Citing a $631 million funding shortfall, the Seattle Times last year urged the state to shut down the GET program. Just 19 months later, GET is now fully recovered to 106% of obligations. Yet another reminder NEVER to follow the Seattle Times editorial advice: http://horsesass.org/state-taxpayers-sa[...]
Archive for September, 2014
September 5th, 2014 - 2:08 am § in Misc.
AFRICA and Birth Control
Husbands hiring boda-boda men to escort their wives for antenatal services Jul 12, 2013 Kibuku district health officer, Dr. Ahmed Bumba has disclosed Read More…[...]
September 4th, 2014 - 9:47 am § in America, The Ave Scene
Hearst, Murdoch, Graham, McClure… Bezos
The tradition of rich folks buying newspapers or media to promote their ideas is a long one … as American Pie or Remember the Ma ine! Now Jeff Bezos is showing he actually owns the Washington Post and intends to use it to promote his ideology, what ever that is.[...]
September 4th, 2014 - 8:35 am § in Misc.
South Carolina Etends Gun Rights to the Unborn
Proposal to Include Fetuses in ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law Moves Forward in SC Emily Crockett for RH Reality Check A South Carolina bill that passed a senate committee on Thursday would expand the state’s “stand your ground” self-defense law to include fetuses. Similar legislation is advancing[...]
September 4th, 2014 - 4:15 am § in Misc.
NFL SEASON STARTS IN SEAATTLE: I will be watching the cheerleaders!
The 2014 NFL season will begins tonight in Seattle with the Seahawks playing the Green Bay Packers! Meantime … I wonder if the Seagals are going to be paid Seattle’s new minimum wage? The NFL claims cheerleaders are volunteers!!!!! Jills Glamour Etiquette Hygiene Rules[...]
September 3rd, 2014 - 12:58 pm § in Misc.
Slur of the Day
Ofay (US) a white person or honkey from Pig Latin for “foe.” [29][140][...]
September 3rd, 2014 - 12:26 pm § in Misc.
Slur of the Day: Replacements for the “N word”
Jungle bunny (U.S. and UK) a black person.[117] Kaffir, kaffer, kaffir, kafir, kaffre, kuffar (South Africa) a. derogatory for a black person. b. also caffer or caffre: a non-Muslim. c. a member of a people inhabiting the Hindu Kush mountains of north-east Afghanistan. Origin is from the Arab word k[...]
Cyler Miles, the Huskies’ star quarterback, will return to the team after a one game suspension after admitting to participating in two assaults on Seahawks fans.
THE FACTS? Miles returns to the team after publicly apologizing for participating in assault of a Seahawks fan after last year’s Superbowl. His team mate, UW receiver Damore’ea Stringfellow, a freshman, was charged for the assault and for an earlier assault on a female Seahawks f[...]