Author: Justin Lane

Celebration Over ‘Pharma Pig’ Arrest Continues

Celebration Over ‘Pharma Pig’ Arrest Continues

Posted by | Dec 19, 2015 | |

Larry Wilmore weighs in on the glory of Martin Shkreli’s arrest in a recent episode of the Nightly. “Some people just need to die,” said Wilmore. “And it shouldn’t be the AIDS and cancer patients.” Shkreli entered the public spotlight after his company, Turing Pharmaceuticals, raised the price of Daraprim, a drug for individuals with compromised immune systems as a result of AIDS or cancer by over 5,000% percent. Shkreli was arrested for securities fraud last week and the entire world has rejoiced in the news....

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Luntz Quizzes Muslims: Are They Muslims First or Americans First??

Luntz Quizzes Muslims: Are They Muslims First or Americans First??

Posted by | Dec 19, 2015 | , |

Political Consultant Frank Luntz recently hosted a focus group of 16 Muslim Americans for CBS to discuss their views of increasingly intense anti-Muslim rhetoric from conservatives in the country. “How does it feel that your faith is at the core of one of the most disruptive, divisive, political conversations in a long, long time,” Luntz asked. “It’s important not to ignore the fact that all of this painful conversation is not necessarily positive,” said one participant. “Oftentimes, there are manifestations of violence of this rhetoric.” “Now you said it’s painful. How is it painful?” asked Luntz. “Because it’s –...

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Is Sanders FINALLY Fighting Back: Goes After HRC For Helping to Create ISIS

Is Sanders FINALLY Fighting Back: Goes After HRC For Helping to Create ISIS

Posted by | Dec 19, 2015 | |

Bernie Sanders has accused Hillary Clinton of creating the conditions that led to the rise of the terrorist organization ISIS. Sanders said: Regime change without worrying about what happens the day after you get rid of the dictator does not make a lot of sense. I voted against the war in Iraq…Secretary Clinton voted for that war. She was proud to have been involved in regime change in Librya, with [Muammar] Gaddafi, without worrying, I think, about what happened the day after and the kind of instability and the rise of ISIS that we have seen in Libya.” Does...

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DNC Makes Nice with Bernie, For Now: Should Bernie Run as an Independent?

DNC Makes Nice with Bernie, For Now: Should Bernie Run as an Independent?

Posted by | Dec 19, 2015 | , |

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has reached an agreement with Senator Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) campaign regarding access to its national voter files. This followed the Sanders campaign filing a lawsuit against the DNC after it suspended his campaign’s access to the data. As the Huffington Post reports: The DNC, which suspended Sanders’ access to the data after a campaign worker accessed confidential voter information from rival Hillary Clinton’s campaign this week, will lift the ban effective on Saturday, according to statements from Sanders and the DNC. The deal was reached hours after the Sanders campaign accused the DNC in...

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