Category Archives: Current Affairs

Time Magazine Defends Rioting

Is this article by Darlene Cuhna clickbait? Trolling? Or a serious piece which is enabling for the looter class? Ferguson: In Defense of Rioting The violent protests in Ferguson, Mo., are part of the American experience. Peaceful protesting is a luxury only available to those safely in mainstream culture When a police officer shoots a […]

Grand Jury Looks At Evidence, Refuses To Indict Darren Wilson

This, of course, has made liberals and the media (but, I repeat myself) very upset, so they’re attempting to spin this away Ferguson police officer won’t be charged in fatal shooting A grand jury on Monday declined to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager, resolving a secretive, […]

“Rape By Fraud”? NJ Politician Looks To Criminalize It

I usually leave these loony tunes type stories to The Other McCain, but this one caught my eye (NJ.com) Imagine this: A man woos a woman to bed with tales of his riches, fast cars and a vacation home in Monaco. But he actually lives in his mother’s basement. Or this: A seemingly wealthy widow […]

Pro-Looters Very Upset Over Proposed Billboard In Ferguson

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 […]

Rep. Chris Coons: Stop Being Mean To Those Who Come To US Possibly Striken With Ebola

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 […]

Ebola Nurse Balks At Voluntary Confinement

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 […]

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Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Gov’t Tells Ministers To Perform Gay Marriage Or Face Jail

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 […]

Kay Hagan Flips On Travel Ban

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 […]

Good News: Obama Plans To Let Ebola Infected Foreigners Into US

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 […]

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