by Casey | May 5, 2016 | Blog, Daily Show Prep
Downtown South Bend wrapped in free Wi-Fi – South Bend Tribune: Local
Mayor Pete Buttigieg will announce Thursday that free, public Wi-Fi is now available from more than 30 access points within a new, downtown wireless network.
The FDA Wants More People To Die Of Lung Cancer, Moves To Stamp Out Vaping | The Daily Caller
If the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) statutory purpose is to protect public health, why is the agency using its regulatory power in a way that stands to undermine advances in public health?
FDA to Regulate E-Cigarettes, Ban Sales to Minors – WSJ
“We’re looking at the flavor issue with e-cigarettes,” said FDA Tobacco Center Director Mitch Zeller during a news conference. Later, he said, that while the agency was aware of “anecdotal reports” that e-cigarettes have helped smokers kick their habit, those benefits were outweighed by concerns about youth using the devices.
The FDA’s $36 million campaign to curb LGBT tobacco use « Hot Air
The Obama Administration has launched a $35.7 million Food and Drug Administration anti-tobacco campaign focused on lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender youth.
Our Opinion: Goal achieved, now let city’s new flag fly – South Bend Tribune: Our Opinion
Now that the city of South Bend has a new flag for the first time since 1965, it’s time to let it fly and move on.
Facebook Censoring Right-Wing Websites | LifeZette
Evidence has emerged that social media giant Facebook is effectively censoring right-wing news and websites.
Studebaker tech project lands almost $23 million to rehab former plant – South Bend Tribune: Business
The local company that’s turning the old assembly plant into a technology hub announced Wednesday that it has secured $22.9 million in financing to move ahead with the project. The complex consists of three connected buildings along Lafayette Boulevard, south of the railroad viaduct across from Four Winds Field and Union Station Technology Center.
Video: Did Trump reverse his position on a minimum-wage hike? « Hot Air
No, not exactly, despite what CNN and The Hill reported last night. CNN’s Wolf Blitzer challenged Donald Trump in an interview yesterday about Trump’s claim that he would attract many of Bernie Sanders’ supporters in a general election by focusing on the minimum-wage hike promised by both Sanders and Hillary Clinton.
It has begun. Hillary ordered the media to start going after Trump today, and Wold Blitzer is the first one to oblige. He cut Trump off right when he was explaining that messing around with the minimum wage too much hinders competitiveness. He did it later when Trump correctly pointed out Hillary’s campaign was the first to float the Obama birth certificate story too. CNN cut from the interview to Blitzer saying Hillary never made that claim. Her campaign was the original source.
Ben Carson: What if we make Ted Cruz Attorney General and have him prosecute Hillary Clinton? « Hot Air
“I think he would be terrific on the Supreme Court, or I think he would be a terrific attorney general. Or he could be both,” Carson said. “He could be attorney general first, you know, go ahead and prosecute Hillary, and then go on the Supreme Court.”
Watch: Ann Coulter Get Laughed At For Saying Trump Had Best Chance To Win | The Burning Truth
On June 19, 2015, Ann Coulter called it … sort of … but mostly.
Exclusive: President Fox Apologizes, Invites Trump to Mexico – Breitbart
“I apologize. Forgiveness is one of the greatest qualities that human beings have, is the quality of a compassionate leader. You have to be humble. You have to be compassionate. You have to love thy neighbor,” Fox explained to Breitbart News while sitting in the hotel of the J.W. Marriott in Santa Monica, California on Wednesday afternoon.
McCain on tape: Trump damages my reelection hopes
Publicly, John McCain insists Donald Trump will have a negligible effect on his campaign for reelection. But behind closed doors at a fundraiser in Arizona last month, the Republican senator and two-time presidential hopeful offered a far more dire assessment to his supporters.
Hacker ‘Guccifer’ Says He Hacked Hillary Clinton’s Email Server | The Burning Truth
“It was like an open orchid on the Internet,” Marcel Lehel Lazar, who uses the devilish handle Guccifer, told NBC News in an exclusive interview from a prison in Bucharest. “There were hundreds of folders.”
by Casey | May 2, 2016 | Blog, Daily Show Prep
I’m back from Ireland!
Long lines and heavy police presence ahead of Trump rally in South Bend – South Bend Tribune: Local
Long lines have already formed outside the Century Center, and to streets beyond, as Donald Trump supporters wait for the rally this evening featuring the GOP presidential front-runner.
Cruz Scolds Boy After Child Tells Him ‘You Suck’ At Indiana Rally [AUDIO]
Sen. Ted Cruz said a kid growing up in his household would have been spanked if they acted out the way a boy did towards him Sunday during a rally. The pre-teen boy was escorted out by local law enforcement when he told Cruz during a rally, “You suck.”
Ted Cruz’s Support Softens Among the Delegates He Courted
It turns out that delegates — like ordinary voters — are susceptible to shifts in public opinion. And as the gravitational pull of Mr. Trump’s recent primary landslides draws more Republicans toward him, Mr. Cruz’s support among the party’s 2,472 convention delegates is softening, threatening his hopes of preventing Mr. Trump’s nomination by overtaking him in a floor fight.
I side 92% with Ted Cruz
Your candidate results visualized…
Sandy Rios: 1.1 Million Families Join AFA’s Target Boycott, Stock Takes $2.5 Billion Hit – Breitbart
The Family Policy institute says they estimate that to be a loss to the company of $2.5 billion dollars.
Micah Tyler
Dear Millennials, I am one of you. I turned 33 years old 2 weeks ago while emceeing Watermark Community Church’s “Church Leader Conference 2016.”
by Casey | Apr 13, 2016 | Blog, Podcast
Today on my show, I covered the story of the transgender person being ‘forced’ to use the men’s room instead of being allowed to use the women’s restroom. Something doesn’t add up to me. Perhaps I’ve just become a cynic since nearly all of these ‘discrimination’ stories end up being proven to be false.
ABC 57:
LeKeyla Onasses is a transgender woman.
“I have used the woman’s restroom for over 21 years now,” Onasses said.
Until last month, when Onasses says a South Bend Transpo employee forced her to use the men’s room at the station on Michigan Street.
“I had went up to her and asked her does she have a unisex bathroom? She replied ‘no’, and pointed at the men’s restroom and forced me to go to the men’s restroom,” On assess said.
It didn’t stop there.
Onasses says the employee posted photos of her on Facebook, mocking her.
“It was tragic for me,” Onasses said.
Onasses filed a complaint with the South Bend Human Rights Commission and with Transpo.
Before we continue, let me just point out the obvious. You were NOT ‘forced’ to use the men’s room. You were directed to the men’s room. Big difference.
As I stated earlier … I have questions.
- If you are a long-time bus rider … why did you need to ask if they have a unisex bathroom?
- If you’ve been using the women’s room for over 20 years … why did you ask for a unisex bathroom?
- How did you know that the Transpo employee posted images of you on social media to make fun of you?
- How did you find those images (they are in the ABC57 story)?
- Do you know the Transpo employee?
- Are you feuding with the Transpo employee?
These pieces are missing from the story. I’ve reached out to the reporter to see if she was provided any of this information by the subject of the segment (ABC57 is a news partner of 95.3 MNC).
Considering nearly every story I’ve covered over the past couple of years like this has ended up being false, I tend to be skeptical from the outset. Especially if there’s glaring holes in the story that might point to a different conclusion than was sold to the news agency by the story’s subject.
I’ve attached the podcast of my segment from today’s show on this issue for you to listen to.
by Casey | Apr 12, 2016 | Blog, Podcast
Casino revenue sharing agreement unanimously approved by South Bend Common Council – 953MNC.com
The proposed casino for the southeast side of South Bend will benefit the city after the Common Council voted unanimously in favor of an agreement with the Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi Indians.
No, Casinos Do Not Create Cultural Wastelands
Opponents of casinos and gambling will often claim that casinos cause terrible problems. In a way, the opposition to gambling makes for strange political alliances. For example, the right-wing organization Focus on the Family claims gambling “is morally bankrupt from its very foundation.” They also quote the Bible in their opposition. Many on the left also oppose gambling, but for different reasons. For example, some on the left who oppose gambling claim that gambling is like a tax on the poor and uninformed. Others claim that people who gamble are exploited by casinos, which are large corporations. The opponents of gambling think if a new casino moves into an area, it only hurts society. They’re wrong.
The Elusive Link Between Casinos and Crime — Pacific Standard
In fact, drug crimes and residential burglary actually decreased in that neighborhood — which the authors attribute to an increased police patrol around the area. Vehicle crime did increase in the next neighborhood over, though, suggesting that it may have been displaced rather than reduced. Regardless, it seems that an uptick in “alcohol violations or kids being left in cars while their parents gamble,” which the group protesting the casino warned against, has not materialized in the years since SugarHouse opened.
by Casey | Apr 12, 2016 | Blog, Daily Show Prep
Casino revenue sharing agreement unanimously approved by South Bend Common Council – 953MNC.com
The proposed casino for the southeast side of South Bend will benefit the city after the Common Council voted unanimously in favor of an agreement with the Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi Indians.
No, Casinos Do Not Create Cultural Wastelands
Opponents of casinos and gambling will often claim that casinos cause terrible problems. In a way, the opposition to gambling makes for strange political alliances. For example, the right-wing organization Focus on the Family claims gambling “is morally bankrupt from its very foundation.” They also quote the Bible in their opposition. Many on the left also oppose gambling, but for different reasons. For example, some on the left who oppose gambling claim that gambling is like a tax on the poor and uninformed. Others claim that people who gamble are exploited by casinos, which are large corporations. The opponents of gambling think if a new casino moves into an area, it only hurts society. They’re wrong.
The Elusive Link Between Casinos and Crime — Pacific Standard
In fact, drug crimes and residential burglary actually decreased in that neighborhood — which the authors attribute to an increased police patrol around the area. Vehicle crime did increase in the next neighborhood over, though, suggesting that it may have been displaced rather than reduced. Regardless, it seems that an uptick in “alcohol violations or kids being left in cars while their parents gamble,” which the group protesting the casino warned against, has not materialized in the years since SugarHouse opened.
Employed People Prefer to Keep the Money They Earn, Says New Study – Hit & Run : Reason.com
A startling new study* just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences probes “the moral consequences of becoming unemployed.”
Video: Hillary Clinton, Bill de Blasio, and “colored people time.”
DE BLASIO: Sorry, Hillary. I was running on C.P. time.
White House Defends Hillary Clinton’s Racist Joke | The Daily Caller
“I can’t speak to any misguided attempts at humor,” Earnest, who has not seen video of the controversial comedy skit, told reporters during a daily press briefing. “I can only speak to their commitment that they’ve shown over the course of their career to justice and civil rights.”
Virtual reality tested by NFL as tool to confront racism, sexism
The Interaction Lab’s diversity demos are designed to transport users into unfamiliar and unsettling realms. In one scenario, a user is represented by an African-American female avatar who is being angrily harassed by a white avatar. When the user reflexively lifts his or her arms in self-defense, the hands feature black skin.
Julianne Moore Calls For Gun Control Lenny | The Daily Caller
It should not be a pro-gun-versus-anti-gun argument. It is not an argument about our Constitution. The Second Amendment protects the right of a United States citizen to bear arms. But a gun is a machine.
Michiana transgender woman says she was forced to use men’s room – ABC57 News – See the Difference Michiana
“I had went up to her and asked her does she have a unisex bathroom? She replied ‘no’, and pointed at the men’s restroom and forced me to go to the men’s restroom,” On assess said.
Soccer Players Traumatized By Opposing Fans Chanting: “Trump, Build That Wall” | The Burning Truth
Whether the fans crossed the line or not, I’ll leave to you. However, the players need to grow the hell up. This coddling of feelings because someone says something mean has got to stop. It’s weakness, pure and simple.
Wisconsin Kids Yell ‘Donald Trump, Build That Wall’ At Latina Soccer Players: Chicagoist
At this time we can confirm that three elementary aged students who were sitting near Beloit fans said “Trump, build a wall”. Later in the game two high school students stated back and forth “Trump” four to five times. It has been reported that the game was stopped.
