George W Bush charged a charity $100,000 to guarantee his presence at fundraiser for military veterans wounded in the Iraq war The former president offered to charge $100,000 ‘rather than $250,000’ Was also flown by private jet to the 2012 event, the charity footed the bill It came a yea[...]
Archive for July, 2015
July 9th, 2015 - 9:06 am § in Misc.
George W. Bush wants to be paid to help the veterans he sent to war
July 9th, 2015 - 8:46 am § in Uncategorized
What that flag actually means
Deleting the Confederate flag from South Carolina’s capitol grounds decor is a done deal, now that both houses of the legislature have approved its removal by the requisite 2/3 vote, although not without much whining by some Republicans. (Note: giving credit where it’s due, it took Repub[...]
July 9th, 2015 - 8:42 am § in Misc.
Syria Is Judenfrei
Damascus – Israeli Politician: ‘Only About 50 Jews Left In Syria’s Main Cities’ Damascus – Likud Deputy Minister Ayoub Kara, the acting minister of the Regional Cooperation Ministry, spoke with a Syrian Jewish leader who informed… Read More »[...]
Bringing Science to The Third World
I really love science and all that it has done and can do for the world! We scientists also have to work on not thinking science is the only game in town though. Investment in science in the developing world in particular needs to be done with respect for the cultures and traditions in these [&helli[...]
July 9th, 2015 - 1:02 am § in Misc.
HuffPost Interview: “So from a biological standpoint, it doesn’t seem to make much sense to use the term “race.”
There’s no doubt that different groups of people can look very different from one another. But to contemporary anthropologists and sociologists, the notion that there are distinct “races” of human beings, each with its own specific attributes, doesn’t make much sense. Dr. Mar[...]
July 8th, 2015 - 11:51 pm § in Misc.
Who is a Jew????
Israeli Minister Says Reform Jews Are Not Really Jewish The comments by David Azoulay, who is Orthodox, underscored tensions with American Jews, who largely belong to Conservative or Reform streams. NYTIMES.COM|BY ISABEL KERSHNER[...]
July 8th, 2015 - 11:37 pm § in Misc.
My Gift to the South
Early Thursday morning, lawmakers in the South Carolina House approved a Senate bill that removes the Confederate flag from the Capitol grounds. The measure passed by a two-thirds margin and now goes to Republican Gov. Nikki Haley’s desk. The Associated Press reports: As House members delibera[...]
July 8th, 2015 - 4:04 pm § in America
Muslims raise $$$ to rebuild black churches
“Several black churches across the South have burned in recent weeks …. The destruction of these black churches inspired a group of young Muslims from different parts of the country to put together a crowdfunding campaign to raise money to rebuild them. Faatimah Knight, a 23-year-old[...]
July 8th, 2015 - 2:31 pm § in Misc.
THE Ave Scene: New Food in the CD
Nate’s Wings and Waffles is expected to open in August at 12th and E Jefferson. I hope the food is better than the Renton location … tiny pieces of chicken and less than imaginative sauces. Meantime L’il Woody’s Marcus Lalario is opening a new place, Fat’s Chic[...]
July 8th, 2015 - 2:30 pm § in Uncategorized
More businesses dump Trump
PVH, the clothing giant behind the Phillips-Van Heusen, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, and Speedo labels, has joined Univision, NBC, Televisa, ESPN, Macy’s, Serta, NASCAR, PGA, and haircare products Farouk Systems in severing their business ties to Donald Trump, all apparently fearing a backla[...]