A Conversation On Race

Reblogged from The ObamaCrat.Com™: By Jueseppi B. With the slaughter of Trayvon Martin this past month, and with the constant ugliness of racial tensions that are so prevalent in American society, one with intelligence would think a national conversation on race would be in order. Instead, many people on both sides of the race issue … Continue reading »

Today’s WTF: Boycotting Florida because of “Stand Your Ground”?

In an article by Andrew Burmon on the Huffington Post site, a plea is made for travelers to think about avoiding Florida as a vacation destination. The author argues that the “Stand Your Ground” law, which has been scrutinized and criticized in the aftermath of the Trayvon Martin shooting, poses a treat to the safety … Continue reading »

Today’s WTF: Keith Olbermann fired? AGAIN?!?!?

Oops, he did it again. Word has hit the blogosphere that Keith Olbermann has parted ways with cable channel Current TV, his prime time home since exiting his former position in a bitter dispute with his previous network, MSNBC. The details are scarce at the moment, but there is the hint of some bitterness in … Continue reading »

More Wisdom from the Long-Haired Brown-skinned Socialist

Reblogged from The Tribune of the People:

Obamacare: What Does it Really Do and Why is it Being Dragged into Court?

Reblogged from NewConvo: In case you haven’t noticed, the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare (originally a pejorative title that I wouldn’t use, but now apparently acceptable enough to be printed proudly on official t-shirts, buttons and bumper stickers for the Obama campaign), is back in the news in a big way.  This week, Obamacare … Continue reading »

Friday FTW: The video edition

Yes, it’s Friday, and once again, I’m too lazy to write a lot. Which is probably a blessing to those of you who come by here regularly, since I’ve been running at the mouth in a very serious manner all week. There’s been a lot of negative things floating around out there this week, y’all, … Continue reading »

Today’s STFU: George Zimmerman’s father and the court of public opinion

I’m trying hard not to be a one-note blogger, folks, and I know I’ve posted several times now about the Trayvon Martin case, including one just last night. I wasn’t actually planning to revisit that subject again so soon (I swear, I had a harmless little post about recipes in mind when I woke up … Continue reading »

Today’s WTF: George Zimmerman’s invisible injuries

Well folks, the truth had to come out sooner or later, and it finally has, on a video taken the night of Trayvon Martin’s death. Various news outlets are posting the video, which comes from the Sanford Police Department and shows George Zimmerman entering the police station. Zimmerman was there to be questioned following the … Continue reading »

Paul Krugman on Lobbyists, Guns, and Money

Reblogged from polentical: Paul Krugman on Sunday highlighted what is known in the liberal blogosphere but tends to go unnoticed in the regular coverage of Trayvon Martin and the Stand Your Ground law — namely, that these laws have not been pushed by people, but by corporations. Specifically, language virtually identical to Florida’s law is … Continue reading »

Today’s STFU: Joe Oliver, you don’t know George, and you don’t know jack

So I watched The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell last night, in order to find out what the deal is with Joe Oliver. Oliver has been making the media rounds recently in defense of his “friend”, George Zimmerman. Oliver believes that Zimmerman, who shot and killed Trayvon Martin last month without being arrested or charged, … Continue reading »