By Mike Dorning and Caitlin Webber A Pentagon announcement that it will open military commissaries and child-care facilities this year to the same-sex partners of service members propels a wave of gay rights issues sweeping onto the national agenda. Even as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was announcing yesterday the changes in military benefits, the U.S. Senate was… Read more »
By Stephanie Schriock The Republican Party lost big last November. From Mitt Romney and Todd Akin, to Joe Walsh and Allen West, GOP standard bearers were sent packing by women voters who rejected their out-of-touch, Mad Men-style platform. And ever since, Republicans have frantically tried to cover up their anti-woman policies with deceptive new messaging.… Read more »
Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) released this statement following President Barack Obama's State of the Union address to Congress. "Tonight the President set an aggressive agenda for America. His plan to refocus our efforts on bringing about solid economic growth for all Americans through manufacturing, infrastructure, clean and renewable energy, skills training for American… Read more »
By Rep. Gwen Moore Do you hear what I hear? Listen close... closer... It is the sound of silence. Silent is what the House Republican leadership has been regarding the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Their silence is deafening. During the 112th Congress, we missed a critical opportunity to reauthorize VAWA. While Speaker Boehner and Majority… Read more »
By Erin Delmore Democrats tapped a surprising guest speaker for their annual House Democratic Issues Conference Friday: Faux right-wing blowhard Stephen Colbert took the stage at the behest of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, cracked a few jokes in and out of character, and talked up his older sister… who could wind up at the retreat herself next… Read more »
By Rachel Weiner At their retreat in Leesburg, Va., House Democrats are hearing inspirational speeches from President Obama, former president Bill Clinton … and comedian Stephen Colbert. Colbert, who poses as a right-wing commentator on his Comedy Central show “The Colbert Report,” is addressing the lawmakers and will then take questions from House… Read more »
By: Kate Nocera LEESBURG, Va. — Nancy Pelosi turned the tables on Stephen Colbert on Friday, quizzing the Comedy Central host at the House Democratic retreat. Colbert told the room of Democratic lawmakers that he and the former House speaker are “best frenemies.” “We may have disagreed in the past and today we will disagree in the… Read more »
By Kristina Peterson LANSDOWNE, Va. – A Republican interloper crashed the House Democrats’ annual retreat on Friday, or at least someone who pretends to be one: the comedian Stephen Colbert. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) invited the host of Comedy Central’s “Colbert Report” to speak privately before the House Democratic… Read more »
By: Tammy Francois, Lake County News Chronicle At the end of last week it, was announced that the Violence Against Women Act, federal legislation to fund programs and services for victims of domestic and sexual violence, including many in Minnesota, had 60 co-sponsors, enough to prevent a filibuster in the Senate. Democrats in favor numbered 53, with seven Republicans vowing to… Read more »
By James Causey Charlie Sykes, WTMJ radio's conservative morning talk show host, has a problem with Congresswoman Gwen Moore recognizing Thursday as Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Instead, Moore should point out that HIV/AIDS has had a tremendous impact on the entire state and nation, Sykes said. To single out blacks is wrong. We have gotten so used to Moore's… Read more »
