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Colbert to Chinese activist: Canada way more ‘into human rights’ than U.S.
Stephen Colbert provided advice Tuesday evening to escaped Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, saying that Mexico or Canada would be better places to go to instead of America. After labeling him a “badass” for leaving his country, Colbert renamed Chen “Eric” and described what he would tell him. “Hey Eric, you…
‘Outrageously stupid’ Aussie raver survives fall from scaffold
Witnesses at the Creamfields dance festival in Sydney, Australia on Sunday thought they had witnessed a fatal fall when a man slipped by security, scaled a high scaffold, then lost his balance, tumbling down some twenty feet. Police described his actions as “outrageously stupid.” Amazingly, the unidentified man got back…
WATCH LIVE: NYC May Day ‘Occupy’ protests
This May Day, a “Pop-Up Occupation” in Bryant Park in New York City started at 8 a.m. Eastern. [Occupy credit via Daryl Lang / Shutterstock.com] Watch the livestream, broadcast May 1, 2012. Video streaming by Ustream…
Atlas Society: Ryan budget ‘very much in line’ with Ayn Rand
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) may be publicly rejecting Ayn Rand’s philosophies, but the folks at The Atlas Society have never been bigger fans of the House Budget Budget Committee chairman and his policies. “His general approach to the budget — especially the budget — is very much in line with…
Stewart creates penis video camera for Tony Perkins
In the latest installment of his “Gaywatch” segment, Jon Stewart mocked Family Research Council President Tony Perkins Monday evening for saying candy company Just Born was “sexualizing candy” with an ad about how the duo Mike & Ike had split. The Daily Show host reacted to Perkins’ peculiar attack by…
Rodney King on LA riots: You can’t fight violence with violence
Rodney King, the victim in a police brutality case that ignited the Los Angeles riots in 1992, said Monday that he hoped that what happened to him could no longer happen today. After the officers who beat him with batons were acquitted, thousands of people in LA rioted. “My reaction…
Ron Paul and Paul Krugman debate economic theory
Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) and economics professor Paul Krugman debated political economy Monday on Bloomberg TV. Paul made his case for Austrian economics, arguing for a limited government that keeps its hands off the economy. In contrast, Krugman made the case for Keynesian economics, arguing that a completely unmanaged economy…
CODEPINK’s Medea Benjamin interrupts Brennan to condemn drone strikes
Medea Benjamin, the co-founder of the anti-war group CODEPINK, interrupted a speech by White House counter-terrorism advisor John Brennan on Monday. While Brennan was speaking, Benjamin stood up in the audience and began giving her own speech for more than one minute. “What about the hundreds of innocent people we…
Rep. Walsh: Country voted for Obama because he’s black
Rep. Joe Walsh of Illinois, a tea party Republican, said at a town hall event over the weekend that President Barack Obama was an “accidental president” who was only elected because of his race. “Again, lets not overlook the fact, guys and gals, he was a historic figure,” he said.…
Methodists in Tampa rally against private prison industry
The United Methodist Task Force on Immigration held a rally in Tampa over the weekend to protest against the growing private prison system in the United States. “Is this an immigration rally or is this a prison rally? It is a justice rally,” Bishop Minerva Carcano said. More than 500…
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