Rep. Pete DeGraaf, a Mulvane Republican makes a complete ass of himself
“A Republican just suggested a woman should have to "plan ahead" and obtain insurance in case she is raped. She should have a plan ready in case she is raped. I cannot repeat that enough -- a Republican lawmaker believes that women should be planning for a future in which she is raped, just in case.” - Robin Marty
Just in case you don’t think Big Brother is watching…
When Timi Robertson found out her middle-schooler son was being questioned by the Secret Service and the police at his Tacoma, Wa. school, she says she "just about lost it," — especially after they told her it was over a Facebook post the boy had written warning President Barack Obama of suicide attacks in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death.
Corporate profits grew 38.8 percent in 2010, the biggest increase since 1950, the year I was born.
But while CEOs earned an average of 20 percent more last year, many Americans continued to lose their jobs and benefits.
The insecurity of the middle class has a lot to do with how executives are paid. Bonuses pegged to stock prices encourage CEOs to mercilessly outsource and downsize, slashing costs to boost profits.
The result is that more corporate leaders are getting paid at the expense of average workers. Shown here are 10 of the worst offenders:
Lowe's, the world's second largest home improvement retailer recently announced a new partnership with residential solar provider Sungevity that will put renewable energy within the reach of millions.
On Monday, the companies announced a new agreement that will offer homeowners the easiest and most affordable solar solutions in the marketplace, marking a significant step in the mainstream adoption of residential solar. Story Here.
As a longtime Dodger fan I was horrified when I heard about this vicious attack on San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow.
It’s a sign of the times. Public violence is so prevalent that there is no place families can go without fear of being attacked. Gangsters rule the inner cities and when they attend games they bring their love of violence with them.
If you’ve gone to any professional sports venues in recent years, you’ve probably noticed the difference in how rude people are acting. Parents almost have to bring ear muffs for their children to baseball games because of the profanities that fill the air. It’s sad.
Los Angeles police said Tuesday that a Latina in her 20s who wore a white Andre Ethier jersey on opening day at Dodger Stadium may know the two assailants responsible for the brutal attack on San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow.
Los Angeles Police Capt. Bill Murphy said detectives have developed some strong leads, but one of the best is that a woman drove the car that took the two suspects away on the night of the beating.
Police also announced Tuesday that the total reward had been increased from $150,000 to $200,000 for information leading to the capture of the two attackers, the San Francisco Examiner reported
Police Suspect Drawings and Description - The first attacker is described as a stocky male Latino with a shaved head, mustache and goatee and possibly neck tattoos. He is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall to 5 feet 10 inches and weighing about 170 pounds. He has a mole on his left cheek. The second suspect is a Latino or white male, 6 feet 1 inches with short hair and hazel eyes and possibly tattoos on his shoulder.
If you see this dog coming for you, run. Thanks to his extensive training — and customized body armor that can cost upward of $30,000 — he's bulletproof, can hear through concrete and can record high-def video of missions, even in the dead of night.
Did you hear about this? Literally in a midnight session last week, the House Armed Services Committee tucked a dangerous provision into the huge Defense authorization bill.
With it, Congress took one more step towards passing a law for endless worldwide war. The new law would use American military forces against terrorism suspects everywhere and anywhere.
If you didn't hear about this provision, you're not alone.
It was added to the bill by Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.), and it could become the single biggest ceding of unchecked war authority to the executive branch in modern American history.
Outrageously, there have been no hearings on this worldwide war legislation, nor has its necessity been explained by Rep. Buck McKeon or anyone else in Congress.
A House vote could come as early as next week. Unlike the legislation that authorized the Afghanistan War and the pursuit of Osama bin Laden, the proposed new and expanded law to go to war does not even require a specific threat of harm to the United States.
It's outrageous that, just as the majority of Americans eagerly await the ramping down of our efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Congress is acting under the cover of darkness to pass a new law for a worldwide war.
Take action and contact your representative and make it clear that you won't stand still for Congress triggering a worldwide war without end.
Supreme Court sides with police who, lacking warrant, followed smell of pot into apartment
The only one of the group with any common sense was Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who dissented. In her dissent, Ginsburg said her colleagues were giving police an easy way to routinely avoid getting warrants in drug cases.
“Police officers may now knock, listen, then break the door down, never mind that they had ample time to obtain a warrant,” she said.
How about exploding watermelons for a bizarre opener? Apparently the Chinese farmers used a growth hormone at the wrong time in the growth cycle and the result was…exploding watermelons! Actually that sounds like a good name for a rock group; The Exploding Watermelons. Think about it. They could play on the same billing as the Smashing Pumpkins!
It’s true confession time this morning for former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger who admits to having fathered a child with a member of his household staff, a revelation that apparently prompted wife Maria Shriver to leave the couple's home before they announced their separation last week. So now you know the rest of the story why they are getting divorced.
After 45 years promoting treatment and a cure for children he calls "my kids," comedian Jerry Lewis announced Monday he is retiring as host of the Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon that has become synonymous with his name.
Lewis, 85, issued a statement through the association calling it "time for an all new Telethon era."
Lewis, a Las Vegas resident, has in recent years battled a debilitating back condition, heart issues and the crippling lung disease pulmonary fibrosis. He said he'll continue serving as national Muscular Dystrophy Association chairman, as he's done since the early 1950s.
That’s all for now. Thanks for stopping by. Time for me to head on down the road…
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I’ve got a lot more of these great posters to share on another day. They’ve been sourced from numerous public domains. I just don’t want to overwhelm you with 50 in one setting. Know what I mean Jelly Bean?
Russian State media can't get enough of Marjorie Taylor Greene. She's proven to be a superstar for actively stopping aid to Ukrai...
