Mar
6
Eric Holder is a Very Confused Attorney General
Filed Under Law, PC, Politics | 18 Comments
***** Yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder said that terror suspects — even US citizens — should not be afforded protections under the US Constitution: In his most forceful defense yet of the Obama administration’s use of lethal force against U.S. citizens linked to terrorism, Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday that the Constitution does not [...]
Mar
6
Cave-Watch: Number of Businesses Pulling Ads from Limbaugh Program Now a Dozen
Filed Under Business, Media, PC, Politics | 16 Comments
It seems to me that a company that caves to the demands of people notorious for wanting everything for free isn’t really doing itself any favors in the long term. But the number of companies doing just that is growing: The furor over Rush Limbaugh‘s controversial comments directed at Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke [...]
Feb
16
Army Orders Soldiers to Wear ‘Pregnancy Simulators’
Filed Under PC, Politics, War | 12 Comments
Seriously? CAMP ZAMA, Japan – The Army is ordering its hardened combat veterans to wear fake breasts and empathy bellies so they can better understand how pregnant soldiers feel during physical training. This week, 14 noncommissioned officers at Camp Zama took turns wearing the “pregnancy simulators” as they stretched, twisted and exercised during a three-day [...]
Nov
4
Obama Administration Opposes Adding FDR’s D-Day Prayer to WWII Memorial
Filed Under PC, Politics, War | 4 Comments
Is it time to vote these people out yet? Yeah, I know, nothing should surprise me anymore, but still… The Obama administration is opposing congressional legislation to add President Franklin Roosevelt’s D-Day prayer to the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. At a House hearing Thursday, Robert Abbey, director of the Bureau of Land [...]
Oct
12
Olive Garden Doesn’t Let Kiwanis Club Display American Flag; ‘Disruptive to Dining Experience’; Update: Olive Garden Apologizes
Filed Under Business, PC, Politics | 18 Comments
Some companies just suck at public relations: ANNISTON, Ala. — Officials with the parent company of Olive Garden restaurants say they’re sorry if a decision regarding an Alabama Kiwanis club’s desire to display the American flag caused any concern. The comments come after 80-year-old Marti Warren of Anniston said she wasn’t allowed to bring an [...]
Oct
5
Sesame Street to Feature Muppet Ravaged by Hope & Change
Filed Under Entertainment, PC, Politics | 9 Comments
First of all, it appears that, after numerous site issues, we’re back up for the time being. While we were down, a new Sesame Street character was announced: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A new poverty-stricken Muppet will highlight the issue of hunger struggles on an episode of “Sesame Street”, the show said in a statement [...]
Aug
30
Businesses Say California’s ‘War on Styrofoam Terror’ Could Cost Them
Filed Under Moonbats, PC, Politics | 7 Comments
The eco-weenies on the California legislature will respond to these concerns by saying, “More evidence that American business hates the environment.” From the Boston Globe: SACRAMENTO – Restaurant owner Gary Honeycutt says a push in California’s Legislature to ban the plastic foam containers he uses to serve up takeout meals could cost him thousands of [...]
Aug
29
NYT Op-Ed: Should ‘Ugly’ Be a Protected Class?
Filed Under Law, PC, Politics | 31 Comments
There’s another op-ed in the New York Times that gives The Onion a run for its money. The column is entitled, “Ugly? You May Have a Case.” In it, the author, a professor of economics (naturally) at the University of Texas, Austin, argues that it’s time for ugly people to be recognized as a protected [...]
Aug
20
The ‘Most Dangerous Person to America’ Reacts to the Accusation
Filed Under Health Care, PC | 33 Comments
Do you know who the “most dangerous person to America” is? Before you answer, put yourself in a nanny-state, PC, sodium-free, trans-fat eliminating, “obesity kills” and corporations suck state of mind. Okay, ready? Good — the “most dangerous person to America” is… Paula Deen: Behold the true face of evil! That’s right… Paula Deen is [...]
Aug
18
Obama Signs Executive Order to Trim Diversify Federal Work Force
Filed Under PC, Politics | 10 Comments
So how’s that “leading us into a ‘post-racial America’ and a truly colorblind society” thing coming along, Mr. President? From the Houston Chronicle: WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has signed an executive order directing the federal government to design a new strategy for hiring, promoting and keeping workers of diverse backgrounds. Why can’t that “strategy” [...]
