Broken Clocks And Ron Paul

I’ve been challenged, by my good friend, ex-roomie, and shipmate Mickey to take an honest look at Ron Paul and, in particular, Glenn Greenwald‘s piece that recently appeared in Salon. In discussing Paul with my wife, I’ve proposed that Paul doesn’t enjoy wide support, but simply picks up single issue voters (anti-war, pro-legalization, anti-government). My wife, on the other hand, had a...

The New 3 R’s | Reading, ‘Rithmetic, And Racism

One has to wonder what the Gwinnett County School District was thinking when they created these math word problems. Third graders in in Gwinnett County, Ga., were given math homework Wednesday that asked questions about slavery andbeatings. The question read, “Each tree had 56 oranges. If eight slaves pick them equally, then how much would each slave pick?” Another math problem read, “If...

And We Wonder Why The World Is The Way It Is

Via Frugal Dad: Source: http://frugaldad.com  

Racist Rant Prompts School Emergency

In January 2011, two high school girls made a video discussing Arizona’s immigration law known as SB1070 and posted it to YouTube.  Not a big deal, there’s thousands of videos on YouTube tagged with “SB1070″. What makes this video different is the content.  In a nearly six minute profanity and racial slur laden rant, two girls, at least one from Arcadia High School, talk about...

Ron Paul’s Racist Doublespeak

Over the years, Ron Paul has come under intense scrutiny over his questionable statements on race, whether from the various forms of the Ron Paul newsletter (of which he knew and profited from), his 1987 book Freedom Under Seige, or his more recent comments on the landmark 1964 Civil Rights act.  Paulites, under the spell of Ron’s “Liberty Wand”, will quickly come to his defense, usually...