One story from this year’s primary races has been big names candidates who spend themselves out of the contest for president. Rick Perry and Scott Walker, both high profile governors who were seen as formidable candidates going in, have had to drop out due to funding issues. With that in mind, the latest rundown of…
Jim Webb says that CNN’s Democratic Presidential Debate was “rigged” by the network and moderators to favor Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Webb stopped by the Council on Foreign Relations on Thursday to talk about his views on foreign policy. When the topic of the debate came up, Webb was candid in his remarks. “I’m…
By Lina Bryce Donald Trump and Ben Carson have threatened to boycott the next Republican presidential debate if CNBC, who is hosting the event, and the Republican National Committee do not change the current format of the event. A letter signed by both candidates which was obtained by NBC reads, “neither of our campaigns agreed to either the length you…
Connor D. Wolf Almost half of all states have laws which shield officers engaging in police misconduct, according to an investigation Thursday. Now police unions are defending the policy. The investigation was conducted by WNYC. It found a total of 23 states and the District of Columbia have rules allowing police disciplinary records to be confidential….
Working on conservative talk radio, you occasionally get a call from what is known in internet culture as a “troll.” From your friendly free Internet encyclopedia, Wikipedia: “While this sense of the word troll and its associated verb trolling are associated with Internet discourse, media attention in recent years has made such labels subjective, with trolling also used to describe…
By R. Brownell The state of Maine recently dropped the gauntlet, putting into effect a law which limits the use of surveillance drones within the state’s borders by local and state police in order to combat the federal government’s use of mass surveillance technology. As reported by the Tenther Blog: Introduced by Rep. Diane Russell (D-Portland)…
A news report claims toddlers are shooting people on a weekly basis. Christopher Ingraham from the Washington Post reports: This week a 2-year-old in South Carolina found a gun in the back seat of the car he was riding in and accidentally shot his grandmother, who was sitting in the passenger seat. This type of…
In a new bombshell report from the same folks who brought you the Edward Snowden leaks on NSA mass surveillance, an anonymous whistleblower has now shared detailed information on the inner workings of the Obama administration’s controversial drone assassination program. Jeremy Scahill from The Intercept reports: The Intercept has obtained a cache of secret slides that provides…
Rachel Stoltzfoos Police found 14 containers of human tissue that appears to be the remains of aborted fetuses in the trunk of a Detroit abortionist’s car. The evidence suggests the doctor may have performed illegal abortions, reported local ABC News affiliate 7 Action News. Police are investigating the man, identified as practicing OB/GYN Michael Arthur Roth, but have not…
Jim Webb turned heads at the Democratic Debate the other night, and it wasn’t because he was arguably the most qualified and reasonable candidate on the stage. When asked at the end of the debate which enemy he was most proud of facing, Jim Webb gave a startling answer. While his fellow candidates gave banal…