In Which We Find the Christian Right Trolling for an Activist Judge

In Which We Find the Christian Right Trolling for an Activist Judge

Or, as named in this article, the "new frontrunner in the race for dumbest Christian Right lawsuit". In this case, we have a nurse (how she got past the schoolwork, we'll never know) who applied for a job at a Title X clinic in Tampa (Title X meaning that they explicitly in the business of all things family planning). She went into this interview telling her would-be employer that she could not dispense birth control pills, because she "believes" they cause abortions:

Sunday Open Thread [7.20.14]

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New York Times:
"Today, as a wave of unaccompanied minors fleeing Central America poses a new crisis for Congress and the White House, Republicans are struggling to calibrate a response that is both tough and humane, mindful of the need to reconcile their freighted history with Hispanic voters and the passions of a conservative base that sees any easing of immigration rules as heresy." "Some senior Republicans are warning that the party cannot rebuild its reputation with Hispanics if it is drawn into another emotional fight over cracking down on migrants -- especially when so many are young children who are escaping extreme poverty and violence. But pleas for compassion and even modest proposals for change are dividing the party, and setting off intense resistance among conservative Republicans who have resisted a broader overhaul of immigration."
Senator Elizabeth Warren at Netroots Nation

Senator Elizabeth Warren at Netroots Nation

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The media doesn't typically pay that much attention to Netroots Nation -- unlike CPAC coverage (which is pretty much non-stop on NPR), where I think the media flocks to in order to hear the crazy. Still. NPR covered VP Biden's speech at Netroots Nation in order to cite him as a source for the Malaysian Airlines plane being shot out of the sky and to spin out the Presidential Horserace story for Democrats. I Googled Elizabeth Warren's speech and found not one, but 3 Politico articles on how she is the heart of progressives at this event. Then there are the horserace articles about whether Warren will take on Hillary Clinton in the Presidential primaries. It's just sad that you have to provide some juicy theater for the press to cover you.