From once making an Oscar-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth to winning a Nobel Peace Prize, former Vice President Al Gore’s organizational efforts on behalf of climate change activism appear to be shrinking faster than a glacier in a hot tub.
Sen. Ted Cruz’s fellow Texan in Washington, Democrat Rep. Joaquín Castro thinks Cruz’s recent speech in Congress ended any chance Cruz may have had of ever being elected President of the United States. “What became clear this week is that
UN scientists unable to explain why global temperatures have barely risen in the last 15 years despite claims that “greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have increased to levels that are unprecedented in at least 800,000 years” have been forced to
Iowa Democrat Tom Harkin is so upset it might not be business as usual in Washington he’s making ridiculous comparisons to the Civil War. It’s dangerous. It’s very dangerous. I believe, Mr. President, we are at one of the most
Just days ago Barack Obama was calling for Washington to act with “decency and common purpose.” Pres Obama ends 36min campaign style speech calling on Congress to act with decency & common purpose, so that economy grows stronger. — Mark
Lakim Faust, 23, has been indicted by a North Carolina grand jury after shooting four people in June, who he reportedly targeted specifically because they were white. His intention was to “inflict mass causalities,” according to reports. According to WRAL.com, a
According to MSNBC, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said there was “Not enough time” when it came to shaking hands with Barack Obama; however, he seems to have had plenty of time to meet with Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, instead. The
A Forbes’ item by Lana Harfoush of the Moving Picture Institute (MPI), a nonprofit that promotes freedom through film, touches on a theme worth watching from a political perspective. As Andrew Breitbart often pointed out, politics is downstream from culture.
Just your average immigrants, documented or no, come to America to make their way the old fashioned way in organized crime, no doubt. In what’s being billed as ‘Operation Smokin’ Aces,’ law enforcement officials throughout Orange County reportedly wrapped up
Two suicide bombers carried out the deadliest attack on Christians Pakistan has ever seen when they detonated their devices amid hundreds of Christians at Peshawar’s All Saints Church. The death toll from the church bombings currently stands at 81 and
Kenya’s foreign minister has gone on record claiming 2 to 3 Americans were involved in the terrorist attack on a Kenya mall. Kenya’s foreign minister says “two or three Americans” and “one Brit” were among those who attacked a Nairobi
Barack Obama was caught on an open mic moment while talking privately with a UN official regarding his struggles with tobacco. After the official appeared to ask Obama about his own cigarette use, Obama said he hadn’t had a cigarette in probably
California mom Lea-Anne Ellison, 35, claimed she works out to maintain her “hot Mom” image in a Facebook posting that has received over 16k likes and 3k shares; however, not everyone was amused. Lea-Anne Ellison, 35, sparked an online firestorm
Think ‘RoboCop’ with wings. But it isn’t only police departments that will be flying drones through increasingly un-manned vehicle friendly skies as the FAA looks at bringing regulations up to date with current technology. “There’s an industry that wants to
Seemingly oblivious to his own past statements, Barack Obama made said the following in remarks at the Business Round Table today: Now, this debt ceiling — I just want to remind people in case you haven’t been keeping up —
Three wannabe cops from Staten Island, Kirolos Abdel Sayed, Frank Santanastaso, and Matthew Kirsheh were arrested for impersonating police officers, all in an effort to cut in line to purchase copies of “Grand Theft Auto V” at a Staten Island Mall. The trio
The data indicates housing starts have lost momentum for now, which may have been a factor in the Federal Reserve’s decision to maintain its current level of economic stimulus. Housing starts rose 0.9 percent to a 891,000 annual rate, following
During his four years in the military, Washington Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis “developed an orthopedic problem and ringing in the ears, according to the Veterans Affairs Department.” He was determined to be 30% disabled and ultimately collected $395 a
Police testing new sonar equipment during a training exercise at Foss Lake in Oklahoma discovered five skeletons inside a blue 1969 Chevy Camaro and a 1950s-era vehicle perhaps linked to the early 1960’s disappearance of a couple. The Camaro is believed
West Virginia liberal Democrat Natalie Tennant launched her bid for the Senate today and stumbled out of the gate by using a clip in her announcement video filmed on the campus of the University of West Virginia’s chief rival, the University of
Google’s Gmail is “the preferred online service of terrorists,” according to former NSA and CIA director Michael Hayden. He made that reference during a recent adult education forum at St. John’s Episcopal Church as part of a broader speech on “the tension
Claiming to not be certain if he’s up to running for office, let alone serving if he were to win, Bill Daley has dropped out of the race for Illinois Governor. Daley had been running to challenge fellow Democrat and
You can make the topic as complicated as you wish if you want to dig deep into the technology involved; however, the bottom line is, if you maintain a Google account on your mobile phone, the default settings most likely
While August retail sales rose 0.2% after “a soft July,” that number is below projections, indicating a still-suffering Obama economy. “Retail sales disappointed in August, especially outside of auto dealers,” Moody’s Analytics economist Scott Hoyt said in an e-mail. “The
Two Kazakhstan nationals, both friends of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Robel Phillipos and Dias Kadyrbayev pleaded not guilty to charges of hindering the investigation into the bombing. The arraignment of a third friend, Azamat Tazhayakov (AZ’-maht tuh-ZAY’-uh-kahv), was scheduled for later Friday
The California legislature has passed a bill that will raise the state’s minimum wage to $10 an hour within three years, giving California one of the highest state minimum wage rates in America. Washington state currently has the top minimum wage at
Loudoun County Virginia police have arrested Ralph Watts Conrad III, 43, an Algonkian Elementary School art teacher for child pornography. Conrad has been employed by Loudoun County Public Schools for approximately 15 years and also worked at “Belmont Station Elementary, Lowe’s
Montgomery County Register of Wills D. Bruce Hanes has been ordered by Pennsylvania judge Dan Pellegrinion to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, ruling that Hanes lacks the authority to decide whether PA state rules are constitutional. “A clerk of
Claiming a desire to “speak directly to the American people and their political leaders, Russian President Vladimir Putin has penned an op-ed for the New York Times. He calls it: A Plea for Caution From Russia. No one doubts that poison
While a launch date has yet to be announced, AMC and Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan appear to have concluded negotiations for a spin-off. The show, Better Call Saul, will star Bob Odenkirk as Saul, who has been a Breaking
A satellite image from the Washington-based U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies indicates that North Korea has restarted its Yongbyon nuclear reactor, which is capable of producing weapons grade Uranium. “The white coloration and volume are consistent with
What’s now being billed as the Million American March Against Fear on 9/11/13 didn’t start out that way and many of the individuals affiliated with the Muslim group AMPAC have been characterized as anti-Semites and 9-11 truthers. “These guys are problematic
The ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) wants answers from the heads of three federal courts, the 8th, 10th and 11th circuit court of appeals, on why they went forward with conferences at what’s been described as “lavish resorts”
How much pedophilia is just enough, or perhaps a wee bit too much remains unclear in the opinion of Oxford lecturer and author of The Selfish Gene and The God Delusion Richard Dawkins. Dawkins described sexual abuse among former classmates as
Twitter purchased mobile-ad company MoPub for $350 million in stock according to a blog post from the firm. The San Francisco-based companies did not disclose terms, but a person familiar with the matter said Twitter paid $350 million in stock
As has been widely reported, 31 year-old black male Lashawn Marten shouted that he “hated white people” before punching 62 year-old Jeffrey Babbitt – “who is white”– in the face, after which Babbitt fell and struck his head. Tragically, Babbitt
The news that Pat Robertson’s Regent University president Carlos Campo resigned abruptly and without explanation last Friday evening is causing some to speculate as to what might be behind the resignation, despite claims from the institution that it had nothing to
It took an extra $2 million in state funding and Philadelphia had to borrow $50 million to open their public schools on time, but many are still sounding alarm bells. In addition, the district and its two unions, the Philadelphia
One need only look to the whip count numbers on Syria to understand why Barack Obama decided he had to do a broadcast and cable network blitz on Monday. A friendly media may portray it as his ‘pulling out all
Fingerprints linking both Demetruis Glenn and Kenan Adams-Kinard to the brutal murder of 88-year-old WWII veteran Delbert “Shorty” Belton have been found inside and outside of the deceased Belton’s car. Both teenagers are being tried as adults and have been named