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15

A Presidential Small Business Saturday

By Nerdy Wonka 124 Comments
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President Barack Obama looks to his daughter Sasha, as they order at Pleasant Pops on Small Business Saturday in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Barack Obama, joined by his daughters Malia, left, and Sasha, in the background at right, orders a treat at Pleasant Pops on Small Business Saturday in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) pays for purchases at Pleasant Pops, as daughters Malia and Sasha enjoy a popsicle, in Washington, November 28, 2015. Today is Small Business Saturday, which was started to encourage shoppers to buy locally and from brick-and-mortar stores, and serves as a counterpoint to the traditionally busy shopping days of Black Friday and Cyber Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday. REUTERS/Mike Theiler

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) discusses with his daughters Sasha (R) and Malia before purchasing items at Pleasant Pops in Washington, November 28, 2015. Today is Small Business Saturday, which was started to encourage shoppers to buy locally and from brick-and-mortar stores, and serves as a counterpoint to the traditionally busy shopping days of Black Friday and Cyber Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday. REUTERS/Mike Theiler

President Barack Obama, joined by his daughters Malia, left, and Sasha, right, orders at Pleasant Pops on Small Business Saturday in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Barack Obama, joined by his daughters Malia, left, and Sasha, right, orders at Pleasant Pops on Small Business Saturday in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama, right, joined by his daughters Malia, second from left, and Sasha, second from right, talk with manager Anna Thorn, left, as they shop at Upshur Street Books on Small Business Saturday in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Barack Obama joined by his daughters Malia and Sasha, talk with manager Anna Thorn as they shop at Upshur Street Books on Small Business Saturday

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U.S. President Barack Obama's daughters Malia (R) and Sasha (L) depart the Upshur Street Books after visting the store to buy books with their father, in Washington, November 28, 2015. Today is Small Business Saturday, which was started to encourage shoppers to buy locally and from brick-and-mortar stores, and serves as a counterpoint to the traditionally busy shopping days of Black Friday and Cyber Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday. REUTERS/Mike Theiler

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President Barack Obama, right, joined by his daughters Malia and Sasha, talks with manager Anna Thorn, left, shops at Upshur Street Books on Small Business Saturday in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he departs Upshur Street Books after purchasing books with daughters Malia and Sasha, in Washington, November 28, 2015. Today is Small Business Saturday, which was started to encourage shoppers to buy locally and from brick-and-mortar stores, and serves as a counterpoint to the traditionally busy shopping days of Black Friday and Cyber Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday. REUTERS/Mike Theiler

28
Nov
15

Naming the name

By Liberal Librarian 122 Comments
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A suspect is taken into custody outside a Planned Parenthood center in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Isaiah J. Downing/Reuters)

On April 19, 1995, a terrorist planted a bomb at the front of a federal building in Oklahoma City, blowing up the building and killing 168 people.

On July 17, 1996, a terrorist detonated explosives in Atlanta during the Summer Olympics, killing 1 person and injuring 111.

On June 17, 2015, a terrorist went into an African American church, was welcomed into its prayer group, and proceeded to kill 9 of the congregants.

On November 27, 2015, a terrorist invaded a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, killing 3, injuring 9.

All of theses terrorists were white.

See what I did there? I called acts of terror for what they are, “terror”. Which seems to be something that we as a country cannot do.

Terrorism is what happens overseas. Or, if it happens here, it comes from overseas. Terrorism has a brown hue to it. When the perpetrator is white, it’s a lone nut, a mentally disturbed man. Anything but terrorism.

Continue reading ‘Naming the name’

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Nov
15

The Grossly Obnoxious Party

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