Even some liberals are wondering if Ron Klain is the best person for the job.
The job may be considered an “administrative position,” but wouldn’t it make sense to appoint a doctor to the job?
David Pakman takes a look.
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Nightmare Scenario: Man Dies In Prison, Guards Do Nothing
In a nightmare scenario, a man dies in a Colorado prison while guards do nothing but watch.
A lawsuit has been filed over the death of Christopher Lopez, who died on March 17th 2013 while incarcerated in the San Carlos Correctional Facility.
Lopez died on a concrete floor struggling to breath while guards watched through the food slot to his cell.
Here’s a thought: what if this man had Ebola?
Kyle Kulinski of Secular Talk looks at the situation.
There is a “documentary” of it here:
Planned Parenthood Study: Sex Education Delays Teen Sex
A recent study showed that teens will delay sex if they go through the sex education program “Get Real” sponsored by Planned Parenthood.
According to Think Progress: “Comprehensive sex ed classes that emphasize healthy relationships and family involvement can encourage more middle school students to put off having sex, according to the results from a new study published in the Journal of School Health.
“The results have big implications for school districts that are trying to decide what type of health classes to offer to kids in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades.
“The three-year study was conducted by researchers at the Wellesley Centers for Women, who wanted to figure out whether Get Real — a comprehensive sex ed program developed by Planned Parenthood — has an impact on middle schoolers’ sexual behavior.
“In order to do that, the researchers tracked a group of racially and economically diverse kids at 24 different schools in the Boston area, half of which implemented Get Real and half of which continued with their existing sex ed programs.”
Secular Talk video.
More info at: http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/1487
Or: http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/10/21/3581890/sex-ed-planned-parenthood-study/
Morning Joe: Who Will Have The Better Legacy, Bush Or Obama?
Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough recently said that historians would put together George W. Bush and Barack Obama over their inability to successfully manage the government.
Kyle Kulinski of Secular Talk disagrees.
Secular Talk video.
Colorado: Free Marijuana For Vets?
Veterans in Colorado can now add free marijuana to their list of service benefits. The organization Grow4Vets, a Denver-based nonprofit that provides “alternative” treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder and brain injury, is having a pot giveaway Saturday in Denver.
Veterans who signed up before noon Friday will receive more than $200 worth of cannabis products, according to the company’s website. Those who miss the RSVP deadline can pay $20 at the door in exchange for $100 worth of weed.
“Operation Grow4Vets events put cannabis in the hands of veterans who need it most,” the organization’s founder and executive director Roger Martin told ABC7 News Denver. “Our events are open to the public to help grow visibility for our cause.”
The organization’s objective is more noble than simply introducing veterans to a better high – its mission, the founders say, is to reduce the “staggering” number of vets in the U.S. who die from suicide and prescription drug overdose.
Every day in the U.S., 22 veterans commit suicide, according to the Department of Veteran Affairs. The suicide rate for veterans is twice as much as the civilian rate, a sobering statistic that underscores the need to better treat veteran PTSD.
While the country moves forward with marijuana legalization, the VA cannot recommend medical weed to veterans. However, vets can take advantage of medical marijuana programs in states where medical weed is legal, but only if they do not disclose their marijuana use to the VA. Telling the VA could mean losing their prescription narcotic painkillers, according to USA Today.
But legalizing weed does not mean that a state has become entirely weed friendly. The marijuana industry in Colorado has started a campaign to de-stigmatize marijuana use after industry leaders perceived some unfriendly criticism.
The campaign is aimed at promoting moderate and safe consumption of marijuana products and educating the public about what they see as misinformation about pot. “So far, every campaign designed to educate the public about marijuana has relied on fear-mongering and insulting marijuana users,” Mason Tvert, spokesman for the Marijuana Policy Project, the nation’s biggest pot-policy advocacy group, told CBS Denver.
Bizarre: NRSC Uses ‘Latte Salute’ For Fundraising
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is using the “latte salute” to try and garner donations. The organization also has bumper stickers that read, ”Put that coffee down!” with the hashtag #semperlatte.
http://www.politicususa.com/2014/09/25/republicans-raise-money-president-obama.html
Do Some Want Obama To Give Back His Nobel Prize?
Russell Brand asks if President Obama should return his Nobel Peace Price.
A petition by Roots Action aimed to do that.
However, according to the statutes of the Nobel Foundation, a Nobel Prize reportedly cannot be revoked. It may be possible for a person to return it of his own will, however.
Overreaction To Obama’s Coffee Cup Salute
TYT video about Obama’s “latte” salute.
JFK On Vietnam Sounds Eerily Familiar
Kyle Kulinski looks at an oddly familiar recording of JFK talking about Vietnam and compares it to Obama’s present situation.
Al Jazeera, CNN: Arab Countries Took Part In Airstrikes On ISIS In Syria
According to CNN, the U.S. lead a “coalition of Arab nations in a series of airstrikes against the so-called Islamic State terror group in Syria.”
The U.S. and “partner nation forces” began striking ISIS targets using fighters, bombers and Tomahawk missiles,Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby said.
All foreign partners participating in the strikes with the United States are Arab countries, a senior U.S. military official told CNN.
Those nations are Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. Diplomatic sources told CNN that Qatar was also involved, though it was not clear whether Qatar actually conducted airstrikes itself.
Al Jazeera states: The strikes destroyed or damaged multiple ISIL targets in the vicinity of Raqqa, Dayr az Zawr, Al Hasakah, and Abu Kamal and included ISIL fighters, training compounds, headquarters and command and control facilities, storage facilities, a finance center, supply trucks and armed vehicles, according to a U.S. Central Command release.
OK, Fine. 