Month: July 2014
I, The Company
The US of A is a wonderful nation
In which to be a person-like corporation.
I can influence elections
With unlimited contributions
While denying my employees access to contraception!
Why I Hate Independence Day, Part 2014
Using fireworks near animals is both cruel and inhumane as explosive fireworks cause animals immense fear and stress.
— Voice for the Voiceless
Tell that to Bonnie. She’s our 9-year-old mixed-breed terrier who gets completely freaked by fireworks on the Fourth of July. In Miami on the Fourth the streets and night skies are filled with the sound, fury and cordite stench of illegal fireworks ignited by “patriots.”
Tampa Bay Online describes the legal loophole that allows Floridians to behave like asses on the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Patriotism as pest control: Florida’s weird fireworks law
BY JAMES L. ROSICA
Tribune/Scripps Capital Bureau
Published: June 29, 2014 | Updated: June 29, 2014 at 10:10 AMTALLAHASSEE — The coming of Independence Day means fireworks season — and the beginning of the institutionalized charade behind their sale in Florida.
In the Sunshine State, one does not buy a bottle rocket for recreation; one buys it to scare birds away from farms and fisheries.
That’s right: Explosives for pest control.
Participation, Not Raw Numbers, Give Tea Party Power
21%
Of Americans now say they support the Tea Party movement, but public support isn’t what gives the Tea Party its influence, says Allison Kopicki. “Interest in the 2014 election runs high among Tea Party supporters … 81% of voters who support the Tea Party say they will definitely vote in the 2014 election, compared with 67% of voters who don’t support the Tea Party.”
Clinton: Cheney’s Remarks on Iraq ‘Unseemly’
If they hadn’t gone to war in Iraq, none of this would be happening. Mr. Cheney has been incredibly adroit for the last six years or so attacking the administration for not doing an adequate job of cleaning up the mess that he made. And I think it’s unseemly. And I give President Bush, by the way, a lot of credit for trying to stay out of this debate and letting other people work through it.
— Bill Clinton, in an interview with NBC News.
Jackson: Former Slave States Now Republican Strongholds
Did you know that in the 11 Southern states that had slaves… those who were Jefferson Davis Democrats are now Reagan Republicans?
— Rev. Jesse Jackson, quoted by the Chicago Sun Times, on the shift in party affiliation that occurred across the South.
Americans’ Confidence in All Three Government Branches at an All-Time Low
30%
Americans’ confidence in the Supreme Court, according to Gallup. Confidence in all three branches of the U.S. government has fallen, reaching record lows for the court and Congress (7%), and a six-year low for the presidency (29%). The presidency had the largest drop of the three branches this year, down seven percentage points from its previous rating of 36%.
Christie Gets Testy Over ‘Hobby Lobby’ Ruling
Why should I give an opinion as to whether they were right or wrong? At the end of the day, they did what they did.
— Gov. Chris Christie (R), quoted by Business Insider, on the Supreme Court’s contraception ruling yesterday.
Nonreform’s the Norm
For Republicans, it’s a source of chronic inflammation,
And in the midterms, it would mean mass immolation.
And so, alas,
It shall not pass,
‘Til the GOP is hoisted upon the petard of immigration.
