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Category Archives: Bad Deeds
Tracking the Growth of American Authoritarianism
“Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?”Since the 1971 Powell Memo, America has moved closer and closer to Fascism.
Greg Abbott: Worse hair than Rick Perry, worse in many other ways
Greg Abbott dreams of being Governor. Texas doesn’t need that kind of nightmare. Attorney General Greg Abbott uses his position as the chief law enforcement officer of Texas to protect polluters and defend voting maps that were found to discriminate … Continue reading
Ask your Republican representative and senators about rape
House Republicans are cloistering behind closed doors at a tony golf resort in Williamsburg, Va. this week to strategize how to resurrect their image. “Rape is a four letter word — don’t say it,†the group was advised by a … Continue reading
Randy Weber shows that he thinks that rules don’t apply to him, again and again.
Randy Weber shows that he thinks that rules don’t apply to him, again and again. Weber did not pay his property taxes, and was charged thousands in late taxes, interest and penalties. Weber kept taxpayer money intended expense reimbursement, after … Continue reading
Bad Deeds: Too Easy Edition
I had stopped publishing the Bad Deeds during election season because I need to spend all my time knocking on doors and making phone calls to voters, and you don’t need to be distracted from the task at hand either. … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 8-30-2012 (Republican Convention Edition)
The Lies in Paul Ryan’s Speech – Paul Ryan’s acceptance speech at the Republican convention contained several false claims and misleading statements. Delegates cheered as the vice presidential nominee: Accused President Obama’s health care law of funneling money away from … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 8-28-2012
Republican Redistricting Plans Are Discriminatory and Federal Court Says So – Republican leaders violated US Voting Rights Act in Congressional, State Senate and State House maps. A three-judge Federal District Court panel in Washington, DC has ruled that the redistricting … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 8-13-2012
Romney Got Several Years of Tax Returns From Pawlenty, But Only Wants to Give Us One or Two – Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty was passed over for the vice presidential slot by presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney. Now Pawlenty … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 8-8-2012
Romney Avoided Over $100,000 in Property Taxes – “Mitt and Ann Romney were easily able to afford a $12-million La Jolla home. But that didn’t insulate them from the winds buffeting the real estate market in the months following their … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 8-6-2012
Republican Party’s New ‘Voter Fraud’ Expert is Ex-Lobbyist Convicted For Corruption – A former lobbyist convicted in the Jack Abramoff congressional lobbying scandal has found a new line of work while still on probation: becoming a spokesman and self-appointed expert … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 7-30-2012
Limbaugh Says Don’t Tell People on Welfare When the Election Is – Rush Limbaugh is calling on his listeners to keep the election date a secret from the poorest Americans. Limbaugh said, “We shouldn’t remind people on welfare when the … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 7-24-2012
Republican Rep Says, I Don’t Think Someone Who Is Diagnosed With A Brain Tumor Should Have Health Care Provided – On Monday evening, Rep. David Dreier (R-CA) said that insurance companies should be allowed to discriminate against people with brain … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 7-13-2012
Republicans Shut Down TB Hospital Amid Worst TB Outbreak in 20 Years – Welcome to the Sunshine State: Republican-run since 1998, tea party-controlled since 2010, and fast becoming one of the lowest-service states in the nation. Which helps explain how … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 7-7-2012
Galveston County Commissioner in More Trouble – Galveston County Commissioner, Republican Ken Clark, who already is facing a state ethics commission investigation and is the target of a special prosecutor’s inquest, now faces a new allegation. This time the complaint … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 7-6-2012
The Terrifying Texas Republican Platform – The Texas Republican Platform wants to eliminate teaching of critical thinking skills, wants to cut funding to all levels of education, and wants to enact economic policies that experts agree would make the economy … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 7-5-2012
Republican Governor Cuts All State Funding for Libraries – No libraries for you, little people of Louisiana! Bobby Jindal just signed a $25 billion dollar budget that cut all state funding for libraries, which wasn’t exactly a huge porkfest to … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 7-1-2012
Pennsylvania Republican: House Leader Says Voter ID Laws Are ‘Gonna Allow Governor Romney To Win’ – This weekend, Pennsylvania Republican House Leader Mike Turzai (R-PA) finally admitted what so many have speculated: Voter identification efforts are meant to suppress Democratic … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 6-22-2012
Corporations That Make Billions Refuse to Pay Houston Janitors a Living Wage – Houston janitors of the SEIU clean the offices of some of the largest corporations in America that are reaping billions in profits, yet these hard-working men and … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 6-16-2012
Republicans Pass House Bill to Allow Mass Propaganda Campaigns on American Citizens – An amendment legalizing the use of mass propaganda campaigns on American audiences has been inserted into the latest defense authorization bill — and that bill just passed … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 6-5-2012
Only 3 Out of 27 Republican Candidates for Texas Board of Education Affirm the Importance of Public Education – At least 10 out of 27 Republicans who were seeking election to the State Board of Education (SBOE), which oversees public … Continue reading
Bad Deeds: Republican Judge Has No Heart or Brain
Do Like Mitt Said. If You Don’t Have $20,000 to Start Your Business, Borrow It From Your Dad – By: Juanita Jean I want you to meet Diane Tran. She’s 17 years old and lives with one of her employers … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 5-9-2012
Republicans Plan to Fund Higher Military Spending With Cuts to Programs for the Poor and Working Class – House Republicans are set to advance legislation to replace automatic defense spending cuts they agreed to last year with cuts to programs … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 5-5-2012
Romney and Big Oil Team Up for Shameless Lies in New Ad – A new Romney ad is so blatantly false, the Washington Post said the “erroneous” attacks were made “without any shame.” The Washington Post also said, “There is … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 5-2-2012
Republican Congresswoman Says She Has Very Little Tolerance for People With Student Debt – Republican congresswoman Virginia Foxx told a radio interviewer last week that she has “very little tolerance for people who tell me that they graduate with $200,000 … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 4-18-2012
Tea Party Activists Guilty of Voter Fraud – More than a year since a state district judge ruled 10 Montgomery County residents voted fraudulently in a Woodlands election, a grand jury last week indicted seven of those individuals for illegal … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 4-12-2012
Wisconsin Equal Pay Law Repealed Because “Money Is More Important For Men†– The Republican Governor of Wisconsin, with little notice or discussion, repealed the state’s Equal Pay law. For Scott Walker, it was no doubt the most logical step … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 4-5-2012
Supreme Court Rules That Routine Strip Searching Is Legal Even If You Haven’t Been Charged With Any Crime – No matter that you’re not actually guilty of anything, or that you haven’t even been charged. All they need to do … Continue reading
Bad Deeds: Republican Galveston County Clerk’s troubles prompted alert to courthouse officials
Galveston clerk’s troubles prompted alert to courthouse officials – After admitting to beating his wife in December, a DWI charge and threats that forced the lockdown of a school last week, Galveston County’s District Clerk Jason Murray was the subject … Continue reading
Bad Deeds: Republican Galveston District Clerk accused of threatening wife, arrested for DWI
Republican Galveston District Clerk accused of threatening wife – former 2008 Harris County Judicial nominee – A Galveston county official was barred Monday from contacting his wife after being accused of threatening to kill her last week. Jason Murray, the … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 3-29-2012
Republican Lawmaker Thinks Women Are Better Off Beaten Than Divorced – Meet Wisconsin Republican Rep. Don Pridemore. He’s best known for his avid support of Wisconsin’s puppy mills, but he is the co-sponsor of the bill that declares single mothers … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 3-21-2012
Military Members Were Among the Worst Victims of Fraudulent Practices of Wall Street Banks – In 2010, more than 20,000 active-duty veterans and reservists with government-sponsored mortgages lost their homes, a 32-percent increase from 2008 and the largest loss since … Continue reading
Bad Deed: Domestic Terrorism Is Still a Threat
Texas Democratic Senator Wendy Davis’ Fort Worth Office Hit With Molotov Cocktail – A Molotov cocktail was thrown at the front door of Davis’ third floor office in the West 7th area near Montgomery Plaza. Anthony Spangler, the senator’s communications … Continue reading
Bad Deeds: It’s War!
Republicans love war. Lots of war! Such as: War on Social Security! War on consumers! War on improving America’s vital infrastructure! War on Medicare! War on home owners! War on credit card holders! War on the Veterans Administration! War on … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 3-10-2012
Privacy Nightmare: McCain Bill Could Have Military Monitor The Internet – New bill by John McCain would result in the military monitoring the civilian Internet. House Republicans Vote Against Keeping Keystone XL Oil In America – When the House of … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 2-29-2012
Wyoming, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Texas. If your state has Republicans, your rights are in danger. Wyoming Republican Wants His Landlocked State to Acquire an Aircraft Carrier for Use in Doomsday Event – On Friday, the Wyoming House of Representatives advanced a … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 2-27-2012
Republican Representative Says “Killing a Couple†of Democrats Only Way To Pass Ryan Budget – Oklahoma Republican John Sullivan told the crowd, “Like I said, after this last election, the first order of business is pass a budget. Now, I … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 2-23-2012
Texas State Revenue on the Rise, But Republicans See No Reason to Reduce School Cuts – At a Texas House budget hearing Tuesday, state officials confirmed that state revenue is rising rapidly enough to produce a surplus of $1.6 billion … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 2-20-2012
Our Absentee Governor – In the first 16 days since abandoning his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, Perry has been to his office just three times and stayed no longer than three hours each time. In 11 of the … Continue reading
Bad Deeds: Conservative Group Plans to Teach Our Kids Anti-Science Rhetoric in Schools
The following excerpts are from an article in the highly-respected Scientific American magazine: – Leaked documents from the free-market conservative organization The Heartland Institute reveal a plan to create school educational materials that contradict the established science on climate change. … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 2-16-2012
Anti-Gay Conservative Radio Talk-Show Host Identified in Hit-and-Run at Houston Gay Bar – Security camera footage from a well-known gay bar has played a key role in a hit-and-run investigation of a former Houston City Councilman, who is now a … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 2-15-2012
Romney’s Tax Plan Helps Millionaires and Hurts the Middle Class – Closer scrutiny of Romney’s actual proposal reveals that it’s very good for the wealthy—and very bad for everyone else. Turning his back on the American middle class at a … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 2-13-2012
While Digging Up 1,235 Acres For His Golf Course in Scotland, Donald Trump Says Wind Farms Are ‘Destroying’ Scotland – After starting construction on a 1,235 acre coastal golf course on rural land in Scotland that will feature two golf … Continue reading
Bad Deeds for 2-12-2012
Republicans Attempting to Weaken Laws Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault – The Violence Against Women Act was first passed in 1994, providing billions to enhance investigation and prosecution of violent crimes perpetrated against women. It was most recently reauthorized … Continue reading