American silliness Oct 15, 2015

Another massacre, another charade by Charles Krauthammer.  . . . " Nor does Obama propose any legislation. He knows none would pass. But the deeper truth is that it would have made no difference. Does anyone really believe that the (alleged) gun-show loophole had anything to do with Roseburg? Universal background checks sound wonderful. But Oregon already has one. The Roseburg shooter and his mother obtained every one of their guns legally. " . . . Put some more "Guns banned" signs up; that should do it.


Prominent San Francisco Bookstore to Close, Citing Minimum Wage Increase
"What this Means for Small Business:
San Francisco’s minimum wage increase will impact many small business owners operating under tight profit margins similar to Borderland Books. Their ability to raise prices is extremely limited,  restricting the ability of some businesses to absorb wage increases" . . .
Sponsors stepped in to keep them open

Leftist mobs' censorship . . . "Silicon Valley entrepreneur Brendan Eich created JavaScript and helped start Mozilla Firefox. But when activists discovered that he’d once donated $1,000 to support California’s Proposition 8 banning gay marriage, they attacked him as “a hater.” A year and a half later, Eich still can’t find a job." . . .

U.S. spent $200,000 per ISIS fighter killed Vietnam taught us to trust government body counts.

Aw: Clock Boy Now Meeting With Genocidal International War Criminals
. . . "Bashir has been accused of genocide and crimes against humanity.

ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has presented evidence today showing that Sudanese President, Omar Hassan Ahmad AL BASHIR committed the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur. . . .

Syrian Christians have been granted refugee status in the United States at lower rates than Syrian Muslims. It should be the opposite.

"The yes-means-yes standard turns almost all of us into rapists. We have let the radicals hijack this issue..."

About That Aunt Suing An 8-year-old…. I would say she was victimized by yellow journalism.

“ 'Our client was very reluctant to pursue this case, but in the end she had no choice but to sue the minor defendant directly to get her bills paid. She didn’t want to do this anymore than anyone else would.” But her hand was forced by the insurance company. We are disappointed in the outcome, but we understand the verdict. Our client is being attacked on social media. Our client has been through enough.' ”