In his weekly address, President Obama commemorated Independence Day by noting the contributions and sacrifices from individuals throughout the history of this country — from our Founding Fathers, to the men and women in our military serving at home and abroad.
Category: Politics
Video Of Another Republican Putting Down the 47%
Let’s play a guessing game. Remember when a Republican candidate dissed half of America by putting down #the 47%?” Who said these words? “I see something that frankly doesn’t surprise me, having been on Ways and Means Committee: 47 percent of all Americans pay no federal income tax. I’m guessing that most of you in… Continue reading Video Of Another Republican Putting Down the 47%
52 Straight Months of Job Growth – 9.7 Million Jobs Created #ThanksObama
Over the last 52 consecutive months, the private sector has added over 9.7 milliom jobs to the economy. Thanks Obama!
This Senate Republican’s Son is Indicted on Tax Evasion Charges
Newsday is repotting that a federal indictment accuses the state Senate’s No. 2 Republican of lying about a job he secured for his son at a law firm with an “inflated salary” partly paid by an Albany lobbying firm. Tuesday’s indictment accuses Sen. Thomas Libous (R-Binghamton) of promising a partner of the Westchester law firm… Continue reading This Senate Republican’s Son is Indicted on Tax Evasion Charges
THE DAY THE GUNS CAME OUT IN GEORGIA
As seen on America The Not So Beautiful July 4, 2014 By Mike Caccioppoli On this Independence Day they are celebrating the right to carry a gun anywhere they want in Georgia. Notice I don’t put the words “great state” in front of Georgia. That’s because it isn’t. Never really was. Yes you can open… Continue reading THE DAY THE GUNS CAME OUT IN GEORGIA
Congressman John Lewis – The Civil Rights Act Would Not Get a Vote in Today’s Congress
On its 50th anniversary, everyone’s praising the Civil Rights Act that passed a bipartisan Congress back in 1964. Even Rand Paul had some good things to say about it. But if today’s Congress was given that opportunity to do something big, as big as voting on that bill, what would be the outcome? Congressman John… Continue reading Congressman John Lewis – The Civil Rights Act Would Not Get a Vote in Today’s Congress
Laura Ingraham – The Republican Party is “not standing up for the American worker”
The showdown happened on Fox’s The O’Reilly Factor, and it featured host Bill O’Reilly and Laura Ingraham. Ingraham presented her idea that the way to deal with the immigration problem is to have mass deportation, “not by the hundreds, not by the dozens, by the thousands.” “That,” she said, “means entire families, not just the… Continue reading Laura Ingraham – The Republican Party is “not standing up for the American worker”
Unemployment Rate Falls to 6.1% – 288,000 Jobs Created in June
The recovery continues as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 288,000 non-farm jobs were added to the economy in June, lowering the unemployment rate to 6.1% The report states the jobs growth was widespread, especially in professional and business services, retail trade, food services and drinking places, and health care.
CNN Puts Hobby Lobby and Their Contraception Hypocrisy on Full Blast
When you’re so against providing contraceptive to your female employees that you take your case all the way to the Supreme Court, you better make sure your business dealings and squeaky clean and represent those strong beliefs. Hobby Lobby’s business dealings are not squeaky clean. Claiming religious beliefs, Hobby Lobby took issues with the Obamacare… Continue reading CNN Puts Hobby Lobby and Their Contraception Hypocrisy on Full Blast
President Obama Dares John Boehner – “Sue Me!”
President Obama continued calling out the no-good, non-working Republican Party in Congress. This time, correctly blaming them for not doing anything to improve our crumbling infrastructure. “I haven’t heard a good reason for why they haven’t acted,” Obama said of the lawmakers in a speech in front of the Key Bridge, which connects Washington to… Continue reading President Obama Dares John Boehner – “Sue Me!”
OMG – Rand Paul Is Now Embracing the Civil Rights Movement
There are too many examples online showing Rand Paul speaking up against the civil rights movement. Simply googling it, I came up with a multitude of examples. This one however, seems to dominate the search engines. In was an interview with NPR, Paul displayed his utter ignorance when it comes to civil rights. Questioner: But… Continue reading OMG – Rand Paul Is Now Embracing the Civil Rights Movement
Republican Chairman Leaves Party – Switches to Democratic Party
I never understood why anyone with a brain would even call themselves a Republican. Luckily though, this chairman of the Mississippi Federation of College Republicans, came to his senses and resigned his post and “will be changing my party affiliation to Democrat in the next few days.” Evan Alvarez resigned his post this morning, which… Continue reading Republican Chairman Leaves Party – Switches to Democratic Party