By Bronwyn on Feb 5, 2013 in Current Affairs | 4 Comments
I bet that you think it’s hilarious that Jay Carney has claimed that there is broad support in the business community for immigration reform. It is reflective of the growing consensus across the country on the need to move forward with immigration reform. It’s a matter of fairness to the middle class." Like HELL it [...]
By Bronwyn on Feb 5, 2013 in Current Affairs | 9 Comments
President Barack Obama, according to Fox News’s article, is trying to undercut the National Rifle Association (NRA) in the gun control debate. Meanwhile, McClatchy has reported that the sale of guns has hit “a record high” since his re-election. After Obama was elected in 2008, “an estimated 67 million firearms have been purchased in the [...]
By Bronwyn on Feb 4, 2013 in Current Affairs | 22 Comments
CAPTION: Yes, Ron Paul, some veterans with PTSD go to the gun range for therapy. Ron Paul, a former representative in Texas, has also written “racist or homophobic passages,” according to sources via Fox News. “Chris Kyle’s death seems to confirm that ‘he who lives by the sword dies by the sword.’ Treating PTSD at a [...]
By Bronwyn on Feb 3, 2013 in Current Affairs | 14 Comments
CAPTION: The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Paul Moseley/AP Photo; Erath County Sheriff’s Office. Chris Kyle, former Navy SEAL and author of the book “American Sniper” poses in Midlothian, Texas, April 6, 2012. (Right) Eddie Ray Routh has been charged with killing Chris Kyle. According to ABC News, Chris Kyle, former Navy SEAL and author of the [...]
By Bronwyn on Feb 3, 2013 in Current Affairs | 15 Comments
“Clinton raps Benghazi critics“: HelenK provided a link to an opinion article by Ron Fournier, “What I Learned Covering Hillary Clinton”: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is leaving office with a slap at critics of the Obama administration’s handling of the September attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya. She told The Associated [...]
By Bronwyn on Feb 2, 2013 in Current Affairs | 5 Comments
Fox News provided a video and an article about Sarai Sierra: Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Sarai Sierra, a woman living in New York City “has been found dead in Istanbul. The Turkish police confirm to Fox News.” Police say they were able to identify 33-year-old Sarai Sierra as she had her license on [...]
By Bronwyn on Feb 2, 2013 in Current Affairs | 24 Comments
I noticed that this is renovation project will take two years and cost taxpayers $376 million. “The government is undertaking extensive work to complete a new executive office for President Obama at the south end of the adjacent Eisenhower Executive Office Building, RCP has learned,” wrote Real Politics in its article, “2nd Oval Office Readied [...]
By Bronwyn on Feb 1, 2013 in Current Affairs | 12 Comments
A major expanse of shipping lanes may open up soon in the Arctic Sea — and it’s the fabled Northwest Passage that Lewis & Clark and other less lucky explorers sought. The route could be in full operation by 2050. Bronwyn added that: A major expanse of shipping lanes may open up soon in the [...]
By Bronwyn on Jan 27, 2013 in Current Affairs | 14 Comments
From an article titled, “Approving Keystone XL Pipeline Would Be a Big Win for Obama,” from U.S. News & World Report: Gov. Dave Heineman’s approval this week of the Keystone XL pipeline reroute through Nebraska rocketed one of America’s most important energy decisions back into headlines. After the president rejected the pipeline in 2012, the [...]
By Bronwyn on Jan 27, 2013 in Current Affairs | 39 Comments
I have noticed that some of you are experiencing difficulty signing in to Disqus. Disqus now requires that passwords be no longer than 6 characters. To change your password, go to Disqus’s home page. Click here. By the way, the following images are screenshots. You will then receive an e-mail that looks like this: After [...]
By Bronwyn on Jan 26, 2013 in Current Affairs | 45 Comments
HelenK2 referenced this appalling report from Fox News, “Sandy victims left out in the cold during arctic blast“: I am disturbed that victims of Sandy are being forced to camp out in “tent cities.” I am pissed off that in the United States of America, our own citizens are not being helped. Fox News added [...]
By Bronwyn on Jan 25, 2013 in Current Affairs | 27 Comments
GetFitNow provided a link to “Clinton Added Teeth To CRA, Obama Turned Them Into Fangs“: Census Bureau The Community Reinvestment Act has led to “riskier lending and played a key role in the subprime mortgage crisis, the Obama administration is broadening the anti-redlining regulation’s authority and scope, spooking bankers.” (From the article suggested by getfitnow.) [...]
By Bronwyn on Jan 25, 2013 in Current Affairs | 63 Comments
I am personally opposed to abortion. However, I am rather like a libertarian. While I was pregnant, I regularly attended La Leche League meetings and learned so much about mothering from the women. While I am opposed to abortion, it is also each person’s right to choose. Hillary Clinton says that abortions should be “safe, [...]
By Bronwyn on Jan 24, 2013 in Current Affairs | 10 Comments
(Larry Johnson wrote a post titled “InterAgency Coordination and the Benghazi Memo on November 16, 2012. His biography is linked here. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : The claim that “no one knows who changed the CIA talking points,” [...]
By Bronwyn on Jan 23, 2013 in Current Affairs | 1 Comment
“Weary Workers Learn to Count Sheep Using Special Lighting, Office Nap Pods” 74% of workers over 30 who report not getting adequate sleep say that sleepiness affects their work 9% of Americans say they are likely to fall asleep at an inappropriate moment, such as during a meeting or while driving 71% of Americans say [...]
By Bronwyn on Jan 22, 2013 in Current Affairs | 10 Comments
Last night, I discovered a fascinating Web site named “Gossipcop.com“: Al Roker really, really wanted to score the first “interview” with President Obama after Monday’s Inauguration. His tactics were not exactly sophisticated. CAPTION: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy.
By Bronwyn on Jan 22, 2013 in Current Affairs | 7 Comments
Larry Johnson asked me to post this very funny e-mail with all of you. Research confirms that drinking gives you the same benefits yoga does!!! Just to let you know I’m thinking of you today. No matter what situations life throws at you … No matter how long and treacherous your journey may seem. Remember there is a [...]
By Bronwyn on Jan 21, 2013 in Current Affairs | 55 Comments
CAPTION: President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and Vice President Joe Biden welcome singer Stevie Wonder to the stage (AP/UK Mail) From the UK Daily Mail‘s article, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and a crowd of 50,000 join Obama to open new 30ft Martin Luther King statue: Thousands of people gathered yesterday to commemorate the [...]
By Bronwyn on Jan 20, 2013 in Current Affairs | 69 Comments
Tom Foreman appears to have a “quite unhealthy obsession with President Obama.” (The quoted portion is from POOR RICHARD’S NEWS.”) I couldn’t stop laughing when I read his blog. POOR RICHARD’S NEWS added: Foreman ended almost every single letter with a request for President Obama to call him or contact him. The President never did. [...]
By Bronwyn on Jan 18, 2013 in Current Affairs | 45 Comments
The photo above is from a video released by the IntelCenter on January 16th that shows Mohktar Belmokhtar, leader of the group that claims to have taken hostages at the gas facility in Algeria. Since I wrote the article, “Al-Qaeda took 41 hostages,” Algeria’s military launched a raid Thursday to free hostages held by militants [...]