November 19, 2014 – 11:34 am
We can only assume that Slate writer Joanna Rothkopf, Gawker, and the outraged commenters are pro-looter Disgusting: Darren Wilson supporter crowd-funds “Pants Up Don’t Loot†billboard in Ferguson A man has successfully raised enough money to erect a billboard reading “#PantsUPDontLoot†in Ferguson, Missouri, as the town braces for a grand jury’s decision regarding whether […]
October 30, 2014 – 5:13 pm
Representative Chris Coons, Democrat-Delaware, makes some good points. He also makes some seriously dumb ones. I wonder whether his opinion would change if some of these people coming from Ebola areas ended up in Delaware? Those who help Ebola patients should be honored, not punished The best way to protect Americans from Ebola is by […]
October 29, 2014 – 9:58 am
You’re familiar with the nurse, Kaci Hickox, who was the center of a kerfuffle in New Jersey when she was involuntarily quarantined after returning from West Africa, threatening to sue, because she apparently knows best, and apparently has no qualms about potentially exposing other people to Ebola. Now, Maine is looking to quarantine her (Fox […]
October 27, 2014 – 6:15 pm
October 20, 2014 – 7:00 am
Remember when we were told that things like this wouldn’t happen? (Alliance Defending Freedom) Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a federal lawsuit and a motion for a temporary restraining order Friday to stop officials in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, from forcing two ordained Christian ministers to perform wedding ceremonies for same-sex couples. City officials told Donald […]
October 18, 2014 – 10:40 am
Someone must be seeing flagging poll numbers (NY Times) The politics of Ebola have been swirling for awhile, and Senator Kay Hagan, the Democratic incumbent facing a tough re-election race in North Carolina, just made a sharp change in direction. Earlier this week, Ms. Hagan sided with the Obama administration, arguing against banning flights from […]
October 18, 2014 – 7:04 am
Huh. How about that (Breitbart) Thursday night on Fox News,Charles Krauthammer predicted that it would only take “a couple more cases like Mr. Duncan” flying to the United States from West Africa with Ebola for the president to back down from his no travel ban position. But ifJudicial Watch’ssources are correct, Obama’s open door policy […]
October 17, 2014 – 8:15 am
Absolutely no need to panic, you guys! (ABC News) A Dallas health care worker who handled clinical specimens from an Ebola-infected patient is on a cruise ship in the Caribbean, with the worker self-quarantined and being monitored for signs of infection, the State Department said in a statement. The unidentified female worker departed on a […]
October 16, 2014 – 7:22 am
Making the rounds of the news and Internet are stories about Ebola possibly becoming airborne, which would create a nightmare scenario of epic proportions. Ebola has always been a direct fluid/blood transmission disease. If it could be transmitted through the air, well, for a disease with at least a 70% death rate….well, you can imagine. […]
October 16, 2014 – 6:46 am
Well, this is a new one (Fox News) The world’s “going to hell in a handbasket,†according to a majority of voters in the latest Fox News poll. And that’s draining support for President Obama’s policies. But will it help Republicans on Election Day? Unclear. The new poll, released Wednesday, finds 58 percent of voters […]
