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Giuliani's Private Life May Hurt His Run

Ronald Reagan was divorced, had chilly relations with some of his children, and still easily won two terms as president. Rudy Giuliani has been thrice married and twice divorced, has chilly relations with his children, and wants to be elected president.

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Mom Arrested for Washing Kid's Mouth With Soap - News- msnbc.com
Source: msnbc.com

"A Palm Bay woman and her boyfriend were arrested Monday for child abuse after the couple went old school to punish their 8-year-old daughter for swearing." Are we going to let government tell us how to raise our children?

SNAFU-ed .... Situation Normal: Gingrich Awarded "Family Values Porn Fan of the Year, 2009" by Porn Company
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Stunned by the loss of a free meal with Gingrich, Allison Vivas of Pink Visual decided to hold a grudge. Here's how she took her revenge, as she told the Washington City Paper:

The Religious Right Gets Real on Marriage
Source: Newsweek

No one denies that conservative Christians have a marriage problem, a dizzying gap between their articulated ideals and their success in achieving them.

Prostitution complaint filed against Vitter
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A non-partisan group out of Washington, D.C. says it wants to strip the law license of Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana because he allegedly took part in a prostitution ring.

Does Too Much Religion Lead to High Teenage Pregnancy Rates? (Poll)

According to a new study in the Journal of Reproductive Health in America, "U.S. states whose residents have more conservative religious beliefs on average tend to have higher rates of teenagers giving birth".

Whatever Happened to Mary Lee's Moments

Whatever happened to the simple life, like Mary Lee's donut shop? In our hometown was a donut shop on the corner near the local department store. It was open all night and always full of people.

California Lawmakers Ready to Shut Down Domestic Violence Programs
Source: Yahoo! News

Six domestic violence shelters in California have been forced to close while dozens more are scaling back services after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger eliminated all state funding for the program that supports them.

it turns out that gay marriage isn't the end of the world
Source: magazine.goodvibes.com

Remember how at the start of the gay marriage debates, a lot of people were claiming that gay marriage was a threat to the institution of marriage? Well, the most recent information from the National Center For Vital Statistics (thanks to HuffPo for the link) shows that after 4  …

Porn company 'inadvertently' earns Entrepreneur of the Year from Newt for stimulating the economy
Source: Pandagon

In the you can't make this sh*t up category, Pink Visual owner Allison Vivas received a congratulatory fax from Newt Gingrich's American Solutions for Winning the Future (ASWF).

Another Republican "Family Values" Hypocrite in Sex Scandal: Spanking and VIDEO
Source: Kcal 9

A Republican state lawmaker from Southern California has resigned after he was caught on tape bragging about having sex with a female lobbyist and another woman....including spanking the 'bad girl'.

Family Values in Health Care
Source: Southeast to Southwest

Why is it that an illness like dementia in the case of Mrs.

Why Women Have Secret Lovers
Source: psychologytoday.com

On the heels of so many scandals, is the shoe of yet another secret lover to drop? Is infidelity more outrageous for a 'family values' political female figure than for an adulterous male politician? Is the double standard still alive and well? Let's look at the statistics.

Philandering Evangelical Christian Senator: Boning My Friend's Wife Was Totally Legal
Source: Gawker

ou just have to admire the set on John Ensign. The C Street Republican who had his parents to pay $96,000 in hush money to his mistress is now saying that his affair broke no laws, unlike Bill Clinton's.

TN State Senator Involved in
Source: FOX

"Unfortunately, I am the victim and a witness to crime in an ongoing investigation. At this time, I have been advised by authorities and the District Attorney's office not to comment.

Tennessee State Senator Wins GOP Hypocrite Award for Allegedly Making Porn With Intern While Trumpeting Family Values
Source: BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash

With the veritable plethora of Republican hypocrites available to us on the national stage, we rarely have time to look through local reports for small-time bad actors.

Another Republican Family Values' Sex Scandal: Another 'C Street' Pol Accused of Cheating
Source: Newsweek

Another week, another sex scandal: Word broke late yesterday that former GOP Rep. Chip Pickering is the latest politico in trouble for allegedly cheating on his wife.

New poll reveals Ensign's status sinking
Source: ReviewJournal.com - News

excerpt: ""....voters are divided about whether the Nevada Republican should seek re-election.

Pickering Affair Raises New Questions About Revolving Door Of Secretive Fellowship Group
Source: Think Progress

excerpt: ""Last night on MSNBC, Rachel Maddow reported the story that former Rep. Chip Pickering's (R-MS) wife has filed a lawsuit against Pickering's mistress Elizabeth Creekmore Byrd, exposing a long-running affair.

Eric Cantor Refuses to Say Ensign or Sanford Should Step Down
Source: Crooks and Liars

excerpt: ""On Fox News Sunday when asked if John Ensign or Mark Sanford should resign given that their staying in office is making the GOP look like hypocrites for claiming to be the party of family values, Cantor punts and says they're not a party of personalities, but of ideas.

South Carolina GOP votes to censure Sanford
Source: CNN

After nearly four hours of deliberation and multiple rounds of balloting, the South Carolina Republican Party voted Monday night to censure Mark Sanford for traveling overseas to visit his mistress -- but stopped short of calling on the governor to resign.

A Fond Farewell to Sarah Palin

Recently, Sarah Palin announced she was walking away from her post as governor of Alaska. 'I'm taking my ball and I'm going home...'

The Affairs of State vs The Affairs of the Heart
Source: Nolan Chart

Why Governor Sanford should not resign from office

No Father's Day: Remote Group Has No Dads, And Never Did
Source: National Geographic

What would Father's Day—and every other day—be like without fathers? Maybe not so bad, according to experts on the Mosuo culture of the Chinese Himalaya.The women of this matrilineal society shun marriage and raise their kids in homes with their entire extended families—but …

Dear Wingnut, are we really a center-right nation?
Source: Salon.com

This is a letter to Glenallen Walken and his response.

Tarnished Shields: The Morally Bankrupt 'Family Values' Republican Leadership
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"Republican leaders aren't the only ones who commit adultery, nor are conservatives or members of the Religious Right, including preachers, solely the ones to have violated the seventh and tenth Commandments. Democrats also have a litany of their own scandals.

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