…It’s time for Western states to take control of federal lands within their borders, lawmakers and county commissioners from Western states said at Utah’s Capitol on Friday. More than 50 political leaders from nine states convened for the first time to talk about their joint goal: wresting control of oil-, timber -and mineral-rich lands away [...]
…Biden, to set up a story about how he was almost arrested on Ohio University’s campus in 1963, said he came to Ohio University then because “my football team, the University of Delaware, came to avenge a loss” from 1961. “I came … I was a football player … I came here in 1963 … [...]
…A Washington woman has come under fire over claims her PTSD caused by online harassment and Twitter trolls is equal to that of military veterans. Melody Hensley was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 16 months ago following online abuse, which she says is the result of her being an outspoken feminist and atheist… …One [...]
…147,802,000 non-veteran benefit takers outnumber…the 86,429,000 full-time private sector workers 1.7 to 1… …while welfare recipients receive tax “refunds”…
…If a man meet a little mule and he wanna get married to the little mule, as long as he and the little mule get along all right, that’s fine with me. It doesn’t bother me any kind of way.”…
you ever seen a grown woman naked? …A shockingly graphic tweet by U.S. Airways featuring a woman and an airplane has led to an investigation and red-faced apology by the airline. A photo of a naked woman lying exposed on a bed with a toy plane between her legs was publicly shared by the airline [...]
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The Associated Press and Bloomberg are both reporting that Health and Human Service Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will resign… *vrooooooooooooom* …The New York Times reports that President Obama accepted Sebelius’s resignation earlier this week…
…“I realize that contempt is not a big deal to our attorney general, but it is important that we have proper oversight,” Gohmert said. “You don’t want to go there, buddy! You don’t want to go there, okay,” Holder shot back. “I don’t want to go there?” the Texas Republican responded. “No,” Holder said, leaning [...]
* sound of fabulous crickets * …OkCupid’s co-founder and CEO Sam Yagan once donated to an anti-gay candidate. (Yagan is also CEO of Match.com.) Specifically, Yagan donated $500 to Rep. Chris Cannon (R-Utah) in 2004, reports Uncrunched. During his time as congressman from 1997 to 2009, Cannon voted for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, [...]
…Black people are the fathers and mothers of civilization, white men are the devil, the Christian god is nothing more than a ghost and only a small percentage of people understand the world. These are just some of the beliefs behind the bling — the gaudy Five Percent Nation medallions worn by Jay Z… previously…
… a CEO who made a donation in opposition to gay marriage is the same as the hateful members of the Westboro Baptist Church… …The Los Angeles Times maintains a database of contributions for and against Proposition 8. The database includes the names of a donor’s employer, as is required by campaign finance law. I [...]
If you were to have dinner and chat with a potential state Supreme Court candidate what questions would you ask and what would you tell him?
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Mozilla Chief Executive Brendan Eich has stepped down, the company said on Thursday, after an online dating service urged a boycott of the company’s web browser because of a donation Eich made to opponents of gay marriage. The software company came under fire for appointing Eich as CEO last month. In [...]
