Thursday, November 11, 2010

News Roundup

Move over, Muslims and gay marriage: paranoid fundamentalist Christians see a new threat to all that is sacred.

There are frivolous lawsuits, and then there are insane lawsuits.

You know the recession's been over for more than a year, right? Somebody forgot to tell Massachusetts homeowners. And the unemployed.

In other news, the new Tory Security Minister doesn't seem to be aware of what she can and can't take on a flight.

A Kentucky Tea Party group is taking on a dreaded enemy: drinking water that won't give you cancer.

Republican leaders: ending Don't Ask, Don't Tell would be a disaster for our men and women in uniform. Men and women in uniform: it wouldn't be a big deal.

3 comments:

3goodrats said...

"70 percent of respondents to a confidential military survey said they expected positive, mixed or non-existent effects from lifting the ban..." "But 40 percent of Marines expressed concern over repeal"

So, was some of the 40% also included as part of the "mixed" effects? And was the survey ALL just Marines, or did they break it down to determine that Marines are more concerned than other branches of the military?

This is why I can't read the news :)

Kevin said...

My understanding is that they broke it down by branch of service.

Annmarie said...

Interesting, I wonder what the gender breakdown is between the branches. I picture the Marines as being very heavily male, but that might be uninformed on my part...

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