The Right-Wing Defense of Anti-Vaxxers Brian Tashman for Right Wing Watch Published February 4, 2015 – 8:12am Last year, when Glenn Beck learned that outbreaks of diseases like whooping cough and measles were on the rise due to an increasing number of parents who are refusing to have their chi[...]
Archive for February, 2015
February 5th, 2015 - 4:02 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Radical Republicans: Gov. Walker redefines U. of Wisconsin’s mission
Scott Walker wants to be president. But that’s still a couple years away. Meanwhile, Walker wants to revamp the University of Wisconsin’s function by changing the statute defining its mission from “36.01(2) The mission of the system is to develop human resources, to discover and d[...]
February 5th, 2015 - 3:25 pm § in Misc.
Arizona claims teacher working in prison assumed risk of rape
“The Arizona Attorney General’s Office is asking for dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a teacher who was brutally assaulted and raped after being left in an unguarded prison classroom with a convicted sex offender. The AG’s reasoning is essentially this: the woman knew she was in a [...]
February 5th, 2015 - 3:01 pm § in Religion
Creationist sues for gov’t handouts
Australian-born “new earth” creationist Ken Ham, who insists the earth is only 6,000 old and wants to build a Noah’s Ark theme park in Kentucky to promote his beliefs, intends to sue the state “for rejecting its application for tax incentives to help finance the park.” [...]
February 5th, 2015 - 11:16 am § in Misc.
Liberal Hypocrisy: When Capital Punishment is Justified
Jordan’s eye-for-an-eye response to the Islamic State The question asked by some liberals is : What purpose did hanging these two convicts serve? Is capital punishment worse than life long imprisonment? Should life long imprisonment be made more unpleasant .. perhaps by putting the perps in cage[...]
February 5th, 2015 - 8:57 am § in Misc.
IS Saturday Peace?
Kerry to hold nuclear talks with Iran FM Saturday: US US Secretary of State John Kerry will hold talks with his Iranian counterpart Saturday on efforts to secure a deal over Tehran’s nuclear programme, the… Full story[...]
February 5th, 2015 - 8:46 am § in Misc.
#25 is born
Michelle Millman Richard Sherman: “My son sure does know how to make an entrance! 2/5/15… Is it a coincidence or is he just that clever?! Either way I’m ecstatic!”[...]
February 4th, 2015 - 10:04 pm § in Misc.
The Supreme Court responds to the vaccination controversy …
… over a hundred years ago: “The defendant insists that his liberty is invaded when the state subjects him to fine or imprisonment for neglecting or refusing to submit to vaccination; that a compulsory vaccination law is unreasonable, arbitrary, and oppressive, and, therefore, hostile to[...]