Governor Perry has formally notified Attorney General Eric Holder that Texas will not be implementing provisions required by the new Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). The law was unanimously approved by Congress and signed into law over a decade ago, but federal standards for its implementation were not completed until 2012 and states have been […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: I am guessing, but obviously cannot say for sure, that the timing of all this was planned to coincide with the Hobby Lobby birth control case, currently being considered by the Supreme Court. Tea Party favorite Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) claimed Monday that the Constitutional mandated separation between church and state meant “the […]
In 2004, a one-term senator from Illinois took the stage to deliver the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. By the time Barack Obama had finished speaking, Democrats across the country knew they had seen the future of their party. Political speech experts featured in this episode include: Michael A. Cohen: Author, […]
In 2007, Ke’onte was just eight years old, News 8’s Gloria Campos featured him as a Wednesday’s Child in two different segments in hopes of finding a family to adopt him. Following a failed adoption and disappointment, Gloria did another report on Ke’onte two years later, in hopes the second time would be the charm. […]
According to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, 80-90 percent of Obamacare enrollees have paid a premium. The Secretary has been making a bit of a media blitz in the wake of the closure (sort of) of open-enrollment in the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. Sebelius said on KWTV-TV, in the video […]