Venezuela opposition calls on supporters to defy emergency decree Meanwhile the Republicans are blocking the law authorizing Puerto Rico to refinance its debt. If Venzueladoes fall into chaos, where do you suppose we will need to place US forces? [...]
Archive for May, 2016
May 17th, 2016 - 8:08 am § in Misc.
Man Bites Dog: A Repugnant Democrat
Alan Grayson has earned the title “repugnant Democrat.” Grayson, a member of Congress from Florida, has been a liberal and sometimes libertarian warrior. So outspoken is Grayson that Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck remarked, “It’s okay if the Republicans lose every seat in the[...]
May 17th, 2016 - 7:07 am § in Misc.
Dialogue: Nigeria
Chinazor Onianwah Where are my friends? Ken Eso-adigwu, Alex Ebimobowei Babudoh,Samuel Adewusi, Roberta Brown Cooper. It’s beginning to feel lonely on Facebook. Obasanjo the chameleon has just thrown Buhari under the bus. While the US was probing his shady deals with Harlibuton, he switched fr[...]
May 17th, 2016 - 1:26 am § in Misc.
DAVID PRESTON ASKS: Are There “Transgender Children” ?
David Preston Last Friday President Obama issued a sweeping decree directing public schools to let students choose which bathroom they’ll use (boys or girls) based on whatever gender they declare themselves to be. You can argue that gender identity is more complicated than just picking a gende[...]
May 16th, 2016 - 4:54 pm § in Uncategorized
Trump National Golf Course worth only $1.35 million? Really?
Donald Trump’s attorneys tried to value a luxurious golf course in tony Westchester County, New York, that he bragged was worth “at least $50 million” at only $1.35 million for tax purposes. I bet he wouldn’t sell it to you for that. Of course, his motive is clear enough: [...]
May 16th, 2016 - 2:16 pm § in Politics
A 5-minute primer on vote supression
Politics is a dirty, bare-knuckles business. But of all the dirty rotten things Republicans do, none are nastier than their attempts to keep American citizens from voting in their own country — a right our veterans fought and died for. Of course, they rarely come right out and say “we do[...]
UW: Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others
“I’m sorry to see the President dismiss the union’s effort to ask for more consistent application of hiring standards as an attempt to prevent “positive relationships with administrators.” In my view, the union has provided a useful vehicle in this instance for faculty [...]
May 16th, 2016 - 11:47 am § in Donald Trump, Misc.
Trump Will Not Reveal His Taxes, But Will Take an IQ Test!
Trump Tells U.K. TV: ‘I’m Not Stupid, Okay’… Challenges London Mayor To Take An IQ Test…[...]
It won’t be wise to elect Bernie president and handover the White House to the Jewish devil.
Chinazor Onianwah With my ears to the ground at the DNC, I knew that Bernie was encouraged to run to sharpen up Hillary Clinton for the general elections, and then he got popular with the millennials who have daddy issues. Still, there was no way he was going to be elected President. It’s not [...]