Intoxination
Jun 28
2011

Marrying Off Your 16 Year Old

Society

A mother gives the blessing for her 16 year old daughter to marry a 51 year old man and the marriage is performed. Sounds like something you might hear of in the Middle East, but nope, this story happened right here in the United States: Cue the reality show: Doug Hutchison, a 51-year-old actor who […]

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Jun 26
2011

Again – Don't Underestimate Her!

Misc

When Michele Bachmann announced she was going to run for the 2012 GOP nomination, I warned the left not to underestimate her appeal. Now we have a new poll showing the exact reason I am worried about this: Republican front-runner Mitt Romney and U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann led a closely watched presidential poll of Iowa […]

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Jun 23
2011

Free Market Fail

Society

The right has long championed for total free market rule in the U.S. In their mind the federal government should be nothing more than a payroll department, doling out the checks to these private entities. While free market works great in some places, there are certain elements of society where it is a disaster. One […]

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Jun 22
2011

Politics Before Economy

Politics

People who believe the Republicans want to turn this economy around are sadly mistaken: The concern arises as numerous top Republicans react coldly to the prospect of temporarily reducing the payroll tax burden on employers and employees — to juice the economy before federal spending draws down in the years ahead. Traditionally, and particularly in […]

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Jun 21
2011

Right Wing Blogger Arrested For Harassing Muslim Women

Society

During Netroots Nation, a conservative blogger was arrested for harrassing a couple of women because they were wearing Muslim hijabs (headscarves). From Minnesota Public Radio: A St. Paul blogger faces misdemeanor charges after he allegedly harassed two Muslim women last week in downtown Minneapolis. Minneapolis police say John Hugh Gilmore, 52, who writes a blog […]

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Jun 20
2011

John McCain Fuels The Flames Over Illegal Immigration

Politics

Leave it to John McCain to just pull any old thing out of his ass. The latest is the wildfires in Arizona, which McCain is trying to pin on illegal immigrants: Latino activists accused U.S. Senator John McCain of “fanning the flames” of intolerance Saturday after he blamed illegal immigrants for some of the massive […]

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Jun 16
2011

BREAKING: Rep. Weiner Resigning

Politics

All major news organizations are reporting that Anthony Weiner has advised his associates that he is resigning from Congress. ABC reports the following: Weiner, 46, has begun sharing his decision with close friends, the sources said, but has not yet sent a formal letter to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo indicating his intentions. A Democratic […]

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Jun 15
2011

A Chart Worth 1,000 Words

Economy

Bob Cesca has posted the following chart, showing how the share of income labor sees is at a historic low: What’s interesting is how much the share dipped during the Bush years. During Clinton’s term, the rate was on the rise, after a substantial fall during the Reagan and Bush 41 years. So what does […]

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Jun 15
2011

New Copyright Laws Would Be The Toughest Ever

Politics

Imagine your young child did the cutest thing. While hearing Justin Bieber on the radio, your little three year old start lip syncing it. How cute and funny! Now you really feel the need to share it, so you grab the video camera. You make the video, upload it to YouTube and even put on […]

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Jun 14
2011

John Boehner Calls On Weiner To Step Down

Politics

And today we have the Speaker of the House, John Boehner, calling on Anthony Weiner to step down. This would be the same John Boehner, who had prior knowledge of Mark Foley’s activities and ignored it. This is the man, who decided to ignore someone trying to prey on children because of politics. How can […]

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