Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the firing on Tuesday, just days after he held a press conference with then Police Supt. Garry McCarthy over the police shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. The mayor said he and McCarthy began discussing the future of the department on Sunday, and on Tuesday morning, he asked for the superintendent’s… Continue reading Chicago’s Top Cop Fired After LaQuan McDonald Video Went Public
Category: Politics
MTV Debunks Trump’s “Thousands and Thousands” Celebrating Comment – Video
Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans have been busy lately, trying to prove Trump’s claim that there were “thousands and thousands” of people celebrating in the streets of New Jersey when the World Trade Centers fell on September 11th. One of the places they got information from was a post written in May of 2013… Continue reading MTV Debunks Trump’s “Thousands and Thousands” Celebrating Comment – Video
Black Pastor on Donald Trump – “He lacks the decorum” to be President – Video
Donald Trump was supposed to get 100 endorsements from black pastors today, but in the closed-door meeting between the Republican candidate and the pastors, he only walked away a few. “Overall the mood was very positive” one pastor recalled about the closed-door meeting. Although the pastor admitted that Trump would probably not get his endorsement.… Continue reading Black Pastor on Donald Trump – “He lacks the decorum” to be President – Video
Alan Grayson Questions “Canadian Born” Ted Cruz’s Eligibility to Run for President
Karma is amazing, eh? Barack Obama was born in America to an American mother. But that didn’t stop Republicans like Donald Trump, from claiming that Mr. Obama is not a citizen of the United States and thus, ineligible to hold the office of President. Ted Cruz was NOT born in America. He was born in… Continue reading Alan Grayson Questions “Canadian Born” Ted Cruz’s Eligibility to Run for President
Planned Parenthood Shooter Described as “Weird” and “Conservative”
The man who enter the plan Parenthood last weekend and killed three people including a police officer, is being described as “weird” by a neighbor who knew him, and a “conservative” gun owner by his ex wife. “He was the kind of person you had to watch out for,” a neighbor told The Washington Post.… Continue reading Planned Parenthood Shooter Described as “Weird” and “Conservative”
The Swift Fall of Testing – What Comes Next?
I’ve been in the education business for 31 years and I’ve seen many a fad come and go, from Teacher-proof curricula to shared decision-making to Differentiation to Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Mapping, Goals 2000 and various reading programs that focus on inventive spelling, phonics, whole language and learning vocabulary in context. Many of my colleagues didn’t… Continue reading The Swift Fall of Testing – What Comes Next?
Mike Bloomberg – Ted Cruz “says some of the stupidest things I’ve ever heard”
In an interview on CNN, former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg, was asked about Climate Change and the Republican’s position on the issue – you know they say the science behind Climate Change is false, and although records are being broken on a yearly basis suggesting a warming trend, Republicans insist this warming is a… Continue reading Mike Bloomberg – Ted Cruz “says some of the stupidest things I’ve ever heard”
Republicans Attack – “Donald Trump is a Fascist”
Since announcing his run for the Republican nomination for president, Donald Trump has led the field of possible candidates, and has led despite multiple lies and misinformation by his campaign. But apparently some of the more recent lies and ignorant statements from Donald Trump is causing some in his own party to question his intellect… Continue reading Republicans Attack – “Donald Trump is a Fascist”
Republican Leader Donald Trump Mocks Disabled NY Times Reporter – Video
Donald Trump, the leader in the Republican race for president, has once again hit rock bottom. But the blind Republicans supporting his presidential bid apparently see nothing wrong. In his never-ending quest to prove there were “thousands and thousands” of people in New Jersey celebrating the fall of the Twin Towers, a lie that… Continue reading Republican Leader Donald Trump Mocks Disabled NY Times Reporter – Video
President Obama’s Turkey Pardon Ceremony Filled with Jokes – Video
Soo much jokes, even his daughters cracked up, at one point telling their father, “that was good!” The joke that brought on the First Daughters’ approval? “It is hard to believe that this is my seventh year of pardoning a turkey,” the President said. Then he chimed in, “Time flies even if turkeys don’t.” Video
Lawsuit Filed Against Refugee Refusing Governor
I can only imagine that there will be a lot more law suits of this sort, since Republican governors nationwide are blatantly violating the Constitution for their own dumb brand of politics. A lawsuit challenging the Indiana governor’s decision to stop state agencies from helping resettle Syrian refugees alleges that the action wrongly targets the refugees based… Continue reading Lawsuit Filed Against Refugee Refusing Governor
Dashcam Video of Laquan McDonald’s Murder Released – Video
It took a year! I’ll say that again, the Chicago police sat on this video for a year under the guise that they were conducting an internal investigation. But now, following the orders of a judge, the video showing the murder of Laquan McDonald is released. Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke is credited with… Continue reading Dashcam Video of Laquan McDonald’s Murder Released – Video