Saturday Night Live has been nailing the ridiculousness of the right wing and its respective cheerleaders at Fox News. The show’s latest target is the show Fox & Friends. They rip the GOP for their positions on the Syrian refugee crisis and blast Dr. Ben Carson for being a weirdo....
Read MoreOnly in Texas would the governor direct volunteer agencies not to provide aid to Syrian refugees. Texas Governor Greg Abbot did just that last week when he sent a letter to volunteer agencies telling them not to provide aid to Syrian refugees or potentially face consequences. As Addicting Info reports: In addition to being just plain wrong and evil, it might also be illegal. While the Texas Governor maintains that his state will not take any more refugees, there are still more than 210 that have been living there for the last 14 months. Even though there have been...
Read MoreFriday night, Bill Maher went off on being politically correct regarding Islamic extremism. Maher referenced a poll that found that 53 percent of American believe that the values of Syrian refugees are at odds with American values. Maher said, “That may not be wrong.” “If you are in this religion, you probably have values that are at odds,” he said. “This is what liberals don’t want to recognize.” As Crooks & Liars reports: He argued that many refugees may come from place [sic] that have Sharia law or want to invoke Sharia law and pointed to cases in the...
Read MoreSpeaking with radio station KFTK, Missouri Republican Representative Ann Wagner made the claim that President Obama supports ISIS by criticizing Republicans. “He decided to pick a fight and stand up for ISIS and stand up against the side of freedom and to pick a fight with not just Republicans, but Democrats, over this refugee issue,” she said. “It is politicization. It is a deflecting measure.” Listen to the interview...
Read MoreLouisiana gubernatorial hopeful David Vitter (R) was dealt a defeat on Saturday when he lost his bid for the governor’s office to State Representative John Bel Edwards (D). As the Huffington Post reports: Edwards won 56 percent of the vote, with 99 percent of precincts reporting. “I will not let you down,” he said. “This election shows us that the people of Louisiana in a time of deep cynicism about our politics and our future, have chose hope over scorn… and over a distrust of others.” Vitter’s campaign has been embroiled in scandal as voters were reminded of a...
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