Category Archives: Current Affairs

Take a Chill Pill, It’s A Holiday

This is actually pretty sad: More than 100 gay families have signed up to attend the White House’s annual Easter egg roll in April. “It will help Americans see real gay, lesbian and transgender headed families,” said Jennifer Chrisler, executive director of Family Pride, one of the groups spearheading the event. This is the first […]

If France Does It, Can We?

You know, cause I am just asking ILE LONGUE MILITARY BASE, France (AFP) – President Jacques Chirac for the first time raised the threat of a nuclear strike on any state that launches "terrorist" attacks against France. He also said France’s doctrine of nuclear deterrence has been extended to protect the country’s "strategic supplies", taken […]

Dems Sued On MLK Day For Racism

Ok, well, not really. The lawsuit was filed back in 2004 [ Seattle , January 3, 2005 ] On December 10th 2004 , inner-city minister, Rev Wayne Perryman, – filed a class action Reparation lawsuit (in the United States District Court in Seattle Case No. CV04-2442), alleging “that because of their racist past practices the […]

Sorta Blogless Sunday Interlude: Iran and the UN

New York Times headline this Sunday: U.N. Scrutiny Won’t Make Iran Quit Nuclear Effort, President Says. TEHRAN, Jan. 14 – Iran will not abandon its nuclear program even if the United Nations nuclear watchdog refers it to the Security Council, where it could face punitive measures, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a rare news conference […]

The Death Penalty is Racist?

We have heard so many times that Capital Punishment is racist. The Reverend Jesse Jackson, when he isn’t creating illegitimate little Jesse’s, has stated "This is a problem! You escape the federal death penalty based on your race and residence. If you’re an African American in Texas who commits a crime that could warrant the […]

Speaking of Executions

I wonder why all those folks protesting for Tookie ignored this guy? PARCHMAN, Miss. – A 77-year-old convicted hitman was executed Wednesday, becoming the oldest person in the nation put death since capital punishment was reinstated nearly three decades ago. John B. Nixon Sr. still claimed innocence as he was strapped to the death chamber […]

Bye Bye, Tookie. You Won’t Be Missed

Except, of course, by those who believe the words of the co-founder of the Crips. I really hope I do not have to reiterate what the Crips have done over the years. And Tookie will finally pay for his cold blooded crimes SAN FRANCISCO – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger refused to block the execution early Tuesday […]

Iron Lady Not Doing Well

I mentioned the other day the "outpouring of love" that the Democratic Underground twits were showing for Margaret Thatcher. More recent news shows she is not doing well, and she and her family deserve our prayers Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher’s short-term memory has faded to the extent that she cannot remember the start […]

Iraq: A Thought On Progress

So, yesterday on Bill Lemay’s show, WPTF-680 in Raleigh, he mentioned the progress in Iraq compared to the 540 Beltline in the Raleigh area. Interesting allegory. Let’s look at the details on 540. 540 was added to the NC State 7 year plan in 1984. The first segment was opened in 1997. At this time, […]

Where’s Eason Jordan?

You would think that Eason "the military is targeting journalists" Jordan would be all over this story; An Iranian military transport plane crashed into a 10-story apartment building as it was trying to make an emergency landing Tuesday, ripping open the top of the structure and igniting a huge fire. At least 128 people were […]

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