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Five times Full Frontal’s Samantha Bee stood up for Georgia

Samantha Bee, host of the TBS show Full Frontal, has aimed more than her fair share of political satire at Georgia conservatives. With her quirky humor and spot-on wit, Bee has made Georgia progressive issues national news. She has shared our outrage and held conservatives accountable by shining a national spotlight on what they try to keep in the dark. There are clips linked in of each episode mentioned, however the clips feature adult language and

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Rare progressive victory in Georgia in form of rape kit bill

At the end of a day longer than most, I watched something from the state House gallery that I had never seen before: the entire body rising amid cheers and thunderous applause to congratulate a single lawmaker for passing a simple bill. By now you know the story: a bill submitted by Rep. Scott Holcomb (D-Atlanta) to clear the rape kit backlog had been stalled by Sen. Renee Unterman (R-Buford), who argued that a law

Samantha Bee Takes Down Ga. Senator for Rape Kit Bill Blockade

On the TBS show Full Frontal this week, comedian Samantha Bee aimed her stinging political satire at Ga. Sen. Renee Unterman, who is blocking a rape kit bill that would help deliver justice for rape victims. The bill has unanimous, bi-partisan support in the House, but Unterman insists that we don’t need a the law “just because it makes you feel good.” You can watch the Samantha Bee clip here, but fair warning — some