Monthly Archives: March 2013

Videos | Blue-Eyed & The “Angry Eye” By Ms. Jane Elliot

Posted on March 8, 2013 by rikyrah

Thought we’d post this series of video by Jane Elliot. It’s needed now more than ever. Remember the Blue-Eyed experiment? Jane Elliott is an American former schoolteacher, recognized most prominently as an anti-racism activist and educator, though also a feminist … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | Country Music | Johnny Cash Week

Posted on March 8, 2013 by rikyrah

More of Country Legend Johnny Cash. Highwaymen From left to right Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, who formed the country music supergroup, The Highwaymen In 1980, Cash became the Country Music Hall of Fame’s youngest living inductee … Continue reading →

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Attorney General Eric Holder Sends Letter Home To Kindergartner Senator Rand Paul

Posted on March 7, 2013 by rikyrah

Here you go, Rikyrah. BWA HA HA HA In response to this spectacle: Mr. Paul, your’e NO Mr. Smith!

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Video | President Obama Signs the Violence Against Women Act

Posted on March 7, 2013 by rikyrah

US President Barack Obama signs the Violence Against Women Act on March 7, 2013 in the Department of the Interior in Washington, DC as US Vice President Joe Biden (L), Sen. Patrick Leahy (R) D-VT, Nancy Pelosi D-CA , members … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Country Music | Johnny Cash Week

Posted on March 7, 2013 by rikyrah

More of Country Legend Johnny Cash. Folsom Prison Blues Cash felt great compassion for prisoners. He began performing concerts at various prisons starting in the late 1950s. His first prison concert was held on January 1, 1958 at San Quentin … Continue reading →

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Senate Delays Negatively Impacting our Judicial System Due to GOP OBSTRUCTIONISM

Posted on March 6, 2013 by rikyrah

Senate Delays Negatively Impacting our Judicial System   78 percent of President Obama’s circuit court judges have waited more than 100 days for a vote, compared to 15 of President Bush’s nominees. This obstruction also applies to President Obama’s district … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Country Music | Johnny Cash Week

Posted on March 6, 2013 by rikyrah

More on Country Music legend Johnny Cash. I always appreciated that Mr. Cash was very open about his battles with his demons. It added to his humanity. Outlaw image As his career was taking off in the late 1950s, Cash … Continue reading →

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Knox & Associates Forensic Consultant gets schooled by LLMPapa, a justice warrior for Trayvon Martin

Posted on March 5, 2013 by SouthernGirl2

LLMPapa’s Response to Knox & Associates Using a simple ruler… Frederick Letterman Law Blog Professor Letterman:LLMPapa produces a new video regarding the alignment of the bullet hole in Trayvon Martin’s chest and the aligned holes in the two sweatshirts that … Continue reading →

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Video | Sandra Day O’Connor- Rachel Maddow Interview: The SCOTUS & How It Should Reach ITS Decisions

Posted on March 5, 2013 by rikyrah

Wiki facts: Sandra Day O’Connor (born March 26, 1930) is a retired United States Supreme Court justice. She served as an Associate Justice from her appointment in 1981 by Ronald Reagan until her retirement from the Court in 2006. She … Continue reading →

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Tax Loop Holes For Corporate Jets or Investments In Jobs or Education?

Posted on March 5, 2013 by rikyrah

What programs could we help fund by closing the tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires? Take a look at this graphic from the Center for American Progress — then pass it along: Share on Facebook & Twitter!

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