Las Vegas Health Care Reform Rally

On the heels of addressing a crowd of thousands in Times Square, Veronica De La Cruz joins United States Senator Harry Reid for a rally in support of health care reform. De La Cruz, a former CNN anchor and internet correspondent will tell her brother’s story–how a 27-year-old man was denied private insurance because of [...]

GOP Terrorizing Old Folks

The RNC has crafted a Health Care Bill of Rights for Seniors.  Even the url implements the Republicans’ favorite weapon of choice:  fear.  It’s not just the dreaded “socialized medicine.”  It is “The Obama Experiment.” Obama will raid Medicare (hello, socialized medicine), interfere with your relationship between you and your doctor, install death panels and [...]

Katrina Anniversary 2009 (Some recap)

Here is NBC’s Brian Williams recounting his experience in the Superdome when Hurricane Katrina hit. Part 2. Part 3. Shep Smith and Geraldo Rivera near the Convention Center 5 days after Katrina hit. Loved these guys from Mississippi telling Dick Cheney to go fuck himself. Backlash from a performing artist on youtube:

You Stay Classy, Republicans!

From the OMFG File– “Oh!  Don’t hit me no more, massa.  I’ll give you money to kill mah babies.”  –Super classy conservative woman protesting health care reform. It’s really a thing to behold this video.  Three “protesters” and a ¿fetus? portrayed as a log, act out their version of the future under Universal health care.  [...]

Chuck Norris Endorses Nutty 10 Commandment Judge

Is it me just me? Or does Moore’s head look like the inspiration for Gumby? Create cool Profile Comments Biggest martial arts pussy in the world Chuck Norris and the badly hair-plugged, raging narcissistic fired Chief Justice of Alabama join forces with their version of Jesus: to make Roy Moore governor of the great state [...]

Unmade in China

The China Daily newspaper says executed prisoners currently provide nearly 66% of all harvested organs for transplants. Yay for the Chinese press finally admitting it. Boo-o-o!!!  And big ol’ science fictiony creepers on human rights violations!!! Amnesty International says at least 1,718 people were given the death penalty in 2008. And you can be executed [...]

Senator Edward M. Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009)

The lion of the Senate, Senator Ted Kennedy has succumbed to brain cancer at the age of 77.   In his service to the people of America, he fought tirelessly for those with the least, the poor, the elderly, children, and the sick. He wrote recently on Universal Health Care  in the July 2009 issue [...]

Dick.

Remember back in December of 2008 when Cheney Confessed to War Crimes? That was cool. Putting the Vice in Former Vice President, Dick Cheney took a break from sucking cheer and good will from the world to defend CIA interrogators who threatened to murder a suspect’s children and rape another suspect’s mother. Nice. Dick actually [...]

Doublespeak When You’re Spoken To

When you’re put out to pasture in D.C., cable news is the field you poop in. Bush has-been and former Homeland Security adviser, Fran Townsend is too cunning to be understood. There was no discussion of politics whatsoever.” Moments later… There was concern if the, if we, if the intellegence supported raising the threat level, [...]

Thinking Kids

Education to Empower has put together a video showcasing the kids who have benefited from the Young Philosophers progam. Take a look… Learn more about the Young Philosophers Program here! And you can support the cause here. Would love to hear what you think of the video.