Archive for the 'Demographics' Category
Well, this is some perspective:
The notion that there might be “racists for Obama,” as one Democrat called them, comes against the backdrop of a country whose white voters largely accept the notion of a black president.
“The economy is trumping racism,” said Kurt Schmoke, the dean of Howard University Law School and a former Baltimore mayor. […]
Interesting analysis, as an Iranian born in 1978 who left Iran in 1983, this is pretty clever and accurate. In fact, America is becoming more and more of a theocracy just as Iranian demographic trends make Iran to be less and less of one. In 2019, at this rate, the countries might be closer alike […]
On the one hand, it’s quite comical to hear about living conditions of Jews living in Iran, but it’s interesting nonetheless, especially in the wake of 40 or so Iranian Jews landing in Israel, on Christmas Day… and CNN running footage of it over and over and over and over again.
The immigration comes at […]
LOS ANGELES, May 29 /PRNewswire/ — An MTV Canada anti-marijuana campaign featuring two men kissing would not fly in the United States, at least not yet. A study conducted by Los Angeles based multicultural research firm New American Dimensions suggests the ad may have been edgy for Canadian viewers as well.
The commercial, which aired briefly […]
Politicians are idiots, and Tom Delay is a grand tool.
“If the Left got Imus fired, we’ll get Rosie fired.” Tom Delay.
Tom, do what you want, please, get Rosie fired. But you might want to take note that Blacks got Imus fired.
You are now telling Blacks that you view them as being part of the Left. […]
Between 2003 and 2005, I interviewed KISS’ bassist Gene Simmons twice. The first time was during the Iraq’s war first year, when the US had toppled Saddam, but US soldiers were dying by the dozens instead of being greeted with flowers, the insurgency was in its initial throes and Iraqis were dying right and left. In […]
Nearly 2 million Iraqis — about 8 percent of the prewar population — have embarked on a desperate migration, mostly to Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. The refugees include large numbers of doctors, academics and other professionals vital for Iraq’s recovery. Another 1.7 million have been forced to […]
I was in my second year of high school when Nelson Mandela was released. My English teacher was Indian-South African, so I was interested in the developments. What really struck me was the mere concept of Apartheid. A little interesting anecdote: I had read somewhere that Apartheid was named after a person who had introduced […]
I love the line about Nader - so true. He singlehandedly led to the demise of the American Empire in the 21st empire.
Can someone send the man a Pinto please?
See the list here.
A study commissioned by Pope Benedict on the use of condoms to fight AIDS has passed its first hurdle and is now being reviewed by top theologians for possible use in a Papal document, a cardinal said on Tuesday.
“This is something that worries the Pope a lot,” said Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, head of the […]