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on August 1, 2013 in World News

Black man in hoodie stabs white girl 11 times

Queens girl, 17, stabbed 11 times only steps from her Woodhaven home, mom rushed to her aid A knife-wielding maniac ambushed a Queens teen just steps away from her door, slashing her 11 times before the bloodied girl’s mom came to the rescue, cops and witnesses said Tuesday. Natasha Martinez, 17, had finished her shift at McDonald’s and was just a few feet from her Woodhaven apartment when the madman pounced about 11:25 p.m. Monday. Hearing her daughter’s screams, Natasha’s mother, Wendy Martinez, came running outside — and the bloodthirsty attacker fled. “I was holding her because she was going… View Article

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on August 1, 2013 in World News

NUGENT: I am not a racist

NUGENT: I am not a racist, and I know why the heart and soul of America are angry As I approach my 6,440th concert on the best tour of my life, my confidence cup runneth over. You see, I don’t just rock myself into a foaming puddle of sweat and adrenalin every night then order room service. I have been hugely blessed to connect deeply with “working hard, playing hard” America as I sit down and meet with the best of the best every night before and often after every show. A spiritual campfire if you will. Teachers, cops, ranchers,… View Article

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on August 1, 2013 in World News

NSA scandal shakes Americans’ trust in government

On Wednesday, the Obama administration released several newly declassified intelligence documents in a damage control attempt over the growing NSA snooping scandal. On the same day, the Guardian reported on the NSA tool XKeyscore, which can track everything people do online, including emails, Facebook activity, online chats and browser histories. The White House just can’t keep ahead of the bad news. The administration maintains that these programs are necessary for the fight against terrorism, but the American people are not convinced. A new survey released by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press finds that 56% of… View Article

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on August 1, 2013 in Right Edition

Fred Astaire Conservative – Upgrade your Cell

Politically, Astaire was a conservative and a lifelong Republican Party supporter though he never made his political views publicly known Along with Bing Crosby, George Murphy, Ginger Rogers, and others, he was a charter (founding) member of the Hollywood Republican Committee.[47] He was churchgoing, supportive of American military action, and was dismissive of the more open sexiness of movies in the 1970s.[46] Always immaculately turned out, he and Cary Grant were called “the best-dressed actor[s] in American movies”.[48] Astaire remained a male fashion icon even into his later years, eschewing his trademark top hat, white tie and tails (for which… View Article

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