Tweeting: An Olympic Sport?
The London Olympics have been dubbed the “social media Olympics.” Again, social media find their way into the big story of the day, but keeping perspective is important. Only a fraction of Internet users spend much time on Twitter (8 percent), and the virtual world pales in comparison with real Olympic athletic achievement. There is […]
Utah Takes First Step in Regaining Control of Education
When the fight for control over what is taught in American schools is won, Utah will be remembered for having fired the shot heard ’round the country’s classrooms and statehouses. In a move that should inspire other state leaders concerned with the Obama Administration’s push to nationalize standards and tests through the Common Core State […]
Obama Collecting Citizens Personal Info
A lawsuit has been filed by a consumer-privacy organization demanding answers from the Obama administration about a program by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, an executive branch office under the control of the Obama White House, to collect database information about Americans from the CIA, the FBI and the Department of Homeland […]
Poll: Obama losing 2008 voters to Romney
President Barack Obama is having more difficulty keeping 2008 supporters on his side than Mitt Romney is having holding onto John McCain voters, according to a new Gallup pollObam. A survey of registered voters conducted July 23-29 found that 92 percent of Americans who voted for McCain in 2008 plan to vote for Romney this […]
Keeping the Military from Voting in Ohio
Numerous military veterans groups have expressed consternation over a recent lawsuit filed by Obama for America as well as the Democratic National Committee and the Ohio Democratic Party against the Ohio Secretary of State over early voting in Ohio. They are right to be concerned. The lawsuit is over a series of election bills passed […]
Did Sikh shooter confused them for Muslims?
Four days after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Balbir Singh Sodhi was murdered in front of his Mesa gas station simply because he wore a turban and was confused for a Muslim. Singh Sodhi wasn’t an Arab…..And he wasn’t a Muslim. But members of his Sikh faith feared their turbans made them targets, so […]
The 10 Most Revealing Solyndra Emails
On Thursday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee released a bombshell report detailing its investigation into bankrupt solar company Solyndra. Along with the report, the committee released a trove of emails between Solyndra stakeholders and administration officials. They paint a troubling picture of efforts to prop up the company despite its bleak economic outlook, and reactions […]
Homosexuality: The Mental Illness That Went Away
According to the American Psychiatric Association, until 1974 homosexuality was a mental illness. Freud had alluded to homosexuality numerous times in his writings, and had concluded that paranoia and homosexuality were inseparable. Other psychiatrists wrote copiously on the subject, and homosexuality was “treated” on a wide basis. There was little or no suggestion within the […]
Chief House Investigator Says Holder and/or Obama are Doomed
If you’ve ever watched a beagle track down a rabbit or a bloodhound track down an convect, you might get a glimpse into the workings of Rep Darrell Issa, a Republican from California. Issa is the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. This basically means that he heads the main investigative […]
Forget the Border, Watch U.S Citizens Instead
It’s a rough life being an ICE agent, especially these days. Ever since President Obama decided he was a king and used an executive order to grant amnesty by unilaterally enacting the congressionally rejected Dream Act, ICE agents have been in a sort of limbo. No longer able to do their jobs rounding up young […]
Obamacare Is Killing Expansion of Small Companies
Small firms such as restaurant franchises are under more pressure to rein in expansion plans since the Supreme Court in June upheld the main provisions of the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. Randall Tabor, who owns two Quiznos sandwich restaurants with 36 workers in Virginia Beach, Va., has rolled back earlier plans he had […]
