Chris Christie is in damage control mode. The New Jersey governor – presently involved in multiple sandals involving the closing of lanes on the George Washington Bridge and political retribution using federal Sandy relief funds – was apparently told that staying out of the spotlight and allowing the scandals to fester would harm his 2016… Continue reading Chris Christie Danced Around His Scandals on Jimmy Fallon – Video
Bowe Bergdahl Is On His Way Home… If He Only Knew What The Republicans Are Saying…
If Bowe Bergdahl only knew the hate and venom being spewed about him here in America by the Republicans and the conservative media, he would kindly ask his Taliban captors to please take him back. But instead, the unsuspecting American troop, a prisoner of war, has boarded a plane from Germany and is on his… Continue reading Bowe Bergdahl Is On His Way Home… If He Only Knew What The Republicans Are Saying…
Hillary Clinton Gets Testy In NPR Interview on Gay Marriage
(AP Photo/Richard Drew) Just lay off the lady already. NPR got the chance to interview the potential 2016 candidate, Hillary Clinton, and things kinda got out of hand. The NPR interviewer pushed and pushed Mrs Clinton to the point where the former Secretary of State had to put her foot down and explain that if… Continue reading Hillary Clinton Gets Testy In NPR Interview on Gay Marriage
GOP Lies – Dave Brat Said He Went To Princeton, He Did Not Go To Princeton
This little missed piece of nugget came after the Washington Post contacted the school asking for information on The Brat. The response from the school was a tad bit shocking! “We have no record under that name.” said the University spokesman, Martin Mbugua. As it turns out, he did obtain his masters in divinity in Princeton,… Continue reading GOP Lies – Dave Brat Said He Went To Princeton, He Did Not Go To Princeton
Ruby Dee dead at 91: Legendary stage and screen actress and Civil Rights leader
Family member confirms death. Dee was living in New Rochelle. AFRO NEWSPAPER/GADO/GETTY IMAGESRuby Dee in 1960. Stage and screen legend Ruby Dee, who personified grace, grit and progress at a time when African-American women were given little space in movies and on stage, died Wednesday in New Rochelle, N.Y. She was 91. The death was… Continue reading Ruby Dee dead at 91: Legendary stage and screen actress and Civil Rights leader
Texas Poll – Greg Abbott Holds a 12 Point Lead Over Wendy Davis
A new poll conducted by the University of Texas/Texas Tribune, finds that despite his well known association with nutjob Ted Nugent, Republican Greg Abbott leads Democrat Wendy Davis by 12 percentage points in the race for governor. That result is close to the 11-point spread, also in Abbott’s favor, in the February UT/TT Poll. In… Continue reading Texas Poll – Greg Abbott Holds a 12 Point Lead Over Wendy Davis
6-Year-Old Girl Brings Heroin to School: Police
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Racist Texas Councilwoman Says Schools Won’t Get Better “until you get those blacks off the school board”
Here is a racist. Her name is Connie Trube and she is a councilwoman in Texas. Here are the racist things she said to describe why the Texas school system is messed up and why it will stay messed up. “It’s not going to get any better until you get those blacks off the school… Continue reading Racist Texas Councilwoman Says Schools Won’t Get Better “until you get those blacks off the school board”
White Teacher to Black Student – Call me “Master!”
Roosevelt High School senior Jabre White was doing what so many of us were taught to do, respectfully addressing authority figures, when his teacher responded in one of the least respectful, and most dehumanizing, ways of all. In a recent interview with The Des Moines Register, White says that, when he politely told his economics… Continue reading White Teacher to Black Student – Call me “Master!”
Elizabeth Warren Has Had Enough of Mitchell McConnell
And she’s hitting him right where it hurts, in his home state of Kentucky! The final straw was when McConnell, Republican Senate Leader, blocked a bill authored by Warren. A bill that would have allowed students with old student loans to refinance at today’s lower rate. Following the bill’s defeat, Warren told MSNBC that McConnell,… Continue reading Elizabeth Warren Has Had Enough of Mitchell McConnell
REPUBLICANS AND GLENN BECK..KILLER OF CHILDREN AND POLICE
As Seen on America The Not So Beautiful June 11, 2014 By Mike Caccioppoli Photo: John Hopkins University Why was I born in this country? Why couldn’t I be born in Canada? Or Great Britain? I ask myself these questions on an almost daily basis these days. This country hasn’t been great in a very… Continue reading REPUBLICANS AND GLENN BECK..KILLER OF CHILDREN AND POLICE
Eric Cantor Announces He’s Stepping Down as Majority Leader
Eric Cantor — looking composed and even unusually at ease — went before the press on Wednesday afternoon and announced he’s stepping down as majority leader, ending an 11-year run in Republican leadership. The No. 2 House Republican called his defeat to an upstart primary challenger a “personal setback,” adding that his campaign team had… Continue reading Eric Cantor Announces He’s Stepping Down as Majority Leader