Dan Arel's Blog, page 91
June 16, 2015
The Democratic National Committee just trolled Donald Trump’s presidential announcement
Donald Trump just became the 300th Republican to announce his presidential candidacy this morning making us bloggers, journalists and well anyone with a sense of humor very happy.
June 15, 2015
Miley Cyrus launches #InstaPride to celebrate transgender people on Instagram
After her explosive and candid interview with Paper magazine earlier this month, Miley Cyrus is keeping the focus on gender expression in the spotlight by launching a new photo series with Instagram to celebrate transgender and gender expansive people.
Ark Encounter officials say they don’t need taxpayer money but demand it anyway
Anyone following the Ark Encounter saga in Kentucky has seen that Answers in Genesis (AiG), the parks parent company has been moving forward with the construction of the park even after losing an $18 million tax incentive late last year.
June 13, 2015
The Duggars have canceled an appearance at a homeschooling conference because of ‘attacks and pressure’ on their family
Due to what the family is calling "attacks" on their family, the Duggars, stars of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting, have decided to pull out of an upcoming homeschool conference in Colorado. These "attacks" stem from last month's confession that son Josh Duggar sexually assaulted four of his sisters and the families babysitter.No Duggar has appeared in the public spotlight since their trainwreck of interviews on Fox News' Kelly Files in which both the Duggar parents Jim Bob and Michelle defended t...
June 12, 2015
The #Transracial hashtag on Twitter just about sums up how foolish the idea is
I have already covered the simple fact that race is not fluid and invokes nothing but white privilege, but given the comments and message I am receiving, people just are not getting it.This of course all stems from NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal who claimed to be an African-American, yet after her parents spoke out and showed that she is actually white, pretending to be black, the question of racial fluidness came into question, or what many are trying to call "transracial".
The problem with saying race is fluid is that it only applies to white people
With the recent discovery that NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal may not actually be African-American as she claims to be after her parents spoke out and showed that she is actually white, pretending to be black, the question of racial fluidness came into question.
Max Blumenthal praises work of Islamist group that won’t condemn stoning women
When it comes to defending religious minorities and the oppressed, Max Blumenthal is a hypocrite. He argues that he stands up for the oppressed Muslims of the world while "neocons" only wish to wage war and kill them, but he does more to harm those most affected by Islamic extremists than almost anyone else in the West.He lumps together ex-Muslims in this group of neocons, ex-Muslims being an actual oppressed minority in many parts of the world, and for good measure Max throws "new-atheists"...
Missouri politican argues ‘In God We Trust’ has nothing to do with religion
Over at Friendly Atheist, Hemant Mehta has written a piece about my hometown of Springfield, Missouri. It concerns City Council member Justin Burnett, who is trying to have In God We Trust placed in Council Chambers below the City of Springfield logo. Mehta’s breakdown is good, but there is a bit more to this story. [Read More...]
June 11, 2015
Judge finds probable cause to charge officer who shot and killed Tamir Rice
An Ohio judge has ruled that officer Timothy Loehmann, who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice last year can be charged with murder, manslaughter and reckless homicide.
Fox News’ Megyn Kelly is furious that the ‘liberal media’ quoted her in context
Fox's Megyn Kelly is no stranger to saying really stupid things. In fact, she has made a complete career out of it. Now she is mad that people are calling her out of it, more specifically the "liberal media."On Monday when Kelly was discussing the black teenage girl slammed to the ground by a McKinney, Texas, police officer, Kelly said the officers treatment of the teen was "brutal," but she also commented that the "girl was no saint either" because she stuck around when the officer told her...
