Ahhh, we have already breached the bottom of the political campaign slop bucket — and neither party has yet to select their candidate! I still remember the attack ads from Soros on Atlanta Black radio back in 2000 and all the gutter ads in 2004. Well the following story isn’t exactly over an ad, but [...]
Not too long ago, I predicted that sooner or later government would pay folks to wipe their fannies after using the bathroom (gross, I know). Well this next story is just as bad IMO:
Cash carrot for obese people to lose pounds
timesonline.co.uk
Obese and overweight adults in England could be paid to lose weight under plans being [...]
The Abortion of Mary Williams
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Part II is where it really gets deep.
Support for voter ID
washingtontimes.com
Democrats often claim that voter identification laws, including the Indiana statute currently under review by the Supreme Court, lead to disenfranchisement of poor people, racial minorities and senior citizens. However, this claim doesn’t sit well with most Americans, according to a new Rasmussen Reports/The Washington Times/Fox 5 survey, and the argument also [...]
Music Stars Are Tuning Out Sex
nypost.com
January 23, 2008 — WE’RE not sure we believe him for a second, but Lenny Kravitz insists he’s been celibate for three years. “[It's] just a promise I made until I get married,” the rocker, who’s been married to Lisa Bonet – and linked to Adriana Lima, Devon Aoki, Natalie [...]
Columnist Jeff Jacoby of the Boston Globe does a pretty good job sorting through all the noise about each candidate’s proposal (as well as President Bush’s own proposal) to send you checks in the mail.
Remember, there’s no free lunch
By Jeff Jacoby
[excerpted]
“With the economy weakening, home and stock values sinking, and recession fears growing, pols of [...]
The inconvenient truth about earmarks
By: Samuel Loewenberg
politico.com
Republicans are planning another yearlong campaign to shame Democrats for failing to kill the practice of earmarking money for pet projects.
But there are two big problems with the strategy, according to nonpartisan experts who track spending. Democrats last year actually approved fewer earmarks than Republicans did when they ran [...]
Taken from the website ronpaul2008.com
(side note: Unlike most of the other candidates, I found his plan not to be as verbose or detailed. This could either a good or bad thing depending on what you are looking for. If any Ron Paul supporters or member of his campagin wishes to expound on his economic plan, [...]
FAMU Students Angry About Hip Hop Posters
By Matthew Richardson
Black College Wire
Posters and CD’s that promote rap duo “Big Koon & Hollywood” were plastered on trees, poles and rails all throughout the University. The name “Big Koon” caught the attention of students and caused some to have mixed feelings about the situation.
“There are so many posters [...]
A Youthful Throng Marches Against Abortion
By Sue Anne Pressley Montes
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tens of thousands of abortion opponents took to the cold, gray streets of Washington yesterday, buoyed by a recent report that the number of abortions in the United States had hit the lowest level in years and vowing to continue the fight.
Many of [...]
The Rev. Al Sharpton condemned the beating of a yeshiva student by five black teens.
jta.org
Speaking in Harlem at an event commemorating Martin Luther King Day, Sharpton reportedly said that those who fight for their own rights are only as honorable as when they fight for the rights of all people.
Sharpton, the founder of the National [...]
For about a month now, our family has been the owners of two kittens–both female. Now I really do have a soft spot for animals, just not for cats. The are just too quiet and too finicky for my taste. If I happen to be at someone’s house who has a cat, I have no [...]
Bush’s Stimulus Flop
By ALAN REYNOLDS
wsj.com
A reporter on Fox News recently asked, “Which presidential candidate is most qualified to turn the economy around and avoid a recession?” The quick answer is: none.
No candidate will become president soon enough to matter, and to ask the question is to presume that recessions can and should be avoided. But [...]
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