"Republicans hate the UN more than they like helping the disabled"
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"Republicans hate the UN more than they like helping the disabled"
...to quote John Stewart in the Daily Show.
The US Senate fails to ratify a UN treaty on disabled people, modelled after the Americans with Disabilities Act from 20+ years ago.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richar...p_ref=politics
It's hard to be credible in claiming global leadership on the stuff that matters when the rest of the world sees this sort of thing happening...
The US Senate fails to ratify a UN treaty on disabled people, modelled after the Americans with Disabilities Act from 20+ years ago.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richar...p_ref=politics
It's hard to be credible in claiming global leadership on the stuff that matters when the rest of the world sees this sort of thing happening...
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Re: "Republicans hate the UN more than they like helping the disabled"
...to quote John Stewart in the Daily Show.
The US Senate fails to ratify a UN treaty on disabled people, modelled after the Americans with Disabilities Act from 20+ years ago.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richar...p_ref=politics
It's hard to be credible in claiming global leadership on the stuff that matters when the rest of the world sees this sort of thing happening...
The US Senate fails to ratify a UN treaty on disabled people, modelled after the Americans with Disabilities Act from 20+ years ago.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richar...p_ref=politics
It's hard to be credible in claiming global leadership on the stuff that matters when the rest of the world sees this sort of thing happening...
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Re: "Republicans hate the UN more than they like helping the disabled"
You have to pay extra for the black paint job you know - now we know the real reason why the US withheld so much of it's UN dues for so long - a pushback against wasting money on black paint jobs!
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Re: "Republicans hate the UN more than they like helping the disabled"
They even rolled out Bob Dole to plead with Republicans to vote for it... just shows you how much the party has been taken over by the crazy wing since he left the senate.