Year: 2014

8 Year Old Texas Boy Kills 3 Year Old Cousin with Loaded Shotgun

An 8-year-old boy found a loaded 20-gauge shotgun and killed his 3-year-old cousin, who was visiting from Nacogdoches, Monday. Braison Howard, 3, was killed instantly, neighbors said, at a home in Eureka near Richland Chambers Reservoir. It’s about 15 miles southeast of Corsicana. Braison had just finished breakfast, his mother told News 8, and went… Continue reading 8 Year Old Texas Boy Kills 3 Year Old Cousin with Loaded Shotgun

It Was Just A Matter of Time Before Fox Nuts Blamed Obama for Missing Malaysian Airline

It has been four days now since  a Malaysian airline vanished in the middle of a 2,700-mile trip to China. Multiple nations have since joined in the search for any possible details to help figure out what happened to the plane and the 227 passengers and 12 crew members on board. But for the good ole nuts… Continue reading It Was Just A Matter of Time Before Fox Nuts Blamed Obama for Missing Malaysian Airline

Revealed: The Two Mystery Iranians Travelling on Stolen Passports – PICS

The head of Interpol has said he does not believe the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines plane was a terrorist incident as he revealed the identity of both of the men who used stolen passports to board the plane. Interpol secretary general Ronald Noble said Iranian nationals Pouria Nour Mohammah Mehrdad, 19, and Delavar Seyed… Continue reading Revealed: The Two Mystery Iranians Travelling on Stolen Passports – PICS

Michael Dunn’s Sentencing Postponed ‘Till Friday

A judge in Jacksonville is postponing until Friday a decision on whether he will sentence a Florida man convicted of attempted murder during a confrontation over loud music ahead of the 47-year-old software developer’s retrial on first-degree murder. Jurors deadlocked last month on a first-degree murder charge for Michael Dunn in the shooting of 17-year-old… Continue reading Michael Dunn’s Sentencing Postponed ‘Till Friday

Today’s Racism – Minnesota Republican Likens NBA Players to Criminals

Given that blacks represent the majority of players in the NBA, it is easy to see the racism in this Republican’s statement. A Minnesota legislator’s tweet about the NBA has prompted hundreds of responses, with many on social media calling it racist. State Rep. Pat Garofalo sent a tweet Sunday that read: “Let’s be honest,… Continue reading Today’s Racism – Minnesota Republican Likens NBA Players to Criminals

Yes, They Are Shaping Up To Be The Worse Congress Ever

The Hill is reporting that Democrats and Republicans alike say the 113th Congress is shaping up to be the worst ever. Veteran lawmakers are used to partisanship and stalemate, but they say Capitol Hill has sunk to a new dysfunctional low. Congress has in some ways already closed for business until after the mid-term election.… Continue reading Yes, They Are Shaping Up To Be The Worse Congress Ever

Mitt Romney Organizing Get Together For Former Campaign Staffers

What is Mitt Romney up to? The Washington Post is reporting that the former Republican presidential loser has scheduled a meeting with his former campaign aides. They’re calling the meeting a “ski trip.” The 2012 Republican presidential nominee has invited his debate prep advisers and senior campaign aides to his mountaintop chalet in Park City,… Continue reading Mitt Romney Organizing Get Together For Former Campaign Staffers

Bridge Gate Scandal – They’re Asking a Judge To Throw Out Their Subpoenas

Last week, Bryan Fischer said that pleading the Fifth was a sure sign of guilt. Of course he wasn’t talking about the participants in Chris Christie’s BridgeGate scandal, because those people are on his side of the political isle. Well now it seems that pleading the Fifth and refusing to turn over subpoenaed documents are… Continue reading Bridge Gate Scandal – They’re Asking a Judge To Throw Out Their Subpoenas

The Test, the Whole Test and Nothing But the Test

At some point, I could see teachers having to not only swear allegiance to the United States and the state in which they live, but taking an oath to uphold the testing mania that is now in full swing across the country. This would be the only legitimate way for tests to become an accepted… Continue reading The Test, the Whole Test and Nothing But the Test

The Shocking Cost of Corporate Welfare

Republicans never miss the opportunity to tell you that poor people are leaches, sucking the life from the economy with their greed through the welfare system. But they never mention their millionaire friends and businesses, who are milking the system even more than the pocket change going to the poor. State and local governments have… Continue reading The Shocking Cost of Corporate Welfare