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• Special Needs Girl Forced to Perform Oral Sex on Classmates Who AREN’T CHARGED!

  

  A special needs child was raped by her two classmates last year. The 15-year-old girl was forced to perform oral sex on the two boys under their desk. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Laura Smith Denied Massage After Running Half-marathon Because She is “too Fat”

  

  Laura Smith had just run a half-marathon (13.1 miles) in a nearby town in Colorado. To relieve her soreness she decided to treat herself to a massage at the... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• White House Press “extremely Frustrated” with the Lack of Access to President...

  

  The White House Press isn’t very happy. The press cites a “lack of transparency.” President Obama decided to have a guy’s weekend. Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Congressman Joe Salazar Thinks Women Afraid of Being Raped Shouldn’t Carry Guns

  

  During a gun control debate on Friday, Congressman Joe Salazar (D-CO) said that he didn’t think women should carry guns because they might accidentally shoot... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Afghan Vet Dies Shielding His Son in East Chicago

  

  Indiana National Guardsman Sgt. Willie Cook died earlier this month as he shielded his son from a barrage of bullets. The army vet had just returned from a... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Newsweek: Illinois is Officially the Worst Governed State

  

  David Frum, Newsweek political contributor, recently wrote that the state of Illinois is officially the worst governed state. As someone who lives in the state ... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Forbes: Why Rating Your Doctor is Bad for Your Health

  

  Kai Falkenberg recently wrote an interesting article entitled: “Why Rating Your Doctor is Bad for Your Health.” It doesn’t take a genius to know that the... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Jessica Bennett Says “man” Smacked Her 2-year-old Son on Airplane

  

  A Minneapolis mother says a “man” smacked her 2-year-old son on an Atlanta-bound flight. Jessica Bennett said her son now has become apprehensive in the presenc... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• London Calling

  

  I am waiting at my terminal at O’hare International Airport, and it’s the first time I’ve traveled alone. I won’t lie, I have some anxiety. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Meteor Injures 1200 in Russia; Are We Next?

  

  On Friday a meteor the length of two vans and weighing at 15 tons injured about 1,200 Russians. The web has been abuzz with searches for videos and/or pictures... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Congress is Going on Vacation YET AGAIN!

  

  It’s that time of the month again…No not that one silly.After failing to accomplish anything on gun control, the sequester or anything of any importance our U.S. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Steve Martin is a New Dad at the Age of 67

  

  Steve Martin at the premiere of Baby Mama in New York City at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)According to People Magazine, the... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 CELEB, CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, SOCIETY

• IOC Removes Wrestling from the 2020 Olympic Games

  

  Wrestling Regionals (Photo credit: Oberazzi) Earlier this week the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to remove Wrestling from the 2020 Summer Olympi... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY, SPORTS

• Do Parents Have Favorites?

  

  Siblings (Photo credit: James Dennes)I’ve posed this question many times before and have received varying responses.  Some have actually become upset that I... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Congress to Vote on Universal Background Check

  

  English: Houston Gun show at the George R. Brown Convention Center Español: “Houston Gun Show” en el Centro de Convenciones George R. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Rex Reed Thinks Melissa McCarthy is “tractor-sized”

  

  New York Observer movie critic Rex Reed took it upon himself to offer his opinion of Melissa McCarthy’s physique as opposed to actually reviewing the movie she... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Blizzard Nemo Hammers the Northeast, While Weather Reporters Brave the Storm

  

  Blizzard Nemo is set to hammer the Northeast with snowfall totals anywhere from 1-3 feet. Seven states are likely to be affected by the storm, most harshly in... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY, WEATHER

• Ellen DeGeneres Speaks Out on the Boys Scouts Delaying the Inclusion of Openly...

  I saw this segment the other day and thought that in about 2 minutes Ellen sums up why I think this whole thing is ridiculous. I don’t understand why the Boy... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is Governor Chris Christie’s Weight a Problem?

  

  This seems to be the question largely asked nowadays. Governor Christie (R-NJ) has been the butt of many jokes since he was elected governor of New Jersey. ... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• President Obama Urges Congress to Pass Short-Term Fix to Avert Sequester

  

  (Photo credit: Wikipedia)President Obama urged Congress on Tuesday to pass a short-term fix to avert sequester. Instead of addressing our spending problem he... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY