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Beto O’Rourke did not mince words talking about gun violence at a recent campaign stop in the Boston neighborhood of Roxbury. When a supporter shouted, “This is ----ed up,” O’Rourke swiftly echoed the sentiment. “This is ----ed up,” he affirmed. “That is the term of art for it.” […] Last month, Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, was equally coarse speaking at the Democratic Party’s summer meeting in San Francisco. He called out Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., for not moving on gun control legislation in the wake of the deadly El Paso and Dayton mass shootings. “Mitch McConnell, get off...

Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz  4% said “d***” in front of the Supreme Court building while the Little Sisters of the Poor were there demonstrating. Wasserman Schultz was speaking to a group of Planned Parenthood supporters who were there while the court was hearing oral arguments in the case of Zubik v. Burwell. The Little Sisters of the Poor are one of many plaintiffs who are asking to be exempting from the federal government requirement to cover contraceptives in their health-care plans. “Those rights that we secured must remain in place and while we’re at it this...

Saying he finds it "hard to believe that the New York court would tell American families that 'shit' and 'f---' are fine to say on broadcast TV during the hours when children and families are most likely to be in the audience," Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin today blasted an appellate court decision that overturned the FCC's attempt to impose new limits on "fleeting expletives" on broadcast TV.

WASHINGTON — Vice President Dick Cheney was unapologetic Friday about the salty language he used in a conversation with Sen. Patrick Leahy earlier this week on the Senate floor, which erupted when Cheney dressed down Leahy for the senator's harsh criticism of government contracts with Halliburton ...

The young voters' site -- produced with the agency Golin Harris in Chicago -- also features profiles on young, first-time voters, templates that allow them to craft their own political speech, and a blog, written by a youthful voter. The producers vet the content before putting it online, though, to prevent the kind of embarrassment faced by the John Kerry presidential campaign this spring when a study showed the blogs associated with his official site were riddled with curse words and other foul language. "We review everything before it goes online," Shimaitis said.

Shady Language in the Pulpit By E. L. Bynum There is a growing tendency among some preachers to use shady language in the pulpit. Some of the synonyms for shady are "dark," "dishonest," "dishonorable," "dubious," "questionable," and "sleazy." Webster's Dictionary gives the following meanings of shady: "of darkness, secrecy, or concealment; of questionable character or honesty." Lest there be any doubts what I am talking about, let me explain in as simple terms as I can. Preachers tell stories or use illustrations that could easily have a double meaning. They skate just as close as possible between what is proper...