Archive for October, 2011

Ann Coulter: “Our Blacks Are So Much Better Than Their Blacks”

Ann Coulter thinks conservative blacks are much finer people than non-conservative blacks.

Coulter…praised the conservative black people she had known, arguing that “our blacks are so much better than their blacks” because “you have fought against probably your family, probably your neighbors… that’s why we have very impressive blacks.” She went on to compare conservative black Americans to the family of the President, arguing that “Obama… is not a descendant of the blacks that suffered these Jim Crow laws,” that he was “not the son of American blacks that went through the American experience,” but the “son of a Kenyan” …

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San Diego High School Picks Lesbian Homecoming King

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A San Diego school is receiving hate mail and calls after naming a lesbian couple homecoming king and queen. Superintendent Bill Kawba says much of the hate responses came from non-residents.

Kowba says San Diego Unified School District rejects intolerance and he supports the decision made by students.

Senior Rebeca Arellano (left) was crowned king on Friday and her girlfriend, Haileigh Adams, was named homecoming queen…

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Herman Cain’s Ever-Changing Explanation Of Sexual Harassment Charges

Politico put together a montage of how Herman Cain’s story changed during the course of one day.

Daily Beast: “Cain spent Monday morning denying he was ever accused of sexual harassment against two women in the 1990s. Then he ackowledged the allegations but said they were ‘false’ and ‘baseless,’ while saying he knew ‘nothing’ of a cash settlement. Now he acknowledged that he knew about a settlement that was offered to one of the women.”

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Major Archaeological Find In United States

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by Stuart Shapiro

The Onion nails it again.

A team of leading archaeologists announced Monday they had uncovered the remains of an ancient job-creating race that, at the peak of its civilization, may have provided occupations for hundreds of thousands of humans in the American Northeast and Midwest.

According to researchers, these long- forgotten people once flourished between western New York state and Illinois, erecting highly distinctive steel and brick structures wherever they went, including many buildings thought to have held hundreds of paid workers at a time.…

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Obama Now Tobacco-Free

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President Obama passed his physical and has apparently kicked the smoking habit. (h/t Political Wire)

President Obama has passed his physical — and is “tobacco free” to boot, according to a medical report released today…

Obama, who has been criticized for smoking, has told interviewers recently that he has kicked the habit. (He has also been spotted chewing a lot of gum recently.)…

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On Monday’s Radio Show…

• Veteran newsman Sam Donaldson, host of Primary Issues on RLTV, examines the defining issues of the 2012 elections.

• U.S. Navy veteran-turned-activist Paige Jenkins joins Alan to discuss the growing involvement of military veterans in the Occupy Wall Street movement.

• Alan addresses the sexual harassment allegations facing Herman Cain and the reaction from his campaign.

Read more » Posted in Radio Show by Aimee October 31, 2011 • 7 Comments »

Loudoun County Republicans Portray Obama, Pelosi, As Zombies

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Probably thinking it was just good, clean American fun, Loudoun County, VA Republicans took the low road in a Halloween mailer.

The Loudoun County GOP promotes the event as a “fun and great way to represent our candidates” before next week’s legislative elections, but Democrats complain the image of the president with a hole in his head goes over the line.

“This is a disgusting and violent portrayal of the President of the United States. Party leaders including Pat Mullins, Bob McDonnell, Ken Cuccinelli and Bill Bolling should condemn it, and the local Republican officials should apologize, if not be …

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Charge: NYPD Urging Drunks And Criminals To Infiltrate Occupy Wall Street

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Harry Siegel at the New York Daily News reports that drunks and criminals are being urged by New York police to “take it to Zuccotti.” (h/t Global Grind)

…the NYPD seems to have crossed a line in recent days, as the park has taken on a darker tone with unsteady and unstable types suddenly seeming to emerge from the woodwork. Two different drunks I spoke with last week told me they’d been encouraged to “take it to Zuccotti” by officers who’d found them drinking in other parks, and members of the community affairs working group related several similar stories …

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NBC: Cain Accuser Received Cash Settlement From National Restaurant Associaton

NBC News reports that at least one woman who accused Herman Cain of sexual harassment received a cash settlement from the group he headed at the time; Cain denies knowledge of any settlement.

Cain denied the allegations, saying on FOX this morning he was “falsely accused.” “I have never sexually harassed anyone, anyone,” he said, “and absolutely, these are false accusations.”

Despite being the chief executive officer of the National Restaurant Association, he said he was unaware of any settlement with the accusers, though he didn’t deny it.

“If the restaurant association did a settlement, I wasn’t even aware of …

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Hillary Clinton Credited With Success Of Libyan Operation

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A rift in the coalition against Libya was dealt with early on by Hillary Clinton, leading to its ultimate success.

…the rift was quickly patched, thanks to a frenzied but largely unseen lobbying effort that kept the coalition from unraveling in its opening hours.

“That,” the diplomat said, “was Hillary.”…

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Mississippi To Decide If A Zygote Is A Person

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Mississippi voters will decide on election day if a fertilized egg is a person (h/t Politicususa).

Initiative 26 will appear on the ballot with this question: “Should the term “person” be defined to include every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning, or the equivalent thereof?”

It would amend the constitution to define a person to include “every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning, or the functional equivalent thereof.”

…Physicians, especially those who deal with reproductive issues, see this initiative as interfering with treatment of women, which could be dangerous as well as intrusive on private …

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