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The sexual revolution has presented itself as the great emancipator of women, freeing them from the shackles of outdated misogynistic double-standards that prevented the fairer sex from engaging in as much unbridled, shameless promiscuity as men. But insisting that all women, and sometimes children, are equally capable of exercising their “sexual rights” may get a young girl 25 years in prison. Her name is Jessica Burlew, a 16-year-old girl who is being tried as an adult for killing (one of) her abuser(s) before he could perpetrate a statutory rape. I came across her story as I was researching this story...

Thought this was pretty funny. I don't believe its made it's way around here. It's Tuesday humor and this is worth watching! Crazy Hot Matrix

One female lawyer made an interesting comment back in 1990. Commenting on how many of the female lawyers in the American Bar Association have had abortions: “I’m practically the only one of my friends who hasn’t had an abortion. We’re talking about lots of women in this room…” Sandra J P Dennis Richmond Times – Dispatch August 11, 1990 It’s true that this quote is dated, but it makes one wonder. how has the high abortion rate affected the way these lawyers argued about cases relating to abortion? Are the statistics similar in 2014?

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Cobb County police say a woman who stole a cruiser and sped down Interstate 75 last weekend was high on synthetic marijuana. According to the newly released criminal warrant, Emmerli Wilcoxson drove the stolen cruiser on I-75 southbound beginning at Windy Hill Road. Police said she fled officers, failed to maintain her lane, drove at speeds exceeding 130 MPH and screamed into the police radio before finally causing a serious crash at the North Avenue exit in downtown Atlanta.

Rev. Al Sharpton on Monday called out former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and other potential presidential candidates for what he sees as keeping quiet on the death of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown and the situation in Ferguson. “I’m amazed that we’re not hearing from leading [presidential] candidates — Chris Christie or [former Florida Gov.] Jeb Bush, or Hillary Clinton,” he said on MSNBC.

Facing two serious challengers in the primary next week, Alcee Hastings has found a way to rally Democrats to his banner by going after John Boehner.  Hastings has been stringing together electoral wins for more than two decades and he has a pretty secure grip on one of the most Democratic districts in the nation. But he has two major opponents this time out in Jean Enright, who sits on the Palm Beach County Port Commission, and former heavyweight boxing star Jameel McCline. Hastings should handle both of them though neither is an easy out. But Hastings is looking to...

Johnny Manziel gives middle finger toward Redskins By Chris WesselingAround the League Writer Johnny Manziel's most effective throw of the night was the middle finger in the direction of the Washington Redskins sideline. The Cleveland Browns' rookie quarterback took an earful from Redskins players when he was forced out of bounds in the third quarter. As Manziel jogged away, he responded by casually flipping the bird with his right hand.

Being Darren Wilson was sent to the hospital for treatment of facial injuries,and possibly other injuries suffered during the struggle over the weapon,why haven't we seen pics from the hospital by now?It didn't take long before pics of George Zimmerman were released,of which later embarrassed all those who fabricated stories of what actually happened.This case is very similar.And officer finds himself in a violent scuffle with a suspect,but in this case the suspect has a 100 or so pound advantage.And after what Mike Brown did to his face,Officer Wilson was still able to shoot Brown in the fashion he was...

Post-Dispatch reporter: ‘More than a dozen witnesses have corroborated cop’s version of events’ Christine Byers ✔ @ChristineDByers Follow Police sources tell me more than a dozen witnesses have corroborated cop's version of events in shooting #Ferguson While most reporters were focused on the unfolding protests in Ferguson, Mo., Christine Byers, crime reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, tweeted late Monday that more than a dozen witnesses have corroborated the police’s version of events in the Michael Brown shooting.

Secondly, should a special prosecutor be appointed by the governor of Missouri to look into the shooting of Michael Brown?: If the Missouri prosecutor (who might be the head of the investigation probing the shooting of Michael Brown) has a mother, father, brother, uncle and cousin who all worked for the St. Louis police department (Ferguson, Missouri is a suburb of St. Louis, Mo.) - his father was reported to have been killed and the suspect was a black individual - should he be replaced by a special prosecutor appointed by the governor of Missouri (Jay Nixon)? Third, where is...

As Obama sought to strike the appropriate tone Monday, he appeared to be trapped between the need, as president and commander in chief, to stand up for the government's right to ensure law and order, and the inclination, as an African-American, to empathize with those whose say the killing of an unarmed black man just goes to show how blacks are treated differently by police. "In too many communities around the country, a gulf of mistrust exists between local residents and law enforcement. In too many communities, too many young men of color are left behind and seen only as...

Effingham city police had no instances of vandalism or worse to report from last night, the night a "purge" was supposed to befall the community. A Facebook post we received Saturday night or early Sunday morning indicated a number of communities, including Effingham, would be involved in a purge where lawlessness occurs for a period of time, based on a movie released in recent months. In the movie, though, the lawless period was allowed by authorities. That wasn't the case in Effingham, where law enforcement officials are treating vandalism done Sunday night and early Monday as criminal damage to property...

Liberal billionaire George Soros gave $500,000 to Texans for Public Justice, one of the groups behind Rick Perry’s indictment charges. Rick Perry was indicted by a Texas grand jury for vetoing funding for the state’s public integrity unit, unless the lead prosecutor resigned following her drunk driving arrest. Since the news of Perry’s indictment charge broke on Aug. 15, none of the network morning or evening news broadcasts have mentioned the Soros connection, or mentioned Texans for Public Justice at all. Naturally, this piece of information is going completely unreported by the mainstream media. When it comes to funding, liberals...

First, a few words about Dyson: he's no Cornel West -- he's often been a defender of Obama, including on air. Not this week. Here's what he had to say about Obama's statements so far: {Quote} And finally I yearn for more response from the White House. This president knows better than most what happens in poor communities that have been antagonized historically by the hostile relationship between black people and the police department. It is not enough for him to come on national television and pretend there is a false moral equivalency between police people who are armed and...

I will take David Axelrod at his word that even he thinks the Perry indictment is bogus. But, let's stop and think for a second on why David Axelrod would speak against this indictment. Remember this is David Axelrod!!! If Axelrod viewed Perry as a threat to win the WH in 2016, he would not have said a word on this indictment or he would have already talking points drafted shining a spotlight on this. In his strategic view, Axelrod hopes Perry is the nominee for 2016, but this indictment thing might ruin it. Anyway, for Perry's sake, I think...

As we await word that Quinn and Rose are returning soon, - and it looks like something is in the works - our friendly group of dedicated FReeper Q&R fans will continue to meet in our usual spot as we always have! So grab your coffee - or whatever you choose to start your day - and drop in for some political chit-chat, or just to shoot the breeze! We are all coming from - or going to - work, but we all stop in to say ‘hi!’ Feel free to join us!

Republicans are criticizing efforts by liberal organizers to set up voter registration booths at the site where Missouri teenager Michael Brown was shot and killed by a local police officer. Reports of the voter registration tables have been reported via liberal activists on social media. “In front of the makeshift memorial where Mike Brown was killed, they've set up a voter registration table,” tweeted Jessica Lee, a Human rights attorney at the Center For Constitutional Rights wrote on Twitter.

The NRA and Tea Party haven't said a word. Can we just conclude that they don't care about black people? On August 5, a man named John Crawford was playing with a toy rifle in an Ohio Wal-Mart. Someone called 911, and police showed up and shot him in the chest. He died. On August 9, a man named Michael Brown was walking in the street in Ferguson, Missouri, when a police officer stopped him. According to the friend that was with him, Brown put his hands up to show that he was unarmed. The officer shot him in the...

<p>President Barack Obama has spent Monday night at a nearly 5-hour dinner at the home of Sam Kass, a senior policy adviser for nutrition policy at the White House.</p> <p>The dinner, about a mile away from the White House in the Logan Circle neighborhood, also included Anita Decker Breckenridge, Obama's deputy chief of staff. The president had returned to Washington just after midnight Monday in a break from his summer vacation on Martha's Vineyard.</p>

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