Category Archives: Government

The Tenth Post in the “Oh My Achin’ Head” Series: Republican Candidate for Congress in Virginia Thinks That Sometimes Incest Is “Voluntary”

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Bob Marshall, a senior Republican member of the Virginia General Assembly, is running for an open seat in the House of Representatives. He’s a political candidate who has already gained notoriety “for his long track history of … Continue reading →

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It Couldn’t Happen to a Nicer Guy: Glenn Beck Sued for Defamation

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Last April, during the running of the Boston Marathon, a tragic event occurred when two bombs exploded killing three people and injuring more than 260 others. Two brothers—Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev—quickly became the FBI’s primary suspects for … Continue reading →

Posted in Conspiracy, FBI, Law Enforcement, Media, Propaganda, Saudi Arabia, United States | Tagged , | 47 Comments

New Media Alert: Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Gene Howington

Slashdot is reporting that superstar statistician Nate Silver has officially launched his own website (another WordPress blog) call fivethirtyeight.com.  If you’re a fan of applied mathematics and/or infomatics or just really interested in the numbers behind the news, it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Government, Media, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Society | Tagged | 22 Comments

Prison Populations and Social Priorities

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Gene Howington

by GENE HOWINGTON A recent story by Kathleen Miles at Huffington Post about Federal prison populations is another in a long line of stark illustrations of what is wrong with not just our criminal justice system in the United States, … Continue reading →

Posted in DOJ, Fraud, Hypocrisy, Jurisprudence, Law Enforcement, Organized Crime, Prison, United States, War on Drugs | 4 Comments

The Seventh Post in the “Oh My Achin’ Head” Series: Alaska State Senator Claims That Birth Control Is So Cheap That Citizens Shouldn’t Be Required to Pay for Other People’s “Recreation”

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Fred Dyson is a Republican State Senator from Alaska. Dyson feels that access to affordable contraception isn’t a problem in his state. During a floor speech this past Wednesday, Dyson claimed that he had “researched the issue … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Politics | Tagged , | 26 Comments

Laser Klan: A KKK Science Fiction and Fact Post

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Last week, Stephen Colbert aired a segment on his Comedy Central show about the Ku Klux Klan titled Laser Klan. Colbert got the idea for the segment from a 2013 news story about a General Electric Co. … Continue reading →

Posted in FBI, Tea Party | Tagged , | 16 Comments

Just for Fun on Friday a Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video: The Jesus Budget

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

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Posted in Animation, Christianity, Government, Politics | Tagged | 3 Comments

Just for Fun on Friday a Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video –“Tea Party Galaxy: Voyage to the Center of Delusion”

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

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84-Year-Old Nun Sentenced toThree Years in Federal Prison for Protest at Oak Ridge

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Chuck Stanley

by Charlton “Chuck” Stanley U.S. District Judge Amul Thapar of the Eastern District of Kentucky is a George W. Bush appointee to the Federal Bench. This week, Tharper has sentenced an 84 year old nun, Sister Megan Rice, to almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Civil Liberties, Crime, Free Speech, Government, Hypocrisy, Law Enforcement, Politics, Society | Tagged | 52 Comments

Military Families: School transition and deployment increase social isolation and weapon carrying by kids

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Chuck Stanley

By CHARLTON STANELY The mental health community has devoted considerable attention to the effect of deployment(s) on members of the military service. Not enough attention has been given to the effects of deployment on other family members. The California Department … Continue reading →

Posted in Education Policy, Foreign Policy, Government, Mental Health, Politics, Psychology, United States | Tagged , , , , , | 7 Comments