Political Correctness
The latest victim of political correctness
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFOza0N-qbw] Juan Williams has been fired by National Public Radio for being politically incorrect. Wikipedia defines political correctness as … “a term which denotes language, ideas, policies, and behavior seen as seeking to minimize social and institutional offense in occupational, gender, racial, cultural, sexual orientation, disability, and age-related contexts.” A simpler definition…
Read MoreWho suffers most from hate crimes in the USA: Muslims or Jews?
By Tom Quiner It was just a one paragraph blurb in yesterday’s Des Moines Register: four men in New York City were convicted of plotting to blow up synagogues in New York. I read the paragraph searching for a key piece of information. Can you guess what it was? What would you like to know…
Read MoreYour tax dollars at work
By Tom Quiner I’d like to introduce you to Wendy Greuel, the Los Angeles City Controller. She issued a press release on Thursday with this headline: “City controller releases audits of how Los Angeles has used federal stimulus money. $111 million in ARRA Funds has only created 55 jobs so far.” ARRA stands for American…
Read MoreAssassination attempt on Pope Benedict XVI foiled
By Tom Quiner Five men were arrested in London early this morning accused of plotting an attack on Pope Benedict XVI. This is a big, breaking story. Details will be unfolding today. What is interesting is how CNN and Fox News’ websites have treated the story. CNN’s headline is: “Arrests amid pope’s visit to London.”…
Read More“We’re not at war against Islam”
By Tom Quiner Thus said the President: “We are not at war against Islam. We are at war against terrorist organizations that have distorted Islam or falsely used the banner of Islam. If we’re going to deal with the problems Ed Henry was talking about – reducing the terrorist threat – we need all the…
Read MoreThe real story regarding the burning of the Koran
By Tom Quiner The President is against the burning of the Koran. The Secretary of State is against the burning of the Koran. General David Petraus is against the burning of the Koran. The Pope is against the burning of the Koran. I’m against the burning of the Koran. The always politically correct Mayor of…
Read MoreShould we discriminate on the basis of religious orientation?
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTE9zWaQc_Y] The answer is yes if you’re the University of Illinois. They fired Kenneth Howell who teaches Introduction to Catholicism and Modern Catholic Thought. His sin? He expressed Catholic thought on the subject of homosexuality. Here is his fire-able quote: Natural Moral Law says that Morality must be a response to REALITY. …
Read MoreLiberal judges limit conservative “diversity”
By Tom Quiner How often have you heard liberals invoke the word “diversity?” In the context of liberal-speak, diversity is automatically considered to be good. The University of Oregon says it this way: The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. It means understanding that each individual is unique, and recognizing our individual differences. These…
Read MoreAre teachers doing their jobs?
A series of Jay Leno interviews with regular Americans reveals the woeful state of our education system. Is the National Education Association a root cause of this dumbing down of America?
Read MoreA triumph for political correctness
By Tom Quiner The Supreme Court has decided: Christian college students who wish to form a group sanctioned by Universities are not allowed to require that their members be Christian. Even more, Christian groups may not require that their members abide by Christian principles. All of this came about because of the court’s decision in…
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