Once upon a time, you could count on the New York Times to have President Obama’s back no matter what what he or members of his administration did. Not anymore. In its 14 May 2012 edition, the New York Times published an editorial that starts with the following statement: The Obama administration, which has a [...]
Once upon a time in United States history, the expression “racist Democratic Party” would have been considered redundant, because it was a given that the Democratic Party was a bastion of racism. After all, back during the antebellum period of the 19th Century, it was the Democratic Party that resisted the end to slavery, that [...]
It is the kind of thing that can make a late-night talk-show host feel giddy. As if he were not already roasted enough, twitter lingerie-model wannabe Anthony Weiner is exploring the odds of him rebranding himself. Not satisfied with being a hotdog of modern-day communication technology, the former congressman who fell from Grace – or [...]
It didn’t take long for Fox News personality Bill O’Reilly to draw the ire of a few ideologues who write for Townhall.com. In his criticism of Mr. O’Reilly, Townhall columnist Kevin McCullough* states the following: The original basis for most of our basic laws stem from the ten commandments. The original version of any form of recorded [...]
In her 04/07/13 “Sunday Roundup”, Arianna Huffington states the following: On Tuesday, President Obama announced a federal effort to map the human brain in unprecedented detail. With any luck, it might help explain the kind of loopy thinking we saw demonstrated at the end of the week. On the one hand, we had the latest [...]
If CNBC wanted to present a case of poverty in suburban America, then the network could chose to feature one of countless Americans who ended up in poverty because of a job layoff or an unexpected disability. The network could tell the story of someone who is trying to get by with the bare minimum [...]
In a story titled “Gun deaths shaped by race in America”, the Washington Post cites statistics showing how race ties into gun-related deaths in the USA. The statistical difference is dramatic, according to a Washington Post analysis of data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A white person is five times as [...]
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal had just cause to tell the Republican Party to stop being the stupid party. Currently, the GOP is faced with a case of stupidity coming from some Republican members of the North Carolina legislature. Here is an excerpt from a story published by the Charlotte Observer: Two Rowan County [NC] lawmakers [...]
Fox News has confirmed a report by The Daily Beast that the Office of Congressional Ethics is investigating Republican congresswoman Michele Bachmann’s 2012 presidential campaign. Here is an excerpt from the latter’s report. Former staffers tell The Daily Beast that investigators have allegedly asked about allegations of improper transfer of funds and under-the-table payments actions by [...]
Here is an excerpt from a 03/22/13 news story published by the Detroit Free Press. The Rev. Jesse Jackson joined the fight against Detroit’s emergency financial manager on Friday, calling for mass, nonviolent protest in the city to fend off what he called an attack on residents’ voting rights. Jackson and several other opponents to an [...]
If you were to visit The Huffington Post right now, then you would see at the top of its home page an alleged statistic about gun-related deaths in the USA since the Newtown shooting. There is one little problem with the statistic. By itself, it is meaningless. The statistic doesn’t separate accidental deaths from intentional [...]
Here is an excerpt from an AP story published by FoxNews.com: Florida’s lieutenant governor resigned and nearly 60 other people were charged in a widening scandal of a purported veterans charity that authorities said Wednesday was a $300 million front for illegal gambling. Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll’s resignation came a day after she was questioned [...]
In a commentary published by CNN.com, CNN contributor Ruben Navarrette Jr. plays the race card against the Republican Party. Here is how he begins his commentary: Did you think the Republican Party had cornered the market on racism, nativism and ethnic demagoguery? If so, think again. That is the GOP’s modus operandi when it comes to [...]
Here is an excerpt from a 03/26/13 story published by The Washington Times. An unusually chilly March day and the snowstorm it spawned have shut down much of official Washington on Wednesday — including a hearing House Republicans had called to examine global warming. Didn’t the IPCC say that global warming would result in less snow? [...]
Here is an excerpt from a story published by CNN: An atheist organization known for being provocative plans to take that reputation to the next level this week by putting up seven billboards that call out prominent politicians and religious leaders. American Atheists plans to target three Republican politicians: former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, [...]
In a February 25th New York Times story titled “Republicans Sign Brief in Support of Gay Marriage”, reporter Sheryl Stolberg states the following: Dozens of prominent Republicans — including top advisers to former President George W. Bush, four former governors and two members of Congress — have signed a legal brief arguing that gay people [...]
Liberal political commentator Juan Williams was interviewed by The Daily Caller’s Ginni Thomas. Here is an excerpt of what Williams had to say about the liberal media: I always thought it was the Archie Bunkers of the world, the right-wingers of world, who were more resistant and more closed-minded about hearing the other side. In fact, [...]
How one responds to liberalism depends on the kind of liberalism that one is responding to. As I have said previously, liberalism comes in two forms: social liberalism and fiscal liberalism. Of the two, fiscal liberalism is easier to deal with, because even a social liberal can see the logic in insisting that able-bodied adults [...]
In a commentary for Townhall.com, John C. Goodman explains what he believes liberalism to be. Whether he is right or wrong, he does not say what the goal of liberalism is. So, I will. Liberalism comes in two forms: social liberalism and fiscal liberalism. In a nutshell, social liberalism is born out of the desire [...]
A Texas family lives in safety thanks to the Second Amendment. Here is an excerpt from a story reported by Fox News: A 21-year-old Texas man is being credited with protecting his family when he retreated into his family’s bedroom, retrieved a gun and fatally shot one of three intruders who forcefully entered his home, [...]
Fox News correspondent Catherine Herridge is now reporting the following: The Obama administration has agreed to provide emails pertaining to the controversial CIA talking points which critics say pushed an inaccurate picture of what happened during the terror attack last September in Benghazi, a congressional source tells Fox News. “We expect that will be done early [...]
A political echo chamber can be a tricky place to dwell in regardless of what political preference that the echo chamber caters to. People who inhabit echo chambers can lose sight of the fact that the stars of echo chambers are human beings who are capable of errors in judgment, errors in what they [...]
Here is an excerpt from a New York Times story titled “Anxiety Grows as Thousands Remain Stranded and in the Dark After Storm” dated 10 February 2013. Grabbing shovels large and small, residents and emergency workers across the Northeast struggled to dig out on Sunday after a gigantic midwinter storm left much of the region buried [...]
Here is an excerpt from a story being reported by CNN. Amid new controversy over his administration’s targeted killing of American citizens overseas by drones, President Barack Obama has yielded to demands that he turn over to Congress classified Justice Department legal advice seeking to justify the policy, an administration official said. The president’s move [...]
Women in the U.S. military can now serve in front-line posts, thanks to a directive recently signed by out-going Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman General Martin Dempsey. In other words, all positions in the military are now open to women, including direct-combat positions. One question that a civilian* may be asking is [...]
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