Last week, Phil Robertson made some statements that offended many. He compared the gay lifestyle to beastiality among other things, and claimed that black people in the South did not suffer any oppression before the civil movement began. It was…
Category: Politics
Wondering why American students are not performing at their best? Or why we struggle to solve the problems of children getting adequate resources so they can compete in the global race for knowledge, opportunity and equity? No need. The answer’s…
A&E, the television network that airs the embattled “Duck Dynasty” reality show, “has produced more than a half dozen programs with the assistance of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office,” according to the Georgia county’s Sheriff Phil Miller. In retaliation against…
Larry Kilgore has made God, gays and guns an important part of his campaign for governor, but his No. 1 issue is secession. Kilgore is so committed to the idea of having Texas leave the union that he legally changed…
Just hours after Justine Sacco made a racist comment on Twitter about not getting AIDS in Africa because she’s white, her job at IAC is no more. In a statement released today, her now former employer said, “The offensive comment does…
Okay, so this is a change. I’m usually pointing out the so-called family values of Republican politicians accused of various sexual crimes from rape to child pornography. But this sickness is no respecter of political affiliation. So with that said,…
WASHINGTON – States with their own well-running health insurance exchanges reported Wednesday an increase of 30 percent to 40 percent in enrollments from last week to this week. “We’re seeing huge interest,” said Peter Lee, director of California’s exchange, during…
Some people are just racists, and there is nothing we can do to change that. I’ve now come to that realization. Yes, I know that racism exists, but come on, we’re knocking on the door of 2014… and we’re still…
Sarah Palin, you remember her right? She is the same person who used a slavery comparison to throw out her partisan Republican talking point in a speech a few months ago. Trying to educate Mrs Palin on the harsh and…
Employers would no longer have the right to attain a prospective employee’s credit report, or to deny a job applicant based on credit status, under a bill introduced Tuesday in the US Senate. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and six other…
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., was not feeling well and has gone to the hospital. His office said in a statement, “Early this morning, Senator Reid was not feeling well and as a precaution decided to go to the…
Carmen Beasley heard a loud noise outside in the early morning hours of Nov. 2. She called 911, looked out and saw a car had struck her husband’s vehicle. She then saw a woman holding her hands to her head…