The Borowitz Report: New Support Group For Mayors Bullied By Gov. Chris Christie
NEWARK (The Borowitz Report)—A support group for mayors bullied by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie held its first meeting today at the Prudential Center arena, in Newark.Organizers of the gathering...
View ArticleMy Favorite Martin Luther King Jr. Quote
“The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and the critic of the state, and never its tool. If the...
View ArticleThe World's Richest 1% Have 65 Times More Wealth Than The Poorest One Half
The planet's extraordinary wealth disparity cannot continue.Pope Francis realizes this and will not relent in his criticism***"Pope Francis...
View ArticleObama Suggests Racism Animates Some Critics & Animated Critics Freak Out
President Barack Obama predictably angered his critics by suggesting that some of them don’t like him because he’s black.“There’s no doubt that there’s some folks who just really dislike me because...
View ArticleObama's 17,000 Word Profile By David Remnick Of The New Yorker
Obama’s Presidency is on the clock. Hard as it has been to pass legislation, the coming year is a marker, the final interval before the fight for succession becomes politically all-consuming....
View Article"America Hates Its Gifted Kids" (Newsweek)
It’s no secret that when it comes to education, America gets a D-minus. In the most recent global tests – scored on a 1,000-point scale – the U.S. scored a 481 in math, 497 in science, and 498 in...
View ArticleCan Anyone Stop Hillary?
The answer to this question is "No."Hillary is unstoppable.Not only will Bill Clinton make a formidable co-campaigner, he is also one of America's most gifted politicians. With Bill "on board,"...
View ArticleNew Zealand Quake Fells Airport Hobbit Eagle Sculpture
Video at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25807216People in the city of Wellington have described the moment a 6.3 magnitude earthquake rattled New Zealand's North Island.The quake struck 38km (24...
View ArticleLatino Majority Texas City Puts On One Of The Country's Largest MLK Day...
Martin Luther King Day march in San Antonio, Texas (SANANTONIO.GOV)SANANTONIO.GOVNext SlidePrevious SlideWho Knew? By Elizabeth LlorentePublished January 20, 2014Fox News LatinoOne of the largest...
View ArticleFrom 'I Don't Want Any Part Of Obamacare!" ... To ... "It's A Godsend!"
attribution: ReutersLast year, TIME published a massive special report, "Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us," detailing just about everything that is wrong with the nation's health care...
View ArticleMost Of Us Don't Realize What Martin Luther King Really Did
This will be a very short diary. It will not contain any links or any scholarly references. It is about a very narrow topic, from a very personal, subjective perspective.The topic at hand is what...
View Article19 Things Conservatives Compare To Slavery
Sorry, conservatives. Only one thing compares: slavery.The following categories are all hyperlinkedThe national debtObamacare, Obamacare, ObamacareAbortion! Abortion!Gay marriageFair Housing ActFood...
View ArticleTurkish P.M.Erdogan Blames Pennsylvania Exile Fethullah Gulen For Domestic...
Fethullah Gulen is an Islamic preacher with a gift for oratory who came to the U.S. in 1999 just ahead of a treason charge in his native Turkey. He lives in Pennsylvania. (@fgulen.com / December 29,...
View ArticleThriving Theocracy In Oklahoma
January 20, 2014Lankford announces for Coburn’s Senate seatJoy HamptonThe Norman TranscriptOKLAHOMA CITY — James Lankford, the Congressman from Oklahoma City who once helped run the largest Christian...
View ArticleDiane Rehm Interviews Gregg Easterbrook, Author Of "King Of Sports"
A general view of a giant American Flag stretched across the field during the performcance of the National Anthem prior to the New York Giants hosting the Atlanta Falcons during their NFC Wild Card...
View ArticleTom Toles Cartoon: The 1% And The Working Class
"Politics and Economics: The 101 Courses You Wish You Had"http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/01/politics-and-economics-101-curricula.html
View ArticleMarriage Has Its Limits As A Way Out Of Poverty
"First, because changing the decades-long downward trend in marriage rates is not very realistic, and swims hard against a tide that exists for some good reasons. Second, because policy interventions...
View ArticleMitt Romney Interviewed at the Sundance Premiere Of "Mitt"
An Interview With Mitt RomneyBy ASHLEY PARKERJAN. 18, 2014SALT LAKE CITY — Mitt Romney’s long journey in search of the presidency began on Christmas Eve in 2006, in Park City, Utah, as he and his...
View ArticleIs America Turning Against "The 1%"
Two thirds of Americans say they are dissatisfied with the distribution of income and wealth. "This includes three-fourths of Democrats and 54% of Republicans...Republicans, at 45% very or somewhat...
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