Dec

3

Bob Costas Agrees: Handguns Have to Go

Filed Under Law, PC, Sports | 49 Comments

You knew it would be said, but I thought Bob Costas might have been one that would have at least waited until all the facts are known before going off in this direction. I was wrong: BOB COSTAS: Well, you knew it was coming. In the aftermath of the nearly unfathomable events in Kansas City, [...]

Oct

15

Florida State Board of Education: We Don’t Expect Hispanics and Blacks to Perform Nearly as Well as Asians and Whites

Filed Under Education, PC, Politics | 6 Comments

If I were black or Hispanic and my kids were in Florida schools I’d find this just a tad offensive: The Florida State Board of Education passed a plan that sets goals for students in math and reading based upon their race. On Tuesday, the board passed a revised strategic plan that says that by [...]

Oct

8

Report: US/British Soldiers Asked Not to Fire on Taliban at Night So They Don’t Disturb Sleepy Time for the Locals

Filed Under PC, Politics, War | 24 Comments

I’ve read the reports and have been told by members of the military that the rules of engagement are nuts, which is why this wouldn’t surprise me in the least: Reports indicate U.S. soldiers and British Royal Marines have been urged to show “courageous constraint” by not shooting Taliban members spotted planting IEDs. The reason? [...]

Aug

4

NBC Apologizes for Olympic Ad Placement

Filed Under PC, Sports | 16 Comments

From the “imagine if Fox News did something like this” file, we have NBC’s coverage of Gabby Douglas winning the gold medal, which then led into this break: I was watching, but I’m not hard-wired to be offended by anything and everything so I didn’t even really notice it at the time… until my Twitter [...]

Apr

22

Earth Day Open Thread

Filed Under Global Warming, PC, Politics | 28 Comments

Let this meeting of the Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Appreciation Society come to order… Eco scam zillionaire Al Gore has written “Reflections on Earth Day” (I’ll reserve my opinion of Gore’s hero Rachel Carson for another day). I mention the Goracle because he helps me get right to the point of why I hate Earth Day [...]

Apr

10

Miss Universe to Allow Transgender Contestants

Filed Under Culture, PC | 6 Comments

Good news for any of you guys who have been pulling for the Miss Universe pageant to feature more contestants who look like RuPaul and J-Nap: With newly inclusive pageant rules, transgender women can now aspire to the Miss Universe crown. The Miss Universe Organization announced Tuesday that it will allow contestants who were not [...]

Mar

20

Time Once Again to Play ‘Imagine if a Republican Celeb Did This’

Filed Under Celebrity Idiots, PC, Politics | 7 Comments

Hey, it’s funny and acceptable if white Hollywood liberals participate in it: Time to play “imagine if a Republican did this”: Video footage obtained by The Daily Caller shows Hollywood screen legend Tom Hanks and Eagles musician Glenn Frey at a 2004 fundraising auction, playfully interacting with a white man dressed as an African native, [...]

Mar

19

TSA Pat-Down of the Day

Filed Under Nat'l Security, PC | 12 Comments

The Daily Mail says this was recorded at Chicago’s O’Hare airport. The three year old boy is in a wheelchair because of a broken leg and trying to get to Disney World, but he won’t be hijacking the plane today thanks to crack security. Not this time, Junior Jihadi: You know, kid, for a hundred [...]

Mar

17

Kathleen Sebelius: Bully is as Bully Does

Filed Under PC, Politics | 4 Comments

This just in from the Federal Department of Counter-Productivity and Mixed Messages… Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius screened a Cartoon Network anti-bullying video for some middle school students recently. The video instructs kids not to call others names like “stupid,” “fat” and “jerk.” Sebelius was asked what people should take away from the [...]

Mar

9

Rush Limbaugh Derails Sleep Train’s Attempt to Start Advertising on His Show Again

Filed Under Business, Media, PC, Politics | 32 Comments

Shortly after the Rush Limbaugh/Sandra Fluke (pronounced “Fluck”) flap started, one of Rush’s west coast advertisers, Sleep Train, released a statement: “As a diverse company, Sleep Train does not condone such negative comments directed toward any person. We have currently pulled our ads with Rush Limbaugh.” Sleep Train soon discovered that turnabout is fair play [...]

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