Ron Johnson: standing up in defense of pedophile priests and the church that shields them

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson may not have articulated his beliefs on the issues that matter most to voters in Wisconsin (besides equating freedom with the tax rate), but he certainly didn’t shy away from standing up on the side of the Catholic Church, which opposed the Child Victims…

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Seriously?!? Really?!?

Helen Thomas may be considered by many to be the grande dame of the Washington press corps, but while attending the White House Jewish Heritage Celebration on May 27, Thomas suggested Jews should “get the hell out of Palestine” and “go back home to Poland, Germany, America and everywhere else.”…

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Sunday open thread

It’s Sunday, and I’d like to turn the blog over to you for the day. Tell me what’s on your mind.

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Sunday news & notes

Republican Congressional candidate Sean Duffy, who was elected by the citizens of Ashland County to serve as their District Attorney, has quit his job in order to further his political ambitions. Duffy’s resignation was effective Friday, but he will remain in place until Gov. Jim Doyle appoints his successor, which…

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