Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough argued that Israel salvaged Hamas’ standing in the international community with attacks that killed Palestinian children, especially Gazan children. Arguing forcefully with Donny Deutsch, who said Hamas used civilians as shields, Scarborough said that Hamas had been more isolated than ever prior to this conflict, lacking even its normal Arab allies, but that constant images …
University Head Takes $90K Cut To Pay Workers More
Two dozen low-wage workers at Kentucky State University (KSU) will get a raise to $10.25 an hour after the school’s interim president asked for his pay to be cut by about 25 percent, the Lexington Herald-Leader reports. The workers currently make as little as $7.25 an hour, the lowest wage allowed by federal law… Read More At: http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/08/05/3467601/university-president-minimum-wage-workers/ Clip from …
McConnell Touts Pro-Woman Bill He Opposed
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) unveiled a new campaign ad on Tuesday that gives an incredibly misleading account of his record on the Violence Against Women Act, a bill he has voted against repeatedly — most recently opposing it over its expanded protections for victims of domestic abuse… Read More At: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/05/mitch-mcconnell-violence-against-women-act_n_5651334.html Clip from the Tuesday, August 5th 2014 …
Giant Tea-Party Charity Stole From The Troops
In February 2013, Move America Forward announced an ambitious fundraising goal. The charity, launched in part by one of the most prominent figures in the Tea Party movement, had adopted the 800 Marines in a battalion fighting in Afghanistan and wanted to send them all care packages… Read More At: http://crooksandliars.com/2014/08/pro-troop-charity-misleads-donors-while Clip from the Tuesday, August 5th 2014 edition of …
McConnell Touts Pro-Woman Bill He Opposed
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) unveiled a new campaign ad on Tuesday that gives an incredibly misleading account of his record on the Violence Against Women Act, a bill he has voted against repeatedly — most recently opposing it over its expanded protections for victims of domestic abuse… Read More At: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/05/mitch-mcconnell-violence-against-women-act_n_5651334.html Clip from the Tuesday, August 5th 2014 …
Giant Tea-Party Charity Stole From The Troops
In February 2013, Move America Forward announced an ambitious fundraising goal. The charity, launched in part by one of the most prominent figures in the Tea Party movement, had adopted the 800 Marines in a battalion fighting in Afghanistan and wanted to send them all care packages… Read More At: http://crooksandliars.com/2014/08/pro-troop-charity-misleads-donors-while Clip from the Tuesday, August 5th 2014 edition of …
Christian: God ‘Justified’ Nuking U.S. Over Gay Rights
Vision America’s Rick Scarborough recently spoke at a church in Florida as part of a “Give Me Liberty Tour” where he declared that every day that passes without God destroying this country is a miracle, especially since President Obama is appointing gay ambassadors to represent America before other nations… Read More At: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/rick-scarborough-god-would-be-perfectly-justified-nuking-america-over-gay-ambassadors Clip from the Monday, August 4th 2014 …