Category Archives: News

House Republicans Vote to Deny Health Care Benefits to 30-million Americans

Posted on July 13, 2012 by theurbanllama

In a purely symbolic gesture, Congressional Republicans failed for the 33rd time to repeal President Obama’s health care reform legislation on Wednesday. The vote, which passed the House 244 to 185, was designed to signify a Republican resolve to do … Continue reading →

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BOO-BIRDS RAIN DOWN ON ROMNEY AT NAACP SPEECH

Posted on July 12, 2012 by theurbanllama

No Mitt Romney you don’t deserve credit just for showing up. You are running for president. Giving speeches is part of the job description. Usually if you are trying to make the argument that you intend to represent “ALL” racial … Continue reading →

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Big Blue Never Sleeps

Posted on July 7, 2012 by theurbanllama

Can John Calipari get his face plastered across a few more commercials, because I might have forgotten he was head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky. For a few bucks it seems Coach Cal might hawk products for Betty … Continue reading →

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Prominent Republicans Refuse to Participate in GOP Convention

Posted on July 6, 2012 by theurbanllama

It has been a rough summer for the Republican Party. First President Obama beat them to the punch on immigration reform, which served to deflate the “Romney for President” balloon before it got off the ground. Then, after Obama called … Continue reading →

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Happy? 4th of July

Posted on July 4, 2012 by theurbanllama

Welcome to the 4th of July, the birthday of our independence, 2012-style. America is 236 if my math is correct. That is something to celebrate, considering this grand experiment in democracy has flourished under one flag, growing from 3 million … Continue reading →

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Holder Contempt Proceedings End ‘Fast and Furious’

Posted on July 3, 2012 by theurbanllama

This is a postscript to the story I did early last week about the overly aggressive partisan pursuit by congressional Republicans of Attorney General Eric Holder, for his supposed involvement in Operation Fast and Furious, the botched gun-smuggling program sponsored by … Continue reading →

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Support for Obama Health Care Measure on the Rise

Posted on July 2, 2012 by theurbanllama

It was encouraging to see the poll numbers are up for President Barack Obama’s health care reform act after the Supreme Court ruling. A new Reuters/Ipsos poll released Sunday revealed overall support for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act … Continue reading →

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Health Care Decision by Supreme Court is Victory for America

Posted on June 29, 2012 by theurbanllama

Way to go Chief Justice John Roberts! Welcome to the fight to preserve America. Yesterday the United States finally joined the rest of the civilized world by putting into place a comprehensive plan to ensure health care coverage to all … Continue reading →

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CAN’T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG!?!

Posted on June 25, 2012 by theurbanllama

With the vote last Wednesday by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee citing the nation’s top law enforcement officer with contempt, it signaled a new low in the partisan bickering between Democrats and Republicans that is crippling the American … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Beastie Boy Adam Yauch (1964-2012)

Posted on June 5, 2012 by theurbanllama

The world lost a good man on May 4, 2012, when Adam Yauch, 47, one of the founding members of the experimental hip-hop band the Beastie Boys, died as a result of a cancerous tumor in his salivary gland. For … Continue reading →

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