TM NOTE: The following sports post is from my big brother Larry R. Marshall, whom I have referred to in many columns I’ve written. Besides being my political mentor when I was a kid growing up, not ideologically, but in teaching me about politics as I grew up in the tumultuous times of my own [...]
Archive | June, 2012
AP Deconstructs Romney on Solyndra
RENEWABLE ENERGY is worthy of investment and it will often be risky, but is important for the future development of alternative energy sources. So, Republicans and conservatives screaming about Solyndra using talking points that aren’t supported by the facts, unless you get all your news from the right and Rush Limbaugh, is playing politics with [...]
Mubarak Sentenced to Life, Appeal Will Follow
From the New York Times: [...] By nightfall, demonstrators filled Tahrir Square in a protest that matched the size and ideological diversity of the early days of the revolt, with Islamists and liberals once again protesting side by side. Protesters poured into the streets of Alexandria, Suez and other cities to rail against what they [...]
Romney Campaign Mocks Obama Team Over Clinton Statement
Romney deputy press secretary Ryan Williams called the release “absurd:” “If the Obama campaign thinks that it’s important to issue a press release explaining Bill Clinton’s praise of Governor Romney’s ‘sterling’ business record, they are losing,” he said. “Losing miserably.” – Buzzfeed SO, BILL CLINTON speaks a truth that’s been held as a not so [...]
Mitt Romney Thanks Pres. Clinton
“I think Bain Capital has a good and solid record,” Romney said in a CNBC interview. “I was happy to see President Clinton made a similar statement today and called my record superb.” [Romney smiles at Clinton compliment, CNN] “This is good work.” – Pres. Bill Clinton PRES. CLINTON’S COMMENTS on Mitt Romney’s Bain tenure [...]
Judge Revokes George Zimmerman’s Bond
LYING TO A JUDGE is always a bad idea, but when you’re charged with second degree murder it’s criminally stupid. That’s the charge being levied, the prosecution alleging Zimmerman and his wife lied in his bail hearing about the funds they had available to them for bond. The motion to revoke bond, presented by Bernardo [...]
Queer Talk: Out Latina Elected to Texas State House, but ‘Ain’t No Homos Gonna Make It To Heaven’
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. Call it a Queer kick-off to the Pride month of June: Texas primary voters chose Mary Gonzales, an out Latina, as the Democratic nominee for State House District 75, in El Paso County. With no Republican challenger, Gonzales will become the first out lesbian, and [...]
Nowhere to Hide After Dismal Jobs Report
The American jobs engine hit stall speed in May, with the economy adding just 69,000 new jobs while the unemployment rate climbed to 8.2 percent. [CNBC] PRESIDENTS CAN’T create jobs to move the economy, but they can fall because of it. The news was bad on Friday, with Dow Jones futures reacting immediately upon opening, [...]
The Most Ignorant, Stupid, Insipid and Moronic Congress in History
THE HOUSE actually voted on a bill to penalize doctors who perform “sex-selective abortions.” From The Hill: The Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), H.R. 3541, was defeated in a 246-168 vote. While that’s a clear majority of the House, Republicans called up the bill under a suspension of House rules, which limits debate and requires a [...]
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