A Louisiana State University student Benjamin Hass has taken the necessary steps to burn an American flag in a planned protest on campus. A counter-protest is also planned one hour after the scheduled noon flag-burning by Cody Wells, the LSU student government president. The counter-protest will … [Read more...]
Blinded By Hate
May 8, 2011 by 8 Comments
Paris Hatcher, the executive director of SPARK, Reproductive Justice Now, is being interviewed to get her reaction to "how pregnant women are treated" starting with a minority woman from Nashville who gave birth while incarcerated. The woman was reportedly placed in restraints while in transport to … [Read more...]
Cheerleader forced to pay legal bills for school
May 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A girl had accused one of her fellow students of sexually assaulting her at a party. He ended up pleading guilty to a misdemeanor in order to avoid having to do any jail time. The boy was allowed to return to school and the play for the school basketball team. She continued to cheer for her team … [Read more...]
Should Bush be receiving more credit for OBL kill?
May 4, 2011 by 2 Comments
Some liberals are getting offended that former president Bush is receiving more accolades than President Obama for the death of bin Laden. Even Obama made it very clear in his self-congratulatory speech making the announcement. He was crystal clear that he weighed the options, he made the decision, … [Read more...]
San Francisco activists looking to ban circumcision
May 3, 2011 by 4 Comments
Some San Francisco activists are gathering signatures in an effort to ban the custom of circumcision of male infant babies in the in the Bay area. If San Francisco passes this measure, it will be setting pace to become the most nannified city in the Union by following up their recent ban on Happy … [Read more...]
Bin Laden killed…maybe
May 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
This news brings both elation and frustration. Of course this was a fantastic headline to wake up to. After evading US forces for years, his time has finally run out. Having been responsible for more than 3,000 American lives, justice has been served. Unfortunately, since he was 'buried' at sea, … [Read more...]
Corperations do not pay taxes
May 1, 2011 by 1 Comment
President Obama is still pushing to end the nearly $4 billion in tax breaks for the oil and gasoline companies. ""These tax giveaways aren't right," says Obama, "They aren't smart. And we need to end them." Now, either Obama is economically inept, or he thinks the American public is. Business do … [Read more...]
Condescending bilingual signs
April 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Not that this issue has been in the news lately, but in the area I work, many signs and forms are written in both English and Spanish. I am not necessarily advocating for English as the official language here, although I would like to see it. It seems that politicians have unwittingly insulted … [Read more...]
Obama's birth certificate reveals shocking truth!
April 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The White House today released President Obama's long-form birth certificate. When the "birther" movement arose (originally by the Clinton campaign during the 2008 presidential primary race), Obama released his short-form birth certificate, or certificate of live birth. Since the short-form's … [Read more...]
Kansas passes voter ID bill
April 26, 2011 by 1 Comment
Governor Brownback has signed into law a bill which would require voters to present a photo identification when voting in any election. The new bill would require: Photo identification of all in-person voters at every election. Proof of citizenship for voter registration beginning Jan. 1, … [Read more...]
Some billionaires ok with higher tax rates
April 23, 2011 by 3 Comments
According to The Daily Beast, some of America's well-known billionaires would be just fine if their tax liability were increased. Aside from Zuckerberg, several other prominent billionaires and wealthy Americans have spoken out in favor of greater taxation, characterizing their support as a … [Read more...]
School amends standing policy for pledge
April 23, 2011 by 9 Comments
A local school district in the Houston, Texas area has recently amended their policy which formerly read that students stand while the Pledge of Allegiance when recited in the morning. Two seniors decided one day that they did not want to stand during the Pledge and it has become the talk of the … [Read more...]
Let's redistribute your GPA
April 21, 2011 by 19 Comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOyaJ2UI7Ss&feature=player_embedded UC Merced students are confronted with the idea of over-taxing the wealthy in a scenario they can relate with: their grade point average. Some students work and study harder than others which earns them better grades. So when … [Read more...]
Court OKs sex-change for child
April 18, 2011 by 5 Comments
An Australian family court Justice has decided to allow a 10 year-old child to begin steps towards a sex-change. The boy's parents happen to be medical experts and psychiatrists and deemed it necessary to allow their prepubescent child to make life altering decisions and petitioned the court to … [Read more...]
Raise taxes! (we don't pay them anyway)
April 17, 2011 by 4 Comments
I'm surprised a study of this kind, though informal, has taken this long. Then again, not really, most media outlets are not chomping at the bit to besmirch the names of a certain political party. The Daily Beast, has devised a system to rank the number and severity of tax-cheating politicians. … [Read more...]
Conn to seize licence for repeat cell users
April 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Conn Legislature passed a measure which would now allow police officers to seize the driver's licence for up to 24hrs for repeat cell phone offenders. Apparently the fines were not enough to deter drivers from using the hand-held devices since their banned usage in 2005. This is one of those … [Read more...]
If you haven’t been victimized, make it up
April 13, 2011 by 5 Comments
A University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill student had reported to police on April 5th that he was assaulted with a hot metal object by a man who also used a homosexual slur during the attack. After further investigation, the Department of Public Safety has determined Quinn Matney had invented … [Read more...]
Tax and complain
April 12, 2011 by 3 Comments
President Obama had campaigned on higher taxes for the wealthy, and now he may make good on that promise. Politicians like Obama have demonized the wealthy in this country ever since they realized they could get votes for it. Of course, as taxes for the wealthiest rise, the wealthy will relocate … [Read more...]
Schools are becoming cell phones
April 11, 2011 by 1 Comment
In that they are doing nearly everything except their intended purpose. Frankly, I'm surprised cell phones even make phone calls anymore. Little Village Academy in Chicago had banned students from bringing their lunch from home over concerns of the nutritional content of the self-prepared … [Read more...]
Arizona got one right, so far
April 11, 2011 by 2 Comments
The Arizona legislature has approved a bill which would make it legal to carry a firearm on public college and university grounds. If signed into law by Republican Governor Jan Brewer, who is a gun proponent, it would be only the second state allowing firearms on public campuses, the other being … [Read more...]
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