by Casey | Dec 14, 2015 | Blog, Daily Show Prep
Mannequins replace live actors in Nativity scene during Concord High School Christmas show – 953MNC.com
After a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction banning Concord Community Schools from including a live Nativity scene as part of its annual Christmas show, the school, instead, featured a Nativity scene using mannequins in the Christmas Spectacular program on Saturday, Dec. 12.
Concord High School’s 2015 Christmas Spectacular still a hit despite federal lawsuit – Elkhart Truth
Bill Grossman, a 1988 Concord graduate who performed in four consecutive Christmas Spectaculars during his time as a band and orchestra member, said he did not appreciate what he considered a “lack of respect for authority” in including a Nativity scene of any sort.
Get Money Out Of Politics, Except When Democrats Need To Fund Their Convention – The Burning Truth
Already struggling with finances, the Democratic Party has drafted a plan to have taxpayers help pay about $20 million for next summer’s nominating convention, reversing a change Congress approved just a year ago. Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who is also a congresswoman from Florida, has drafted a bill to restore money that both parties used to receive from the federal government to help defray the costs of running their quadrennial conventions.
Kids cancer fundraiser deemed microaggression by Kansas BLM protesters
Shortly thereafter, the RCIH demonstrators found themselves in conflict with another student group, the Tri Delta sorority, which was selling candy canes to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the same Wescoe Beach area in which the protesters were congregating.
Changes to ISTEP coming after clamor over Indiana scores – 953MNC.com
A top Indiana legislator on education issues says he’s coming up with proposals to adjust how the state uses standardized test scores to determine teacher pay.
Press Release – FAA Announces Small UAS Registration Rule
Owners may register through a web-based system at www.faa.gov/uas/registration
‘Star Wars’ T-shirt lands 7th grader in hot water at Texas school | Fox News
Specifically, that would be a Stormtrooper holding a “rebel blaster” on a “Star Wars” T-shirt.
Maybe they were mad because a Storm Trooper was holding a ‘rebel blaster.’
Disney Sending Out DMCA Notices Over Pictures Fans Took Of Their Legally Purchased Star Wars Toy | Techdirt
All of this started not that long ago, in a Walmart not particularly far away, when someone with a Facebook Star Wars fan group walked into a store and legally purchased a Star Wars figurine and then uploaded a photo of it to the Facebook group. Turns out the figurine contains a sort of spoiler within it or something. As such, plenty of other websites, such as Star Wars Unity, linked to it, embedded the photo of the figure, and discussed its implications. You know, like Star Wars fans do on all kinds of sites all the time. Well, that’s when the DMCA notices began rolling in and the images started coming down.
School principal bans Santa, Thanksgiving and Pledge of Allegiance | Fox News
Santa Claus is banned. The Pledge of Allegiance is no longer recited. “Harvest festival” has replaced Thanksgiving, and “winter celebrations” substitute for Christmas parties.
SEVEN YEARS AGO TODAY… Al Gore Predicted North Pole Would Be Ice Free in Five Years – The Gateway Pundit
Al Gore predicted the North Polar Ice Cap would be completely ice free in five years. Gore made the prediction to a German audience in 2008. He told them that “the entire North ‘polarized’ cap will disappear in 5 years.”
Immigration officials prohibited from looking at visa applicants’ social media | TheHill
Johnson decided to keep the prohibition in place in early 2014 because he feared a civil liberties backlash and “bad public relations,” according to ABC.
by Casey | Oct 15, 2015 | Blog, Daily Show Prep
Army Secretary’s Comments on Equality Spark Debate Over Female Draft Registration – Ben Swann’s Truth In Media
“If we find ourselves as a military at large where men and women have equal opportunity, as I happen to believe they should, serving in combat positions at least on a formal basis … then ultimately the question of extending the selective service requirements to women as well will have to at least be discussed,” said Sec. McHugh
Texas football coach denies ordering players to hit referee | Fox News
Texas high school sports officials have punished two football players and coaches involved in an intentional hit on a referee, showing some leniency to a former assistant who denied allegations he ordered the players to blindside the game umpire.
Aunt who sued nephew over exuberant hug: It’s a claim against the insurance company, nothing more « Hot Air
“This was meant to be a simple homeowners insurance case,” she said. “Connecticut law is such that I was advised by counsel that this is the way a suit is meant to be worded.”…
Congressional Review Of Copyright Law May Threaten Drudge | The Daily Caller
Congress may update digital copyright law affecting aggregator sites, like the Drudge Report and Real Clear Politics, along with news sites in the near future.
FAA Now Has The Tech To Hijack Your Drone In The Air | The Daily Caller
The Federal Aviation Administration now has the technology to hijack drones in the middle of the air, adopted as part of an effort to keep personal and commercial drones away from sensitive areas.
Here’s What Americans Are Most Afraid Of | TIME
Corruption of government officials (58.0%)
Follow the Money: Biggest Campaign Contributors 2016, by Company and Industry | The Daily Caller
“The importance of money flows from it being a link between the present and the future.” ~ Economist John Maynard Keynes (1883-1943) Campaign contributors 2016: Politicians famously fail to follow through on their campaign promises once elected. Just look at the track record of our current leadership…
Lobbyists for Clinton’s ‘Enemies’ Are Bankrolling Her Campaign
Asked to name the enemies that she is most proud of during Tuesday’s Democratic presidential debate, Hillary Clinton cited industries represented by lobbyists who are among her top campaign fundraisers.
A Veteran Publicly Confronted Someone He Thought Was Committing an Act of Stolen Valor, but Now He’s Facing a Disciplinary Investigation | Video | TheBlaze.com
A Wisconsin graduate student and Iraq war veteran is surprised that he is under disciplinary review, barred from campus outside of attending classes, after a confrontation in which he accused a classmate of stolen valor.
California Trains Kids To Ask For Consent Every 10 Minutes During Sex
A look at the new landscape of sex education published by The New York Times contains an eye-opening anecdote: In California, teachers are telling kids to get consent every ten minutes during sex to avoid committing rape.
Anti-Rape Activist Resigns After Raping Somebody | The Daily Caller
A racial equality officer, gay rights, and anti-rape activist at Oxford University is resigning her positions after admitting she engaged in “not consensual” sex while at a student conference.
