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Friday, November 20, 2015

Video: Rep. Gerry Connolly, Erol Kekic of Church World Service Debate House Vote to Restrict Refugees

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by Lowell I watched this segment on the PBS NewsHour earlier tonight, and was hoping to hear some sort of convincing explanation by Rep. C...

Friday News: "Panic is what the right is all about;" "'Rabid' dogs and closing mosques" -- Republicans Go Bonkers

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by Lowell Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, November 20. Also check out The Young ...
Thursday, November 19, 2015

This is Not World War II: When did we become such a fearful nation? Can we Americans still get a grip?

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by Andy Schmookler Roanoke’s mayor, David Bowers, made national news yesterday -- in an undesirable way – with his comment that ““I’m remi...

How Does Donald Trump Score on Umberto Eco's 14-Point "Ur-Fascist" List of Features?

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I hate using words like "fascist" or "Nazi," because in 99.999% of the cases it's just a ridiculous, or even offensi...

Video: "Almost Like a Mob" in Spotsylvania; Bigots Shout that Mosque is "Evil," that "Every Muslim is a Terrorist"

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by Lowell For the WUSA9 exclusive report (great reporting as usual by Peggy Fox!)  on this disgusting incident in Spotsylvania County, Vir...

Thursday News: "The GOP's New Low in Bigotry;" Roanoke Mayor Bowers "Broadly Condemned" for Outrageous Statement

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by Lowell Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, November 19. Paul Ryan quickly res...
Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Roanoke, VA Mayor: FDR Rounded Up Japanese After Pearl Harbor, So Don't Let Any Syrian Refugees In. WTF?!?!?

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This almost seems like a warped version of an Onion-style parody, but it's actually for real. Yes, the Mayor of Roanoke, Virginia is ar...

Creating A More Powerful Blue Virginia Community

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by Andy Schmookler I’ve sometimes wondered whether, if there were a contest for the best one-state political blog, Blue Virginia might win...

Video: Jim Gilmore Rips Republicans' "Fascist Talk" on Immigration, Latinos, "Deportation Force"

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by Lowell Per Florida Politics : [This past Saturday] addressing hundreds of Florida Republicans at the Sunshine Summit at the Rosen Shi...

Wednesday News: The Ted Cruz/E.W. Jackson Bigotry and Extremism Show; GOP's "Magnificent Post-Paris Breakdown"

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by Lowell Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, November 18. As for that conference...