Occupy Wall Street Update
by Jason Lightner October 7th, 2011 | Independent Ideas, Political Facts, Political Opinions
I'll admit– I was a bit apprehensive about covering the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protests two weeks in a row. I don't want you to think I'm running out of topics to discuss, mind you. There's still lots of things to talk about, such as the situations in Yemen, Canada, and Nigeria. The OWS protests, however, hit closer to home and, for all intents and purposes, are the first longstanding protests in the United States in a fair while. I mean, they've been at it now for well over two weeks and it shows
Ron Paul Media Blackout More Prevalent Than Ever
by Jason Lightner August 26th, 2011 | Independent Ideas, Political Facts, Political Opinions, Presidential Election
Red hot off a stunning victory in the New Hampshire Young Republicans Straw Poll, in which he had what could only possibly be described as a very happy birthday, Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) should be all the buzz in the media. Oddly enough, he isn't. You might think that, after taking first place in the New Hampshire poll and scoring a close (by a margin of less than one percent) second place in Iowa, Ron Paul would finally have the media's attention, but he doesn't. It isn't for lack of effort on Paul's part, however, as
Why So Serious?
by Eric M. Blake July 25th, 2011 | Congress, Conservative Considerations, Political Facts, Political Opinions
Or, Al Franken’s Intellectual Dishonesty, Part MMMCDLXIII
Perhaps the quote which best defines now-Senator Al Franken is a little disclaimer he placed in the intro to his laughably-titled Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right. It goes, “Everything in this book is true. Either that, or it’s a joke. If you see something that doesn’t ring true, you’ve probably just missed a hilarious joke, and should blame yourself rather than me.”
Franken’s career as political activist has basically been one “joke” after another. He’s claimed Bill O’Reilly “lied” about being born in
Perhaps the quote which best defines now-Senator Al Franken is a little disclaimer he placed in the intro to his laughably-titled Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right. It goes, “Everything in this book is true. Either that, or it’s a joke. If you see something that doesn’t ring true, you’ve probably just missed a hilarious joke, and should blame yourself rather than me.”
Franken’s career as political activist has basically been one “joke” after another. He’s claimed Bill O’Reilly “lied” about being born in
Winners and Losers July 17th
by Ronald A. Rowe July 20th, 2011 | Political Facts, Political Opinions, Winners & Losers
Every week some political figures soar like eagles while other soar more like one-winged penguins with cinder blocks tied to their feet. [IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: Camp Campaign does not endorse animal cruelty. Please do not attempt to tie cinder blocks to the feet of one-winged penguins. That’s just mean. Unless you send the tape to America’s Funniest Home Videos. Then it’s just good fun for everybody.] Camp Campaign is the only place on the Internet to give you a handy guide to know who was an eagle and who was the penguin each week.
Winners:
Mitt Romney – Not so much by
Winners:
Mitt Romney – Not so much by
Student Faces Extradition for Copyright Violation
by Jason Lightner June 24th, 2011 | Independent Ideas, Political Facts, Political Opinions, World Politics
In the news this week is 23-year-old British student, Richard O’Dwyer, who studies computer science at Sheffield Hallam University. He is under fire from the United States Department of Justice and is accused of criminal copyright infringement. The United States is seeking O’Dwyer’s extradition so that he can be tried for the offense in a U.S. court. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison.
The act in question that has this youth in hot water with Uncle Sam is the linking of copyrighted material on a website he ran up until last November called TVShack, which
The act in question that has this youth in hot water with Uncle Sam is the linking of copyrighted material on a website he ran up until last November called TVShack, which
