Race War! Race War! Sean Bell Case Update
Every few years a police brutality case comes along that has all the requirements for a quick burst of national media attention: race, race and race. The latest of these cases was that of Sean Bell, a black man who was shot and killed outside a strip club on the night before his wedding, November 25 2006, by a group of undercover cops. Immediately following the incident there was the usual knee-jerk responses both from those who wanted to condemn the cops and those who were ready to jump to their defense without having all of the evidence in. And of course the hypocrite reverend Al Sharpton saw another opportunity for self-promotion. Continue Reading...
Minimum Wage Update
Apparently, a deal has finally been reached on a minimum wage increase. Someone in Congress must be reading our site. The minimum wage will go up to $7.25 and in exchange small businesses will get $5 billion in tax cuts. It doesn't appear as though the President will veto the bill.
Is It Safe To Bring Alcohol (Or Dogs) On Cabs Yet?
Every city has its own unique problems with cab drivers. In Boston, it's cheaper to rent a car for the day than take a cab a couple of blocks. In New York, cab drivers don't like to pick up black people, even famous ones like Danny Glover. And in Minneapolis, cab drivers will refuse you if you are carrying any alcohol in your luggage, or even if you have a seeing eye dog with you. Continue Reading...
Hey Democrats, Where's Our Money?
During the 2006 Congressional election campaign, the Democrats made numerous promises which everyone knew they would never be able to keep (e.g. reducing corruption, getting out of Iraq, improving the "tone" in Washington, etc.). However, one of their promises—increasing the U.S. Federal Minimum Wage—seemed like a slam dunk. After all, the federal minimum wage (currently set at $5.15) has not been increased since 1997, and at least 80% of the American people favor an increase. Well, the Democrats have been in power for almost four months and we are still waiting with bated breath. Continue Reading...
Terrorist Where Are They Now: Mullah "Taliban Commander of the Faithful" Omar
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Those of you with really, really great long term memories probably remember the name of Mullah Omar, the sexy beast whose picture you see on the left. Omar, the spiritual and political leader of the Taliban was declared "Wanted: Dead or Alive" along with his buddy and supposed father-in-law Osama Bin Laden after 9/11. Also, in a move that must have made this Islamic fundamentalist ascetic proud, a $10 million bounty was placed on his head. So, what is Mr. Omar up to these days? In the five-plus years since then, Omar has not only managed to avoid capture, but he has even managed to rebuild the Taliban to a large extent and is now causing the U.S. and the current Afghan government all kinds of headaches. Continue Reading... |
Is Big Brother Still Watching You?
Between Don Imus' disgusting remark, the pontifications of the shamelessly self-promoting hypocritical self-appointed king of black people reverend Al Sharpton, and the continuing disaster
march to freedom in Iraq, most of us have probably forgotten to ask:
hey, is the NSA still wiretapping our phones without warrants? Wasn't
that some kind of news story a while ago? Continue Reading...