Commentator Bob Beckel was saber-rattling several days ago when he made anti-Muslim comments on Fox’s “The Five.” The panel discussed the attack by Islamic militants who killed dozens in Kenya’s Westgate Mall. During the show, Beckel declared Islam is “not… Read More ›
Month: September 2013
Censorship: Liberal Conservatism
As I traveled through the middle of nowhere the other day, the car’s radio dial rested upon a National Public Radio Program titled, “The Takeaway.” Part of the show focused upon the procedure to ban books. The show’s host discussed… Read More ›
Double Stupid
Cable television is filled with stupid shows, from The Kardashians, truTV’s World’s Dumbest …, Bill and Giuliani, Housewives of Beverly Hills, Atlanta or whatever city, Bad Girls and a host of others. Accordingly, someone at the National Geographic Channel decided “stupid”… Read More ›
LaPierre: If Only We Had More
For some strange reason, NBC’s “Meet the Press,” decided the nation required the National Rifle Association’s perspective of the recent Navy Yard shooting. And true to form, LaPierre argued recurring themes: (a) The facility “was largely left unprotected;” and (b)… Read More ›
Let He Who Is Sinless
Last week, Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence, Rhode Island, wrote he was “a little bit disappointed” that Francis hadn’t addressed abortion since being elected. Pope Francis acknowledged that he had been “reprimanded,” but responded: “We cannot insist only on issues… Read More ›
Hunger: It Will Be Up To Us
Approximately 49 million Americans live in a situation where getting fed isn’t necessarily a guarantee. Additionally, 75 percent of food-stamp participants are families with children; more than one-quarter of participants are in households with seniors or people with disabilities. In spite… Read More ›
Missouri: “The Shoot Me State”
With a 109-49 count, the Missouri House voted to change Missouri’s motto to the “Shoot Me State.” In essence, the highly conservative Missouri State House overrode Democrat Governor Jay Nixon’s veto of house measure HB 436 (federal gun law nullification)…. Read More ›
Child Re-Homing
In a powerful expose, Reuters news reported on a relatively unknown, yet repugnant process called “private re-homing.” Re-homing is an underground network of for adopted children. Often times, there are no attorneys or child welfare officials present. The current family… Read More ›
“Burn Notice” Life Lessons
On September 12, Burn Notice closes its doors for good. In its wake, the characters will have to finally do what most of us have haven’t: move on. I seriously doubt the show’s creative genius, Matt Nix, intentionally made Burn… Read More ›
Internal Pollution
Waste-water from the controversial practice of fracking appears to be linked to all earthquakes in an Ohio town that had no known previous earthquakes. The first earthquake recorded in Youngstown, Ohio occurred 13 days after fracking began, with tremors ceasing… Read More ›