A few days ago, I wrote that we should not consider as heroes those companies that have dropped their advertising from the Rush Limbaugh shows. If they were really socially responsible, they would never have advertised with him at all. The number of companies dropping the advertising continues to grow. The Center for American Progress [...]
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According to reports, there are now more than 30 advertisers who have left the Rush Limbaugh show. That list includes Netflix, Sears, Capital One, and J.C. Penney. In addition, two radio stations have dropped his program. All of that is great, but I imagine that everything will eventually get back to normal for Limbaugh and [...]
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Karen Cunagin Sypher was found guilty of attempting to extort money from University of Louisville men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino after the two had a sexual encounter in a Louisville restaurant in 2003. Although Sypher had claimed that Pitino raped her, no charges were ever brought against Pitino. Pitino is married and the father of [...]
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An FDA advisory panel has officially approved Ella, the newest version of emergency contraception. Dubbed the “week after pill,” the drug works similarly to Plan B, but extends the window of effectiveness to up to 5 days after unprotected sex (Plan B currently protects only up to 72 hours). Furthermore, Plan B decreases in effectiveness [...]
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Following in the very noble footsteps of Pat Roberston, Jerry Falwell, and their ilk, a Houston minister has declared the latest oil spill crisis was the fault of…abortions! Preacher Joseph Herrin has announced that the Spirit of Christ revealed to him a parable in the BP Oil Spill: that Planned Parenthood, and abortion-rights advocates were [...]
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I received an email from NARAL Pro-Choice America announcing their 2010 “Who Decides?” report. This annual report shows, on a state-by-state basis, how the laws and practices in each state impact a woman’s reproductive freedom. The factors include “access to abortion, making birth control harder to obtain, and attempting to drive abortion providers out of [...]
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As I’ve written before, I’m a resident of Northern Virginia. I’m almost embarrassed to say that because the politics of Virginia have been very conservative over the years. And now we have a governor (Bob McDonnell) who is a far right-wing Republican and has caused recent uproar with his executive order allowing gay employees to [...]
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