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Russia, Private Sector Myth, Wages, Krugman, Benghazi, Duck Dynasty, & more

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Midday Open Thread (Minimum Wage, Inequality, Krugman, and other tidbits) At least 14 people were killed and scores were wounded Sunday as a female suicide bomber struck at a railway station in southern Russia, officials said, heightening concern about terrorism ahead of February’s Olympics in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. Over the last several […]

Duck Dynasty Phil Robertson: Marry girls when they’re about 15 or 16 (VIDEO)

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Duck Dynasty Phil Robertson Supports Marrying Minors? It seems like Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson has a full repertoire of offensive comments. They are all showing up in videos. First we were made aware of his homophobic rant and racist condescension to blacks. This new video is simply unbelievable. Does this guy forget that this is […]

Duck Dynasty Phil Robertson Racist And Homophobic Saga Prove Money Talks (VIDEO)

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Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson Homophobic Rant It all started with the GQ article. After all, Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson is a real ‘star’ now. He has earned the right to be interviewed by GQ. Right? Was the interview a mistake? Not really. It just allowed the real duck man to emerge. Phil Robertson said in […]

Snowden No Hero – NSA Surveillance Security/Privacy Balance Needed (VIDEO)

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 I will probably take a lot of incoming spears for this post. I felt obliged to say it. I do not want to be a part of the “Snowden as some sort of martyr” storyline. As a naturalized citizen from Central America who swore an oath to this country, under no circumstances would I ever […]

McDonald’s Says Fast Food Bad For You. Now CNBC Is Mad As Hell (VIDEO)

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McDonald’s would want one to believe it cares about its employees. Recently much of the advice given infer a disconnect between employees’ realities and the actual advice. McDonald’s past bad advice (here and here) was great for good old fodder. However the last advice they gave got the Wall Street watchers up in arm. McDonald’s […]

Christmas Scrooge: McDonald’s Answer To Low Pay – Sell Your Gifts (VIDEO)

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McDonald’s The Christmas Scrooge By now most are aware that McDonald’s has a website that purports to help its employees. It is called the McResource Line. After viewing some of the advice that they dispense, it should be called ‘the attempt at indoctrination line.” It tries to take each employee problem that is a result […]

McDonald’s To Employees: Get Food Stamps, Medicaid, SNAP (VIDEO)

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McDonald’s Subsidized By Taxpayers This is Capitalism at its best (worst). McDonald’s does it well. If one wonders why there are many fast food workers protesting now for a minimum wage increase, this is it. If someone works hard everyday, they should be able to take care of themselves. They deserve a living wage. McDonald’s […]

Christian Anarchists Steal From Small Business In Name Of Christianity (VIDEO)

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Christian Anarchists Forget Their Commandments This is not a story in the Onion. This is not a joke. This is where radical Christianity has gone. This is not an indictment on all Christians. However, this is becoming a reality for a large sect of the evangelical Christian movement. It has given tacit acceptance to the […]

This Georgia Republican wants Republicans to stop bashing Obamacare

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Former Republican activist Clint Murphy did not mince words. He was frank and on point when he said the following to Savannah Morning News. It is not surprising that so many Georgians are confused about the reforms of the Affordable Care Act. It seems almost daily that you have a Republican candidate or elected official […]