William Carruba, a high school senior from Granite City, Ill., has been told he cannot wear a Scottish kilt to his senior prom by his district’s school board. According to school superintendent Harry A. Briggs, Carruba must adhere to “normal dress,” and that attending prom “is a privilege, not a right.” Carruba, who special-ordered...
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On Saturday, Occupy Milwaukee & Progressive Democrats of America showed up to protest an Americans for Prosperity event featuring Rep. Paul Ryan, Michelle Malkin, presidential candidate Rick Santorum and many others. We covered the protest for Education Action Group. The protesters were unable to answer simple questions and proclaimed the individuals inside the event...
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Senator Chuck Schumer of New York told Face the Nation that if Mitt Romney is the nominee, Obamacare will be Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Bookmark in Browser Tell a...
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H/T: Hating Brietbart the motion picture, Breitbart.tv and American Heart by Jon David Kahn. Warning: Only watch this when you are ready to tear up. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Bookmark in Browser...
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Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) told Face the Nation that if Mitt Romney is the nominee, Obamacare will be virtually off the table. Schumer laughs at Romney’s 2009 op-ed, when he promoted using the mandate, and went on to declare if Romney is the nominee and tries to bring up healthcare he will increase the...
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Approximately 1,500 precinct delegates from seven legislative districts across Pierce County, WA gathered Saturday to elect delegates to the state Republican convention. Alex Hayes, director of Mainstream Republicans of Washington State, distributed a list of preferred delegates to Romney, Santorum, and Gingrich supporters at this convention. The vast majority of these slates of delegates consisted...
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Quarter-mile markers cost freedom Allegedly looking out for our interests, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority has decided to place 4,500 new quarter-mile marker signs along the state’s 286-mile toll road system. Although the non-tollway interstates in Illinois only have one mile-marker sign per mile, as do other states, for public safety reasons the...
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Leave it to the Illinois General Assembly to do the wrong thing again. This week they voted down House Bill 3944, a bill to amend the state’s brutally antiquated Eavesdropping Act. The Illinois Eavesdropping Act makes it a Class 1 Felony that carries a penalty of up to 15 years in prison if you record...
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A “Rally to Stand Up for Religious Freedom” was held in downtown Chicago today at Federal Plaza (50 West Adams) at noon: Stand up for religious freedom! Join us as we fight President Obama’s HHS Mandate with the “Nationwide Rally for Religious Freedom,” taking place in cities and towns across the United States on...
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Illinois State Representative Derrick Smith who was arrested last week and charged for accepting a $7000 bribe from a government informant to write a letter supporting a state grant for a day care center, had no trouble winning his democratic primary last night in Chicago. Smith received strong support this week from U.S. Congressman...
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