Mark Levine's Inside Scoop on Washington Former Congressional Attorney Mark Levine brings you "all the news from the nation's capital that the Government does not want you to know."
Mark represented the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, DC’s largest GLBT political organization, before the DC Board of Elections and Ethics and the DC City Council on the issue of marriage equality.
And got a shout-out from someone with a different point of view…
Mark could testify for only three minutes, but his full written testimony is here: [...]
Mark debates lawyer Cleta Mitchell, co-chair of the Republican National Lawyers’ Association, who has been hired by fundamentalist Christian evangelicals to fight against marriage equality. The Alliance Defense Fund receives more than $25 million a year to bring theocracy to the United States.
[Cleta Mitchell's Response to Mark (Play this audio second)]
Download audio file (CletaMitchell11-1-09.mp3)
Mark’s interview [...]
Whose suffering moves you most?
Animals? (Are you a vegetarian?)
Your family’s?
People in your neighborhood, city, or nation?
People with inadequate health care?
People suffering genocide?
People who don’t deserve suffering?
The homeless?
People of your race, religion, or ethnicity?
Guest: Joel Segal
Halloween is around the corner.
And these tales of blood, guts, and horror on the television show tonight are sure you to raise the hair on your neck and give you chills and goose bumps.
They are not ghost stories. But real-life horror from those with private health insurance. Share your own stories in comments [...]
Mark is on the Leslie Marshall show today talking about the Gay Rights March and Congressman Barney Frank’s comment that “the only thing the marchers are putting pressure on is the grass.”
We march to approve four laws: to work, to marry, to serve our country, and to be free from violence. These are conservative, mainstream [...]
(Today’s Dialogue show included a pledge drive for WPFW.)
1. Public support for public option is at an astounding 83%, including 53% who strongly support it
(See Figure 3.)
This poll was not financed by any progressive groups. It was financed by large major corporations, AARP, and Blue Cross!!!! Full list: AARP, American Express, Blue [...]
President Obama and the Democrats in Congress swear to the Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender community that they will keep their promises. There are four, listed in order of least-important, easiest-to-get to most important, hardest-to-get:
- Hate Crimes Legislation
- Employment Non-Discrimination
- Freedom to Serve in the Military
- Repeal of “Defense of Marriage Act”
In my opinion, the Democrats in Congress must [...]
