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New Romney Spokesman Tweaking Left and Right

Mark Russell — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 07:09:15 CDT

Mitt Romney's newly appointed foreign policy spokesman Richard Grenell has only been on the job a couple of days, but already he's drawing plenty of heat from both sides of the aisle. The left is upset with Grenell's tendency to make sexist attacks on women, particularly on Twitter, reports Raw...

Santorum: New York Press Out to Get Me

Matt Cantor — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 07:34:09 CST

Any flak Rick Santorum is getting for his stance on social issues can be traced back to New York City, the presidential hopeful says. "The idea that values issues are losers is held by a group of people in the media who live in the New York area," he told...

'1M Anti-Gay Moms' Protest Ellen's Hiring by JC Penney

Rob Quinn — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:53:00 CST

A group calling itself "One Million Moms" isn't happy about JC Penney's new spokeswoman, openly gay talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres. "Funny that JC Penney thinks hiring an open homosexual spokesperson will help their business when most of their customers are traditional families,” the group says. "More sales will be lost...

Moms Boycott Ben & Jerry's Over Schweddy Balls

Kevin Spak — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 09:14:20 CDT

It turns out, not everyone wants to eat something called “ Schweddy Balls .” OneMillionMoms, a sub-group of the American Family Association, is calling for a boycott on the troublemakers at Ben & Jerry’s over this “vulgar new flavor.” In a newsletter to their supporters, spotted by Perez Hilton , the group says...

'Christmas' Saviors: We're Winning the War

Matt Cantor — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:30:23 CST

Dick's Sporting Goods gets the unlucky honor of being this year's villain in the “War on Christmas” campaign. The American Family Association has singled it out for a boycott this holiday season because the chain is “against” the holiday, reports Advertising Age . One of its offenses is having a "Holiday...

Orca, Owners Shouldn't Be Stoned ... Just Euthanized

Will McCahill — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:14:00 CST

You might remember the blogger who advocated Bible-based killings of SeaWorld’s deadly orca and its owners; after an Internet firestorm, Bryan Fischer is clarifying. Though he cited Exodus passages about stoning, he was merely calling for Tilikum—and those who kept him in the park’s show after earlier fatal incidents”—...

Ignoring Bible Led to SeaWorld Death

Will McCahill — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:59:00 CST

The owners of the whale that killed a SeaWorld trainer Feb. 25 could have avoided it all by following the Bible, Bryan Fischer writes , with the Book of Exodus telling us that if “your animal kills somebody, your moral responsibility is to put that animal to death.” Moreover, those who...

Christian Group Boycotts Gap Over Holiday Ads

Nick McMaster — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:15:36 CST

A Christian group has launched a boycott of the Gap over its religion-neutral holiday ads. The American Family Association, already ticked off by last year’s campaign, which wished consumers a “Merry Gap-mas,” hit the roof over this year's “Go Christmas, Go Hanukkah, Go Kwanzaa, Go Solstice.” The tagline "looks like...