Despite the media’s attempt to cast Democrat Texas State Senator Wendy Davis as a people’s hero after her 11-hour filibuster over preserving late-term abortion, Davis runs significantly behind Governor Rick Perry, a proponent of the bill at issue, in a
On July 1, the George Zimmerman trial continued with the prosecution attempting to discredit its own witness, investigating officer Chris Serino, after Serino testified that he found Zimmerman credible in his story. Two police officers have already testified that they
In the highly-publicized race to face up against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes has thrown her hat into the ring – though if her campaign launch is any indicator, there is significantly
Prosecution witness Sanford police officer Doris Singleton, who took George Zimmerman’s initial statement after the killing of Trayvon Martin, testified on Monday that Zimmerman never attempted to stop testimony before police or asked for a lawyer. According to Singleton, he
Monday marked the beginning of the second week of testimony in the George Zimmerman trial over the killing of Trayvon Martin. The state called Hirotaka Nakasone, an FBI audio expert, who said that identifying the voice on the 911 call
On Friday night, HBO host Bill Maher suggested that America’s real racists include Sarah Palin, Donald Trump, Newt Gingrich, and Antonin Scalia. Maher said that all were worse racists than Paula Deen, the Food Network host who recently lost virtually
On NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said that she hoped gay marriage would be nationalized within five years. “Well, I would certainly hope so,” she stated. “Course I’ve been in this – shall we
On Friday, CNN celebrated the Supreme Court’s lawless decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act by asking whether opinion-writing Justice Anthony Kennedy was “the first gay justice.” In a puff piece designed to designate Kennedy one of America’s
After reports that President Obama called Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) to congratulate him on the passage of the immigration reform bill in the Senate – Rubio did not answer the call – former Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) blasted Rubio: Ben
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) attacked Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Wednesday over Thomas’ vote in favor of striking Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, stating that Thomas’ offense against the country was worse than NSA leaker Edward Snowden’s.
State Sen. Wendy Davis (D-TX), the woman who gave an 11-hour filibuster to protect late-term abortion against a proposed law in the state of Texas, put on running shoes and a back brace, and inserted a urinary catheter in preparation
On Friday, in testimony devastating to the prosecution’s case against George Zimmerman in his murder trial for the killing of Trayvon Martin, prosecution witness John Good stated that Martin was on top of Zimmerman, beating him mixed martial arts style
Just months after gay activists initiated a nationwide boycott against Chick-Fil-A over CEO Dan Cathy’s support for traditional marriage, Cathy has spoken out again in the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act. “Sad
Rachel Jeantel, the prosecution’s star witness in the George Zimmerman trial, said on Thursday that she heard Martin say to Zimmerman “get off, get off!” during their confrontation. Not only that – she accused the police of failing to correctly
Rachel Jeantel, the prosecution’s star witness in the George Zimmerman trial, admitted on Thursday in court that she could not read a letter she supposedly “wrote” to Trayvon Martin’s mother about the shooting. She was asked to read the letter
Rachel Jeantel, the prosecution’s star witness in the George Zimmerman trial, said on Thursday on the stand that Sabryna Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, sat next to her during her first interview with the state attorney and law enforcement.
Prosecution star witness Rachel Jeantel, the 19-year-old to whom Trayvon Martin was reportedly speaking while he was being followed by George Zimmerman, admitted again on the stand on Thursday that she had changed her testimony about Zimmerman’s words. Originally, she
Testifying at the George Zimmerman trial on Wednesday, the prosecution’s star witness, 19-year-old Rachel Jeantel, who was allegedly on the phone with Trayvon Martin just before he was shot by Zimmerman, admitted on the witness stand that she had changed
Jane Surdyka, one of the prosecution witnesses in the George Zimmerman trial, testified on Wednesday that it was likely Trayvon Martin on top of George Zimmerman that she saw during the scuffle shortly before Zimmerman shot Martin. She testified that
In the George Zimmerman trial on Wednesday, witness Jeannee Manalo testified that she heard “howling” sounds in her living room. Later, she said, she heard cries for help and a struggle, presumably between Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin. She saw two
Testifying in the Geoge Zimmerman trial, prosecution witness Rachel Jeantel, 19, who says she was on the phone with Trayvon Martin before he was shot, explained that Martin told her that a “creepy ass cracker” was following him. According to
Based on Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling, in which the Court majority determined that the Defense of Marriage Act’s federal definition of marriage had to incorporate state-based same-sex marriages, Internal Revenue Service regulations could be modified to remove non-profit status for
On Tuesday, a key prosecution witness in the George Zimmerman trial, Selene Bahadoor, changed her testimony on the stand from her earlier interviews, stating that she heard two figures, presumably Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin, running “left to right.” That direction
Sending pictures of his genitals to random women via Twitter wasn’t enough to turn the people of New York City off to former Congressman and mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, according to the latest poll from the Wall Street Journal-NBC New
