By Kimberley Johnson on February 16, 2013
gun control, Videos
Gun Control, Social Justice, Videos
Hadiya Pendleton performed at President Obama’s inauguration in January. Just a week later, she was shot and killed in Chicago. Her mother, Cleopatra Cowley-Pendleton, demands action from Congress to end gun violence. “When my daughter Hadiya performed at the president’s inauguration, it was the happiest day of her life,” said Cowley-Pendelton in a public service […]
By Kimberley Johnson on February 16, 2013
Bill Maher, Commentary, Humor, right-wing hatred, Videos
Humor, Opinion / Open Letters / Rants, Politics, Videos
On last night’s episode of Real Time, Bill Maher talked about Karl Rove’s attempt to “rein in the wild out-there batshit part of the Republican Party and get it back to the old regular batshit part of the Republican Party.” By wild-out-there batshit, he was referring to the extremist Tea Party folks such as Todd […]
By Kimberley Johnson on February 15, 2013
The Courts, Women's issues
The Courts, Women's Issues
Nassau County police dropped a case in which three ninth-grade boys allegedly sexually assaulted a 15 year-old, mentally challenged girl. The reason: the attackers have low IQs. Police said that because the girl was also mentally challenged, the act was “consensual” and “not something for us to get into.” Daily News reported that on May […]
By Kimberley Johnson on February 14, 2013
The Economy, Videos
Economics, Videos
Elizabeth Warren is proving to be a force to be reckoned with. At her first Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing, Elizabeth Warren grilled bank regulators and made them squirm. FDIC, SEC, OCC, CFPB, CFTC, Fed and Treasury got a taste of how things will be changing with Warren asking the questions. Her first […]
By Kimberley Johnson on February 13, 2013
Humor, Videos
Humor, Opinion / Open Letters / Rants, Politics, Videos
Cheney appeared on CBS, prior to the State Of The Union Address. Jon Stewart does what he does best and rips Cheney a new one. Enjoy the video, courtesy of Comedy Central. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on […]