May 24, 2014 – 8:03 am
If only was something available for State Department weenies to do research on people they endorse (Washington Free Beacon) The State Department’s Counter Terrorism (CT) Bureau promoted on Friday a controversial Muslim scholar whose organization has reportedly backed Hamas and endorsed a fatwa authorizing the murder of U.S. soldiers in Iraq. The CT bureau on […]
May 7, 2014 – 3:56 pm
First World Problems (ABC 6) After more than a century of singing “I’m a Utah Man,” some say it’s time to update the University of Utah’s 1904 fight song. Proposals to adjust such lyrics as “I’m a Utah man” and “our coeds are the fairest” have spiked emotions on campus in recent weeks. Critics say […]
March 28, 2014 – 8:09 am
I’ve mentioned many times the notion of the United States Of The Offended, a phrase by Robert D. Raiford which denotes that people get their skivvies in a bunch by pretty much everything, pitch a fit because their feelings were hurt, and demand that Something Be Done. It doesn’t help when people have no understanding […]
February 22, 2014 – 11:17 am
Orwell would be proud (NY Times) The University of Mississippi said Friday that students could face criminal charges for placing a noose on a statue honoring the college’s first black student, and a fraternity announced that it had expelled three men because of the incident. If you continue reading the article you’ll see how this […]
February 10, 2014 – 3:37 pm
Hoist on his own petard (Daily Caller) A Buffalo, N.Y. community activist who is well known locally for pushing for a highly restrictive 2013 gun control law has been arrested for — wait for it — carrying a gun illegally at a public elementary school. The arrested gun-control advocate, Dwayne Ferguson, caused quite a scene at […]
January 29, 2014 – 11:43 am
There could be legislation for that (The Hill) Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) is threatening to introduce a bill requiring the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to be more polite to airline passengers. During a hearing about the TSA’s Screening Partnership Program that took place this week, Connolly said passengers would likely cooperate more with TSA agents if […]
January 2, 2014 – 10:35 am
Hooray! (I’ve cleaned the story up a bit) (NBC News) All 52 passengers who were stranded aboard an ice-locked (fossil fueled) ship in Antarctica for more than a week were rescued by (fossil fueled) helicopter early Thursday, officials said. The (fossil fueled) Akademic Shokalskiy sent out a distress call on Christmas morning after it became surrounded […]
December 11, 2013 – 4:08 pm
Seriously, the comparison to Amazon.com is beyond ridiculous. Heck, even small consumer websites do better (The Hill) Capitol Hill staffers who signed up for ObamaCare through the Washington, D.C., healthcare exchange, called DC Health Link (DCHL), are being told to confirm their enrollments in person, and not to rely on data provided by the website. […]
October 29, 2013 – 11:08 am
October 3, 2013 – 7:18 am
You’ve heard of other ways Team Obama has spent money, such as with all the #Barrycades around monuments. Here are 7 of the dumbest….at least so far (Daily Caller) The government is shut down and thousands of government workers have been sent home. But will it save any money? The shutdown in during the Clinton […]
