The Mersman Political Blog
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Analysis, commentary, and news about elections and politics. Updated polls, YouTube videos, fundraising numbers, and other campaign news.
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- Health Care: No More Baby Steps on Sep 4, 2009 in President Barack Obama Medicaid John F. Kennedy Health care reform buisness Medicare new deal President Obama health insuranceEconomy Franklin Roosevelt
America has never been a country of baby steps. Franklin D. Roosevelt did not dream in baby steps when he imagined the New Deal. John F. Kennedy did not dream in baby steps when he encouraged NASA to reach for the moon. Health care reform has igni...
- Conservative Radio Host Calls Newt and Cheney Zombies on Jun 17, 2009 in Newt Gingrich House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Rush Limbaugh Republic Party Barack Obama John Batchelor Dick Cheney Gallup Colin Powell Eric Cantor
Republican radio talk show host John Batchelor called out fellow Republicans for helping to push the minority party into possible extinction in a recent Daily Beast article. "The GOP is the equivalent of a shrinking third party on its way to becoming...
- Third Grader Organizes Gay Marriage Rally on May 23, 2009 in gays civil unions ABC News Civil Rights transgendered Denver Colorado GLBT Ethan McNamee Third Grader organized gay marriage rally lesbians gay marriage bisexuals
Ethan McNamee, a third grader from Denver, Colorado organized his own rally for the gay marriage cause. According to a local ABC News affiliate covering the event, Ethan became concerned about the issue after hearing anti-gay remarks on the playgro...
- Conservative Talk Show Host Waterboarded: "It's Torture" on May 23, 2009 in Fox News drowning Mancow waterboarded conservative talk show host waterboarded Christopher Hitchens Vanity Fair interrogation tool Geneva Convention Sean Hannity
Erich "Mancow" Muller, a conservative talk show host based in Chicago, recently put his money where his mouth is by agreeing to be waterboarded. In an attempt to silence critics of waterboarding, Mancow underwent the procedure to show that it is i...
- Why Dobson Hates Hate Crime on May 16, 2009 in Senate The Daily Show with Jon Stewart James Dobson hate crimes legislation Steve King Iowa Focus on the Family Media Maters
Recent hate crime legislation has passed the United States House and is currently being considered in the Senate. The new legislation expands current hate crimes legislation to include homosexuals and transgendered individuals.Hate crimes legislation...
- Michael Savage: Don't Voice Your Free Speech At Me on May 13, 2009 in Savage banned from UK Islam Conservative talk show host dangerous speech NPR Talk of the Nation Michael Savage Islamic free speech Neal Conan
Conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage was recently banned from entering the United Kingdom along with more than a dozen other people. Michael Savage's show "Savage Nation" is heard by 10 million people weekly and is the third largest rad...
- Conservatives Love Torture But Don't Want Others To See It on May 12, 2009 in Fox News waterboarding Torture photos Dick Cheney conservatives Bush torture Geneva Convention Sean Hannity President Barack Obama President Bush Mike Huckabee Torture Liz Cheney
If you were not already sick and tired of hearing about torture there is another issue to add to the debate. In April, President Obama announced that his administration would be releasing hundreds of photos of torture victims. President Obama has...
