“Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh says heterosexuals are “under assault” from the small fraction of the public that is gay and blames the media for turning football player Michael Sam into an icon. Limbaugh decried the coverage of Sam, a former college football standout about to enter the NFL draft, publicly acknowledging that he is gay. On his radio …

  “During a Wednesday hearing over a bill to repeal one of Colorado’s recently passed gun-safety laws, Republican state senator Bernie Herpin shocked attendees — and gravely offended an Aurora theater shooting victim’s father — by saying it was “maybe a good thing” that Aurora theater shooter James Holmes had a 100-round magazine…”.* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks …

  “Turkish riot police have fired tear gas and water cannons at nearly 2,000 protesters demonstrating against a bill tightening control of the Internet as well as demanding the release of army officers jailed for plotting a coup. The Internet control protests come after the parliament passed the bill, enabling authorities to block web pages deemed insulting or as invading …

  “On Monday morning, the hosts of Fox & Friends noted that many Democrats are celebrating a Congressional Budget Office report — which warned that the equivalent of 2.5 million full-time workers will leave the labor force by 2024 as a result of the Affordable Care Act — by saying that the ACA will allow more workers freedom and flexibility. …

  “On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed a bill to lift the debt ceiling. The bill was “clean,” meaning there were no other policy demands or requirements tied to the lift, just as President Obama and other Democrats have always insisted.”* Tea Party members want to fire John Boehner for voting to raise the debt limit. And they want…donor …

  “An Idaho Republican can’t think of anyone in his state who has been forced to render aid to a gay or lesbian person against their will, and he’d like to keep it that way. Rep. Lynn Luker outlined a proposal Tuesday backed by his conservative Christian allies to shield religious people from the threat of losing their professional licenses …

  “A Delta Airlines flight from Baltimore-Washington International Airport bound for Salt Lake City had to be diverted Friday night after a female passenger allegedly made sexual advances towards a fellow passenger. The woman was reportedly intoxicated and became enraged when her advances were rebuffed. The woman had to be handcuffed by airline staff until the plane could land at …