I’ve been watching the scandal about Rachel Dolezal, the (now former) head of the NAACP chapter in Spokane WA, who seems to be having a family feud in public. Dolezal has listed her race as black in various places, but her parents decided it was a good idea to publicly announce that she is not […]
Donald Trump announces that he is running for president, and Twitter goes wild! If you need more snark in your life, go read about it. A couple of examples: Donald Trump is doing an amazing Donald Trump parody right now. Wow. The music tried to get Trump off the stage at his own rally. Even […]
I believe in free markets, but to have a free market you have to have transparency in pricing and information about the product. Which brings us to the health industry, which has neither. Can you believe a market where the seller doesn’t tell you how much the product will cost or even what you are […]
“Former governor of Rhode Island Lincoln Chafee is challenging Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. During his announcement, he said, ‘I realize I’m not that well known, don’t have a ton of support, I’m limited on funds, and … why am I doing this again?’” – Jimmy Fallon “Former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee announced […]
This pretty much sums up the upcoming election and the inevitable media response: © Brian McFadden Except isn’t it a refreshing change to have Bernie Sanders in the race? Not because I agree with his views, but just because it is nice to have someone on the left as a counterpoint to all the nut […]
“Hillary Clinton is headed to L.A. this month to attend a fundraiser hosted by ‘Spider-Man’ star Tobey Maguire. Hillary is a big fan of Spider-Man because he proves that Americans still love sequels.” – Jimmy Fallon “Hillary Clinton announced that she will officially kick off her presidential campaign on June 13 in New York City. […]
Everybody, including Republicans, like to tout small businesses as the strongest source of economic development. It is where most new jobs come from, not to mention new ideas. Which is why people should shake their heads when Gov. (and likely presidential candidate) Scott Walker brags about his record in Wisconsin. A major study released this […]
© Adam Zyglis It’s no fairy tale. According to an article in the NY Times, around 250 information technology employees working for Disney were laid off from their jobs. These are the people who keep the computer systems running at DisneyWorld. But the ironic part is that in order to get their severance package, these […]
John Oliver points out the lack of justice in one important aspect of our justice system – paying bail – which makes a mockery of “innocent until proven guilty”: And not only is this putting quite a few innocent people in jail, it is costing taxpayers a ton of money.
“During a speech in Iowa this weekend, Bernie Sanders criticized the billionaire class and said they ‘can’t have it all’. Billionaires would’ve responded but they were busy this weekend literally having it all.” – Jimmy Fallon “There’s massive corruption, a massive scandal, in international soccer. The first clue was when a soccer team scored a […]
A few weeks ago, the PBS program “Frontline” broadcast “Secrets, Politics and Turture”, which they describe as “The secret history of the CIA’s controversial ‘enhanced interrogation’ methods”. You can watch this program online, and you really should. Why am I saying this to you? Because there was a small amount of publicity after it was […]
Same as the old boss! [sometimes I wonder if anyone else is old enough to get these references. –iron] © Rebecca Hendin Don’t you feel so much better now that instead of the NSA spying on you, they changed the law so that now the telcos will be doing the spying? So much for not […]
Yesterday I posted about how Americans almost unanimously say that our system for funding elections is broken and needs to be dramatically changed. Here’s a good example of why they feel that way, and an organization that is doing something about it. The Campaign Legal Center (CLC) has announced that they are suing the Federal […]
A recent poll performed by the NY Times and CBS News confirms that Americans believe that money is causing major problems with our politics. A stunning 84% say that money has too much influence on political campaigns, and 85% say that candidates who win public office then promote policies that favor people and groups who […]
