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  • Kaepernick to Trump: America has never been great for people of color

    09/27/2016 6:33:41 PM PDT · by artichokegrower · 120 replies
    Sacramento Bee ^ | September 27, 2016 | Matt Barrows
    Colin Kaepernick doesn't like Donald Trump. And he's not a fan of Hillary Clinton, either. "Both are proven liars, and it almost seems like they're trying to debate who's less racist," the 49ers quarterback said Tuesday. "At this point -- talking to one of my friends -- you have to pick the lesser of two evils. But in the end, it's still evil."
  • The Dying Middle Class (Largest Theft in History)

    09/27/2016 6:30:47 PM PDT · by Be Careful · 126 replies
    ZeroHedge ^ | 9/27/16 | Tyler Durden
    Largest Theft in History As expected, Ms. Yellen smiled last week, announcing no change to the Fed’s extraordinary policies. For the last eight years, she has been aiding and abetting the largest theft in history.
  • Don't Blame "Baby Boomers" For Not Retiring - They Can't Afford To!

    09/27/2016 6:25:46 PM PDT · by Be Careful · 48 replies
    ZeroHedge ^ | 9/27/16 | Tyler Durden
    In business, the 80/20 rule states that 80% of your business will come from 20% of your customers. In an economy where more than 2/3rds of the growth rate is driven by consumption, an even bigger imbalance of the “have” and “have not’s” presents a major headwind.
  • Bozell: GOP Should Have Vetoed Moderators from NBC Networks Due to the Far-Left Tilt

    09/27/2016 6:12:51 PM PDT · by Cheerio · 33 replies
    MRC News Busters ^ | September 27, 2016 | NB Staff
    Media Research Center president Brent Bozell continued his tear on Tuesday denouncing Lester Holt’s “failed” performance as Monday’s presidential debate moderator with two appearances on Fox Business Network (FBN) programming and called out the Republican National Committee (RNC) for accepting any potential moderator from NBC, MSNBC, or CNBC. "You are supposed to vet these people. What do you expect somebody from NBC? NBC/MSNBC/CNBC have been in the tank completely for Democrats, have been savaging Republicans all season long. If I had been the RNC, I would have simply said, I’m not taking anybody from that network," Bozell told FBN host...
  • Deplorables UNITE! - Trump Anthem ((Do you hear the people sing)

    09/27/2016 6:03:40 PM PDT · by tcrlaf · 20 replies
    Youtube ^ | 9-27-2016 | Trumpennials
    A little music for the soul, on a Tuesday Night.
  • THE FREEPER CANTEEN - The What Flavor Margarita Are You Quiz - Wednesday, September 28, 2016

    09/27/2016 5:59:28 PM PDT · by luvie · 92 replies
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  • Clownpocalypse: Clown Sightings Spread to Florida, Virginia and Colorado

    09/27/2016 5:53:12 PM PDT · by Mariner · 95 replies
    Heatstreet ^ | 4:00 pm, September 27, 2016 | By Emily Zanotti
    Reports of “killer clowns” have emerged in three new states, as Virginia, Florida and Colorado struggle with Internet rumors and reported sightings that have left several towns shaken. Residents and authorities in Palm Bay, Fla., have been on high alert since a resident reported seeing two “creepy clowns” staring at her from across a road as she walked her dog. And in Marion County, Fla., deputies are concerned after it emerged that a Facebook viral video, depicting a clown standing silently on the side of the road in the dark, had been filmed along a main thoroughfare in the area....
  • Christie: I've told 'the absolute truth' about Bridgegate

    09/27/2016 5:41:05 PM PDT · by GuavaCheesePuff · 8 replies
    The Newark Star-Ledger ^ | September 27, 2016 | S.P. Sullivan
    TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday maintained he has told "the absolute truth" about his knowledge of the 2013 lane closures on the George Washington Bridge, as two of his former allies stand trial in Newark for their roles in the scandal. David Wildstein, a former executive at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and federal prosecutors' key witness, has testified that Christie was told of the traffic jams in the midst of the gridlock during a Sept. 11 memorial ceremony. Prosecutors allege the shutdowns were retaliation for the refusal by the Democratic mayor of Fort...
  • Crucifix, Trump chalkings reported as 'hate incidents' at UW-L

    09/27/2016 5:22:34 PM PDT · by Ciaphas Cain · 23 replies
    CampusReform.org ^ | September 27, 2016 | Anthony Gockowski
    A report released by the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s “Hate Response Team” shows that more than 10 percent of reported hate incidents were determined to be fake or frivolous. In fact, the report notes that 28 of 192 reports were found to be either completely fake or “not a bias/hate incident,” accounting for 14 percent of all incidents reported. Meanwhile, of the reports that were legitimate, students complained about everything from images of the crucifix to a blog post about life on campus as a white student. According to The La Crosse Tribune, one student reported feeling unsafe when discovering...
  • U.S. owes black people reparations for a history of ‘racial terrorism,’ says U.N. panel

    09/27/2016 5:09:21 PM PDT · by SoFloFreeper · 94 replies
    Washington Post ^ | 9/27/16 | Ishaan Tharoor
    The history of slavery in the United States justifies reparations for African Americans, argues a recent report by a U.N.-affiliated group based in Geneva. This conclusion was part of a study by the United Nations' Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, a body that reports to the international organization's High Commissioner on Human Rights. The group of experts, which includes leading human rights lawyers from around the world, presented its findings to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday, pointing to the continuing link between present injustices and the dark chapters of American history.
  • Add Melissa Joan Hart to the list of actors and personalities backing Gary Johnson

    09/27/2016 5:02:55 PM PDT · by SoFloFreeper · 22 replies
    LA Times ^ | 9/27/16 | Melanie Mason
    What do the host of "The Price is Right," the bassist from Nirvana and Sabrina the Teenage Witch all have in common? They all back Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson for president. Melissa Joan Hart, star of the aforementioned supernatural sitcom from the late 1990s, is the latest celebrity to line up behind the Libertarian presidential hopeful, announcing she will chair Johnson's campaign in Connecticut.
  • How prim and proper First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt fell in love with a 200-pound WOMAN (tr)

    09/27/2016 5:00:48 PM PDT · by TigerClaws · 50 replies
    Never did the prim and proper Eleanor Roosevelt imagine that her role as First Lady of the United States would lead her into the arms of one of the great loves of her life – someone other than her husband, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The object of her affection was Lorena 'Hick' Hickok, ace reporter assigned to cover the new First Lady for the Associated Press. It was a position that dictated the ladies become close companions but no one anticipated just how close. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3809738/How-prim-proper-Lady-Eleanor-Roosevelt-fell-love-200-pound-WOMAN-reporter-drank-like-fish-played-mean-game-poker-smoked-cigars-swore-blue-streak.html#ixzz4LVK18sct Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
  • If Lester Holt Really Wanted to Be Fair and Balanced...

    09/27/2016 4:44:49 PM PDT · by Kaslin · 43 replies
    NewsBusters.org ^ | September 27, 2016 | Geoffrey Dickens
    >NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt, at Monday night’s debate, repeatedly cross-examined and fact-checked GOP nominee Donald Trump. However, for Hillary Clinton there was not one single challenge to anything she said. And there wasn’t a hard-hitting question to the Democratic nominee on any of her controversies whether it be Benghazi, the Clinton Foundation or the e-mails. If Holt had correctly done his job as moderator he could’ve asked a tough question of Trump and then pivoted to ask an equally challenging question to Clinton. The debate might have gone completely different if he had.  Listed below are questions actually...
  • Who Was On The Other End Of Hillary’s Earpiece?

    09/27/2016 4:41:00 PM PDT · by TigerClaws · 24 replies
    During last night’s presidential debate, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced each other face to face for the first time in quite awhile. The debate was hyped up to be the most watched presidential debate in American history, and it did not disappoint. 119 Million Americans Eligible To Claim Part Of $42.4 Billion Payout - Click Here Read More The debate was 90 minutes long and the candidates were not given any breaks. The idea was to have a camera angle on the candidates the entire debate so their every move could be analyzed. Because of this and the unprecedented...
  • Swarthmore student called ‘white b*tch,’ told ‘kill yourself’ over op-ed that upset liberal peers

    09/27/2016 4:36:45 PM PDT · by GuavaCheesePuff · 13 replies
    The College Fix ^ | September 27, 2016 | Jeremy Beaman
    Swarthmore student flees campus after bullying prompts safety concerns Reaction to a Swarthmore College student’s recent op-ed in the campus newspaper about the preppy liberal arts school’s need-blind admissions program has been so vicious and severe — cyberbullying, a message telling her she should have her tongue removed, a note saying “kill yourself bitch” — that the column’s author has left campus. Erin Jenson told The College Fix her Sept. 12 column in the campus newspaper, “The Admissions Office Doesn’t Care About Your Values,” argued that the same colleges encouraging students to challenge anything perceived as privilege do in fact...
  • Former college administrator caught stealing Trump signs

    09/27/2016 4:10:31 PM PDT · by digger48 · 58 replies
    WISH ^ | September 27, 2016 | Dave Gerber
    AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — If anything, the 2016 presidential election has been divisive, for the candidates and for voters. And so, when several Donald Trump campaign signs went missing from Charlie Tulumello’s front yard, he assumed it was just neighborhood kids playing a prank. Never did he think the thief was a former administrator at a local college, and a PhD in his 60s. After the thief struck twice, Tulumello decided to place a pair of trail cameras on trees in his front yard to catch any overnight action. Three times, a man — and twice with his dog —...
  • Mika Despondent Over Debate: Hillary 'Amazing' But Trump Will Win More Voters (suicide watch!)

    09/27/2016 3:44:43 PM PDT · by GilGil · 91 replies
    MSNBC ^ | 9/27/2016 | Morning Joe
    On Morning Joe, discussing the first presidential debate, a despondent Mika Brzezinski repeatedly praises Hillary Clinton's performance but frets that Donald Trump came away the winner politically.
  • Trump Changes It All! You Can't See This Debate Through the Traditional Prism

    09/27/2016 3:27:59 PM PDT · by Kaslin · 21 replies
    Rush Limbaugh.com ^ | September 27, 2016 | Rush Limbaugh
    BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: Okay, folks, let's just get straight to it. For people watching this debate last night through the usual prism, through the standard inside-the-Beltway, insider establishment elite circles, if you watched the debate with that as your life experience, with that defining your expectations and that defining your analysis and commentary, Hillary Clinton won this debate in a knockout. If that's how you watch these things. And that's how the Drive-Bys see it. That's how party officials see it. That's how elected officials see it. That is how people inside the Beltway in the business of politics saw...
  • Trump Used My Line: She's Been There 30 Years and Has Nothing to Show for It

    09/27/2016 2:47:57 PM PDT · by Kaslin · 21 replies
    Rush Limbaugh.com ^ | September 27, 2016 | Rush Limbaugh
    BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: I want to start with this. I was really jazzed, I must admit. I was jazzed last night when Trump -- and this was early on in the debate. Even the Drive-Bys were concluding that Trump owned the first 20 to 30 minutes. And, if you're gonna own a segment of the debate, it's not bad to own the first 20 or 30 minutes. I haven't seen anything on ratings yet. It won't be long before they do. I mean, the Drive-Bys were expecting a world record of 80 to 100 million people that watched this. I...
  • Anti-Defamation League: Pepe the Frog a ‘Hate Symbol’

    09/27/2016 2:42:48 PM PDT · by ColdOne · 45 replies
    dailybeast.com ^ | 9/27/16 | dailybeast.com twitter
    The Anti-Defamation League on Tuesday officially added the “Pepe the Frog” cartoon character to its database of “hate symbols.” In an official statement, the ADL said, “The Pepe the Frog character did not originally have racist or anti-Semitic connotations. Internet users appropriated the character and turned