Comedian Greg Benson decided to surprise some of his Facebook “friends” that he had never met before, using things he had learned about them from their Facebook profiles. The video was part of a planned reality TV show, but was never picked up. Nevertheless, Benson decided to release the pilot presentation on YouTube last November. […]
A Florida politician proposes legislation to hide stand your ground records from the media after a Tampa Bay Times’ review of 200 cases. The review found that “Florida’s ‘stand your ground” law has allowed drug dealers to avoid murder charges and gang members to walk free. It has stymied prosecutors and confused judges.” The review […]
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen testified for hours in front of the House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform on his agency’s response following allegations that it had targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny when determining tax-exempt status. Late in the hearing a clearly agitated Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) lashed out threatening Koskinen with contempt: “Let […]
Federal officials are accusing a California state senator Leland Yee of conspiracy to deal firearms and wire fraud. California state senator Leland Yee was arrested on Wednesday along with the former leader of a Chinese criminal organization for conspiracy to deal firearms and wire fraud. Yee was charged with six counts of depriving the public […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) shamed Republicans who “stay up nights” trying to figure out how to give tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires while cutting services such as food stamps and social security. During an interview on MSNBC Tuesday with Al Sharpton, Sanders blamed Republicans for what he called “a very ugly moment in American […]