So I’m perusing through the news and I see this article about a Pew Research study on median wealth in the United States and how the Great Recession impacted household worth. It is a stunning indictment of our fiscal, social and moral progress as a nation. If there’s anyone out there who needs a basic… Continue reading On Wealth, Inequality Rules
Year: 2014
Dick Cheney on Torture – “I’d do it again in a minute!” – Video
Former Vice President and brains of the George Bush Administration went on MSNBC’s Meet The Press today and admitted that he is as selfless a man as we thought he was. Asked about the torture report and the s0-called “enhanced interrogation tactics” used by the CIA during the Bush administration, Dick Cheney offered no regrets… Continue reading Dick Cheney on Torture – “I’d do it again in a minute!” – Video
President’s Weekly Address – With The Afghanistan War Almost Over, Obama Thanked Our Troops
On Monday, the President will visit troops at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey to personally thank the troops for all they are doing to protect the American people and our interests around the world. And with the war in Afghanistan coming to an end this week, the President used his weekly address to say… Continue reading President’s Weekly Address – With The Afghanistan War Almost Over, Obama Thanked Our Troops
President Obama – “I’m the Big Elf” – Video
You know most Republicans would agree with the president on this one, except their idea of ‘Elf’ would be different to what the president was talking about when he called himself “the Big Elf.” The President was helping the First Lady deliver toys for tots at the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C. “I’m the big… Continue reading President Obama – “I’m the Big Elf” – Video
Announcement – There Will Be No Christmas Celebration in Ebola-Striken Sierra Leone
That was the announcement from the head of the government’s Ebola response unit. There will be “no Christmas and New Year celebrations this year,” Palo Conteh said in the capital of Freetown, according to AFP. “We will ensure that everybody remains at home to reflect on Ebola,” he said. “Military personnel will be on the… Continue reading Announcement – There Will Be No Christmas Celebration in Ebola-Striken Sierra Leone
This Alabama Police Officer Did a Good Deed – Imagine That – Video
Want to know the real definition of protecting and serving? Meet Alabama police officer, William Stacy. Too bad we don’t see more stories like this from today’s police. According to People Magazine, Officer William Stacy responded to a shoplifting complaint at Dollar General, but instead of making an arrest, he did something kind. Officer Stacy… Continue reading This Alabama Police Officer Did a Good Deed – Imagine That – Video
Poll: New Jersey Voters say No to a Chris Christie Presidency
The people who knows Chris Christie best don’t want him to be president. A Quinnipiac poll released Thursday found that 53% of New Jersey voters said Christie would not make a good President. And Democrat Hillary Clinton would trounce Christie 50%-39% in the Garden State if they faced each other in the 2016 election. “Even… Continue reading Poll: New Jersey Voters say No to a Chris Christie Presidency
Watch Beyonce’s New Short Film – ‘Yours and Mine’ – Video
The film is based on fame, feminism, loss, death and love and is narrated by Beyonce. “When you’re famous no one looks at you as a human anymore,” she says. “You become the property of the public. There’s nothing real about it.” Watch
House Republicans and Democrats Agree to Massive Spending Bill
Call them “small government Republicans.” Just hours before the 12 am deadline, the Republican controlled House of Representatives passed their version of a massive $1.1 trillion spending package. The accord was reached just hours before the midnight deadline, in a 219-206 vote, amid the last-minute brinkmanship and bickering that has come to mark one of… Continue reading House Republicans and Democrats Agree to Massive Spending Bill
10 Year Old Embarrasses Politician on Live Television – Video
It happened in London, but the same thing can easily happen here, where our government has been infiltrated by Teapartiers and backward Republicans. The 10 year old decided to pose a math question to the Minister of Education, Nicky Morgan. But Morgan, equipped with her education position in the government, was no match for Leon’s… Continue reading 10 Year Old Embarrasses Politician on Live Television – Video
This Video Explains Some of The Pork Packed Into The Government Spending Bill
With another Government Shutdown looming tonight if Congress cannot figure out a way to do their job and pass a spending bill, let’s take a look at some of the utter nonsense Republicans and Democrats packed into said spending bill – a massive $1.1 trillion spending package that would fund the government through September.
Woman Tased and Arrested for Videotaping Police – Video
Baltimore Police, apparently trying to eliminate the threat of a woman and her cell phone camera, tased and arrested the woman as she recorded them arresting another man. Video of the March 30 melee surfaced online this week. Police erased the 135-second recording from the woman’s phone, but it was recovered from her cloud account,… Continue reading Woman Tased and Arrested for Videotaping Police – Video