Archive | December, 2011
Chicago News Anchor Decides to Tell Everyone Santa Claus Isn’t Real — On the Air
This will make a great Lifetime movie one day. We’ll call it, How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Film at 11. A Chicago news anchor enraged parents when she announced during a segment on children’s gift expectations that Santa Claus isn’t real. During a conversation with her cohost about how long children should believe in Santa, [...]
Dude: How Gingrich Saved Free Speech on the Web — And Pornography, Too
2. December 2011
Dude. Keep in mind this is a far-left publication giving Gingrich credit for standing up for constitutional rights and private enterprise. Not some Gingrich-supporting outlet. Dude fought against internet censorship when Congress widely supported such a move, saving free speech on the net — and pornography, too. With a few exceptions, the web was something [...]
Good News: Afghan President Pardons Rape Victim After She Promises to Marry Attacker
2. December 2011
Why was she imprisoned? Because she had sex out of wedlock. It was physically forced on her? Doesn’t matter. She’s a woman in an Islamic society. She has no real rights. So she got 12 years. And note: She wasn’t pardoned because of outrage over the dynamic or because President Hamid Karzai couldn’t bear to [...]
Entire Senate Defies Obama, Votes to Sanction Iranian Central Bank
2. December 2011
The United States Senate voted unanimously this evening (100-0) to defy the Obama Administration and impose sanctions on the Iranian Central Bank. The administration had lobbied against the sanctions, arguing they could somehow jeopardize American relations with allies and fund Iran’s nuclear program. Exactly how the sanctions would so isn’t clear. In fact, the sanctions [...]
Former Governor, Obama Nominee is Under Federal Investigation
2. December 2011
Bill Richardson, the former Democratic governor of New Mexico and Energy Secretary during the Clinton Administration, is the focus of a federal grand jury investigation into violations of campaign finance laws, according to the New York Times. Richardson has long been a prominent fixture in the Democratic Party. He was a Democratic congressman for 14 [...]
Bill to Ban Congressional Insider Trading Gains Steam
1. December 2011
I bet you thought insider trading was illegal for everyone. You would be wrong. Members of Congress — including former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) — have raked-in millions of dollars on stock trades that would land anyone else in prison. They take advantage of insider knowledge, gained through their positions of power, to buy or [...]
Meghan McCain: Bachmann is “More Smarter” Than Sarah Palin
1. December 2011
Beyond parody. I think she’s more smarter, I think she’s more on foreign policy, I think all of the things she’s done an debates very impressed. She’s older and more established and been a member of Congress for a very long time. She is very experienced and knowledgeable. she comes across as the thinking person’s [...]
Pew Results: Republicans Generally More Knowledgeable on Current Events than Democrats
1. December 2011
Those stupid hick Republicans, daring to outperform their Democratic genius betters. Republicans generally outperformed Democrats on the current quiz. On 13 out of the 19 questions, Republicans score significantly higher than Democrats and there are no questions on which Democrats did better than Republicans. In past knowledge quizzes, partisan differences have been more muted, though [...]
Revealed: Mitt Romney’s Solyndra
1. December 2011
While governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney awarded millions of dollars in taxpayer funds to companies run by political supporters — companies that have both since gone bankrupt. The two companies — Acusphere and Spherics Inc. — stiffed the state on nearly $2.1 million in loans provided through the state’s Emerging Technology Fund, a $25 million [...]
Horse Slaughter to Resume After Obama Lifts Ban
1. December 2011
In 2006, a Republican Congress passed legislation to ban the practice of slaughtering horses for human consumption in the United States. President Bush signed the ban into law. For five years the practice, deeply unpopular with an overwhelming majority of Americans, remained illegal. But now, thanks to a new appropriations bill signed into law by [...]
2. December 2011
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