Ground Zero is sacred ground. You better believe it is. So where is the voice of the G.O.P. shouting a unanimous and bombasitic, “NO!!!!!!” regarding the Ground Zero Strip Club? The G.O.P. wants us to believe that it is wrong for a religious group to openen a community center close to Ground Zero. The religious [...]
From Robert Ebert: As some chant "Death to America," what a mighty message we send if we support the mosque. THAT is the meaning of Freedom. Also, another Tweet from Roger: The NYC mosque exposes many on the right who don’t have a clue about the Constitution. I can’t believe the weird right is protesting [...]
Doing another post on this because I’m, frankly, delighted that the President has issued such an unequivocal statement on this issue. From Anti-War.com: Finally breaking his administration’s official silence on the matter, President Obama today insisted that he supports the so-called Ground Zero mosque, insisting that Muslims have “the right to build a place of [...]
Our national disgrace is almost over, Chicagoland. Illinois. Blago’s case is finally going to the jury. From the Sun-Times: The prosecution finishes its rebuttal and Judge Zagel adjourns court for the day. ‘Members of the jury, you’ve heard all the evidence and the arguments,” he tells them. He tells the jury it is especially important [...]
I was so disgusted by this I just wanted to stay away. Plus, I don’t trust early news reports that attempt to sensationalize stories. Then, I read more, and finally forced myself to read Mark Williams’ letter to Abraham Lincoln, where he reveals his incredible lack of depth on race in America. To say the [...]
It’s not an oil spill. There is no mere spill in the Gulf of Mexico. There is a hole in the world. The floor of the Gulf of Mexico is hemorrhaging oil, and no one has a clue how to stop it. When they finally do plug the hold, the damage will likely be with [...]
From the live feed courteously provided by BP, May 31, 2010, ca. 10:45 CST. We need to face it: “They” have no idea what they’re doing. “They.” You know who “they” are. “They” are the ones who are supposed to know these things. “They” are the ones who say all those neat thing, you know, [...]
Todd Stroger was happy to open the checkbook wider for one of his aides, and cash-strapped Cook County tax payers will have to pay more. From the Southtown Star: Jaye Morgan Williams, the county’s chief financial officer, sent letters to all 17 county commissioners Friday, explaining why Stroger boosted her pay from $176,156 to $230,000 [...]
I have to ask the unthinkable for a Catholic: Is the Pope lying? The New York Times has been relentless on their investigation of the pedophilia scandal in the Catholic Church. Here is the latest: The priest, convicted of tying up and abusing two young boys in a California church rectory, wanted to leave the [...]
I was originally drawn to this story because of a post on Wil Wheaton’s (Wesley Crusher from Star Trek’s) Twitter account imploring someone to run against Democratic New Hampshire State Rep. Nick Levasseur. Wheaton called him a “racist a$$hole” and provided a link to NPR. Here’s the scoop from NPR: It must be a relief [...]
