Archive for August 2012
Education reform…the civil rights issue of today
Last evening at the Republican Convention, Condoleezza Rice gave a very inspiring speech. Among other things she said as follows:
Read MoreSchool thinks deaf 3 year-old’s sign for his name violates weapons policy
Not The Onion, and a warning … your head may explode. School administrators in Grand Island, Neb. want the parents of a 3 year-old deaf child to change the sign for his name because signing his name violates the weapons policy of the school.
Read MoreNot for a lack of trying … GM sells 10,666 Volts, shuts plant down again
I don’t sit down in front of the TV all that often, but it seems like every other commercial, I hear Tim “The Toolman” Taylor [Tim Allen] hocking the Volt. The advertising campaign is not not doing all that well, unless people are going into the showroom to check out the Volt and buying another…
Read MoreNewt goes after Chris Mathews – What kind of racist thinking do you have?
I really don’t think Newt Gingrich should have been smiling during this exchange. He should have called it just like it was and be serious and diligent with Chris Matthews about his obvious issues. Get mad at Matthews for his idiotic opinion … call him out … conservatives should not take this crap.
Read MoreHurricanes always bring the same news story – Complaints of price gouging
Would you rather have NO gasoline at yesterday’s price of $3.89 or a few gallons of gas available today so you can get out of the path of the storm for $6.89 a gallon today? It’s really a simple choice, but we’re already seeing stories about price gouging in south Florida and the Gulf states.…
Read MoreNine bystanders injured by NYPD during shooting – Mayor & police commissioner reaction
As I’m certain you’ve heard, two are dead, multiple people were injured and some shot after a disgruntled former employee killed a co-worker in New York City and walked away. Two police officers were notified and followed. The man drew his weapon, turned it towards the two officers and they responded with 14 rounds, some of which…
Read MoreBreaking – Marines stationed at US Embassy in Mexico injured in shooting
This isn’t about the southern border of the United States, running drugs or running guns. This is a significant issue the government of Mexico has an they must be proactive to deal with it. We do not know the circumstances, but the first reports are worrisome.
Read MoreIn Norway, “isolation is torture” for mass murderer
Almost speechless. Norway’s mass killer – who killed 77 people 13 months ago after setting off a bomb in Oslo and moving on to a teen camp where he went on a shooting rampage – is being moved to a high security prison area that features more than 250 square feet of living space, with…
Read MoreHelp wanted: debate coach for the Vice President
Now that both the Democrat and Republican “tickets” have been set, or at least, we think so, the Commission on Presidential Debates has scheduled this year’s debate festivities. Typically, other than my brother, it is only the avid that tune in to the debates. The rest of us would rather watch a Lawrence Welk rerun.
Read MoreThe unasked question about Elizabeth Warren (slightly updated)
It is has been suggested that Elizabeth Warren, currently running against Scott Brown for Ted Kennedy’s old senate seat in MA, used her self proclaimed minority status to “earn” her position at Harvard after coming from a sub Ivy institution, and having been accused of academic dishonesty. Harvard denied, and continues to deny, that race played…
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