Jesse Jackson | Requiring voters to show an ID is like the return of Jim Crow laws
Jesse Jackson | Requiring voters to show an ID is like the return of Jim Crow laws Posted on July 21 2012 – 10:00 AM – Posted by: Doug Brady But today a different GOP wages war on our right to vote. The modern Republican Party is largely a creation of that same Strom Thurmond, who helped Richard Nixon defeat Hubert Humphrey in 1968 with his famous “Southern Strategy,” which…
Read more...Nicole Gelinas | Pension tension & the crime spike
Nicole Gelinas | Pension tension the crime spike Posted on July 21 2012 – 11:30 AM – Posted by: Doug Brady Crime is up — and cops are down. City taxpayers are paying so much for yesterday’s crime-fighting that they can barely afford today’s. A bloody start to July reminded New Yorkers about the bad old days: 21 people killed over the holiday week, including three gunned down after leaving…
Read more...Roger Kimball | Barracking Your Way to the Top
Roger Kimball | Barracking Your Way to the Top Posted on July 21 2012 – 1:00 PM – Posted by: Doug Brady Well, some of us had a pretty good idea of what he stood for. He stood for the “fundamental” transformation of the United States of America — its devolution into a species of socialist dystopia. He stood, in short, for the Dependency Agenda, where the citizens are universally…
Read more...Robert Stacy McCain | Is Obama fighting for or against middle-class voters
Robert Stacy McCain | Is Obama fighting for or against middle-class voters Posted on July 20 2012 – 8:30 PM – Posted by: Doug Brady Tami Hurley stood beside Union Mill Road waving a sign in the hot mid-summer sun Saturday afternoon, awaiting President Obama’s arrival at Centreville High School. She was not alone. The Fairfax County businesswoman was one of more than 200 protesters whoresponded to the announcement of…
Read more...ABC | Sheriff Joe Challenges George Lopez to Meeting After Lopez’s Tirade
ABC | Sheriff Joe Challenges George Lopez to Meeting After Lopez’s Tirade Posted on July 20 2012 – 10:00 PM – Posted by: Doug Brady Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., responded to George Lopez’s profanity-filled tirade against him by telling the comedian to come meet with him. “Get some guts, come down here and meet me face to face. Let’s see how you act then,” Arpaio, known as…
Read more...A tragedy, yes, but a political opportunity?
Last night’s horrific events in Aurora, Colorado should give us all pause. We need to reaffirm our love of family and cherish those we hold dear. Our lives can change in an instant, through no fault of our own. It could be due to a careless drunk driver, a sinister combatant in Afghanistan, or a willful, homicidal maniac in our very own neighborhood! Life is full of joy, as God…
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