According to Pew Research, the answer is “Yes“.
“The number of African-Americans who say they trust the U.S. government is nearly twice the number of whites who say that. The finding, from a recent poll on trust in America, is a sharp turnaround from previous years.”
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Welcome to Bizarro World!
“Public confidence in government is at one of the lowest points in a half century, according to a survey from the Pew Research Center. Nearly 8 in 10 Americans say they don’t trust the federal government and have little faith it can solve America’s ills, the survey found.
The survey illustrates the ominous [...]
So says the government.
“In preparation for this year’s census, 140,000 workers were hired to collect GPS readings for every front door in the nation. Such pinpoint precision will certainly simplify the process of locating any individual or group that may be identified as a threat to “national security” in the future. Remember, for example, [...]
January, 2010
“In a survey of American racial attitudes released Tuesday, researchers reported that the feeling of progress is driven in large part by the election of President Obama, along with a greater sense of local community satisfaction and a more positive outlook. The majority of African Americans say they are better off now than they [...]
The New York Times, along with other publications have recently been talking up the latest study that suggests that racial bias is playing a major role in high Black unemployment. Here is a clip from the NY Times article.
Similarly, Barry Jabbar Sykes, 37, who has a degree in mathematics from Morehouse College, a historically black [...]
The American government is into offshore drilling again—in Brazil!
YOU are committing $2 billion towards it.
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Let’s Hope China Forecloses On U.S. (Forbes)
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Another “‘bad’ treatment of animals is equal to slavery/holocaust” comparison. Courtesy of Nia Long. “When I became a mother, I started to really understand the importance of all living creatures in a way that [...]
…and you get to play any member of the Evans family.
In an apparent massive land grab move described as “help” from the government, Obama is “mulling” over a plan that could make homeowners who are behind in mortgage payments, renters.
NEW YORK, July 14 (Reuters) – U.S. government officials are weighing a plan that would let [...]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that worrying about the U.S. government’s finances “keeps me awake at night” and the country needed to start planning now to tackle soaring deficits.
In a pair of interviews on CNBC and Bloomberg television, Obama defended increasing government spending to prevent the recession from worsening, and warned [...]
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No. This isn’t something just taking place in South Africa. Instead, it is actually being discussed right here in the good ol’ US of A.
US cities may have to be bulldozed in order to survive
Dozens of US cities may have entire neighbourhoods bulldozed as part of drastic “shrink to survive” proposals [...]
The Obama administration is doing what all other Presidents have done in the past: blame the other guy. Unfortunately for Obama, the blame game is getting way too old. Truth is bubbling up through the rhetoric. From ABC News–
The director of the Congressional Budget Office today updated his projections for the budget and economic outlook [...]
From: AP
RALEIGH, North Carolina – Leaders of historically black colleges say they’ll fight a reduction in a federal program they call a financial lifeline at a time of economic distress for the schools and their students.
President Barack Obama’s education budget, unveiled Thursday, included major spending increases in many areas — but didn’t include an extra [...]
AIG…So Far
September 16, 2008
$85 billion loan
October 8, 2008
$38 billion loan
November 9, 2008
$40 billion loan
March 1, 2009
$30 billion loan
Total so far: $180 billion.
Gee, how is AIG performing? Surely the company is doing well with all the taxpayer dollars going to this company.
cnn.com
The U.S. government is giving insurance giant American International Group (AIG) access to $30 billion [...]
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Blame
by Duane on June 2nd, 2010 at 1:28 amJust thinking…
Both BP and government are to blame for the oil spill in the Gulf. I can certainly appreciate the serious concern my friends on the left may have for the long lasting environmental effects of this mess, but please tell the whole story.
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