It appears that the video releases which show Planned Parenthood employees talking about the legal things they do could not be spun in a way to make Planned Parenthood look bad. In other words, Operation Defund Planned Parenthood is a fail. Yougov, a right-wing polling firm, has found that people’s opinions of PP have barely changed due to the videos. … Read More
Facepalm Quote Of The Day
“We have no problem with the girls sitting on the bench. We don’t care who sits on the bench with the teams, that goes for anybody … to sit on the bench.” – National Travel Basketball Association president John Whitely, after telling the boys’ basketball team, the Charlottesville Cavaliers, that they could no longer participate in the tournament because ten-year-old Kymora Johnson … Read More
The New Word For “RINO” (And What It Says About Republicans)
In the early 2000s, just as the wars in the Middle East were ramping up, a new word started appearing in the Internet lexicon: RINO. It stands for “Republican In Name Only”. It is an insult hurled from Republicans to any member of the GOP who’s more liberal than a Republican “should be”. Any politician tagged as a RINO — and many … Read More
Planned Parenthood, the Abortion Debate, and 2016 Elections
There is very little to recommend being over the age of 50, but one of the nice things is that it gives perspective and wisdom — the kind of experience that can’t be taught, but can only come from having lived several decades. There is one thing I have learned – abortion rights are not going away. That wasn’t always … Read More
Everybody Hates Everybody
From First Read: From the new NBC/WSJ poll we released last night: Almost everyone is in lousy shape. Hillary Clinton’s fav/unfav numbers dropped from 44%-40% (+4) in June to 37%-48% (-11) now — which gives her a worse popularity rating than President Obama has ever had during his presidency. Jeb Bush’s fav/unfav rating, at 26%-40% (-14) is even worse — … Read More
Trump’s Lawyer May Be Dumber Than Trump
Another day, another Trump scandal. This one is a little different. Rather than Trump sending the media into a fervor, it was the reverse. Trump, as we all now, has been making hay out of the supposed “rapists” that the government of Mexico is sending into America. There’s no evidence that undocumented Mexicans are any more responsible for rape than … Read More
What The Judge Got Wrong (And Right) On Bill Cosby
WILL SOMEONE PLEASE GO OUT AND REPORT THE FUCKING NEWS?!?!? — Will McAvoy (@WillMcAvoyACN) 9:39 pm – July 7, 2015 That was a real tweet from a fictional person complaining about yesterday’s big story: Greece China The Presidential Election Bill Cosby. It’s all that the news outlets talked about: (CNN) Bill Cosby has admitted to getting prescription Quaaludes to give to … Read More
SCOTUS Round-up: Three More Five-To-Four Decisions Today
Today is the last day of the SCOTUS term, and so they issued the last of their opinions. The two biggest cases — on Obamacare and sames-sex marriage — came out at the end of last week, so a lot fewer people were paying attention this morning. Here’s what happened: (1) DEATH PENALTY – The 5-4 decision in Glossip v. … Read More
Do College Rape Prevention Programs Work?
Surprisingly, there is not much research on this issue. But last week, a study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine which helps shed light on the issue. The study first noted what programs don’t seem to work well, or for which there lacks study. Targeted programs for men and for women that have been evaluated for sexual assault … Read More
The Crazy North Carolina Legislature
(1) Jerks: Lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that would make North Carolina one of several states with 72-hour waiting periods for abortions. Gov. Pat McCrory said he planned to sign it, despite the urging of opponents who wanted him to stand by his statement during his 2012 campaign that he would not sign any further restrictions on abortion if elected. … Read More
“Pro-Choice” Back On Top
It’s been seven years, but we can now say that more Americans are pro-choice than “pro-life” to a statistically significant degree. Here’s the latest Gallup poll: 50% to 44%.
Catching Up
The merry month of May is a busy one. Fortunately, not a lot is happening news-wise upon which I feel the urge to pontificate at length. However, I few tidbits are worth at least a passing mention: Yay, Ireland for the feckin’ landslide to legalize same-sex marriage. Significant, I think, in light of the strong Catholic sentiment there. Seems that Rome … Read More
New Study Shows One-In-Five Women Sexually Assaulted On Campus
A new study published online by the Journal of Adolescent Health finds that almost one-in-five women experience sexual assault ion college. The study, titled “Incapacitated and Forcible Rape of College Women: Prevalence Across the First Year,” which focused on first-year female students at one New York college, attempted to measure how frequently rape or attempted rape occurred by having female students … Read More
Geller: Blaming Me For Texas Shooting Is Like Blaming A Woman For Her Own Rape
Bill O’Reilly says he would have done it “another way”. But that’s not the worst of it. Greta Van Susteren — also on Fox — editorialized against Geller: Van Susteren said that while the group has the right to exercise free speech, they should not have knowingly endangered police officers by doing do. “It is one thing for someone to stand … Read More
Celebrating Nellie Bly
You don’t know who Nellie Bly is, do you? She pioneered investigative journalism. — Sorkin Dialogue (@sorkinese) May 5, 2015 Google is celebrating Nellie Bly today with a little cartoony thing. Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s has written a song in her honor, which is featured in the lovely Google Doodle created by artist Katy Wu. Why Nellie Bly? Today … Read More