As seen on America The Not So Beautiful November 25, 2014 By Mike Caccioppoli This is my first reaction to what just happened in Ferguson. My stomach is in knots. Buildings are burning. There are people who have criticized the title of my blog “America The Not So Beautiful.” They wanted something more optimistic, softer.… Continue reading THE FIX WAS IN ALL ALONG IN FERGUSON
Year: 2014
My Crime? I Was Born a Black Child
That’s it. That’s all you need to know. It doesn’t matter that I walk like you, or talk like you. It doesn’t matter what my education is or what my goals in life are. It doesn’t matter if I wear with my pants sagging or have all tailored made suit. My crime was already committed… Continue reading My Crime? I Was Born a Black Child
Mike Brown – Just Another Statistic, Just Another Murdered Black Man in America
There is a tradition, a history in this country and tonight, with the grand jury’s decision that officer Darren Wilson did absolutely nothing wrong when he chased after and gunned down a fleeing Mike Brown, another chapter was added to that history. We’ve seen this play out many times before and tonight was no different.… Continue reading Mike Brown – Just Another Statistic, Just Another Murdered Black Man in America
Elizabeth Warren Is in Isreal – Hmmmm…
Calm down folks. I know you’re looking at this trip as an indication that Warren will run for president, but according to people with knowledge of Warren’s trip, her travels overseas has absolutely nothing to do with 2016 Warren is the lone lawmaker on the trip organized by the State Department and the Senate Banking… Continue reading Elizabeth Warren Is in Isreal – Hmmmm…
Naked Man Falls Out Of Womens Bathroom Ceiling
A Boston man received a litany of charges over the weekend, including attempted murder, mayhem, assault and battery on a person over 60, assault and battery on a police officer, lewd and lascivious act and malicious destruction to property over $250. Witnesses say the 26 year old was seen entering the women’s rest room at… Continue reading Naked Man Falls Out Of Womens Bathroom Ceiling
Gun Bought for Ferguson Unrest Accidentally Shoots Owner in Head
Another gun doing what guns do – killing people. A woman appears to have accidentally fatally shot herself in the head with a gun bought to prepare for possible Ferguson-related unrest, according to sources briefed on the police investigation. The shooting occurred Friday night in downtown St. Louis, the city’s Metropolitan Police Department said, in… Continue reading Gun Bought for Ferguson Unrest Accidentally Shoots Owner in Head
Thirty Years an Educator
Thirty years ago today, I walked into York Preparatory School on New York’s Upper East Side for my first day as a high school history teacher. I had no formal training as a teacher except for my degree in History from Syracuse University. I had been working in advertising for a Madison Avenue firm that… Continue reading Thirty Years an Educator
John Boehner Says Obama Has Authority to Use Executive Orders
Now pay close attention. The day after President Obama decided to act on immigration, Republicans went ahead and announced that they have filed a lawsuit against the president. The lawsuit does not deal with the president’s immigration order, but deals exclusively with healthcare and and the so-called “abuse of power” claim made against the president… Continue reading John Boehner Says Obama Has Authority to Use Executive Orders
New York Police Cracks Man In The Head for Skipping Train Fare – Video
More police brutality video, and this one comes with a bit of night stick to the head, skull crushing sounds, compliments of a New York police officer, apparently doing his best to protect and to serve. The young man being protected in this video is 20 year old Donovan Lawson, who allegedly jumped a turnstile… Continue reading New York Police Cracks Man In The Head for Skipping Train Fare – Video
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Bill O’Reilly To Undocumented Journalist – You “don’t deserve to be here” – Video
Who died and left Bill O’Reilly of Fox News in charge? Who told him it was his job to determine who “deserves” to be here in the United States? After President Obama made his Executive action known to the American people Thursday night, Bill O’Reilly invited an undocumented journalist, Jose Antonio Vargas, on his Fox… Continue reading Bill O’Reilly To Undocumented Journalist – You “don’t deserve to be here” – Video
Woman With Gun Arrested Outside The White House
A woman with a gun was arrested Thursday night outside of the White House, officials said, just minutes after the President delivered his speech on sweeping immigration changes he’ll make by executive order. The Secret Service arrested April Lenhart, a 23-year-old Michigan resident, at about 8:30 p.m. on Thursday on Pennsylvania Avenue near the North… Continue reading Woman With Gun Arrested Outside The White House