POLITICO On Friday, the five-time NBA champion tweeted that the Donald “has been a great friend for many years.” “We don’t need another politician, we need a businessman like Mr. Trump! Trump 2016,” he added. Trump responded on Twitter, writing, “Thank you @DennisRodman. It’s time to #[...]
Archive for July, 2015
July 25th, 2015 - 10:55 am § in Misc.
“We don’t need another politician, we need a businessman like Mr. Trump! Trump 2016,
July 25th, 2015 - 5:09 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Quotes of the Founders
“In regard to religion, mutual toleration in the different professions thereof is what all good and candid minds in all ages have ever practiced, and both by precept and example inculcated on mankind.” ~Samuel Adams, The Rights of the Colonists (1771)[...]
July 25th, 2015 - 1:07 am § in Misc.
Let’s Separate Support for Israel from Support for the Tea Patty.
The organization “Stand with Us” is making a HUGE error that will drive Jews away from support for Israel. Sadly, it has come out against President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran. SWU is foolish. SWU was created to counter the boycott movement BDS. BDS is a pro Hamas organi[...]
July 24th, 2015 - 6:21 pm § in Misc.
BUSH III WANTS TO END MEDICARE!
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush: “We … need to figure out a way to phase out this program for others and move to a new system that allows them to have something, because they’re not going to have anything.” Bush proposed to give seniors medical vouchers instead [...]
July 24th, 2015 - 1:01 pm § in Misc.
Why we don’t want armed vigilantes guarding public schools and government buildings
The owner of an Ohio shopping center has ordered armed civilians guarding a military recruiting office to leave the premises after one of them accidentally fired a shot while showing off his AR-15. Remember when the NRA wanted to put armed citizens in our public schools? (Click here for story)[...]
July 24th, 2015 - 12:32 pm § in Politics
Kshama Sawant & the Great Seattle Rent Control Debate .. by David Preston
Sorry for the misleading headline, kids. In reality, this was probably the dullest public gathering I’ve ever been to . . . outside of church and some local planning meetings. The moderator was tipsy. And the debate? Positively high school. Instead of engaging each other with facts, arguments,[...]
July 24th, 2015 - 12:28 pm § in Politics
Is Dodd-Frank killing small banks?
That’s what anti-regulation Republicans — the folks who gave you the 2008 financial meltdown — claim. But the reality is something different. Yes, small banks are disappearing. But it’s due to market forces, not the heavy hand of government. As this chart shows, small banks h[...]
July 24th, 2015 - 9:51 am § in Misc.
UPDATE: William Quick on Copyright Law
UPDATE: The comments thread from this post of 23 July, have gotten long enough that I decided to update it. Anyone interested in the trolling of William Quick or the sock puppets he seems to have used, may wish to read the comments. William Quick, a frequent troll here on TA, has begun se[...]
July 24th, 2015 - 8:31 am § in The Ave Scene
SEATTLE APARTHEID: Is Seattle Segregated?
A couple of days ago on TA , Ed Clark responded to the Seattle Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) charge that Seattle’s zoning is rooted in and responsible for racial segregation in Seattle. In my opinion, the HALA statement was race baiting and flawed by a fundamenta[...]