From TPM: A federal judge in Ohio on Friday restored early voting rights in the three days before the election, ruling in favor of the Obama campaign. U.S. District judge Peter C. Economus ruled that “restoring in-person early voting to all Ohio voters through the Monday before Election Day does…
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Now that the GOP’s Racist Demagoguery Hatefest is over, let’s get back to the business of strengthening the middle class, increasing socio-economic mobility, and preserving the rights of women, people of color, the disabled, working families, and LGBTQ folk. (9)
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These self-loathing, uneducated souls have an inferiority complex so deep, it is so sociopathic. That is the modern-day Republican Party — the KKK…The American Taliban. See also: Black CNN Camerwoman Speaks Out After GOP Delegates Throw Nuts at Her, Saying “This is How We Feed Animals” (6)
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From Rachel Maddow: Republican efforts to restrict voting rights come in a variety of forms. Some of the most notable efforts involve onerous voter-ID laws and closing early-voting windows. But in Florida, GOP officials have also placed sweeping restrictions on voter-registration drives. As Laura explained overnight, new Republican-imposed rules have…
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Excellent piece from the much admired, truth-telling Sikivu Hutchinson: While the mainstream media slobbers over breast cancer survivor Ann Romney’s ‘just folks’ performance at last night’s Republican Convention thousands of poor and working class women across the country won’t get breast cancer screenings due to the GOP’s relentless war against…
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From ThinkProgress: When Mitt Romney campaigned at an Ohio coal mine earlier this month, he might not have realized that the miners were forced to be there — without pay — by the owner, Murray Energy. That’s according to accounts from multiple coal miners, who sent anonymous letters to a…
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From Colorlines: Bill Ouren (Truth the Votes coordinator) and Americans for Prosperity [Koch Brothers] gathered these recruits in Boca Raton in July to instruct them on how they could become “empowered” vessels for True the Vote’s poll watcher program. True the Vote is most widely known for its advocacy of…
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Hurricane Isaac is on course to strike Florida and the Gulf Coast Monday and Tuesday — forcing the GOP to cancel day one of their four-day hate fest. A revised schedule is due some time today. Romney folks believe that the convention will be a chance to “reinvent” etch-a-sketch Romney…
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