The 99%'ers are losing their media traction and quickly becoming irrelevant as a movement. Don't get me wrong, this is a good thing. For all the good they and their sympathizers think they did, the bad outweighed it many times over (I have compiled more than 75 news articles recording "purely … [Read more...]
Happy Earth Day!
April 22, 2012 by 7 Comments
Eww people! This seems to be the sentiment of many environmentalists. The notion that everything would be just fine and dandy if all the disgusting humans weren't ruining everything. Intrusive laws and regulations imposed all in the name of saving the environment which, by the way, doesn't need … [Read more...]
Estimates are different from Actuals
April 21, 2012 by 15 Comments
I currently voluntarily find myself in an "interview" via email correspondence with a fellow blogger. I use quote marks because the interviewer has quickly gone from interviewer to debater, which doesn't really bother me, I like debating. We are at a point now where he has capitalized on my … [Read more...]
Secret Services
April 18, 2012 by 2 Comments
Making recent headline for all the wrong reasons last week was the U.S. Secret Service for their late night escapades in Cartagena, Colombia. (NyTimes) -- American investigators seeking to get to the bottom of the reported late-night activities of a group of Secret Service agents and military … [Read more...]
Shocking Rasmussen Poll: 70% of Americans are Racists
April 17, 2012 by 5 Comments
Consider also... (Center for American Progress) -- The right to vote is under attack all across our country. Conservative legislators are introducing and passing legislation that creates new barriers for those registering to vote, shortens the early voting period, imposes new requirements for … [Read more...]
Obama: Buffett Rule — Do as I say, not as I do
April 13, 2012 by 5 Comments
President Obama has made tax rates a major campaign issue. He purports to want to see millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share (See: All You Can Eat Buffett, Pay Up!). He believes, and has convinced many of his supporters that it is inherently unfair for "the wealthy" to pay lower tax … [Read more...]
Trayvon Martin and Abortion
April 12, 2012 by 1 Comment
It is difficult to surf the internet without coming across articles or social media sites cheering the arrest of George Zimmerman for the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin. I have been taken back by how much publicity this has gotten -- making daily national headlines, and how passionate people … [Read more...]
The Lynching of George Zimmerman
April 11, 2012 by 30 Comments
George Zimmerman was inevitably charged with second degree murder by Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey. This came more than a month after the event which led to the arrest. For some, it was long overdue. For others, like me, it is considered a travesty of justice. Not so much because … [Read more...]
Tax fairness
April 10, 2012 by 6 Comments
There is a lot to be said for fairness, a concept historically employed by children. We feel better when we know things are fair, depending on what you mean by fair that is (See: Fair Enough?). My problem with fairness is the direction people want things to go when they demand things to be … [Read more...]
Marine discharged over comments about Obama
April 9, 2012 by 11 Comments
Our fundamental freedoms in our great nation are laid out in the U.S. Constitution, among the most cherished are the Bill of Rights. What is so important about the Bill of Rights is the protection it grants from government imposition. Among the freedoms I believe most people take for granted is … [Read more...]
Some facts about the Trayvon Martin case
April 7, 2012 by 9 Comments
Note: This post will be updated as new events and information arise. (07/17/13) Below is an incomplete list of some under-reported facts surrounding the Trayvon Martin case: The State's key witness, Trayvon Martin's girlfriend has been caught lying under oath, and is not the first piece of … [Read more...]
Is Homosexuality Natural?
April 5, 2012 by 127 Comments
The above picture was featured in a social media post by another blogger. His intention I believe was fairly innocuous, but of course me being one who cannot allow a controversial statement pass without saddling others with my opinion, I responded with a question: In how many species is cannibalism … [Read more...]
Pro-Life Inconsistency – Abortion Clinic Bombed
April 3, 2012 by 9 Comments
(IBTimes) -- A Planned Parenthood clinic in Appleton, Wisconsin was set aflame briefly by a homemade bomb around 7:40 p.m. Sunday. Authorities affirmed that someone had set the small device on a windowsill of the Appleton North Health Center. When it exploded, a small fire began. The flame set … [Read more...]
Because voter ID laws are racist
April 3, 2012 by 5 Comments
Political tension rises as multiple States vie to set in place voter identification laws requiring voters to produce photo identification in order to cast their ballot. Those on the left make the claim that requiring someone to produce ID to vote is a veiled effort to disenfranchise minority … [Read more...]
The only black Justice on SCOTUS is as dumb as a dog…maybe
April 2, 2012 by 1 Comment
Failed Air America radio talk show host Randi Rhodes' comments on Justice Clarence Thomas are yet another glaring example of the double standard when it comes to race and childish decorum in the public square. Newsbusters -- After playing a soundbite of Anthony Kennedy, she said, "I mean, he's … [Read more...]
What makes all human beings equal?
March 29, 2012 by 59 Comments
This seems like a rather mundane question to some, but one everyone needs to have an answer to. It has profound implications politically, sociologically, and religiously. I think it is fair to say that the great majority of us believe all human beings are equal -- not necessarily in social status, … [Read more...]
The Sociology Of Trayvon Martin
March 27, 2012 by 7 Comments
The premature death of a teenager is always a tragedy. Unfortunately, some have used this tragedy to further their political agenda (See: The Politics Of Trayvon Martin), while others use it to stay relevant. I think people are legitimately upset about Martin's untimely demise. However, I am … [Read more...]
The Politics Of Trayvon Martin
March 24, 2012 by 12 Comments
Since the shooting death of Trayvon Martin by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, outrage and sorrow has been expressed by everyone regardless of race or political affiliation. And rightly so. I am concerned however, that the tragedy of a teenage son is being exploited for political … [Read more...]
If I Were The Devil
March 22, 2012 by 18 Comments
This is a recording of Paul Harvey from a 1965 broadcast that is currently making its way around conservative blogs. In it Harvey lays out his plan, if he were the devil, for America in order to dismantle it. I have to say, it's quite eerie how many of his "predictions" we find present in America … [Read more...]
Irony lost on local Atheists
March 20, 2012 by 7 Comments
(Bay News 9) -- Atheists in Polk County symbolically scrubbed away at a major highway leading into the county Saturday. The were removing a blessing placed there a year ago by a group of religious leaders. Brooms, mops and water hoses in hand, the atheists gathered at the roadside. "We come … [Read more...]
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