If Vitter resigned now, Jindal would be able to appoint a replacement who would, effectively, be an incumbent for 2016. But Vitter and Jindal hate each other, so Vitter will not give Jindal the opportunity to (ed pick himself?) as a successor. The result is that the U.S. Senate 3rd class seat [...]
Archive for November, 2015
November 22nd, 2015 - 9:22 pm § in Uncategorized
Trump’s libel of Arab-Americans could get someone killed
“Hey, I watched when the World Trade Center came tumbling down. And I watched in Jersey City, New Jersey, where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was coming down.” That’s Donald Trump defending remarks he made Saturday claiming he saw “thousan[...]
November 22nd, 2015 - 7:08 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Jane Doe vs. Univ. of Oregon: A case study of what happens when lawyers run campuses and athletic programs matter more than sexual assault victims
The University of Oregon really stepped in it after 3 of its basketball players, 1 of whom was recruited after being kicked out of another college for committing sexual assault there, allegedly gang-raped OU student Jane Doe in an off-campus apartment. Doe went to the city police, but they didn̵[...]
November 22nd, 2015 - 6:27 pm § in Uncategorized
Trump feels fine about his white supporters beating up black protester
“Donald Trump suggested Sunday the half-dozen white attendees at his campaign rally on Saturday may have reacted appropriately when they shoved, tackled, punched and kicked a black protester who disrupted his speech. ‘Maybe he should have been roughed up because it was absolutely disgust[...]
November 22nd, 2015 - 6:11 pm § in Misc.
Why gas is cheap
“The oversupply problem is so bad that oil tankers waiting to be offloaded are piling up off the U.S. Gulf Coast because there’s nowhere to put the crude.” Read story here.[...]
November 22nd, 2015 - 3:21 pm § in Misc.
What Happens When a Faux Anchor Speaks Truth?
Steve Jenks FACEBOOK There are too many Liberals Infltrating fox NEWS Shepard Smith Denounces ‘Political Extremists’ Objecting to Syrian Refugees In a tirade on Monday, Fox News anchor Shepard Smith dismissed legitimate security concerns in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks as a “colle[...]
November 22nd, 2015 - 1:57 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Texas bars college professors from vetting high school textbooks
Apparently the State Board of Education, a partisan body dominated by a Republican majority, doesn’t trust academics to know anything about the subjects they teach. So these people, who think evolution is bunk and want school children to read textbooks that refer to slaves as “workers,&#[...]
November 22nd, 2015 - 1:24 pm § in Misc.
How to profile ISIS terrorists
Fearful you might be done in by ISIS cutthroats in your hometown, right here in the good ol’ USA? Well, you can’t be too careful, can you? Study this photo carefully, so you can profile potential ISIS terrorists if you run into them. This guy is an actual ISIS terrorist, so he’s a [...]
November 22nd, 2015 - 12:54 pm § in Misc.
Proof Evolution is False
9 Scientific Facts Prove the “Theory of Evolution” is False – Life did not start with a bolt of lightning striking a pond of water as claimed by the main stream scientists. Kids are taught that life can evolve given enough time. This is a false statement without any scientif[...]