Subject: Funding for the National Science Foundation For those of you concerned about NSF funding for anthropological research, I want to bring to your attention a legislative proposal currently making its way through the US Congress that would, if enacted, have serious consequences for anthropolo[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Republicans’
SOUTH CAROLINA: Why does ANYONE want to live there? The Maps Part I
South Carolina, with what may be the worst record of any state in the union, will celebrate the civil war this weekend. Slavery, as horrible as it was elsewhere in the South, reached its peak in South Carolina where there were intentional efforts to breed a better slave by crossing African sl[...]
CUBA: the demon off of Florida
from the Seattle Times Letter column President Obama should not be reaching out The president’s action shows a change in our relationship with Cuba [“Obama busy at Mandela service,” News, Dec. 11]. I do not believe that Cuba is at a stage where we should be reaching out to them. Cuba is[...]
March 13th, 2014 - 11:13 am § in Misc.
President Romney Gets Support From CPAC
President Romney, Ambassador Palin speak as CPAC summit ends (TANews: OXON HILL, Md. )—The nation’s largest annual gathering of conservative activists came to a finish last Saturday but not before a final group of Republican all-stars took the stage. The President and Vice President joi[...]
Legal Thuggery: Louisiana Sends Cease and Desist to Move On
Louisiana Charges Move On with Violating The State’s Trademarks! Louisiana Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne sent a cease-and-desist letter to MoveOn, demanding that s billboard criticizing Gov. Bobby Jindal for not expanding Medicaid under Obamacare be dismantled. It is currently stationed alongsid[...]
March 7th, 2014 - 2:54 pm § in Misc.
How much did the Kochs spend last year demonizing Obama?
A Huffington Post analysis of press releases, news reports and Federal Communications Commission data collected by the Sunlight Foundation found that dark money groups have dropped at least $24.6 million on issue ads naming specific candidates on television, radio and online video since January 2013[...]
February 28th, 2014 - 10:43 am § in Misc.
South Carolina: Trumps AZ, Blocks Books That Mention Gays
Seems like South Carolina is running for capital of the Confederacy, putting the legislature in charge of college curriculum. Why do good people choose to live there? Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to cut $70,000 in funding from two public colleges that a[...]
South Carolina Prefers Government Fund Hospitals for the Poor Rather than Fund Obamacare
What next? Poor houses? State soup lines to replace food stamps? Nikki Haley rejected federal funds for poor folks .. “Medicaid” … but wants to bail out hospitals that will lose funding they would have gotten from Obamacare. She has increased payments to hospitals[...]
And he is BLACK!
The Right Finds an Articulate, if Slightly Weird Black Guy Benjamin Solomon “Ben” Carson, Sr. is a columnist, retired American neurosurgeon and a far right hero. The man credited with being the first surgeon to successfully separate twins joined at the head wants to compare America[...]