Tag Archive: “Conservative news”
on August 5, 2013 in World News
Matt Damon Enrolls Kids in Private School
Public School Advocate Matt Damon Enrolls Kids in Private School Actor Matt Damon is a strong supporter of America’s public schools. Just two years ago, the star spoke passionately about the importance of public schools at a Washington DC “Save our Schools” rally. In fact, the actor is so impressed with public school teachers that he has demanded they receive a pay raise. That passion and conviction, however, does not apply to Damon’s own children who will not be enrolled into the Los Angeles public school system. In an… View Article
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on August 5, 2013 in World News
Late-night comics using Democrats as punchlines
Laugh it up: Study finds late-night comics using Democrats as punchlines President Barack Obama, the joke’s on you. A study of gags by late-night comics during the first half of the year found an abrupt change from 2012. Now Obama and Democrats are providing the lion’s share of punchlines. Obama was the target of 288 monologue jokes made by Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon, Craig Ferguson and Jimmy Kimmel, according to an analysis released Monday by the Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University. The next most joked-about individual was New York City Democratic mayoral candidate… View Article
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on August 5, 2013 in World News
Virginia: Gun Sales Rise, Crime Falls
In a real life demonstration of scholar John Lott’s maxim “more guns, less crime,” violent crime has dropped in Virginia as gun ownership has increased. According to a Fox News report, firearms sales in Virginia were 16 percent higher in 2012 over 2011 and violent crime went down by 5 percent. Perhaps the significance of this is best seen in the raw numbers: In 2012 licensed gun dealers sold 490,119 guns in their state, while the number of violent crimes for the same time period was 4,378. Virginia Commonwealth… View Article
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on August 2, 2013 in Right Edition
Fired for Putting out Fire – Raise the Minimum Wage
Raise your hand if you would want your child’s daycare teacher to leave the kids unattended for a moment while she went to investigate the smell of smoke and ultimately put out a fire. Thought so. Me too. That’s exactly what Michelle Hammack did and she was fired for it. As The Huffington Post reports, the Florida day care teacher smelled something burning and found a small fire in an oven of a nearby room. After putting out the fire she rushed back to her class, woke her napping kids and got them all outside. Hero, right? Wrong. According to… View Article
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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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on July 31, 2013 in World News
White House Creates Team To Shape Americans’ Behavior
Video of Cass Sunstein, President Barack Obama’s former Regulatory Czar promoting the Nudge theory FOX NEWS: The federal government is hiring what it calls a “Behavioral Insights Team” that will look for ways to subtly influence people’s behavior, according to a document describing the program obtained by FoxNews.com. Critics warn there could be unintended consequences to such policies, while supporters say the team could make government and society more efficient. While the program is still in its early stages, the document shows the White House is already working on such projects with almost a dozen federal departments and agencies including… View Article
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