Hal Rogers, the Republican chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, represents Owsley county and got 84 percent of its vote. His 5th congressional district in southeast Kentucky has the largest proportion of food stamp recipients among any held by a Republican, the data shows. Kentucky’s Ow[...]
Posts Tagged ‘politics’
March 23rd, 2015 - 10:31 am § in America
Worst Ted Talk Ever?
Students at Liberty University students were required to attend Ted Cruz’s campaign announcement as part of their thrice-weekly Convocation.[...]
March 17th, 2015 - 11:01 am § in America
Of Jews and Radical Republicans
In the context of the current debate over Netanyahu’s insulting speech before Congress, it is important to note that there has been an ongoing effort by the radical right to turn Jews from our traditional support of liberalism by appealing to Israeli security. During the GW Bush “Glob[...]
March 13th, 2015 - 10:12 am § in America, The Ave Scene
African American males have to broaden our Cultural Spectrum
One of the main obstacles in the way of employment for African American males is the public school system and the urban street culture mentality that a poor education system perpetuates. Poor public education does not prepare kids intellectually which makes it very tough to gain access to higher e[...]
Speak loudly and carry a small stick: The Logan Act and American foreign policy
By rights, the Logan Act should never have never made it onto the Internet chat circuit. Approved in 1799 by a sharply polarized Congress, the Act was seen, even at the time, as nothing more than a gesture to put an upstart state legislator (Dr. George Logan) in his place for schmoozing the French. [...]
March 6th, 2015 - 7:52 pm § in America
What hath Obama wrought?
Obama’s Recovery: For The First Time In 30 Years, Unemployment Fell In EVERY State In 2014 Looks like the Obama recovery is really picking up steam. addictinginfo.org[...]
Anthony Washington: Black Lives Matter, Cuban Americans and the Tea Party
The Black Lives Matter movement cannot squander the momentum and support gained on the national level. The BLM movement needs to expand from just a cultural phenomenon, to a social, economic and political entity. The movement has taken steps in the right direction creating a plan deemed, “Campai[...]
March 5th, 2015 - 5:40 pm § in America, The Ave Scene
So, Do The Cougars Want $14,000,000 a Year to Seed Fund Raising?
The key to this OP-ED in the Seattle Times is Mr. Gardner’s assertion that public money can stimulate private donations. Is this realistic for a Cougar School of Medicine? Special To Seattle Times As a vice president at Washington State University with a background in business and academia, [...]
New President brings Hope to Nigeria
Will Nigeria’s new president, Muhammadu Buhari, be able to bring stability to a country crippled by terrorism and a corrupt government? Muhammadu Buhari, a former general, who came to power in Nigeria in 1983 via a military coup and was ousted by another military coup two years later in 19[...]