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POPSTop Republican: Stem Cells a 'Distraction' A couple of points here. First, the ban on federal funding embryonic stem cell research was an executive order -- it'll take no time to reverse. The time it'll take away from focusing on the economy is roughly equal to the time Cantor will take for lunch Monday. Second, how powerless has the evangelical right become that a top Republican can basically say, "Stem cell research? Pffft! Who cares about that?" It wasn't that long ago that Republicans were saying that the research was pretty much equal to a second Holocaust. Apparently, the Republican party no longer feels the need to kiss up to the religious right.
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POPSTucker fears he doesn't count as much as gays do Tucker Carlson thinks that gays are viewed as being more important that others in society because they are covered under hate crimes laws. But he was really put in his place when it was explained to him that he, as a straight man would still be covered if he was attacked because of his sexual orientation. After all, heterosexuality IS a sexual orientation. Talk about cutting off somebody's water.!