Really? The Utter Hypocrisy Here is Awesome. I do not doubt that DeCaprio, an actor of some but not great talent, is investing some time .. at least that of his publicist. However, Bill Clinton himself has made 100s of millions from his self promotional philanthropy. Why not recognize people w[...]
Posts Tagged ‘political correctness’
ISIS IS ISLAMIC
Alastair Crooke on ISIS as Islam (HuffPost abstracts and comments) I agree with Mr. Crooke. The President’s statement that ISIS is not Islamic was at best confusing political correctness. Obama said this, I assume, to avoid inciting bigots. However, the statement neglects a fa[...]
September 16th, 2014 - 9:49 pm § in America
HUMOR: How the DMV Undermines Democracy, Part II
by Keith Humphreys,The Reality-Based Community ……A I left the California DMV office in late August with a 30-day temporary license plate and the mandate to get a smog check. I was told to mail proof of said smog check and my other paperwork to the DMV. I accomplished this within a week a[...]
July 31st, 2014 - 6:28 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Private school employee fired for consorting with homophones
Nomen Global Language Center, a private ESL school in Utah catering to foreign students seeking admission to U.S. colleges, has fired social media specialist Tim Torkildson for writing a blog post about homophones. The Salt Lake Tribune quoted the school’s owner, Clarke Woodger, as complaini[...]
July 22nd, 2014 - 7:58 pm § in America, The Ave Scene
An email from my friend Jim McDermott, inviting me for a $25 drink!
Join Me on Primary Day From: Congressman Jim McDermott <[email protected]> Add To: stevesxxxxxx Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 18:01:05 -0400 Dear friend, I hope you will join me on August 5th from 5:30-7pm at the Brave Horse Tavern (310 Terry Ave N) for a Primary Election Day Happy H[...]
June 29th, 2014 - 3:56 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: God Comes to Australia
Thanks to God and to China for buying up natural resources from Australia, the outpost continent economy is booming. Australian wages outpace American wages … making the former penal colony a world-wide California for folks who are inclined to tan. NOW, the Aussies are joining America in t[...]
June 24th, 2014 - 3:47 am § in Uncategorized
Who is White? Bigotry and Discrimination at a Traditionally Black College
“A white professor is accusing Alabama State University, an Historically Black College, of discriminating against him and his partner after they blew the whistle on racial preferences at the school.” from website “Black like Moi” An ASU diversity officer, “Why did we ha[...]
June 23rd, 2014 - 9:41 am § in Misc., The Ave Scene
Microsoft OneDrive jumps to 15GB free, and 1TB for Office 365
This is a BIG deal! I have long held the theory that in the earliest days of Bill Gates and Paul Allen, these two guys were frustrated by the difficulties they had as students of Lakeside. They had an intense drive to access computers and would do anything they could This led the two of […][...]
Rightwing school board provokes Denver-area student strikes
More than 1,200 students walked out of six Denver-area suburban high schools yesterday to protest a newly-elected school board’s attempts to force-feed them conservative ideology. Teachers at the schools are also upset with the board’s efforts to censor education, and staged sick-outs [...]