Up North Progressive
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What Pro-Life Really Looks Like: Finland Is Awesome
Monday , 15, June 2015 Michigan Women, Religious Fundamentalism, Tea Party 7 Comments(This article was written by Hoi Polloi and first appeared on Daily Kos January 25, 2014) On December 11, 2013, the state legislature in Michigan voted on a petition measure titled, “No Taxes For Abortion Insurance.” The petition, circulated by Michigan Right to Life collected signatures telling people this was to make sure tax dollars […]
Tea Party Republican Dan Benishek Lies: Promises To Run For A Fourth Term In 2016
Thursday , 26, March 2015 Tea Party Leave a commentRemember when Dan Benishek promised he would only run for three terms? Dan Benishek lied. He’s decided to run again in 2016. Having no integrity or honesty is something we expect from Republicans, especially tea party Republicans, so it should come as no surprise that Dan Benishek, without a bit of shame or remorse, wants […]
March Is Reading Month: Todd Courser Is Having A Bookmark Contest
Monday , 23, February 2015 Section 16, Tea Party, Tealiban Leave a commentAre you ready for March to get here? It’s about -30º F this morning. Third day of no school, which means kids will have an extra day come June thanks to our Republican legislators back in the 90’s deciding schools need to be punished when Mother Nature sends us extreme weather. Now that climate change […]
When Sarah Palin Speaks, Who Does She Remind You Of?
Sunday , 25, January 2015 Candidates, Presidential Primary 2016 Leave a commentThe Up North Progressive went downstate yesterday to rub elbows with like-minded folk and talk about important things. It was wonderful meeting great people with the common purpose of doing good for Michigan. The glowing praise for the blog was appreciated, but I felt out of place with the passing of business cards. Big city […]
How Anti-Choicers Want To Turn The U.S.A. Into An Atwood Dystopia Novel With This One Weird Trick
Friday , 23, January 2015 Community, Michigan Women, Tea Party Leave a comment“There is more than one kind of freedom,” said Aunt Lydia. “Freedom to and freedom from. In the days of anarchy, it was freedom to. Now you are being given freedom from. Don’t underrate it.” – Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale The Handmaid’s Tale is a novel written in the 1980s’ but still relevant today. […]
Republican Governor Rick Snyder Praises Obamacare
Sunday , 18, January 2015 Nerd Problems, Tea Party, Tealiban, Uncategorized Leave a commentHealthy Michigan allowed more than 500,000 hard-working, low-income Michiganders to have access to affordable & quality healthcare #MISOTS15 — Governor Rick Snyder (@onetoughnerd) January 18, 2015 Just don’t call it Obamacare, the grassroots are restless. Thank you, President Obama. Because of you I can see a doctor again.
Dave Agema’s About To Be Voted Off The RNC Island: The Tea Party Circles The Wagons
Thursday , 15, January 2015 Tea Party, Tealiban Leave a commentSo tomorrow the Republican National Committee will begin the process of removing homophobic racist “goat killer” Dave Agema from his seat because he didn’t get the memo after the 2012 presidential election that the GOP really needs to rebrand their image if they ever want to win a presidential election ever again. ALEC-sponsored vote-rigging laws […]
Tea Party Candidate Seeks MIGOP Leadership Promising Change We Can Believe In
Sunday , 11, January 2015 Tea Party, Tealiban 4 CommentsFour people so far have thrown their symbolic hat into the ring to be the next chairperson of the Michigan Republican Party. Of the four, one Northern Michigan resident is among them – Joel Poynter of Lake County. Poynter was born and raised in Roseville and worked as an engineer for Dephi. In his introduction […]
Free Publicity Courtesy of the Tea Bagging Michigan PowWow.
Saturday , 10, January 2015 Tea Party, Tealiban Leave a commentHad plans for today – a lunch date with like-minded progressive folk. Imagine the delight to find out via twitter that Up North Progressive got some unexpected free publicity! When this happens, you’re doing things right. Of course, when your Powwow features a growing pariah in the state GOP, it will cause some big name […]