Politics


Tim Weaver

Why I Won’t Vote for Barack Obama

Yes we Can, but No I Won’t. The notion that we have to choose the Democrats over the Republicans because they’re the lesser of two evils is flawed and ignorant.

Tim Weaver

My Own West Virginia Experience: It’s Not All About Racism

To lump all of West Virginia together as a pack of ignorant redneck racist hicks is no more constructive than to claim that everyone who votes for Obama or McCain is a sexist pig who loathes Clinton and could never vote for any woman.

Tim Weaver

Modern Mccarthyism

Cal State Fullerton has denied a teacher a job for refusing to sign a loyalty oath. The idea was put into place in the late 40’s to keep Communists out of the faculty. The oath states that you will defend the US from all enemies, foreign and domestic. The teacher in question only wanted to add a statement saying that she was a pacifist […]

Andrea Zak

Hillary, Just Go Already, and Take Bill Too

With the ongoing Clinton shenanigans, I’m starting to think that when it’s over, they’ll be over. They be excommunicated from their party, left behind as artifacts of the 1990s.

Tim Weaver

Legacy

Obama v. McCain is going to be intriguing on a number of levels, but I feel the biggest change now will be the focus of the media. Now that we’re officially in general election mode, there will be a much greater focus on George W. Bush and his legacy […]

Derwin Dubose

Why I Left My Career as a Political Staffer

But when people ask me about my career in politics, there’s only one quote that can accurately describe how I feel: “I’m glad I did it, partly because I enjoyed it, but mostly because I’ll never have to do it again.”

Mark Smith

Ten Things I Hate About…DISNEY!

Disney creeps me out. I am not saying this to impress anyone - you have my solemn assurances that Disney has repelled and repulsed me from an age when it was even appropriate to like Disney (and not merely be indifferent to it). So, in order to restore the balance of the universe…here are 10 things I hate about Disney […]

Andrea Zak

Pro-Lifers: With the Evidence Against Them, They Return to their Roots

But the American Life League is upping the ante this summer and on June 7th, it would like you join them in protesting the birth control pill because it kills babies. Yes, making it more difficult for a sperm and egg to collide, as well as preventing a zygote from attaching to the uterine wall, is now also deemed murder […]

Jamie Weinstein

Limbaugh and Gore Enable Clinton to Continue

Limbaugh, of course, intentionally sought prolong the Democratic primary through his “Operation Chaos.” Operation Chaos urges Republican voters to switch their party registration and vote for Sen. Clinton in their state’s Democratic primary in order to help her win states and thus allow her to continue on in her quest for the nomination […]

Andrea Zak

New Study: Just Living Near Fast Food Makes You Fat

When you’re hungry and have money to burn, you’re not going out of your way for a meal. You stick within walking distance at lunch or stay relatively local for dinner with friends.

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