911 operator blows off anxious caller
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911 operator blows off anxious caller
911 operator blows off anxious caller
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T-shirts for sale in Georgia compare Obama to ?Curious George.?
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 15th, 2008 4:31 am by HL
T-shirts for sale in Georgia compare Obama to ?Curious George.?
Mike Norman, a bar owner in Marietta, GA, who is peddling t-shirts that feature “a look-a-like of cartoon chimp Curious George peeling a banana, with ‘Obama in ‘08′ underneath” claims that the shirts are “not meant to offend,” despite his acknowledgment of “the imagery’s Jim Crow roots“: Norman acknowledged the imagery’s Jim Crow roots but […]
Mike Norman, a bar owner in Marietta, GA, who is peddling t-shirts that feature “a look-a-like of cartoon chimp Curious George peeling a banana, with ‘Obama in ‘08′ underneath” claims that the shirts are “not meant to offend,” despite his acknowledgment of “the imagery’s Jim Crow roots“:
Norman acknowledged the imagery’s Jim Crow roots but said he sees nothing wrong with depicting a prominent African-American as a monkey.
“We’re not living in the (19)40’s,” he said. “Look at him…the hairline, the ears — he looks just like Curious George.”
Radar notes that Norman could have been inspired by listening to Rush Limbaugh, who apologized on-air earlier this year after laughing at a caller’s suggestion that Obama “looks like Curious George.”
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Democrats’ War Funding Bill Adds Surtax on the Wealthy
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 15th, 2008 4:30 am by HL
Democrats’ War Funding Bill Adds Surtax on the Wealthy
House Democratic leaders yesterday embraced a surtax on the wealthy to pay for expanded education benefits for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, clearing the way for votes today on the last war funding bill of George W. Bush’s presidency.
Polar Bear Is Named ‘Threatened’ Species
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne listed polar bears as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act yesterday, saying the loss of Arctic sea ice in a warming climate could drive them to the brink of extinction in less than four decades.
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McCain Has the Right Approach on Judges - New York Post
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 15th, 2008 4:28 am by HL
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