Romney urges Liberty University grads to defend family values
by NPR Staff Mitt Romney delivers the keynote address at Liberty University's 39th Annual Commencement in Lynchburg, Va., on Saturday. In his speech, Romney told students that "marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman. Before a record crowd at Williams Stadium on Saturday for its 39th Commencement ceremony, Chancellor and President Jerry [...]
Romney urges Liberty University grads to defend family values
by NPR Staff Mitt Romney delivers the keynote address at Liberty University's 39th Annual Commencement in Lynchburg, Va., on Saturday. In his speech, Romney told students that "marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman. Although Mitt Romney's commencement address Saturday at Liberty University is expected to focus mainly on non-policy related topics, [...]
Why the Romney bully story matters
Mitt Romney clashed with a state commission tasked with helping LGBT youth at risk for bullying and suicide throughout his term as Massachusetts governor over funding and its participation in a pride parade. He eventually An anonymous former high-school classmate of Mitt Romney's told ABC News on Thursday that many fellow students have "really negative [...]
Why the Romney bully story matters
But if Romney's given up school ground gay-bashing, he still seems to have the classic traits of a prep school bully: belief in the system of privilege and superiority of the monied class, a hostility masked by a fake smile, and a cynicism that lets [A]ll of Romney's actions make up the whole of his [...]
Bullying Story Sidetracks Romney's Campaign
As if right-wing conspiracy theorists, convinced that The Washington Post's expose´ of Mitt Romney's prep school/involuntary barber school years is the result of some nefarious collusion, needed any encouragement, The Bullying stays with the victim for a lifetime. It can permanently alter his/her world view, it can exacerbate depression, anxiety, and low self-worth. Mitt Romney [...]
Scandal over GSA junket won't affect travel spending, experts say
Karl Rove warned Republicans that attempts to link President Obama to the ongoing Secret Service and GSA scandals would be perceived as political overreach. But so far, they haven't been able to help themselves. Acting GSA Administrator Dan Tangherlini, right, and Inspector General Brian Miller, left, face the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to [...]
Parker's 28 Leads Spurs Over Jazz 106-91 in Game 1
Salt Lake City, UT – Alec Burks put home 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting and the Utah Jazz used a fourth-quarter rally to overtake the Portland Trail Blazers, 96-94, in the regular-season finale for both teams at Energy Solutions Arena on Thursday. Playoffs QuickCap #1 – San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz – Spurs 1 [...]
President Obama, Jimmy Kimmel Go After Kim Kardashian at White House …
Host Jimmy Kimmel, for instance, remembered last year's dinner, which took place after President Obama had dispatched a team that would track down and kill Osama bin Laden."If you're looking for the greatest threat to America right now, (Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images) A deadly fire in Whitby, Ont. and Jimmy Kimmel's appearance at the [...]
Dan Savage blasts Christian teens who walked out of lecture after he …
Dan Savage addresses the approximately 3000 attendees at teh JEA/NSPA national conference in Seattle on April 13. – Holly Bonessi On Friday, April 13, Dan Savage was a keynote speaker at the Journalism Education Association/ National Scholastic Press More ↓ Homosexual activist Dan Savage, recently invited to be the keynote speaker at a high school [...]
WHCD: President Obama, Jimmy Kimmel skewer Secret Service, Washington elite …
It's a lesson this year's host Jimmy Kimmel learned in real time, as his comments about the New Jersey's governor's weight landed with a thud. That was not another joke about his weight! More successful were Kimmel's wry jokes about the current crop of By Mary Milliken | WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Late-night TV comedian Jimmy [...]
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