Rick Santorum: Liberals Want Gay Marriage To Cheapen Marriage And Undermine Faith

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At the Lyon County, Iowa Republican dinner:

“The reason the left has gone after same-sex marriage is because it’s a two-fer,” Santorum said. “When you redefine marriage, you cheapen marriage. You make it into something less valuable, less special … [and] it is a sure bet that will undermine faith.”

This may be a shock to Mr. Santorum, but there are many on the left who are married…and who are people of faith.…

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Rudy Giuliani Reneges On Promise To Perform Gay Wedding

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“If it becomes legal in New York, you’ll be one of the first ones I would marry.”

Couple housed him during divorce, now can’t get return calls

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FL Gov Rick Scott Tried To Eliminate The Highway Patrol

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Already slashed funds for unemployment insurance, education, aid to homeless veterans and high-speed rail

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