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Minnesota Lawmaker Calls Climate Change a “United Nations Fraud”
Minnesota state Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen’s is a longtime climate change denier who likes to think that he debunks it with scientific data. He is also certain that there is not a gay gene (it’s an “unhealthy addiction”). He wants Dr. … Continue reading
California Congressman Backtracks on Claim that Justice Department Wiretapped Congress
It’s obvious that some of Barack Obama’s political opponents want to make him look like Richard Nixon. Exaggeration and distortions are just part of the process to prove that what is going on in the White House in 2013 is … Continue reading
North Miami Mayoral Candidate Who Claimed Jesus Endorsement Places Last
Not even the Pope gets an endorsement from Jesus. So when North Miami mayoral candidate Anna Pierre claimed that she was “endorsed by Jesus Christ,” it is not a surprise that she faced widespread ridicule. That is never a good … Continue reading
“The attorney general will not cast aspersions on my asparagus”
Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert and Attorney General Eric Holder got into a verbal tussle over the FBI interrogation of Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev after his return from Russia. The nine-minute video below is entertaining in the exchange between the two, … Continue reading
George W. Bush Convicted of War Crimes…In Malaysia
A trial in Kuala Lumpur had an unlikely group of defendants, none who were present. As Foreign Policy Journal noted, this was also a historic trial: In what is the first ever conviction of its kind anywhere in the world, … Continue reading
North Carolina May Ban Tesla Sales in the Name of “Unfair Competition”
North Carolina State Senator Tom Apodaca likes to emphasize his pro-business positions. He’s battled for lower taxes and cutting bureaucratic red tape. On his website, Apodaca relishes his status where he is “ranked as one of the most pro-business members” of … Continue reading
Minnesota Same-Sex Marriage Opponent: “My Heart Breaks” That Gay People Can Marry
Usually people use a phrase like “my heart breaks” over a sorrowful event that brings great unhappiness. For Minnesota state Rep. Peggy Scott, her heart breaks because gay people are going to have the same legal rights to love as … Continue reading
What’s Happened to the Veto?
Up until the end of the Civil War, presidents rarely used the veto. Andrew Jackson used 12; John Tyler used 10. Not until the tempestuous presidency of Andrew Johnson were those totals bested. Johnson vetoed 29 bills. At that point, … Continue reading
Secretive Federal Court Gives Government Nearly Unrestricted Spying Powers on Foreign Communications
The United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) formed out of the government abuses from the Watergate era. It oversees requests for surveillance warrants against suspected foreign intelligence agents. Most of those requests are for electronic surveillance. In reality, federal … Continue reading
Louisiana State Senator Guillory Leaving Strange Political Legacy
Once in a while, an elected official comes along who is hard to pigeonhole as a Democrat or Republican. That is not such a bad thing. Showing some independence is badly needed in today’s fractured world of American politics. Of … Continue reading




