Year: 2015

SARAH PALIN: The chicken crossed the road because, gosh-darn it, he’s a maverick!

BARACK OBAMA: Let me be perfectly clear, if the chickens like their eggs they can keep their eggs. No chicken will be required to cross the road to surrender her eggs. Period.

JOHN McCAIN: My friends, the chicken crossed the road because he recognized the need to engage in cooperation and dialogue with all the chickens on the other side of the road.

HILLARY CLINTON: What difference at this point does it make why the chicken crossed the road?   Continue reading “So, why DID the chicken cross the road?”

Yahoo News – by Dylan Stableford

The attorney for Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who was jailed last week for refusing to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples, has been ordered released, her attorney, Roger Gannam, told Yahoo News.

Davis, a clerk in Rowan County, Ky., was sent to jail Thursday for refusing to comply with several court orders to issue marriage licenses to gay couples following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in June on the basis of her “religious conviction.”   Continue reading “Kim Davis to be released from prison, attorney says”

Yahoo News – by Ernesto Tovar

Caracas (AFP) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has ordered more of his country’s vast border with Colombia closed amid a diplomatic crisis over deportations and smuggling.

“I have decided to close the border crossing at Paraguachon, Zulia state,” Maduro said in a televised address. He said he would send an additional 3,000 troops to the area.

In addition, Maduro said he would accept mediation by Brazil and Argentina, with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos.   Continue reading “Venezuelan president closes more of border with Colombia”

David Swanson

This happened some 63 years ago, but as the U.S. government has never stopped lying about it, and it’s generally known only outside the United States, I’m going to treat it as news.

Here in our little U.S. bubble we’ve heard of a couple versions of a film called The Manchurian Candidate. We’ve heard of the general concept of “brainwashing” and may even associate it with something evil that the Chinese supposedly did to U.S. prisoners during the Korean War. And I’d be willing to bet that the majority of people who’ve heard of these things have at least a vague sense that they’re bullshit.   Continue reading “U.S. Drops Fleas With Bubonic Plague on North Korea”

Courthouse News – by Cameron Houston

HOUSTON (CN) – With Houston reeling from the fatal shooting of a sheriff’s officer, killed as he pumped gas, the police chief announced a “Pray for Police” campaign to begin today.

Police Chief Charles McClelland and other local officials were to kick off the program Tuesday morning at Houston Police Officers Union headquarters.

Harris County sheriff’s Officer Darren Goforth, 47, was shot 15 times from behind on Aug. 28 as he filled up his cruiser at a Houston gas station.   Continue reading “Houston Asks Public to ‘Pray for Police’”

RT

The UK Ministry of Defence admits that a submarine that damaged a British trawler in April this year was one of its own, not Russian. Earlier, Fleet Street was awash with speculation that a ‘hostile Russian sub’ had nearly destroyed the fishing vessel.

“…the RN [the Royal Navy] has now confirmed that a UK submarine was, in fact, responsible for snagging the KAREN’s [fishing vessel] nets,” Penny Mordaunt, minister of state for the Armed Forces, said in a statement.    Continue reading “‘Oops, it was us’: Military concedes British sub, not Russian, damaged UK trawler in April”

Mail.com

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish ground forces crossed into northern Iraq on Tuesday for the first time since 2011 in a “short-term” operation to hunt down Kurdish rebels, a Turkish government official said, as Turkish jets carried out more airstrikes against rebel camps in the region.

A roadside bomb blamed on the rebels, meanwhile, killed 14 police officers in eastern Turkey. The troops crossed the border as part of a “hot pursuit” of rebels belonging to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, who were involved in a roadside bomb attack that killed 16 soldiers on Sunday, the government official said.   Continue reading “Turkish forces cross into Iraq for short-term PKK operation”

Which of these new “codes” will be used to take guns away from American Nationals?

Mail.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — If things are a bit tense in your doctor’s office come Oct. 1, some behind-the-scenes red tape could be to blame.

That’s the day when the nation’s physicians and hospitals must start using a massive new coding system to describe your visit on insurance claims so they get paid. Today, U.S. health providers use a system of roughly 14,000 codes to designate a diagnosis, for reimbursement purposes and in medical databases. To get more precise, the updated system has about 68,000 codes, essentially an expanded dictionary to capture more of the details from a patient’s chart.   Continue reading “More precise medical codes aim to track quality of care”

KBHB – by Gary Matthews

STURGIS, S.D. – Numerous fire agencies were called in to battle a massive fire at the Full Throttle Saloon east of Sturgis overnight Monday.

The call came in just after midnight, and crews first on the seen could see smoke coming from the roof of the main structure. Soon, the entire facility was engulfed in flames, which spread to nearby structures.   Continue reading “Overnight fire destroys Full Throttle Saloon in Sturgis”

MassPrivateI

Thanks to DHS’s own research & development department if you’re arrested, cops can now read your bank balance!

Police are now able to read our bank credit and debit cards, retail gift cards, library cards, hotel card keys, even magnetic-striped Metrorail cards instantly!

Did you catch that? Police will even know the balance of your commuter train/bus cards, all without a WARRANT!   Continue reading “Police are reading your bank & debit card balances without a warrant”

The Daily Sheeple – by Joshua Krause

When Colorado decided to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, everyone expected the state’s tax revenue to increase. What they didn’t realize at the time was that the state government might actually make too much money. So far the state has earned over $150 million from the 30% tax on pot, which exceeded expectations.

Now they may have to pay some of that money back to the taxpayers. According to a 1992 amendment to Colorado’s constitution called the ‘Taxpayer Bill of Rights’ when the state earns more than they anticipated from a given industry, they have to return the difference to the people. When pot was first legalized the state didn’t expect a whole lot of money, so they underestimated future profits. Now they’ll have to find some way to give $50 million back to the public.   Continue reading “Pot Revenue Is So High in Colorado, State Will Have to Reimburse Taxpayers”

Free Thought Project – by John Vibes

Philadelphia, PA — A dog rescuer was recently harassed by local police for walking his dogs in a public park. When a video of the encounter went viral, agents from the Department of Homeland Security were sent to his home, because of alleged “anti-cop” posts that were seen on his Facebook page.

Independent dog rescuer Damion Trakas has been taking dogs off the streets for years and has had great success training them to be well-mannered and friendly. Many of the dogs that Damion rescues are pit bulls. Unfortunately, although the dogs are well-behaved, there is still a social stigma against the breed, and he has faced regular persecution for taking his dogs to the Cione Park near his house.   Continue reading “Dog Rescuer Visited By Homeland Security for Making Facebook Posts About Cops Shooting Dogs”

KVUE – by Kris Betts

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas — A lawsuit over hiring questions about religion, abortion and marriage in Williamson County got the green light to head to trial this week.

A judge dismissed a request for summary judgement in the case regarding the Williamson County Precinct 3 Constable’s Office.

It all began when Robert Lloyd, a 25-year veteran in law enforcement interviewed for a job as constable in 2013.   Continue reading “Lawyer claims WilCo Commissioners want Baptist employees only”

LA Times – by Tina Susman

There are papal pendants. There are life-size papal cardboard cutouts. There are papal mugs, ideal for drinking your specially brewed papal beer.

There is even a papal toaster, which will sear the image of the smiling, waving Pope Francis onto your sliced bread.

But heaven forbid you try to find a taxi when Francis visits Philadelphia, where the security ramifications of his arrival later this month are becoming clear.   Continue reading “Philadelphia plans intense security for Pope Francis’ visit — some say too intense”

Breitbart – by Displaced Disney Cast Member

As a patriotic and proud citizen of the United States, I have a story to share that has not only impacted my family, hundreds of colleagues, but also current and future United States workers.

I used to have a dream career at one of Americas most iconic and admired companies. Twenty years of hard work, technical skill building, the fostering of relationships and a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology guided me to a coveted position as an Information Technology Engineer for Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.   Continue reading “Displaced Disney Cast Member: How They Replaced Me, Other Americans, With Cheap Foreigners On H1B Visas”

Lonely Conservative

Hillary Clinton is under investigation by the FBI for using her personal email and personal server for sending and receiving classified information. She said those who question her email use are confused and she’s not going to apologize. Now she wants to move along to other topics, like how she plans to throw employers in jail if she’s our next president.

“We’re going to go back to enforcing labor laws,” Clinton said. “I’m going to make sure that some employers go to jail for wage theft and all the other abuses that they engage in.”

Continue reading “Hillary Clinton Wants To Send Employers To Jail”