Category: Educational
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Texas School District Bans Penguin Play; Tango is Too Taboo?
The book And Tango Makes Three, based on the true story of Roy and Silo, two male Chinstrap Penguins in New York’s Central Park Zoo, suffered its own share of controversy when it was released in 2005. The American Library Association reports that the book was the most challenged book of 2006, 2007, and 2008…
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Rachel Maddow Spanks the GOP
If Rachel Maddow and Elizabeth Warren ran on a ticket together in 2016, I’d be the first in line to vote for the pair. On here show, Maddow laid it for the GOP on the night after the election, making the facts clear: “Ohio really did go to President Obama last night. And he really…
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Why I’m Voting for Obama Tomorrow
President Barack Obama is a kind and compassionate leader who cares for ALL of his constituents (unlike Romney who doesn’t care about 47% of the U.S. and will do what he can to stop the LGBT community from living equal lives under Federal law. On November 1st, President Obama replied to Sophia Bailey Klugh, the…
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#Broadway’s Max von Essen’s Plea to a #Romney Supporter
Broadway’s Max von Essen (currently in Evita) took to Facebook today to ask “why” an old friend had “liked” Mitt Romney’s Facebook page. His full letter is below and it is a heartbreaking read. It is also very dear to me because of my 406 “friends”, four of them like Mitt Romney’s official Facebook page…
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Audio Captures #Romney Urging Employers to Tell Employees How to Vote
Mitt Romney, in speaking with members of the National Federation of Independent Business was caught on tape making the following questionable suggestion. Slight threat there Mr. Governor? Yeah, he dilutes it with the “whatever your political view” comment, but the message is clear. Vote for me, or else. (Tip of the hat to ThinkProgress for this…
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Are you a Romney supporter? If so, you don’t support me.
If, after last night’s debate, you, as my friend or family member, like/support/plan to vote for Mitt Romney, please tell me NOW because you are also telling me that you also: do not support my freedom to marry whomever I choose do not support my rights to non-discrimination in the work place do not support a…
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Bill Clinton’s Math Mocks Romney’s ‘rithmetic
Bill Clinton debunks Mitt Romney’s “$5 trillion tax cut plan” in a new ad from the Obama/Biden campaign… and, as he has said before, it is simple math (a subject at which Romney is apparently not so great). “The effect will be to give people with incomes over $3 million a $250,000 tax cut…We simply…
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Why this Presidential Election is Personal for Me!
This Presidential election is very personal to me. It’s a choice between President Barack Obama, who believes that marriage equality should be legal and that people like me, deserve equal protection under the law and Mitt Romney, who does not support marriage equality and, in fact, does supports a Federal Marriage Amendment to define marriage…
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Romney’s Attack on Big Bird (Obama for America Ad)
This is humorous and true AND another reason why I will be voting for Barack Obama next month! For more on Romney’s attack on PBS, check out this feature from The New York Times which details the absurdity of the Republican candidate’s goal. In a statement opposing his comments, PBS officials states, “The federal investment in public…
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NYC Apartment Hunting – Even the “Big Dogs” Can Disappoint
I’m in the midst of my apartment hunt here in NYC and, if you’ve never experienced this process let me tell you… it is hell. On September 16th, via Craigslist, I found a lovely apartment in Brooklyn that looked ideal. It was the right price, a good size, accepted pets… great! So, because I’m always leery…
Tommy Karr 