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Obama: “Shame On Us If We’ve Forgotten” Newtown
March 29, 2013 – 10:33 am | 2 Comments
Obama: “Shame On Us If We’ve Forgotten” Newtown

President Barack Obama appeared forceful and emotional yesterday as he spoke about gun control amid falling support for the measures. The president directly connected the push for new laws with the shooting last December in …

Worth Watching: Tori Locklear Burns Her Own Hair Off In A YouTube Beauty Tutorial
March 29, 2013 – 10:09 am | No Comment
Worth Watching: Tori Locklear Burns Her Own Hair Off In A YouTube Beauty Tutorial

For Tori Locklear, her how-to video quickly turned into a how-don’t. The Florida middle-school student recently catapulted to online infamy when she posted an instructional video on YouTube with the very telling title: “Burning My …

Bill Gates Wants You To Build A Better Condom
March 27, 2013 – 7:13 pm | No Comment
Bill Gates Wants You To Build A Better Condom

Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates and wife Melinda are continuing their quest to save the world one not-so-glamorous problem at a time. Recently, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced a $100,000 prize for anyone who …

After Portman, Sens. McCaskill And Warner Endorse Gay Marriage
March 26, 2013 – 1:12 pm | One Comment
After Portman, Sens. McCaskill And Warner Endorse Gay Marriage

Senators who once opposed gay marriage are falling like dominoes this week, following the stunning reversal of Ohio’s Rob Portman. The latest are Mark Warner of Virginia and Claire McCaskill of Missouri.
Warner claimed his views …

Ford Apologizes For This Shocking Ad Featuring Kim, Khloe, & Kourtney Kardashian Bound-and-Gagged
March 26, 2013 – 11:03 am | No Comment
Ford Apologizes For This Shocking Ad Featuring Kim, Khloe, & Kourtney Kardashian Bound-and-Gagged

Reality divas Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney Kardashian are used to causing controversy. But, when it came to avoiding this latest controversy, the girls’ hands were tied…literally.
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians stars were featured bound-and-gagged …

Paris Hilton Became The Latest Victim Of A “Swatting” Hoax Over The Weekend
March 25, 2013 – 12:13 pm | No Comment
Paris Hilton Became The Latest Victim Of A “Swatting” Hoax Over The Weekend

Are you familiar with the “swatting” phenomenon? If not, it goes a little something like this: Someone with too much time on their hands and no concept of the amount of time, work, and money …

North Dakota Will Vote On Personhood Amendment
March 23, 2013 – 11:29 am | One Comment
North Dakota Will Vote On Personhood Amendment

 
After already passing the strictest abortion limit in the country, North Dakota lawmakers yesterday approved a measure that will see voters decide whether embryos are entitled to all the rights of citizens.
The so-called “personhood amendment” …

Elizabeth Warren Doesn’t Support Outright Marijuana Legalization?
March 22, 2013 – 10:22 am | 5 Comments
Elizabeth Warren Doesn’t Support Outright Marijuana Legalization?

Elizabeth Warren is a liberal crusader on just about every issue. She excoriates Wall Street bankers and impotent federal regulators; she demands a tripling of the minimum wage; and she toes the party line on …

HIV “Functionally Cured” In 14 Adults
March 20, 2013 – 8:42 am | No Comment
HIV “Functionally Cured” In 14 Adults

Just weeks after scientists announced that a baby born with HIV was effectively rid of the disease,  a new study claims that 14 adults have been “functionally cured.” The news offers hope that, while the …

Was CNN’s Coverage Of The Steubenville Rape Verdict Unfair?
March 19, 2013 – 9:35 am | One Comment
Was CNN’s Coverage Of The Steubenville Rape Verdict Unfair?

CNN itself became the story on Sunday while reporting the “guilty” verdict for two teens in the Steubenville rape case. The cable news network is accused of sympathizing with the convicted rapists and ignoring the …

Should This Mother Be Allowed To Force Her Kids To Wear Shirts That Say “Thief” & “Bully” On Them To School?
March 18, 2013 – 11:08 am | No Comment
Should This Mother Be Allowed To Force Her Kids To Wear Shirts That Say “Thief” & “Bully” On Them To School?

Recently, a woman by the name of Jessica Rocha from Colorado was having trouble controlling her children. Specifically, she couldn’t get her 8-year-old stepdaughter Aurora to stop stealing things from stores. And, she couldn’t get …

Jessie J Shaved Her Head For The 25th Annual Comic Relief Fundraiser
March 18, 2013 – 11:07 am | No Comment
Jessie J Shaved Her Head For The 25th Annual Comic Relief Fundraiser

Jessie J wasn’t joking when she sang she “could do it like a brother, do it like a dude.”
The 24-year-old British singer and songwriter shaved off her signature jet-black bob live on television for the …

VIDEO: CPAC Attendee Supports Slavery, Segregation
March 16, 2013 – 9:18 am | No Comment
VIDEO: CPAC Attendee Supports Slavery, Segregation

I usually try to ignore whatever the latest political “shock” video is- hearing Ann Coulter or Donald Trump say something offensive really isn’t surprising or necessarily newsworthy. But this video of a random attendee at …

Mitt Romney Lost The Election Because Of A Bartender From Florida
March 15, 2013 – 9:37 am | No Comment
Mitt Romney Lost The Election Because Of A Bartender From Florida

The photographer behind the infamous “47 percent” video of Mitt Romney has finally stepped forward. His name is Scott Prouty, and he was a bartender at a Florida fundraiser where Romney was speaking.
Prouty says he …

Chicago Gun Violence Claims Life Of 6-Month-Old
March 12, 2013 – 3:06 pm | No Comment
Chicago Gun Violence Claims Life Of 6-Month-Old

The gun violence in Chicago has truly gotten out of hand.
On Monday, 6-month-old Jonylah Watkins was shot along with her father Jonathan Watkins, 25, while Watkins was changing the baby’s diaper in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood. …

NYPD Shoot, Kill 16-Year-Old
March 12, 2013 – 8:47 am | No Comment
NYPD Shoot, Kill 16-Year-Old

The NYPD has another controversial shooting death on their hands. On Saturday night, two undercover officers shot and killed 16-year-0ld Kimani Gray, claiming that he pointed a gun at them. But witnesses say the boy …

If This New Global Warming Study Is Correct, We’re Probably In Even More Trouble Than We Thought
March 11, 2013 – 10:09 am | 5 Comments
If This New Global Warming Study Is Correct, We’re Probably In Even More Trouble Than We Thought

Global warming is a real thing. Although some people out there have tried to disprove the existence of global warming, the findings of a new study that were just released in the Science journal indicates …

Should Sports Gambling Be Legal In States Like New Jersey?
March 10, 2013 – 11:41 am | No Comment
Should Sports Gambling Be Legal In States Like New Jersey?

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is committed to a cause that, in his eyes, is very important right now. No, it doesn’t have anything to do with Hurricane Sandy relief, although that is one of …

BuzzFeed Caught Plagiarizing From Reddit Again
March 9, 2013 – 6:31 pm | No Comment
BuzzFeed Caught Plagiarizing From Reddit Again

A plagiarism scandal involving two of the web’s most popular sites has opened up a debate about the world of online writing. Hugely popular viral content creator BuzzFeed was caught yet again copying a thread from influential …

Conservative Video Prankster To Pay $100,000
March 8, 2013 – 11:11 am | No Comment
Conservative Video Prankster To Pay $100,000

James O’Keefe, the boyish conservative activist who rose to prominence for secretly filming employees at ACORN, has settled a court case by agreeing to pay $100,000 and apologize to a fired employee. The settlement marks …

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