This week we had some wonderfully fluffy news. Bei Bei had his first press conference to announce............... he will be on view for the public starting January 16th. Though with this cuteness I expect him to get the write in nomination for President in 2016.



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17 comments (Latest Comment: 12/18/2015 22:26:49 by BobR)

Two things happened yesterday that - I believe - show the fundamental rift between large segments of America. They were the bomb scares in NY and Los Angeles, and the RNC debates on CNN.

The reaction to the bomb threats was most telling. In Los Angeles, every school was closed, while they mobilized thousands of personnel to inspect schools and buses. In NY, they consulted with the federal government and concluded that it was a hoax. In Los Angeles, they assumed there was a threat, reacted in fear "just in case". In NY, they analyzed the data, and concluded that there was nothing to fear.
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17 comments (Latest Comment: 12/16/2015 21:20:41 by Mondobubba)

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19 comments (Latest Comment: 12/14/2015 22:57:31 by Will in Chicago)

Good Morning.

Well, just about a week ago now, President Obama tried to channel President Roosevelt by having essentially a 'fireside chat' about our enemy of the week. But he unintentionally caused a little bit of a stir by referring to them as "ISIL".

They've gone by many names and acronyms since their inception...Islamic State, IS, ISIS, ISIL, and now the increasingly popular DAESH.
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When we first heard that a Planned Parenthood clinic was attacked in Colorado Springs, resulting in the deaths of three people, abortion opponents tried to convince the world that this was a bank robbery gone bad.
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14 comments (Latest Comment: 12/10/2015 20:30:54 by Will in Chicago)