Federal judge, Vaughn Walker presiding over a lawsuit questioning the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8, asked the attorney for the backers of the proposition how allowing same-sex couples hurts heterosexuals from marrying and having children. The lawyer admitted he didn't know. picked by bernardblack 3 weeks ago

Pigs!(I have better comments but I don't want to get Jax in trouble) picked by Bornbad 3 weeks ago

Her husband, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger then wrote about the incident on Twitter, where he thanked the website for "for bringing her violations to my attention" and promised: "there's going to be swift action".(or a good spanking) picked by Bornbad 3 weeks ago

An American toymaker is bringing out a Michelle Obama action figure picked by ruthstark 3 weeks ago

NY's highest court is hearing a case involving the limits of Eminent Domain. Until recently eminent domain was used for the good of the public, building roads, airports, etc. Now governments are using to make private contractors a lot of money not to mention making them very grateful. picked by 2manyusernames 3 weeks ago

Washington Post reported that Obama was sending 13k troops, mostly support personnel to help our forces in Afghanistan. The pentagon refuted that number and stated there was no way to get an accurate number. picked by 2manyusernames 3 weeks ago

Sixty-eight years later, in 2008, I heard "Can't Feel and Home" and "I Ain't Got No Home," and felt the latter lyric connected well with some lyrics I was writing for what would become The Emerald Arms suite. I decided to arrange "I Ain't Got No Home" as the second movement. After creating the recording and sheet music of the entire work, I set out to discover whose p... read full post picked by Bornbad 3 weeks ago

I thought this was ridiculous:

Police along with the Secret Service are investigating after a local country club discovered a symbol that represents eastern religious beliefs carved into the green.

Notice how it says... "represents eastern beliefs"? Obviously the most common association with the symbol is the Nazi's. Why on earth would they write that? picked by shuallyo 4 weeks ago

The Guardian is prevented from identifying the MP who has asked the question, what the question is, which minister might answer it, or where the question is to be found. The Guardian is also forbidden from telling its readers why the paper is prevented – for the first time in memory – from reporting parliament." picked by Bornbad 4 weeks ago

White House says it's finished pretending network is 'legitimate news' picked by Bornbad 4 weeks ago

The Afghanistan debate. How those who have made the situation worse are yelling for it to be solved picked by 2manyusernames 4 weeks ago

In her op-ed column today, NY Times columnist Maureen Dowd imagines a conversation between former president Bill Clinton and George W. Bush discussing President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize win. picked by suebe 4 weeks ago

"As an active member in the community, a conservative and a patriot, please don't push your agenda upon us conservatives by politicizing community service and forcing Michelle Obama upon my campus." picked by gammerus 4 weeks ago

Tamil 'Hunger striker' Parameswaran Subramaniyan, sitting outside the Houses of Parliament, secretly ate McDonald's burgers picked by ruthstark 4 weeks ago

Arnold Schwarzenegger must have some balls, because the Republican "governator" made an impromptu appearance at a San Francisco Democratic Club dinner. The crowd was certainly not feeling it, and heckled him with such phrases as "Kiss my f****t ass. picked by Bornbad 4 weeks ago

The German town of Dachau plans to become a sister city with Rosh Haayin in Israel as a gesture of reconciliation.

But Israeli Holocaust survivors are outraged that a town which was the location of a Nazi concentration camp could have a sister city in the Jewish state." picked by ruthstark 4 weeks ago

The Queen is to lead a congregation at St Paul's Cathedral in paying tribute to those who fought and fell in the six-year war in Iraq picked by ruthstark 4 weeks ago

“Who made the poorest poorer?” he asked. “Who left youth unemployment higher? Who made inequality greater? No, not the wicked Tories – you, Labour, did this to our society.”

Okay.. granted, I don't know a damn thing about British politics but I would definitely vote for this guy. picked by shuallyo 4 weeks ago

Research into the family of US First Lady Michelle Obama has revealed that her great-great-great-grandmother was a slave given away at the age of six. picked by ruthstark 4 weeks ago

After taking control of the House in 2006 — and again when President Barack Obama was elected president in 2008 — Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) boasted that lawmakers would work four or five days a week to bring change to America. But midway through Obama’s first year in office, Hoyer’s House has settled into a more leisurely routine. Members usually arrive for the f... read full post picked by shuallyo 1 month ago

This simple phrase added to the pledge of allegiance over 50 years ago has been the source of unbelievable debate and heated controversy picked by Bornbad 1 month ago

So as it turns out, even the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has its own SWAT team.
"You don’t need to know. You can’t know.” That’s what Kathy Norris, a 60-year-old grandmother of eight, was told when she tried to ask court officials why, the day before, federal agents had subjected her home to a furious search. picked by Bornbad 1 month ago

Then rewrite it. Join the Conservative Bible Project which aims to remove liberal influences in the bible. picked by makuus 1 month ago

Some are asking "Why Can't We Have Smarter Right Wingers?". The question bears repeating. Where are the intelligent, consistent right wing conservatives? Instead too many seem to be arguing for argument sake without any agenda other than a negative one. picked by 2manyusernames 1 month ago

Mr Obama's decision dismayed human rights and Tibetan support groups, who said he had made an unnecessary concession to the Chinese, who regard the Dalai Lama as a "splittist". picked by cb__ 1 month ago