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Ricky Perry is a Dumb Ass

(from Huff Po) The Department of Health and Human Services announced on Thursday that it will cut off all Medicaid funding for family planning to the state of Texas, following Gov. Rick Perry’s (R) decision to implement a new law that excludes Planned Parenthood from the state’s Medicaid Women’s Health Program.
Cindy Mann, director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations (CMSO), wrote Texas health officials a letter on Thursday explaining that the state broke federal Medicaid rules by discriminating against qualified family planning providers and thus would be losing the entire program, which provides cancer screenings, contraceptives and basic health care to 130,000 low-income women each year.
“We very much regret the state’s decision to implement this rule, which will prevent women enrolled in the program from receiving services from the trusted health care providers they have chosen and relied upon for their care,” she wrote. “In light of Texas’ actions, CMS is not in a position to extend or renew the current [Medicaid contract].”
The federal government pays for nearly 90 percent of Texas’ $40 million Women’s Health Program, and nearly half of the program’s providers in Texas are Planned Parenthood clinics. But the new law that went into effect earlier this month disqualified Planned Parenthood from participating in the program because some of its clinics provide abortions, even though no state or federal money can be used to pay for those abortions….

Full story at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012/03/15/texas-loses-entire-womens_n_1349431.html

This is the most enraging, racist, awful, hateful bumper sticker ever. 

This is the most enraging, racist, awful, hateful bumper sticker ever. 

Ever notice that  people who say “I’m not here as anybody’s judge” usually say something judgmental immediately after that? 

I always knew the science fair had some larger purpose. (via topherchris)

I always knew the science fair had some larger purpose. (via topherchris)

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The irony of a woman holding public office saying women having the right to vote is a symptom of what is wrong with society is too delicious to ignore.

The irony of a woman holding public office saying women having the right to vote is a symptom of what is wrong with society is too delicious to ignore.

Edith Piaf & Miles Davis Stamps: Anyone want to take a bet on how long before the GOP primary candidates starts crowing, “we shouldn’t be glorifying drug addicts” They’ll then defend the Elvis, but saying it was the “young, drug-free Elvis.” http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/26/u-s-and-france-to-honor-miles-davis-and-edith-piaf-with-stamps/

Edith Piaf & Miles Davis Stamps: Anyone want to take a bet on how long before the GOP primary candidates starts crowing, “we shouldn’t be glorifying drug addicts”

They’ll then defend the Elvis, but saying it was the “young, drug-free Elvis.”

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/26/u-s-and-france-to-honor-miles-davis-and-edith-piaf-with-stamps/

What I want to tell Newt Gingrich every time he comes on my TV. 

What I want to tell Newt Gingrich every time he comes on my TV. 

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Romney’s endowments on CSPAN Call #2

CSPAN gets prank called repeatedly about what Mitt has to ummm offer the American people

No Canadian Fox News Unless They Can Lie

http://sayitaintsoalready.com/2011/03/02/fox-shut-out-of-canada-because-of-a-law-against-lying-during-newscasts/

I love that Fox News won’t start up a Canadian version unless they can get a law repealed that prohibits lying in news reporting.  

“Rick Perry may believe in God, but I’ve seen his polls and God does not believe in Rick Perry.”

this photo makes of me smile. Love Elizabeth Warren. I wish either 1. She’d move to NY and represent me or 2. Broadway would move to MA or  3. She’d run for president. motherjones: Remember this Elizabeth Warren volunteer meeting photo we Tumbld on Thursday? Well, Tim Murphy has more on all that. Read it: Elizabeth Warren’s Volunteer Army.

this photo makes of me smile. Love Elizabeth Warren.

I wish either

1. She’d move to NY and represent me or

2. Broadway would move to MA or 

3. She’d run for president.

motherjones:

Remember this Elizabeth Warren volunteer meeting photo we Tumbld on Thursday? Well, Tim Murphy has more on all that. Read it: Elizabeth Warren’s Volunteer Army.

Mother Jones

Happy Yom Kippur from Sarah Palin

Happy Yom Kippur from Sarah Palin

Those Republicans and their Penis Eny. 

Those Republicans and their Penis Eny.