The Other Half of History Daily Blog
Thoughts on modern politics from a historical perspective.
George Zimmerman is a White Supremacist?
The press continues to promote accusations of white racism against George Zimmerman, who was indicted for second degree murder in April after shooting black youth Trayvon Martin. Now, according to a Florida TV Station, Eric Holder’s FBI is threatening to charge Zimmerman with a federal “Hate Crime,” claiming that he “profiled and stalked” Martin before killing him.
George Zimmerman’s picture has been all over the media every day. Am I the only one who’s noticed that he doesn’t look like a white supremacist? Do people really think he looks like someone who could join the KKK or the Aryan Nations? More »
Friday Links and Notes May 18
Happy Friday, readers. It’s been another busy week for political news.
Here in Seattle the local police department is under fire from Gangster General Eric Holder and his Justice Department. The feds are complaining Seattle cops are too tough on criminals, although the tepid police reaction to the recent May Day riots makes the accusation sound a little questionable. More »
Soccer Dangerous for Girls (but Ground Combat Isn’t?)
MSNBC published an interesting story last week. The American Journal of Sports Medicine has published a study showing that female soccer players suffer concussions about twice as often as male players. A doctor named Bob Cantu is leading the charge to change the rules for girls’ soccer:
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Occupy Wall Street’s Anthrax Hoax – Tea Partiers Don’t Do This
Ever since the craziness of May Day I’ve been mocking those liberals, like President Obama, who have tried to draw a parallel between the Occupy Wall Street mob and the Tea Party movement. I’ve pointed out several key differences between the two movements; Tea Partiers don’t plant bombs under bridges, Tea Partiers don’t smash their neighbor’s cars, Tea Partiers don’t rape each other at their meeting places…
Today I’ll briefly touch on another key difference. Tea Partiers don’t terrorize mail room workers with fake anthrax weapons. More »
Rapes at Occupy Wall Street, Not at Tea Parties
Ever since the May Day riots I’ve been poking fun at the idea that the Occupy (name of your town here) movement has anything in common with the Tea Party movement. In recent posts I’ve pointed out, for the benefit of Occupy movement supporters, that Tea Partiers don’t plant bombs, and that Tea Partiers don’t vandalize parked cars to hurt random strangers.
Today I’d like to underscore another difference between the two groups: Tea Partiers don’t rape each other. More »
