By a vote of 70-28, the Tennessee House of Representatives has approved a bill based on this man’s teachings. The bill purports to:: a. Protect freedom of speech for teachers. b. Privatize Tennessee’s schools. c. Prevent openly gay people from teaching in public schools. d. Make a holi[...]
Posts Tagged ‘tea party’
April 28th, 2011 - 8:28 am § in America
Exactly How Stupid is Our Governor?
Ans. How Stupid Is the Marijuana Community?? from HorsesAss Lee, 04/27/2011, Ed. Occasionally I cross post from Lee Rosenberg to show how the political madness is not restricted to Donald Trump and the Tea Party. My reason for doing this has nothing to do with the issue of marijuana. Legalizing mari[...]
BRING BACK CHILD LABOR!
Huff Post — Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) is backing changes to the state’s child labor laws. The minimum wage in Maine is $7.50 an hour, and there is no training or subminimum wage for students. The new legislation, would permit for employers to pay anyone under the age of 20 as l[...]
April 26th, 2011 - 10:39 am § in America
Palin not running for 2012 presidential polls: Rev Franklin Graham
Ed. This revelation by the Rev. Franklin ibn Billy Graham comes right on the heels of Rev. Franklin’s amazing video revelations on Sunday’s The AVE. Watch him explain WHY Japan was hit by a tsunami! Washington, Apr 25 : Reverend Franklin Graham, the influential and controversial pastor[...]
Could the UW’s New Young be a Candidate for the Supreme Court?
Given President Obama’s unique effort to find balance in our fractious society, Michael Young could be a unique candidate if a new SCOTUS position were to open up. As a Mormon, he would represent a real first .. esp on a Court now comprised remarkably of all Roman Catholics and Jews. As a rati[...]
April 22nd, 2011 - 9:37 am § in Politics
Tea Party Comes to Finland
HELSINKI, Finland — There is hardly a country on the continent that has been a more steadfast supporter of the European Union than Finland. For more than 20 years, the voters here have returned the same three parties to power in various coalition governments, with few changes in policies. The True[...]
April 20th, 2011 - 7:26 am § in Politics
SWEDEN: News
Sweden mulls impact of Finnish far-right rise from The Local: Published: 18 Apr 11 11:05 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation Updated: 18 Apr 11 12:24 CET Sweden’s foreign minister Carl Bildt has expressed concern over the possible impact of the Finnish elections on Nordic and EU [...]
April 18th, 2011 - 3:20 am § in Schools & Colleges
Are All Kids Equal?
Do private schools have the right to choose the kids that they want to serve? This issue is very important in countries like India where getting into the “right” private school may be critical to a child’s future. The lessons for debt plagued Americs should be obvious: from The Hin[...]
As Congress punts, the dollar melts.
Ed. Yesterday’s bizarre behavior of the Republican House may meltdown the dollar. from CNBC. excerpted. In 10 months, the Dollar Index has lost 14% because the world keeps accumulating dollar doesn’t want and sells them. Asian central banks are key. “Asia Pacific banks are renowned for[...]
April 6th, 2011 - 12:53 pm § in America
UPDATE: Wisconsin Voters Recall Republican Judge
UPDATE: — The Waukesha County clerk announced that the vote total announced for Tuesday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court race had been mistaken — The new total puts Prosser on a significant path to victory, about 7,500 votes ahead of Kloppenburg. Sad outcome. Will the energy that [...]