The United States (The Gaslamp Post) – He vowed to “fundamentally change America” during his 2008 campaign, and as we take a look around at the nation now in 2013, it appears as though he may have succeeded. What was once the land of the free and home of the brave is now land of […]
March 25, 2013
Oregon (The Gaslamp Post) – Last Tuesday the Oregon State Senate passed a bill which would permit pest control companies within their state to keep reports of bedbug infestations between them and the state health department. It also prohibits public open records requests for any such findings at any given business, from the same state […]
March 13, 2013
Virginia (Mark Kelly-WSET-TV) – Some parents and even the PTO President at Dearington Elementary School are very upset with a teacher. They allege that one of the third grade teachers subjected her classroom of kids to a lie detector test after candy went missing. Dearington’s been making headlines all week. Tuesday, ABC 13 reported that the […]
February 23, 2013
Washington D.C. (Judicial Watch) – Judicial Watch today released previously unseen USDA videos revealing a compulsory “Cultural Sensitivity Training” program. A whistleblower reported to Judicial Watch that employees were required to bang on tables, chanting in unison “The pilgrims were illegal aliens” while being instructed to no longer use the word “minorities,” but to replace it […]
January 13, 2013
Michigan (The Gaslamp Post) – What was supposed to be an orderly distribution of Section 8 housing vouchers erupted into chaos early Saturday morning. Many disabled and elderly individuals who had shown up for assisted housing vouchers were overrun when over 3 times the number of people gathered looking for a handout. The line of […]
January 7, 2013
New York (American Dream 246-Free Republic) Credit to Gaslamp Post reader Roger for this story – True story at a Ford dealership Tom Selkis’ (Latham Ford) True story recently at the dealership….. “I’ll try to make this as short and to the point as I can. One of my salesmen here had a woman in […]
December 24, 2012
Washington D.C. (The Gaslamp Post) – Not surprising since his statement to the public, National Rifle Association CEO and EVP, Wayne LaPierre has been hammered by the mainstream media. His statements about placing armed police officers in schools and eliminating “gun-free zones” has resulted in a competition amongst the state-run media moguls to see who […]
December 11, 2012
Michigan (The Gaslamp Post) – Today was an exciting day for Michigan; Right To Work has passed and is now officially law! Governor Rick Snyder (R) signed the bill in Lansing today, which passed through both the state House and Senate, making it the 24th state in the union to have such a law. As […]
December 2, 2012
You want fries with that? New York (The Gaslamp Post) – Workers at a NYC McDonalds have decided that they cannot live on the mere $7.25 an hour wage, and have chosen to strike. They are now demanding a living wage of $15.00 an hour. A new campaign called “Fast Food Forward” is aimed at […]
December 1, 2012
The United States (The Gaslamp Post) – President Franklin D. Roosevelt said that, “In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.” It is with this quote that one has to wonder what the whole “fiscal cliff” business is all about. According to the mainstream media, unless […]
November 28, 2012
The United States (The Gaslamp Post) – We are now at +22 days since the election, and yet there are still some that seem hell-bent on going after their opposition. In the days leading up to November 6th, the rhetoric grew from bad to worse, as what began as ugly words evolved into vile spewing […]
November 24, 2012
Duh, ya think???? But who cares just as long as we get our 99 weeks of unemployment and free Obama phones, right? Washington D.C. (Bob Unruh-World New Daily) – A federal audit of one part of the Medicaid system has uncovered hundreds of millions of dollars in suspected fraud, including payments to caregivers to provide […]
November 23, 2012
“Never let a good crisis go to waste.” – Rahm Emanuel Washington D.C. (Mark Drajem-Bloomberg) – Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) is part of a growing coalition backing a carbon tax as an alternative to costly regulation, giving newfound prominence to an idea once anathema in Washington. Conservative economists and fossil-fuel lobbyists united in 2009 to […]
November 21, 2012
Washington D.C. (Gun Owners Of America) – Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) — who is “F” rated by Gun Owners of America — is pushing a “hunting” bill that authorizes the Obama administration almost unlimited power to seize private lands for “environmental” purposes. Anti-gun Majority Leader Harry Reid has scheduled Tester’s bill for a vote, and […]
November 14, 2012
The United States (The Gaslamp Post) Special thanks to Gaslamp Post reader Ted for inspiring this story - Something that I’ve learned throughout my journey through life is that some people cannot be told. No matter how much evidence you provide, or how many times you let them see with their own eyes, if you […]
November 12, 2012
Illinois (The Gaslamp Post) Credit to Gaslamp Post reader Gary for the lead on this story – The good reverend is back where he likes to be, in front of the camera and rousing the rabble. At a forum hosted at the Rainbow/Push coalition headquarters this past Saturday, Rev. Jessee Jackson exclaimed that although black […]
November 10, 2012
Washington D.C. (The Gaslamp Post) Credit to Gaslamp Post reader Pat for this story – Students gathering outside of the White House this past Tuesday night expressed their elation as they learned that the president was getting another 4 years in office. As it should come as no surprise to anyone, many of the students […]
November 8, 2012
Nevada (The Gaslamp Post) – A Las Vegas area business owner was faced with the unfortunate decision of letting 22 of his 114 employees go, yesterday. This move he says, is directly related to President Obama’s re-election. The employer, in an interview with KXNT-FM said that, “I explained to them a month ago that if […]
October 29, 2012
…and we didn’t listen (The Gaslamp Post) – Last night when reading my favorite part of a news article (the comments section), a poster had left a link to a YouTube video, which of course I had to go check out. It was entitled, “Make Mine Freedom” and was made in 1948. The following video […]
October 16, 2012
The United States (The Gaslamp Post) – America, the threats have begun. The freeloaders and public burdens are now threatening to riot if President Obama is not re-elected, and their gravy train comes to a halt. If that wasn’t bad enough, now some are coming out on Twitter, and outright threatening to assassinate Gov. Romney […]
October 4, 2012
Michigan (The Gaslamp Post) – It’s called a ‘no-brainer’; when your costs exceed what you’re taking in, you must cut back on something. I get it, you guys get it. Believe it or not, there are some out there who think that if you have a big enough credit card, you can borrow into infinity […]
October 1, 2012
Michigan (The Gaslamp Post) – It was recently discovered that the teacher’s union negotiated a pretty sweet deal for their members in the Bay City public school district. Did you know that their teacher’s contract permits a teacher to be drunk or on drugs, while on the job, and not get fired for it? I […]
April 11, 2013
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