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Friday, February 3, 2012
What Are Our Children Really Learning In School?
If there was ever a movie to make you laugh to keep from crying, it's this one.
Austin, an intrepid young student-reporter, embarks on the noble mission of answering the question, "How much basic knowledge do American high school students really have?" The answer, however, may not be exactly what you want to hear.
"Do you know the vice president of The United States?" Austin asks.
"I don't know who it it's, it's, it's somebody....Bin Ladin," one student responds.
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Study Shows, That Low IQ Is The Reason Conservative Say Dumb Things.
Are racists dumb? Do conservatives tend to be less intelligent than liberals? A provocative new study from Brock University in Ontario suggests the answer to both questions may be a qualified yes.
The study, published in Psychological Science, showed that people who score low on I.Q. tests in childhood are more likely to develop prejudiced beliefs and socially conservative politics in adulthood.
I.Q., or intelligence quotient, is a score determined by standardized tests, but whether the tests truly reveal intelligence remains a topic of hot debate among psychologists.
Read More http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/27/intelligence-study-links-prejudice_n_1237796.html?ref=mostpopular
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Police Chase Man To His Burning Death.
While the driver he chased lay dying inside a burning car, the state trooper kept going.
That's the accusation made in a $10 million wrongful-death lawsuit filed Tuesday by the driver's family in U.S. District Court. Gordon Kyle Anito, 20, died Nov. 26 after his 2005 Subaru Impreza hit a tree and caught fire around 3:30 a.m. near the corner of Hill Road and Andersonville Pike in North Knox County.
The fire burned Anito's body beyond recognition, according to the lawsuit.
Read More http://www.wbir.com/news/article/203649/2/Bystander-remembers-Anito-car-crash
Not Even Gay Men Safe From Police Abuse.
A federal lawsuit filed by two men
from Cleveland alleges that they were beaten by police officers, humiliated, and
denied pants because they were gay.
Cleveland’s Fox 8 News reports that the men, Jonathan Simcox and Steven Ondo, were “subjected to derogatory name-calling and then hauled off to jail in their underwear, despite repeated requests to change clothes.”
The arrest last April stemmed from an incident that occurred a week earlier. The couple say they were confronted by a neighbor as they argued while walking home from a bar. The neighbor was an off-duty Cleveland policeman.
Read More http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2012/02/02/Lawsuit_Gay_Clevelanders_Abused_by_Police/
Cleveland’s Fox 8 News reports that the men, Jonathan Simcox and Steven Ondo, were “subjected to derogatory name-calling and then hauled off to jail in their underwear, despite repeated requests to change clothes.”
The arrest last April stemmed from an incident that occurred a week earlier. The couple say they were confronted by a neighbor as they argued while walking home from a bar. The neighbor was an off-duty Cleveland policeman.
Read More http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2012/02/02/Lawsuit_Gay_Clevelanders_Abused_by_Police/
Wall St. "Fat Cats" Enjoy The Milk, But Won't Support The Crow.
They bristled when he called them "fat cats." They fought every step of the way, unsuccessfully, to prevent his financial reform bill from becoming law. And some who supported him in 2008 are now throwing their money at Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
But for all their grumbling, Wall Street executives have fared exceptionally well under President Barack Obama. In fact, some of Wall Street's highest earners are making as much now, if not more, than they did under President George W. Bush.
Take Wells Fargo president and CEO John Stumpf. He made $18.9 million in 2010, compared to $21.3 million in 2009, $13.8 million in 2008 and $12.6 million in 2007. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has also watched his paychecks fatten over the past three years: He took home $20.8 million in 2010, compared to $1.3 million in 2009 (when some bank executives took a pay cut because of the financial crisis), $19.7 million in 2008 and $27.8 million in 2007.
Read More http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/02/wall-street-executives-bash-obama-but-thrive-under-policies_n_1237239.html
Shakira, Big Bird, and Donald, All endorse Mitt Romney.
The ever-honest Shep Smith made his disdain for Donald Trump clear during his Thursday show.
The Fox News host's hour coincided with Trump's endorsement of Mitt Romney in Las Vegas, and Smith spent the hour dripping with sarcasm about the relative importance of the event. As his show began, he looked at footage of Trump and cried, "he's talking again!"
A few minutes later, Smith took his mockery to another level.
"I've just gotten word that in the next hour, Shakira and Big Bird will also be issuing endorsements, and we'll be having live, Team Fox coverage of that!" he said. "Shakira, Big Bird and Donald Trump. In serious news today..."
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Blame The Black Man For All American Problems
Last week Bonnie
Sweeten, a 40-year-old white woman, was sentenced to eight years in prison
for a host of crimes including stealing money from her family and the law firm
where she worked and lying about being kidnapped by two black men. Sweeten had
actually taken her daughter to Disney World with her ill-gotten gains. Her
criminal actions cost law-enforcement agencies thousands of dollars as a
multistate search for the woman and her child ensued, even though they were just
kicking it with Mickey Mouse.
Teacher Feeds Children More Than Knowledge.
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent John Deasy confirmed with Fox 11 News that he has seen some of the more than 400 photos of teacher Mark Berndt allegedly spoonfeeding his semen to blindfolded and gagged students, some with cockroaches on their faces.
"It's sick. It makes you sick to your stomach," Deasy said.
"It's despicable," he continued. "I think the thing that is just so horrifying for us is we have thousands of amazing teachers. And we put our trust in them as they supervise students. And to violate that trust is just unforgivable."
Read More http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/01/mark-berndt-lausd-responds-to-teacher_n_1247138.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003
Republicans Keep Pushing New Jim Crow Laws
Struggling families will no longer be allowed to withdraw welfare funds at automated teller machines in liquor stores, casinos or strip clubs if Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives get their way.
The House overwhelmingly approved a bill on Wednesday to push states to ban welfare debit card withdrawals at liquor stores and "naughty" venues, a practice highlighted in a handful of news stories over the past couple of years. The proposal is unlikely to be taken up by the Senate, but it could be folded into a broader legislative package, currently in the works, to reauthorize a payroll tax cut and a federal unemployment insurance measure by the end of the month.
Read More http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/01/welfare-strip-clubs_n_1246867.html
Wal-mart Link To Animal Cruelty.
Legal action is underway following an undercover investigation by The Humane Society of the United States that has alleged inhumane treatment at a pig breeding facility linked to the nation's largest grocer, Walmart.
On January 31, HSUS filed complaints with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Trade Commission against Seaboard Foods' parent company, Seaboard Corporation. The action stemmed from a 2011 HSUS probe conducted at two pig breeding facilities in Goodwell, Okla.: Prestage Farms and Seaboard Foods, a Walmart pork supplier.
A HSUS video shows pigs in cramped gestation crates with torn ears and noses, and other wounds and abscesses.
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No Love On Valentines Day In One School.
Lovebirds at Horace Mann School in Newton, Mass. might have to save their Valentines for after school, as the elementary school's principal has suggested handing out origami instead of sugary treats, My Fox Boston reports.
According to the report, the school's principal sent out a letter to parents asking them not to send candy with their children, as last year the overabundance of treats interfered with regular school day operations.
The letter also noted that Valentine's Day candy violates the school's food-sharing policy, as well as efforts to teach students healthy eating habits, WHDH TV reports.
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Blacks With Money Ready For The Buffett Tax.
What do Chris Rock and Warren Buffett have in common, besides that they both guest-edited that special issue of Vanity Fair?
They both want lawmakers to raise taxes on the rich.
The comedian of Nurse Betty and Dogma fame told the Associated Press Wednesday that he could stand to pay higher taxes.
"I can pay higher taxes and people can have jobs or I can pay lower taxes and I have my kids' teacher asking me for a loan because she's going to lose her house, which is true," said Rock, who is worth an estimated $70 million, according to celebertynetworth.com. "Stuff like that happens, so I'm going to lose the money no matter what."
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"God Wants Teachers To Remain Poor", Says Alabama GOP Lawmaker.
Someone alert the unions: raising teacher pay will actually make for worse teachers--according to one GOP lawmaker.
Alabama state Sen. Shadrack McGill said that increasing teacher pay is against "a biblical principle" because it might attract people who otherwise wouldn't do the job.
"Teachers need to make the money that they need to make," McGill said, according to the Times-Journal. "If you double a teacher's pay scale, you'll attract people who aren't called to teach ... and these teachers that are called to teach, regardless of the pay scale, they would teach. It's just in them to do. It's the ability that God give 'em."
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Protect And Serve Or Beat And Kick... Police At It Again.
Armed with batons, four Bronx police officers were caught on camera as they set upon a teenage drug suspect and viciously beat him to the ground.
Horrified witnesses can be heard screaming at the officers to stop as the shocking attack is carried out in a street in broad day light.
Jatiek Reed, 19, was said to have needed staples to his head and was left 'black and blue' after the incident.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2094965/4-Bronx-cops-caught-camera-viciously-beating-kicking-teenage-drug-suspect.html#ixzz1lB4YE0hU
Eddie Long Goes From Pedophile To King....What The Hell.....
WOW is all I can say. In a recent service on January 29th
2012, Eddie Long who is Bishop at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church invited
Ralph Messer who claims to be a Rabbi bringing torah truth to Christians. This
rabbi then proceeds to pronounce Eddie Long as King in "god's government"
lifting him up in his chair/throne and carrying him around the stage.
It gets very interesting around the 5th minute.
You really need to see this video, and as gravel comes out of my mouth PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REMNANT AT NEW BIRTH. These people are highly deceived, so much so I think this strong delusion has been sent by God himself.
It gets very interesting around the 5th minute.
You really need to see this video, and as gravel comes out of my mouth PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REMNANT AT NEW BIRTH. These people are highly deceived, so much so I think this strong delusion has been sent by God himself.
Read More http://thebuzzcincy.com/national/lincolnware/new-birth-makes-eddie-long-king-video/
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