Tag Archive: rightwing politics

on February 28, 2015 in World News

Hillary Clinton Blames ‘Different Media’ For Dividing Country

Hillary Clinton Blames ‘Different Media’ For Dividing Country Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton complained that “different media” are dividing the country, making it impossible for people to even have a conversation with each other. Clinton made her remarks yesterday in an interview with Re/Code’s Kara Swisher. She criticized America’s “partisan bunkers” for getting in the way of confronting tough issues like racism, sexism and homophobia. “Nobody wants to associate with anybody who doesn’t agree with them politically,” she said. “You can’t have a conversation, people won’t listen to each other, they listen to different media, and those different media… View Article

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on February 27, 2015 in World News

Devilish details behind Obama’s bullet ban

Devilish details behind Obama’s bullet ban Jeff Knox explains why latest move by BATF is ‘ridiculous’ The Obama administration’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, or BATF, recently announced its intention to ban the manufacture, importation and distribution of popular SS109/M855 ammunition commonly used in AR-15 type rifles, based on the construction of the projectile it uses. This ammo served as the standard issue, 5.56 x 45mm round used by the U.S. military and most NATO countries around the world. It is commonly referred to as “Green Tip” because the military puts a bit of green paint on the… View Article

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on February 27, 2015 in World News

Bill O’Reilly, Brian Williams, and the corporate media phantasmagoria

Bill O’Reilly, Brian Williams, and the corporate media phantasmagoria The scandals that have erupted around the exposure of Bill O’Reilly and Brian Williams as having lied about their wartime experiences provide us with a glimpse into the nature of corporate media. These revelations demonstrate just how easily “facts” and narratives can be manufactured to serve a personal and, more importantly, political agenda. Let’s begin with the obvious: it’s selfishly satisfying to see two of America’s leading corporate media mouthpieces exposed as liars. Undoubtedly, there are many (myself included) who smile with delight at seeing the likes of Bill O’Reilly and… View Article

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on February 27, 2015 in World News

Cracked cantaloupe shows bulletproof baseball cap will save your melon

Cracked cantaloupe shows bulletproof baseball cap will save your melon Body armor is heavy, unwieldy and impractical for everyday use. And bulletproof vests, which can be worn under clothing, don’t protect the head from a kill shot. One company aims to solve those issues with an impenetrable, yet inconspicuous baseball cap. The black cap comes with a 5-ounce, bulletproof front panel. It isn’t meant to replace a SWAT-style helmet, but instead can be worn all the time to project a more approachable image, manufacturer BulletSafe says on its website. BulletSafe president Tom Nardone models the bulletproof cap and a vest… View Article

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on February 27, 2015 in World News

IRS watchdog reveals Lois Lerner missing emails now subject of criminal probe

IRS watchdog reveals Lois Lerner missing emails now subject of criminal probe The IRS’s inspector general confirmed Thursday it is conducting a criminal investigation into how Lois G. Lerner’s emails disappeared, saying it took only two weeks for investigators to find hundreds of tapes the agency’s chief had told Congress were irretrievably destroyed. Investigators have already scoured 744 backup tapes and gleaned 32,774 unique emails, but just two weeks ago they found an additional 424 tapes that could contain even more Lerner emails, Deputy Inspector General Timothy P. Camus told the House Oversight Committee in a rare late-night hearing meant… View Article

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on February 27, 2015 in World News

Canada regulator bars ex-media mogul Conrad Black from executive roles

Canada regulator bars ex-media mogul Conrad Black from executive roles Former media mogul and convicted felon Conrad Black may no longer hold executive positions at listed companies or investment funds in the Canadian province of Ontario, the country’s premier securities regulator ruled on Friday. Black brushed off the ban as “the comparatively inoffensive end of more than 11 years of persecution” and said the regulator was to blame for the downfall of his media company. The Ontario Securities Commission imposed the same penalty on his former business partner, John Boultbee, after a lengthy process that was delayed by U.S. legal… View Article

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on February 27, 2015 in World News

Leonard Nimoy, Spock of ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 83

Leonard Nimoy, Spock of ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 83 Leonard Nimoy, the sonorous, gaunt-faced actor who won a worshipful global following as Mr. Spock, the resolutely logical human-alien first officer of the Starship Enterprise in the television and movie juggernaut “Star Trek,” died on Friday morning at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles. He was 83. His wife, Susan Bay Nimoy, confirmed his death, saying the cause was end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Mr. Nimoy announced that he had the disease last year, attributing it to years of smoking, a habit he had given up three… View Article

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on February 26, 2015 in World News

‘Have a Vote on Whether What I’m Doing Is Legal…I Will Veto’

Obama Dares GOP: Go Ahead, ‘Have a Vote on Whether What I’m Doing Is Legal…I Will Veto’ Pres. Obama is daring Republicans to vote on whether or not his executive actions are legal. Discussing opposition to his executive amnesty orders at an immigration town hall Wednesday, Obama said he would veto the vote because his actions are “the right thing to do”: “So in the short term, if Mr. McConnell, the leader of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House, John Boehner, want to have a vote on whether what I’m doing is legal or not, they can have… View Article

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on February 26, 2015 in World News

Florida city spies on churches, demands licenses

Florida city spies on churches, demands licenses ‘This Sunday is your last Sunday’ A Florida city’s code-enforcement division, which was subject in 2013 to a scathing audit for falsifying inspections, employing unqualified inspectors and failing to clean up nuisance properties, has now decided to go after churches. The City of Lake Worth, in Palm Beach County, has taken the position all churches are required to obtain a “business license” to conduct worship services. It is using city employees to covertly attend services and acquire evidence, including video, “for future court presentation.” City-code enforcement officer, Gerard A. Coscia – wearing a… View Article

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