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Detroit is hellhole, but this is what happens to a major manufacturing city when the government decides to screw the people, send all the jobs overseas and then encourage people that the police will protect them.
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People who catch the bus in Detroit may be waiting awhile Friday. About 100 Detroit Department of Transportation bus drivers are at work, but are refusing to drive their buses.
WWJ Newsradio 950′s Scott Ryan spoke with Henry Gaffney, spokesman for the D-DOT bus drivers union AFL-CIO Local 26, who said this was not an organized maneuver by the union.
Gaffney said it’s a matter of bus drivers fearing for their safety, citing an incident that happened Thursday afternoon.
“Our drivers are scared, they’re scared for their lives. This has been an ongoing situation about security. I think yesterday kind of just topped it off, when one of my drivers was beat up by some teenagers down in the middle of Rosa Parks and it took the police almost 30 minutes to get there, in downtown Detroit,” said Gaffney.Detroit is hellhole, but this is what happens to a major manufacturing city when the... more
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A good Press TV news segment from when the Occupy Wall Street first began. I didn't see it posted before so I am posting it now.
If you are the 99%, you can speak in vague terms all you want about the corporations, the corporate greed etc, but you are not allowed to actually identify who the 1% really are. If you do, other protesters will call you names.
Skip to 4m10s in the video and listen to the first guest give a good overview of Occupy Wall Street and then the other two guests telling the host that Occupy Wall Street protesters should isolate people who try to recognize and identify who the 1% really are.A good Press TV news segment from when the Occupy Wall Street first began. I... more
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For the good of all, now is the time to rid science of the charlatans and the science-barbarians, and to create an environment where science can flourish in truth and where scientists can work freely without fear of retribution or denouncement for challenging extant ideas or for failing to adopt the 'politically correct' consensus-approved storyline. I have described four major, science-crippling flaws, instigated by the U.S. National Science Foundation a half-century ago, that are still in effect today at NSF, and at other U. S. Government science-funding agencies, and have suggested practical ways to correct them [1]. Implementation should not be too difficult; it just requires courage and integrity http://www.sott.net/articles/show/234225-The-Corruption-of-Science-in-AmericaFor the good of all, now is the time to rid science of the charlatans and the... more
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I know about this school since I live near Chicago. They feel they have a right to get into you personal life. They once fired a teacher because she got divorced.I know about this school since I live near Chicago. They feel they have a right to get... more
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"I meant a baby made of TAR! NOT NEGROES! GOD, they are just so sensitive about this stuff!"
http://www.billschmalfeldt.com/?p=25681"I meant a baby made of TAR! NOT NEGROES! GOD, they are just so sensitive about... more
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When is history not history? When it's written by legislative fiat. CA has passed legislation requiring schools to include historical contributions by gays and lesbians. It passed on a party line vote and went to Gov. Jerry Brown (D) for signature this week.When is history not history? When it's written by legislative fiat. CA has passed... more
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BETHESDA, Md. — An omission in the Pledge of Allegiance had NBC issuing an on-air apology Sunday during the U.S. Open.
The network opened its broadcast with a montage that included children reciting the pledge, but the words "under God" and "indivisible" were omitted.
The backlash on social media was quick and harsh, with some tweets calling for a boycott of NBC.
"We began our coverage of this final round just about three hours ago, and when we did it was our intent to begin the coverage of this U.S. Open championship with a feature that captured the patriotism of our national championship being held in our nation's capital for the third time," announcer Dan Hicks told viewers. "Regrettably, a portion of the Pledge of Allegiance that was in that feature was edited out. It was not done to upset anyone, and we'd like to apologize to those of you who were offended by it."
But in the apology, they still failed to mention what portion had been omitted.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43459414/ns/us_news-life/BETHESDA, Md. — An omission in the Pledge of Allegiance had NBC issuing an... more
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This is a blog post by blogger Ray Mabry criticizing the recent movement to try to remove words deemed as "offensive" from everyday speech.This is a blog post by blogger Ray Mabry criticizing the recent movement to try to... more
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday that troops opposed to ending the ban on gays in the military cannot opt out of their service because they disagree with the change in policy.
Gates, on a farewell swing through Afghanistan before retiring June 30, was asked about the possibility of leaving the military during a meeting with Marines on Sunday at a base in Helmand province.
“Sir, we joined the Marine Corps because the Marine Corps has a set of standards and values that is better than that of the civilian sector,” a Marine asked Gates during a question and answer session. “And we have gone and changed those values and repealed the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy.”
“We have not given the Marines a chance to decide whether they wish to continue serving under that,” the Marine said, according to reporters present for the exchange. “Is there going to be an option for those Marines that no longer wish to serve due to the fact their moral values have not changed?”
“No,” Gates responded. “You’ll have to complete your ... enlistment just like everybody else.”
“The reality is that you don’t all agree with each other on your politics, you don’t agree with each other on your religion, you don’t agree with each other on a lot of things,” the secretary said. “But you still serve together. And you work together. And you look out for each other. And that’s all that matters.”
Gates reminded the Marines that training is underway to prepare the forces for the change in policy.
“If we do this right, nothing will change,” he said. “You will still have to abide by the same rules of behavior, the same discipline, the same respect for each other that has been the case through all the history of the Marine Corps.”
The ban on gays in the military will end 60 days after President Obama certifies in writing that the military is ready to end the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. Close observers and gay rights activists expect — and hope — that Obama will move to begin the process before Gates steps down.
The Marines’ comments and concerns — and willingness to raise them directly with the defense secretary — are reflected in a Pentagon-sanctioned study released last fall that found greater opposition and concern about ending “don’t ask, don’t tell” among combat Marines.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/robert-gates-no-opt-out-for-troops-opposed-to-ending-dont-ask-dont-tell/2011/06/06/AG59RBKH_blog.htmlDefense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday that troops opposed to ending the ban on... more
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Over the weekend, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin arrived in Israel, where she was photographed wearing a Star of David around her neck.
So what was the most decidedly not-Jewish Palin doing wearing one in Israel? Not appealing to American Jews — that’s for sure. Most American Jews, being Democrats, can’t stand her. And one visit to Israel, a nation many American Jews have mixed feelings toward, anyway, isn’t going to change that.
Palin was reaching out to American evangelical Christians — and also being one herself.
According to David Brog, the (Jewish) executive director of Christians United for Israel, “it is increasingly common” for evangelical Christian supporters of Israel — who follow a fairly common Israel-centric strain of American biblical interpretation — to wear Stars of David as symbols of solidarity with the Jewish state.Over the weekend, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin arrived in Israel, where she was... more
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Political correctness is the enemy of intelligent debate and has caused many of the problems America struggles with today.
I read this a few years ago and felt it would a fun yet meaningful look at the problems of political correctness.
Little Red Riding Hood
from Politically Correct Bedtime Stories by James Finn Garner. Copyright 1994 by James Finn Garner. Published by Macmillan Publishing USA.
There once was a young person named Red Riding Hood who lived with her mother on the edge of a large wood. One day her mother asked her to take a basket of fresh fruit and mineral water to her grandmother's house--not because this was womyn's work, mind you, but because the deed was generous and helped engender a feeling of community. Furthermore, her grandmother was not sick, but rather was in full physical and mental health and was fully capable of taking care of herself as a mature adult.
So Red Riding Hood set off with her basket through the woods. Many people believed that the forest was a foreboding and dangerous place and never set foot in it. Red Riding Hood, however, was confident enough in her own budding sexuality that such obvious Freudian imagery did not intimidate her.
On the way to Grandma's house, Red Riding Hood was accosted by a wolf. who asked her what was in her basket. She replied, "Some healthful snacks for my grandmother, who is certainly capable of taking care of herself as a mature adult."
The wolf said, "You know, my dear, it isn't safe for a little girl to walk through these woods alone."
Red Riding Hood said, "I find your sexist remark offensive in the extreme, but I will ignore it because of your traditional status as an outcast from society, the stress of which has caused you to develop your own, entirely valid, worldview. Now, if you'll excuse me, I must be on my way."
Red Riding Hood walked on along the main path. But, because his status outside society had freed him from slavish adherence to linear, Western-style thought, the wolf knew a quicker route to Grandma's house. He burst into the house and ate Grandma, an entirely valid course of action for a carnivore such as himself. Then, unhampered by rigid, traditionalist notions of what was masculine or feminine, he put on Grandma's nightclothes and crawled into bed.
Red Riding Hood entered the cottage and said, "Grandma, I have brought you some fatfree, sodium-free snacks to salute you in your role of a wise and nurturing matriarch."
From the bed, the wolf said softly, "Come closer, child, so that I might see you."
Red Riding Hood said, "Oh, I forgot you are as optically challenged as a bat. Grandma, what big eyes you have!"
"They have seen much, and forgiven much, my dear."
"Grandma, what a big nose you have, only relatively, of course, and certainly attractive in its own way."
"It has smelled much, and forgiven much, my dear."
"Grandma, what big teeth you have!"
The wolf said, "I am happy with who I am and what I am," and leaped out of bed. He grabbed Red Riding Hood in his claws, intent on devouring her. Red Riding Hood screamed, not out of alarm at the wolf's apparent tendency toward crossdressing, but because of his willful invasion of her personal space.
Her screams were heard by a passing woodchopperperson (or log-fuel technician, as he preferred to be called). When he burst into the cottage, he saw the melee and tried to intervene. But as he raised his ax, Red Riding Hood and the wolf both stopped.
"And just what do you think you're doing?" asked Red Riding Hood.
The woodchopper-person blinked and tried to answer, but no words came to him.
"Bursting in here like a Neanderthal, trusting your weapon to do your thinking for you!" she exclaimed. "Sexist! Speciesist! How dare you assume that womyn and wolves can't solve their own problems without a man's help!"
When she heard Red Riding Hood's impassioned speech, Grandma jumped out of the wolf's mouth, seized the woodchopperperson's ax, and cut his head off. After this ordeal, Red Riding Hood, Grandma, and the wolf felt a certain commonality of purpose. They decided to set up an alternative household based on mutual respect and cooperation, and they lived together in the woods happily ever after.
What is your opinion of political correctness and the problems that come along with it?Political correctness is the enemy of intelligent debate and has caused many of the... more
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Political correctness is the enemy of intelligent debate and has caused many of the problems America struggles with today.
I read this a few years ago and felt it would a fun yet meaningful look at the problems of political correctness.
Little Red Riding Hood
from Politically Correct Bedtime Stories by James Finn Garner. Copyright 1994 by James Finn Garner. Published by Macmillan Publishing USA.
There once was a young person named Red Riding Hood who lived with her mother on the edge of a large wood. One day her mother asked her to take a basket of fresh fruit and mineral water to her grandmother's house--not because this was womyn's work, mind you, but because the deed was generous and helped engender a feeling of community. Furthermore, her grandmother was not sick, but rather was in full physical and mental health and was fully capable of taking care of herself as a mature adult.
So Red Riding Hood set off with her basket through the woods. Many people believed that the forest was a foreboding and dangerous place and never set foot in it. Red Riding Hood, however, was confident enough in her own budding sexuality that such obvious Freudian imagery did not intimidate her.
On the way to Grandma's house, Red Riding Hood was accosted by a wolf. who asked her what was in her basket. She replied, "Some healthful snacks for my grandmother, who is certainly capable of taking care of herself as a mature adult."
The wolf said, "You know, my dear, it isn't safe for a little girl to walk through these woods alone."
Red Riding Hood said, "I find your sexist remark offensive in the extreme, but I will ignore it because of your traditional status as an outcast from society, the stress of which has caused you to develop your own, entirely valid, worldview. Now, if you'll excuse me, I must be on my way."
Red Riding Hood walked on along the main path. But, because his status outside society had freed him from slavish adherence to linear, Western-style thought, the wolf knew a quicker route to Grandma's house. He burst into the house and ate Grandma, an entirely valid course of action for a carnivore such as himself. Then, unhampered by rigid, traditionalist notions of what was masculine or feminine, he put on Grandma's nightclothes and crawled into bed.
Red Riding Hood entered the cottage and said, "Grandma, I have brought you some fatfree, sodium-free snacks to salute you in your role of a wise and nurturing matriarch."
From the bed, the wolf said softly, "Come closer, child, so that I might see you."
Red Riding Hood said, "Oh, I forgot you are as optically challenged as a bat. Grandma, what big eyes you have!"
"They have seen much, and forgiven much, my dear."
"Grandma, what a big nose you have, only relatively, of course, and certainly attractive in its own way."
"It has smelled much, and forgiven much, my dear."
"Grandma, what big teeth you have!"
The wolf said, "I am happy with who I am and what I am," and leaped out of bed. He grabbed Red Riding Hood in his claws, intent on devouring her. Red Riding Hood screamed, not out of alarm at the wolf's apparent tendency toward crossdressing, but because of his willful invasion of her personal space.
Her screams were heard by a passing woodchopperperson (or log-fuel technician, as he preferred to be called). When he burst into the cottage, he saw the melee and tried to intervene. But as he raised his ax, Red Riding Hood and the wolf both stopped.
"And just what do you think you're doing?" asked Red Riding Hood.
The woodchopper-person blinked and tried to answer, but no words came to him.
"Bursting in here like a Neanderthal, trusting your weapon to do your thinking for you!" she exclaimed. "Sexist! Speciesist! How dare you assume that womyn and wolves can't solve their own problems without a man's help!"
When she heard Red Riding Hood's impassioned speech, Grandma jumped out of the wolf's mouth, seized the woodchopperperson's ax, and cut his head off. After this ordeal, Red Riding Hood, Grandma, and the wolf felt a certain commonality of purpose. They decided to set up an alternative household based on mutual respect and cooperation, and they lived together in the woods happily ever after.
What is your opinion of political correctness and the problems that come along with it?Political correctness is the enemy of intelligent debate and has caused many of the... more
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“Operation Payback (is a bitch), this is the Internet, we run this”, said an open message from Anonymous to the governments of the world and their legal leeches regarding the motivation of the protests, Internet attacks and possible cyber war.“Operation Payback (is a bitch), this is the Internet, we run this”, said... more
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Standing up against political correctness, censorship and net neutrality before the corporate giants force smaller websites and Bloggers out of business.Standing up against political correctness, censorship and net neutrality before the... more
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Just what kind of person can get away with saying whatever comes to mind? What kind of man or human can say the single darkest, unholy, controversial, racist, and vulgar sentence imaginable and still get his or her friends, family and neighbours to turn the other cheek? What kind of person can attain diplomatic immunity, without filing any paper work? What kind of person is literally untouchable? And no, I’m not referring to the dude responsible for Wikileaks. Allow me to perform a character sketch...
read on @ http://www.forgetthebox.net/mag/forum-m/how-to-get-away-with-saying-anything-political-correctness%E2%80%99s-loophole.php
and don't forget to check us out on twitter & Facebook: (@ForgetTheBox)Just what kind of person can get away with saying whatever comes to mind? What kind of... more
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Take this simple test and find out if you suffer from a malady that is worse than terrorism.Take this simple test and find out if you suffer from a malady that is worse than... more
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Here is yet more evidence of the welcoming attitude toward Sharia, even in its most draconian aspects, on the part of Western governments. "US and UK failing to take Iraq's gay pogrom seriously: Both countries deny any Iraqi state involvement in anti-gay militias, but LGBT supporters suggest otherwise," by Paul Canning in The Guardian (Comment Is Free), June 23 :
Last week, 12 Iraqi police officers burst into a house in Karbala, beat up and blindfolded the six occupants and bundled them off in three vans, taking the computers they found with them. The house was then burned down by unknown people.
The house was a new "emergency shelter" run by the Iraqi LGBT organisation.
Two days later, one of the men turned up in hospital with a throat wound saying he'd been tortured. Iraqi LGBT has ordered those in its other two safe houses to move immediately.
The group says the police action is consistent with other state attacks on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Iraq. It has information that the other five - two gay men, one lesbian and two transgender people - have been transported 100 miles north to the interior ministry in Baghdad, where they'll be interrogated (ie tortured) to find out more about the group. Then, going on past experience, they'll probably be handed to militias loyal to Shi'a clerics Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani and Muqtada al-Sadr (both of whom have called for homosexuals to be put to death) and their mutilated bodies will turn up later.
But it is also clear from past experience that there is unlikely to be a sustained international outcry from gay people, governments or others about this latest incident.Here is yet more evidence of the welcoming attitude toward Sharia, even in its most... more
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HERE is elegant PROOF TaxTeaParty Reid Baer is NOT RACIST
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Dark Faced Anima Mine
By Reid Baer
I find myself strolling through a garden replete
with cold iconic sculptures Madonna-like from
an era much more Catholic than now. She appears
walking intently toward class climbing the steps to
a temple-like building with thick columns. I fix
my gaze on her. She seems to fit into the scheme
of our surroundings. She is of an ancient class
of cultured sophisticated dark skinned people.
Her light brown face draws me to her in a stunning
most captivating way. She notices me. I
ask her a question from a distance. She can not
hear so she moves closer to me. I repeat the
question but stare at that face – that face that smiles and
responds in perfect Spanish - so I dust off my
failing Castellano and communicate as
best I’m able in haltering sentences. She
is supplicant and enticing and I succumb
in a kind of sudden psychic trance and then just
as suddenly … it’s a blur ... next I remember
she is in our bed room and very much pregnant
with my child but I don’t remember the sex with
her. I wish I could. I bet it was good. She stands
there so small yet protruding so large and still so
beguiling by the nearby dresser drawers as I
focus in on her studious dark rimmed glasses
framing her dark face. She is more demanding with
me now as she moves about responding to the
voices throughout the big house from both sides of our
families who are in the fast throws of our nuptial
planning which she takes in feminine stride and I
want her in my life so I sit up and go to
her and hold her petite body close to mine. She
is so small but she is mine and beloved. She
responds in kind with soothing Spanish words I strain
to understand about her commitment to our
new familiarity and future as a
family. She breaks off the embrace and joyfully
reveals a collection of baby clothes gifted
to her by the relative crones and sorts through them
demonstrating each item: tiny socks, baby
booties, a little jumper for the Christening ...
I love to see her happy face … I’m sleepy and
I return to bed. She wakes me up later and
says she hates to see me sleeping in – okay, but
how else am I going to find important clues to
what is really happening to me or to you?
=HERE is elegant PROOF TaxTeaParty Reid Baer is NOT RACIST
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