Other choices include being a nun, a priest, or a fundamentalist Christian . Cynthia Nixon, Sex and the City star, caused a stir in 2012, when she told The New York Times: ‘I’ve been straight and I’ve been gay, and gay is better.’ And they tried to get me to change it, because they said [...]
Archive for November, 2014
November 20th, 2014 - 12:34 am § in Uncategorized
Boeing, Ford, and Chevron Pay Their CEOs More Than The Pay Taxes to Uncle Sam
“Boeing, Ford and Chevron are among 29 U.S. companies whose chief executives were compensated more last year than their corporations paid in federal income taxes,” the Seattle Times reported tonight. But Republicans tell us corporations are overtaxed, and want to cut corporate taxes even[...]
November 19th, 2014 - 3:59 pm § in Misc.
President Romney Thrilled Us All With His Recitation of the Gettysburg Address
Now that we have a real President, FAUX News is happy. They were outraged, outraged when Obama chose not to attend last year’s Gettysburg address. Reagan did not go. Bushes I and II did not go. JFK did not go. Roosevelt never went, nor Nixon, nor did Billy Bob Clinton. The only president t[...]
PRESIDENT ROMNEY: Who has more billionaires? China or the US?
President Romney Congratulated President Xi Jinping ON china’s Billionaire Status BEIJING, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — In a personal phone call to China’s President, Mr. Romney shared the good news that China has 157 billionaires as of 2013, ranking second in the number of billionaires wor[...]
Political Control of Universities … Iran vs South Carolina
Iran’s Censors Academic Freedom in Universities Reza Faraji-Dana, the former Minister of Science, during his tenure as president of the University of Tehran in 2005. Reuters On Tuesday, Iran’s parliament rejected the fourth person that President Hassan Rouhani has nominated to lead the[...]
November 18th, 2014 - 9:45 pm § in Politics
If lawyers refuse to represent you, maybe you don’t have a case
“House Republicans are hoping the third time is a charm in their effort to sue President Barack Obama over his signature health care law. After two Washington law firms backed out of earlier commitments to represent House Republicans in their legal challenge, House Speaker John Boehner hired J[...]
November 18th, 2014 - 8:45 pm § in Misc.
Ferguson jail guard sued for raping woman arrested for expired car tags
It’s an old story in Ferguson, Missouri. A female worker, dressed in nursing scrubs, is driving to work when she’s pulled over for expired tags she couldn’t afford to renew. She gives the cop a phony name because she has warrants for fines she couldn’t afford to pay to Fergus[...]
November 18th, 2014 - 8:26 pm § in Uncategorized
U.N. Moves Closer To Indicting North Korean Leaders For Prison Camps
“Despite intense lobbying by North Korea and its allies, a key committee of the U.N. General Assembly agreed to urge the Security Council to refer the leaders of North Korea to the International Criminal Court for prosecution for crimes against humanity,” CBS News reported tonight. A ref[...]
CHINA … seen from HK
Hong Kong protesters break into government building as tensions flare again Meanwhile, most sources say the government is just waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting[...]