Mitt Romney regularly incorporates lyrics from “America the Beautiful” into his stump speeches. Little does he probably realize that the hymn was written by a progressive feminist lesbian who composed it to critique country’s greed, excess, and growing economic inequality.

Mitt Romney regularly incorporates lyrics from “America the Beautiful” into his stump speeches. Little does he probably realize that the hymn was written by a progressive feminist lesbian who composed it to critique country’s greed, excess, and growing economic inequality. The original third-verse lyrics Katharine Lee Bates wrote in 1894 were as follows:
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
Till selfish gain no longer stain
The banner of the free!

On Friday, the law firm of Steven J. Baum threw a Halloween party. The firm, which is located near Buffalo, is what is commonly referred to as a “foreclosure mill” firm, meaning it represents banks and mortgage servicers as they attempt to foreclose on homeowners and evict them from their homes. Steven J. Baum is, in fact, the largest such firm in New York; it represents virtually all the giant mortgage lenders, including Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo.

how you could quickly go from being part of the downtrodden 99% to being part of the "no, really, unemployed and utterly fucked" contingent: your boss could see a photo of you holding up a sign at a protest and fire you the next day.

Herman Cain lays it on the line, warning against "big potato moths". Recommends we "throw out the good guys' coal."

ol rotten eagle's next. nachos and hogwash! i'm a leave a dime so you can eat at white castle. I said babyer breath is stinkin. Big Potato Bombs. Mexican people don't eat sugar especially when it's mixture of lice and tiger DNA. I'm gonna dance and make love and make snacks. If you like let's watch disney.
That makes you a hustler. Can't police no underwear. All you can do is give that woodchuck a tuna melt. Clearly there is a bad rabbit and it's got my pink clown enemies.

Ricky?

After protesters ran to the aid of a badly-injured person, Oakland Police deliberately lobbed a flash grenade into the crowd.