A sad day… Admiral LeRoy Collins, Jr., executive director of the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs, was killed Thursday when he was hit by a driver while riding his bike in Tampa. He was 75. Collins, the son of former Florida Gov. LeRoy Collins, was crossing a street when he was hit by an SUV [...]

Essence’s White Fashion Director Ellianna Placas Causes Controversy Essence Hires White Girl As Fashion Director And People Are Pissed Essence change stirs controversy I thought we were supposed to have equal opportunity employers in America? Obviously some who read Essence don’t (but will be the first to bitch if they even think they smell anything [...]

Federal judge blocks key parts of Arizona immigration law SB 1070 Mexico praises decision on Arizona law Ruling Against Arizona Is a Warning for Other States It’s a sad day in America when the law-abiding are warned while lawbreakers are rewarded; both by our own government

Police, activists prepare days ahead of Ariz. law L.A. union members, activists to caravan to Arizona to protest immigration law Anti-Immigrant Group Calls for ‘Safe Passage’ of Illegals Out of U.S. C’mon… there’s no evidence that Americans for Legal Immigration PAC is “anti-immigrant”. Fox News should know better A Scheme So Nefarious, It Could Only [...]

Gubernatorial candidate and former Sen. Lincoln Chafee, while criticizing a $75 million state loan guarantee to Curt Schilling’s video game company, questioned today whether the Boston Red Sox great faked his famous bloody sock in the 2004 playoffs. For an answer, Link should go talk with Massachusetts Attorney General Mah-thaa Coakley what happens when you [...]

Lava from the Kilauea volcano has destroyed more than 100 houses since it began erupting in 1983. In this photo, lava ignites Gary Sleik’s staircase on Sunday, July 25. Sleik’s home will be the first casualty of 2010. Now, what do you do about this…?

Wikileaks publishes Afghan war secrets ‘Hidden US Afghan war details’ revealed by Wikileaks Pakistan Aids Insurgency in Afghanistan, Reports Assert Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, presents this document dump as some grand journalistic cleansing. However, if he was a real journalist he’d know that you should present both sides. His failure to dump equally [...]

Contessa Brewer isn’t going to like this. Federal agents say the husband, 35-year-old Paul Gene Rockwood, Jr., aka “Bilal”, created a hit list of people he wanted to see executed (included American servicemen). According to court documents, Rockwood was living in Virginia when he converted to Islam around the beginning of 2002. Shortly after converting, [...]

Democratic officials using Netroots Nation meeting to stir up liberal base Like being used, you Netroots? h/t Naked Emperor News

I wonder if a present is also required above and beyond the cover…? Real estate mogul Neil Bluhm is tossing a private birthday party here for President Obama, who turns 49 on Aug. 4. The shocker: The dinner invite to the Barack bash at Bluhm’s home requires a $30,000 donation to the Democratic National Committee! [...]