Author Archive: Thomas

Former Obama Press Secretary Wants the Administration to Explain AP Investigation

Former Obama Press Secretary Wants the Administration to Explain AP Investigation

The Obama Administration’s recent probe(s) into the activities of journalists is under fire, and not just from the administration’s political opponents. Here is former Obama White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs:

 

The Department of Justice Obtained the Personal Emails of a White House Correspondent

The Department of Justice Obtained the Personal Emails of a White House Correspondent

The Washington Post today published a story detailing how the Department of Justice went after Fox News Correspondent James Rosen in relation to a leak about classified information on North Korea. Here’s an excerpt from the Post: They... read more »

 

WSJ: Americans Leave the Labor Force in “Unprecedented” Numbers

WSJ: Americans Leave the Labor Force in “Unprecedented” Numbers

The Wall Street Journal just published a graph illustrating how the labor force continues to shrink. Here it is: Here’s the question people need to be asking: With an ever shrinking labor force, how is the American people going to be... read more »

 

The Best Photo You’ll See Today

The Best Photo You’ll See Today

I love this photo. It was taken today at the George W. Bush Presidential Center at Southern Methodist University outside Dallas. The only person missing is Nancy Reagan (I’m not aware of whether she was present at the dedication or not)  

 

Oklahoma State University – OKC Evacuated Due to Bomb Threat

Oklahoma State University – OKC Evacuated Due to Bomb Threat

Oklahoma State University (Oklahoma City Campus) received a bomb threat some time around 4pm CST today. The threat stated that the bomb is supposed to go off between “now and 11pm” tonight. Via News9: Students and faculty members... read more »

 

France Votes to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage Amid Violent Protests

The lower House of the French Parliament voted to legalize same-sex marriage in the mainly catholic country. France became the 14th country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. More via Reuters: Hollande’s “marriage for all”... read more »

 

Boston Cop is Expected to Fully Recover After Heart Stopped for 45 Minutes

Boston Cop is Expected to Fully Recover After Heart Stopped for 45 Minutes

This is a pretty amazing story. Richard Donohue, a thirty-three year old cop from Boston, is expected to fully recover from the wounds that he suffered in a firefight with the Boston Marathon bombers: A Boston police officer who was shot and... read more »

 

On the Tsarnaev Brothers

On the Tsarnaev Brothers

I was listening to NPR last week. It was either the day of, or before, the brothers decided to go shoot a MIT police officer and hijack a car. In the segment, NPR was interviewing an acquaintance of the brothers and asked if she had noticed... read more »

 

After Boston

After Boston

After the attack on the Boston Marathon I’ve heard/seen numerous people express fear about what is going to happen next. Are other big events going to be attacked? Will terrorists succeed in executing more attacks on innocent civilians? All... read more »

 

On Immigration: Rubio Derangement Syndrome

On Immigration: Rubio Derangement Syndrome

Do you remember how people were attacking Senator Rubio as “ineligible” to run for President because he doesn’t qualify as a “natural-born citizen”. Most of the attacks mostly came from other Republicans. Attacks from... read more »

 

Turkish Composer Convicted of Blasphemy After Tweeting

Turkish Composer Convicted of Blasphemy After Tweeting

I’ll leave this here: A Turkish court has convicted pianist and composer Fazil Say of blasphemy and inciting hatred over a series of comments he made on Twitter last year. The musician was given a suspended 10-month jail term. His lawyer,... read more »

 

British Conservatives: Benefit Cap

British Conservatives: Benefit Cap

I’m not a fan of the current Conservative leadership and David Cameron. However, this is a great idea and they should rightly receive some praise for it. From their own website: The Benefits Cap is now being rolled out to restore fairness... read more »