http://www.soapblox.com Washing the world's mouth out with Progressive Political rants and commentaries that scrub the truth out of the dirty Right Wing. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:21:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 "Some of the comments that have been uttered about Islam do not reflect the sentiments of my government or the sentiments of most Americans. Islam, as practiced by the vast majority of people, is a peaceful religion, a religion that respects others. Ours is a country based upon tolerance and ... http://www.soapblox.com/index.php?p=235 California Gubernatorial hopeful Meg Whitman, the self-styled business Republican who has run on a platform that derides out-of-control government spending, is well on her way to winning the Republican nomination, and it only cost her $81 million so far with $71 million coming straight from her very own bank account. ... http://www.soapblox.com/index.php?p=233 Mr. President. I can't even comprehend how hard your job is and I know you are trying hard to do the right thing. That being said, you are swimming with piranhas. They are circling you, taking your every move and using it to their advantage. Taking ownership of this crisis ... http://www.soapblox.com/index.php?p=232 Keith Olbermann recently talked about Glenn Beck's uncanny similarity to Dave Foley of Kids in the Hall fame. If you haven't seen it, be prepared to laugh at the similarities. It is absolutely uncanny that this comedian some 15 or so years ago could see that far into the future. ... http://www.soapblox.com/index.php?p=229 Not long after McDonnel's stunning omission of slavery from Confederate History Month, he was forced to make an apology and once again include slavery in what very well may be the darkest chapter in American history, the Civil War. The pundits are calling it a stumble and the armies ... http://www.soapblox.com/index.php?p=228 Recently arrested scam artist James O'Keefe has been caught doing what we all knew he did, fabricate lies about ACORN. Racheal Maddow recently aired the unedited tapes, fresh off the heals of CA Attorney Gen. Jerry Brown's investigation, which cleared ACORN employees of any wrong doing. Not only did he not wear ... http://www.soapblox.com/index.php?p=227 Virgina Governor, Bob McDonnell has declared April 'Confederate History Month' in Virginia. You remember McDonnell? He's the guy who gave the response to Obama's state of the union by holding a speech in the Virgina legislature, filled with friends and allies so it looked like more than what it was: ... http://www.soapblox.com/index.php?p=226 Our dear friend and RNC chairman Micheal Steele today is facing another crisis. Politico is reporting that a mailer sent out by the RNC, disguised to look like a Census form (get the joke? wow the right has such a weak sense of humor), accidentally contained a return number that ... http://www.soapblox.com/index.php?p=225 Republican National Committee Chairman Micheal Steele has recently come under fire for wastefully spending GOP donations on a host of expensive and lavish activities. From private jets to expensive hotels, nothing but the best was acceptable for Steele's army, as he plotted the GOP's 2010 election comeback. One of his ... http://www.soapblox.com/index.php?p=224 Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman recently wrote an article attacking California’s so-called Tax Revolt of 1978, California’s Proposition 13. He claims that if California is the trend setter, than the U.S. is in deep trouble. I agree, and have agreed for most of my politically aware life, especially since ... http://www.soapblox.com/index.php?p=223