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Title: Voters To Tea Party And Republicans: Get Lost!
Source: The New Civil Rights Movement
URL Source: http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.co ... lost/politics/2011/11/09/29851
Published: Nov 9, 2011
Author: David Badash
Post Date: 2011-11-09 11:47:40 by Brian S
Keywords: None
Views: 7082
Comments: 12

Across the nation on election day Tuesday, voters — who went to the polls in higher-​than usual numbers — had little trouble pushing back the inroads made by Republicans in the 2010 elections, and furthering the idea that American is not a center-​right country. Democrats handily won a great number of races and important ballot issues, sending a strong message to the Republican Party and to the Tea Party: get lost!

The question now is, to what degree did the Occupy Wall Street movement impact Tuesday’s elections? There’s no way to measure, but I’ll offer this: had Occupy Wall Street either not happened, or had it been unsuccessful, voter turnout would have been lower, and Republicans would have performed better. Americans are angry, but too many progressives and Democrats have been far too complacent. Just as the Tea Party energized the Republican base when it first appeared on the scene, so has the Occupy Wall Street movement.

Critical decisions were made in favor of unions and workers’ rights, women’s rights, and LGBT candidates, who were huge winners across the country. Anti-​gay, so-​called “pro-​family” organizations, like NOM, the National Organization For Marriage, Bob Vander Plaats’ Family Leader, the American Family Association, and the Family Research Council, were crushed.

Even in conservative, religious, right-​wing Mississippi, the “personhood” bill was roundly defeated. It would have made contraception and miscarriages illegal, declaring that life begins at the moment of conception.

The single-​most important person who fathered Arizona’s infamous immigration law, SB 1070, was recalled. “Considered the de facto governor of Arizona, the seemingly invincible and right-​wing extremist Pearce became the first state senate president in American history to be thrown out of office in a recall election,” Alternet reported.

Annise Parker, Houston’s first lesbian mayor, was re-​elected.

In a huge loss for NOM, the Bob Vander Plaats, the Family Research Council, and the American Family Association, the Democratic Iowa Senate candidate Liz Mathis, who was attacked by “homosexual marriage includes homosexual sex” robocalls, beat her Republican opponent, securing the Iowa Senate for Democratic control, effectively preserving same-​sex marriage for the state.

America’s “first openly gay, African American, Republican mayor,” Bruce Harris, was elected mayor of Chatham Borough, New Jersey.

Charlotte, North Carolina elected their “first openly LGBT elected official,” LaWana Mayfield (image, top), an African-​American.

The Virginia Senate has its first openly gay Senator, Adam Ebbin.

Cincinnati, Ohio elected its “first openly LGBT council member in the city’s history,” Chris Seelbach.

Indianapolis, Indiana elected “its first openly LGBT city council member,” Zach Adamson.

Pam Spalding writes, “The smell of bigot flopsweat is in the air as anti-​gay Durham, NC mayoral candidate Pastor Sylvester Williams (18%) is trounced by incumbent ally Bill Bell (82%) with 90% of precincts in.”

Here’s a roundup of key races and decisions:

The Good:

Arizona Topples Senate President Russell Pearce, SB 1070 Immigration Law Architect, in Historic Recall Vote

Liz Mathis Wins Iowa State Senate District 18

AP: Maine Voters Say Yes To Same Day Registration (Question One) (TPM)

Va. elects first openly gay state  (Washington Blade)

Nation’s youngest gay mayor elected (Gay Politics)

Kentucky’s Democratic governor won re-​election and a controversial anti-​union measure championed by Republicans in Ohio went down to defeat (Reuters)

Mississippi: ballot initiative that would have declared life begins at conception defeated (AP)

Read Chris Geidner’s roundup at MetroWeekly.

Gay candidates win big across North Carolina (Q Notes)

Democrat Jack Conway was re-​elected as Kentucky’s attorney general, defeating a Republican prosecutor, Todd P’Pool, who tried to turn the race into a referendum on President Obama’s federal health care law.” (USA Today)

The Bad:

Ledyard Town Clerk Rose Marie Belforti who refused to issue a same-​sex couple a marriage license is overwhelmingly reelected (Syracuse​.com)

Republican Phil Bryant wins Mississippi gubernatorial election Subscribe to *Tea Party On Parade*

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#1. To: Brian S (#0)

The question now is, to what degree did the Occupy Wall Street movement impact Tuesday’s elections?

Yes we can ...

hope - change ---

flaming flash mob mentality !

This will get serious when allen degeneress - gaychell madcow shows up !

If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons are for girlie boys !

BorisY  posted on  2011-11-09   11:53:48 ET  (1 image) Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Brian S (#0)

"Herman Cain's Jobs plan doesn't involve giving you a job. It involves you giving him one... "

Skip Intro  posted on  2011-11-09   13:24:39 ET  (1 image) Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Skip Intro (#2)

HILARIOUS...

I'll believe that a corporation is a person 1 second after Texas executes one...

war  posted on  2011-11-09   13:33:22 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: Brian S (#0)

Its nice to know the faggots keep score.

See you in 2012.

Thunderbird  posted on  2011-11-09   13:35:56 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: Thunderbird (#4)

Its [sic] nice to know the faggots keep score.

America’s “first openly gay, African American, Republican mayor,” Bruce Harris, was elected mayor of Chatham Borough, New Jersey.

I'll believe that a corporation is a person 1 second after Texas executes one...

war  posted on  2011-11-09   13:37:15 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: Brian S, Badeye, Murron (#0)

Across the nation on election day Tuesday, voters — who went to the polls in higher-​than usual numbers — had little trouble pushing back the inroads made by Republicans in the 2010 elections, and furthering the idea that American is not a center-​right country. Democrats handily won a great number of races and important ballot issues, sending a strong message to the Republican Party and to the Tea Party: get lost!

Where's Badeye? This article needs some big time spinning from a bonafide briefer. And I see Murron is over on LP chummying up to yukon. What a strange day.

"ROTFLMAO... Perfect! She longs... for someone to Teabag her. a man that squats on top of a women's face and lowers his genitals into her mouth during sex, known as "teabagging" She aches for it"... ~~~JWpegler. Head Tea Bagger and Tea Party supporter extraordinaire, explicitly expressing his fantasies in public about other posters.

mininggold  posted on  2011-11-09   14:36:26 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: mininggold (#6)

And I see Murron is over on LP chummying up to yukon.

So Mammy has returned to the Mother Ship. Now she can plagiarize to her hearts content and no one will notice.

I wonder why Goldi hasn't asked Clyven the talking mouse about Herm's problems? That mouse is smarter than all of the rest of them put together.

"Herman Cain's Jobs plan doesn't involve giving you a job. It involves you giving him one... "

Skip Intro  posted on  2011-11-09   14:45:54 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: Brian SS (#0)

Get Lost!

You wish.

Happy Quanzaa  posted on  2011-11-09   14:47:35 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: Skip Intro (#7)

I wonder why Goldi hasn't asked Clyven the talking mouse about Herm's problems? That mouse is smarter than all of the rest of them put together.

Clyven certainly needs consulting at this crucial point in history, maybe Herm should just do it directly.

"ROTFLMAO... Perfect! She longs... for someone to Teabag her. a man that squats on top of a women's face and lowers his genitals into her mouth during sex, known as "teabagging" She aches for it"... ~~~JWpegler. Head Tea Bagger and Tea Party supporter extraordinaire, explicitly expressing his fantasies in public about other posters.

mininggold  posted on  2011-11-09   14:48:55 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: Skip Intro, mininggold (#7) (Edited)

I just don't *get* why these people believe that these are *allegations* being made rather than statements of fact. Cain has since even semi-admitted to a behavior that he says was at the core of the complaint.

I'll believe that a corporation is a person 1 second after Texas executes one...

war  posted on  2011-11-09   14:52:15 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#11. To: war (#10)

I just don't *get* why these people believe that these are *allegations* being made rather than statements of fact. Cain has since even semi-admitted to a behavior that he says was at the core of the complaint.

One doesn't get a permanent leer etched on one's face by being an angel.

"ROTFLMAO... Perfect! She longs... for someone to Teabag her. a man that squats on top of a women's face and lowers his genitals into her mouth during sex, known as "teabagging" She aches for it"... ~~~JWpegler. Head Tea Bagger and Tea Party supporter extraordinaire, explicitly expressing his fantasies in public about other posters.

mininggold  posted on  2011-11-09   14:59:57 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#12. To: Brian S (#0)

LMAO.

The nice thing about the database is it doesn't lie.

How's this 'tea party is dead' theory holding up today, Brian S?

Proxy IP's are amusing.....lmao

Badeye  posted on  2012-05-16   10:34:19 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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