Archive for 'Social Issues'

Radio Host Dr. Laura Uses “The N-Word” On-Air and Apologizes

Posted on15. Aug, 2010 by Stevie.

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Talk radio’s Dr. Laura Schlessinger put her foot all the way in her mouth last week with her latest on-air tirade. A black caller named “Jade” called in to complain about insensitive remarks that her white family and neighbors make while in her presence. Jade’s husband is white. Soooo .. Jade calls Dr. Laura (why [...]

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Obama Administration FINALLY Offers An HIV/AIDS Strategy

Posted on14. Jul, 2010 by Stevie.

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Today was an important step forward in the Obama Administration, no matter your political affiliation or feelings about our government. Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, unveiled the Administration’s first National HIV/AIDS strategy on Tuesday afternoon in a live event broadcast on the White House’s website. This is the Administration’s first attempt at addressing [...]

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Gay Marriage Has an “Ick Factor” According to Mike Huckabee

Posted on21. Jun, 2010 by Stevie.

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Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee took us on a time travel journey to the first grade in a piece recently in the New Yorker. When discussing gay marriage and his lack of support for it, he says that it has an obvious “ick factor” because physical relations between two men or two women just don’t [...]

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DISCUSSION: Concerns About America’s Direction

Posted on02. Apr, 2010 by Stevie.

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The Washington Post ran a very interesting article today concerning some recent healthcare polling they conducted.  It sparked some thoughts.  So, I wanted to use the article to share some larger questions I have about the debates I’m hearing.. The article summarily says that, according to their polls, people who are upset about the new [...]

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Mo-Bama Gets In The Grocery Industry’s Ass!

Posted on17. Mar, 2010 by Stevie.

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Michelle Obama is committed to healthy children and she’s here to let the grocery industry know she is NOT playing! The First Lady spoke to the Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA) conference in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. This was yet another appearance for her “Let’s Move” initiative she announced earlier this year. The message was [...]

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Broadband Access For All U.S. Citizens by 2020

Posted on16. Mar, 2010 by Stevie.

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I thought this was an interesting piece of info when I came across it on the BBC.  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently unveiled it’s “broadband plan” to give all U.S. residents high-speed Internet by 2020. This plan has had the strong backing of the tech industry for years. My first thought was, “Well, I [...]

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The Little “Public Option” That Could…

Posted on18. Feb, 2010 by Stevie.

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It seems that a few U.S. Senators have developed a BACKBONE about healthcare in the past few days. I was pleased to read that 16 Senators have signed a letter urging for a reconciliation vote on the public option for healthcare.  In simple terms, support for the public option is growing in the Senate – [...]

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Health Insurers Wipe Themselves With Money!

Posted on14. Feb, 2010 by Stevie.

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Now this is some sh*t!! A new report out by Health Care for America Now shows that the top five for-profit health insurers posted combined PROFITS of over $12.2 BILLION last year.  According to my math, that’s over $33 MILLION in profit every single day, among those five insurers, for the past year.  At the [...]

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FLOTUS to Kids: “Let’s Move” Back From the Table!

Posted on10. Feb, 2010 by Stevie.

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Today marked a big day for First Lady, Michelle Obama.  She launched the much-hyped “Let’s Move” (see official website) initiative to combat childhood obesity. She even got her man, POTUS, on board as he signed an official memo establishing the first national task force on the issue.  Go Chelle! Statistics show, however, that Mi-Mi & [...]

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Don’t H8 On Cindy McCain…

Posted on22. Jan, 2010 by Stevie.

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Cindy McCain, wife of Senator John McCain, recently announced her support of gay marriage by joining the “No H8″ campaign in California.  The movement opposes the state’s Proposition 8 law banning same-sex marriage.  She will most likely become pariah to Republicans and FOX News, but at least she is finding her voice on something.  She [...]

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Haiti Tragedy: How YOU Can Help!!

Posted on15. Jan, 2010 by Stevie.

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Remember, in the midst of all the news reports about the earthquake in Haiti, YOUR HELP IS NEEDED! Professional disaster relief organizations are saying that CASH (OR ONLINE/TEXT DONATIONS) are the best way to get resources to the needy as quickly as possible. There are a few ways to offer your support to the Haitian [...]

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