Author: Sydney Robinson

Superstar Fighter Ronda Rousey Endorses Bernie Sanders

Superstar Fighter Ronda Rousey Endorses Bernie Sanders

Posted by | Nov 10, 2015 | , |

In a true knockout of the GOP candidates, UFC fighter and champion Ronda Rousey has officially endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for president. The undefeated Mixed Martial Arts fighter has already turned down an endorsement of Trump and has declared that if Sanders doesn’t get the nomination she will be voting third party. “I voted for Roseanne [in 2012]. Mostly I went in to vote for all the state and local things. I was so unimpressed with the whole presidential campaign that I picked whatever third party I saw, and I saw Roseanne and thought, ‘That’s awesome.’ But I’m really pulling...

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While Candidates on Both Sides Talk About NOTHING: Sanders Stays Focused

While Candidates on Both Sides Talk About NOTHING: Sanders Stays Focused

Posted by | Nov 10, 2015 | |

During a protest outside of the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, Senator and presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders spoke to a large group moving to increase the minimum wage for government contract workers. Bernie Sanders, the only presidential candidate who has a proven record of concern for the working man and poor and middle class Americans, spoke to the organization Fight for 15 who were asking for a minimum wage of $15 and a union. “You are serving them, they have got to start serving you” “What you are doing and workers all over the United States are doing, you are having...

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Republican Senator Accuses Disabled Americans of Heroin Abuse

Republican Senator Accuses Disabled Americans of Heroin Abuse

Posted by | Nov 10, 2015 | , |

On Monday, Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton said that he believes that disability and reduced population results in economic stagnation, which quickly can turn into rampant drug use. Sen. Cotton asserted that disabled Americans and the communities they live in often become involved in “social plagues” including meth and heroin use due to a complacent community attitude which makes disability benefits more than a “last resort” social program. Much like the move by Republicans to drug test welfare recipients, this assertion by the senator is yet another jab at the disabled and disadvantaged. Hear the Senator’s full remarks here:  ...

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Moderators Dread Dealing with Childish GOP Candidates

Moderators Dread Dealing with Childish GOP Candidates

Posted by | Nov 10, 2015 | |

Tonight’s Republican debate which will air on the Fox Business Network, will include a direct challenge to the moderators as traditional debate form goes out the window. After rampant abuse inflicted upon CNBC moderators by GOP potentials at the last debate, upcoming FBN moderators Maria Bartiromo and Neil Cavuto expressed some anxiety about facing the eight participating candidates. Bartiromo said, “I’m a little — I don’t know if it’s nerves or being anxious — but of course. All of a sudden, it’s become cool to beat up the moderator.” “I understand candidates getting annoyed, but they better be careful about looking like...

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Neil deGrasse Tyson Angers Republicans With Facts

Neil deGrasse Tyson Angers Republicans With Facts

Posted by | Nov 10, 2015 | |

Neil deGrasse Tyson, beloved cosmologist, has taken to twitter in order to comment on gun violence in the home, much to the chagrin of angry Republicans everywhere. Tyson, known as the best public representative for the scientific community since Bill Nye the Science Guy, has used his twitter account very effectively over the years in order to argue for rationalism, science, and fact-based thinking. This time, that fact-based thinking has led him to post a few simple gun violence statistics. 3,400: Americans who died by Terrorism since 2001 3,400: Americans who died by household Firearms since five weeks ago. Of course, many...

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