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• Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow, 2012)

  

  Reblogged from Chicago Cinema Circuit: “100%, he’s there” announces Maya (Jessica Chastain) as she counters reservations from CIA operatives around the... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Friend of Indian Rape Victim Criticizes Police Response

  

  On Sunday, I shared with you the harrowing story of two Indian girls who died after being brutally gang-raped. One girl swallowed poison and the other died... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Oxygen’s New Show “All My Babies’ Mamas” is Stirring up Controversy

  

  The Oxygen Network was created in 1998 in part by Oprah Winfrey in the hopes to “empower” women. Since NBC Universal purchased the network in 2007 for $925... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2013 DEBATE, ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• “Zero Dark Thirty” Brings Forth the Torture Debate

  

  Kathryn Bigelow’s latest movie “Zero Dark Thirty” is attracting unwanted outrage from Senate leaders. The movie chronicles a “dramatization” of the killing of... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• “Fiscal Cliff” Averted….for Now

  

  Who's to blame for this mess? Who's not doing their job? Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Mom Has Son Sign 18-point Plan to Get iPhone

  

  Greg Hoffman, 13, begged his parents for an iPhone all year long. He was ecstatic when he saw he had received the iPhone 5 for Christmas. There was however a... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Chicago Bears Miss Playoffs After 10-6 Season; Time to Fire Lovie Smith

  

  (Photo credit: Wikipedia)After yet another disappointing season by Coach Lovie Smith it is the time to part ways with him.  He has had his share of chances.  Hi... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Indian Girls Die After Brutal Gang-rape

  

  Within a span of about a week two Indian girls have died after being sexually assaulted by multiple, vicious assailants. A 17-year-old girl ingested poison afte... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Aubrey Ireland Gets Restraining Order Against “stalking” Parents

  

  Aubrey Ireland, a 21-year student at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, was granted a restraining order against her parents. Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• President Obama Seeks “immediate Action” to Avoid the “fiscal Cliff”

  

  President Obama held a press conference on Friday in which he addressed the nation as to the progress in the “fiscal cliff” negotiations. The president... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• I Thank God I’m Alive

  

  For this week’s praise of the week, I would like to extend my eternal gratitude to God. After a horrible week in which I almost died on Christmas Eve (I’d rathe... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• David Gregory, Host of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” is Under Investigation

  

  David Gregory is under fire for showcasing a “high-capacity” magazine during his Sunday interview with NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre. Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Philadelphia to Install Free Condom Dispensers in High Schools

  

  ABC News is reporting that Philadelphia is installing condom dispensers in 22 city high schools where students as young as 14 will be able to receive condoms fo... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Melissa Nelson, a Dental Secretary, is Fired for Being “too Attractive”

  

  ABC NewsMelissa Nelson worked as a dental assistant for ten years.  Then one day in 2010 she was incredulously fired for being “too attractive” and a “threat” t... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Ex-con Kills Two New York Firefighters in Apparent Ambush

  

  Lt. Michael Chiapperini, 43, and firefighter Tomasz Kaczowka, 19, who worked as a 911 dispatcher, were killed in an apparent trap setup by a deranged ex-convict. Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Tagg Romney Says Mitt Romney Didn’t Want to Be President

  

  Tagg Romney (Photo credit: Gage Skidmore)Tagg Romney, the eldest Romney son, recently told the Boston Globe that his father really didn’t want to be... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Congress Has Yet to Pass Any Deal That Averts the “fiscal Cliff”

  

  With only 8 days left before the country goes over the proverbial “fiscal cliff” many Americans are left wondering why our elected officials can’t even get a... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Questions I’d Ask President Obama

  These are three of the questions I would ask President Obama if given the chance to interview him: When you ran for President in 2008 you said that it was... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• ABC Decides to Not Air Remaining “666 Park Ave.” Episodes

  

  As soon as I read that the ABC network had decided to not air the remaining episodes of “666 Park Avenue” I immediately knew the topic of this week’s rant. Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Federal Employee Reprimanded For Flatulance

  Reblogged from Reason and Politics: We’ve been talking about some pretty heavy stuff here at Reason and Politics lately. To lighten things up bit, I present... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY