http://watchingthewatchers.org/ Compelling News and Commentary en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2733/top-news-stories-week The following stories were the biggest news events of the preceding week, according to the users of the <a href="http://www.drudge.com/">Drudge Retort</a>. <a name="156794"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/156794/49-headless-bodies-dumped-mexico">49 Headless Bodies Dumped in Mexico</a><p>Forty nine headless bodies were dumped on a highway near Monterrey, Mexico, Sunday. The mutilated corpses of 43 men and 6 women, whose hands and feet had also been cut off, were found in a pile on a highway in Cadereyta Jimenez, a town around 80 miles from the Texas border. The Zetas drug gang claimed responsibility for the murders in a message found at the scene.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/Diablo" rel="nofollow">Diablo</a> at 08:59 AM on May 14, 2012 | 238 COMMENTS</p><a name="156885"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/156885/zimmerman-medical-report-leaked">Zimmerman Medical Report Leaked</a><p>A medical report compiled by the family physician of George Zimmerman, the man on trial for murder in the death of Trayvon Martin, has been leaked to ABC News. In the report, Zimmerman was diagnosed with a "closed fracture" of his nose, a pair of black eyes, two lacerations to the back of his head and a minor back injury the day after he fatally shot Martin. The report also shows that prior to the shooting, Zimmerman had been prescribed Adderall and Temazepam, medications that can cause side effects such as agitation and mood swings.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/ExpsRedemption" rel="nofollow">ExpsRedemption</a> at 12:32 PM on May 16, 2012 | 185 COMMENTS</p><a name="156864"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/156864/gop-rejects-civil-unions-colorado">GOP Rejects Civil Unions in Colorado</a><p>A last-ditch effort by Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) to give gay couples in the state rights similar to married couples failed Monday after Republicans rejected the proposal during a special legislative session. "My family is the same as every one of yours," said state Rep. Mark Ferrandino, the Democrats' leader in the House and a gay lawmaker who co-sponsored the civil unions bill, moments before it was defeated. A state House committee voted 5-4 on party lines to kill the measure.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/rcade" rel="nofollow">rcade</a> at 02:12 PM on May 15, 2012 | 175 COMMENTS</p><a name="156848"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/156848/tpm-really-caused-deficit">TPM: What Really Caused the Deficit?</a><p>TPM: Under Obama's watch the national debt has risen from roughly $10 trillion to $15 trillion, a record high. But to what extent are his decisions while in office to blame? The answer: very little. The vast bulk of the debt is the result of policies enacted during the Bush administration coupled with automatic increases in federal spending and decreases in tax revenue triggered by the economic downturn.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/Doc_Sarvis" rel="nofollow">Doc_Sarvis</a> at 09:33 PM on May 15, 2012 | 139 COMMENTS</p><a name="156738"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/156738/facebook-founder-quits-us-citizenship">Facebook Founder Quits U.S. Citizenship</a><p>Eduardo Saverin, the billionaire co-founder of Facebook, renounced his U.S. citizenship before an initial public offering that values the social network at as much as $96 billion, a move that may reduce his tax bill. Facebook plans to raise as much as $11.8 billion through the IPO, the biggest in history for an Internet company. Saverin's stake is reportedly about 4 percent, which would be worth about $3.84 billion.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/autonomous" rel="nofollow">autonomous</a> at 06:06 PM on May 12, 2012 | 137 COMMENTS</p><a name="156861"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/156861/missouri-quietly-honors-loudmouth">Missouri Quietly Honors Loudmouth</a><p>Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh was quietly inducted into a hall of famous Missouri natives on Monday in a private, invitation-only ceremony held under tight security at the State Capitol in Jefferson City, a legislative spokesman said. A bust of Limbaugh joins writer Mark Twain, President Harry Truman, baseball player Stan Musial and others in the Hall of Famous Missourians. "That this was done without the general public, shows what an embarrassment it is," said Missouri House of Representatives Minority Leader Mike Talboy (D).</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/rcade" rel="nofollow">rcade</a> at 12:08 PM on May 15, 2012 | 119 COMMENTS</p><a name="156757"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/156757/inside-cias-torture-program">Inside the CIA's Torture Program</a><p>BBC News: When Khalid Sheikh Mohammed appeared before a special military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay last Saturday, he refused to put on the headphones that would enable him to hear the translator. His civilian attorney, David Nevin, said he could not wear them because of the torture he had suffered during his interrogation. His torture at the hands of his CIA interrogators at a secret site to which he had been rendered included being waterboarded 183 times.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/BruceBanner" rel="nofollow">BruceBanner</a> at 01:33 PM on May 12, 2012 | 119 COMMENTS</p><a name="156788"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/156788/capitalists-and-psychopaths">Capitalists and Psychopaths</a><p>There was a documentary several years ago called "The Corporation" that accepted the premise that corporations are persons and then asked what kind of people they are. The answer was, precisely, psychopaths: indifferent to others, incapable of guilt, exclusively devoted to their own interests. A recent study found that 10 percent of people who work on Wall Street are "clinical psychopaths," exhibiting a lack of interest in and empathy for others and an "unparalleled capacity for lying, fabrication, and manipulation." (The proportion at large is 1 percent.) Another study concluded that the rich are more likely to lie, cheat and break the law. The only thing that puzzles me about these claims is that anyone would find them surprising. Wall Street is capitalism in its purest form, and capitalism is predicated on bad behavior. This should hardly be news.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/Doc_Sarvis" rel="nofollow">Doc_Sarvis</a> at 02:31 PM on May 13, 2012 | 107 COMMENTS</p><a name="156836"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/156836/unarmed-teen-shot-7-times-police">Unarmed Teen Shot 7 Times by Police</a><p>Kendrec McDade was shot at point-blank range by one Pasadena police officer and struck by six more bullets March 24 before he was handcuffed, an autopsy report released Friday finds. McDade suffered fatal injuries after Pasadena officers Jeff Newlen and Mathew Griffin responded to a report of an armed robbery at a taco truck. The first officer who fired did so while seated in his patrol car as McDade approached with his hand at his waistband. McDade and the officer were "within a foot" of each other, according to the autopsy report.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/tonyroma" rel="nofollow">tonyroma</a> at 10:07 AM on May 15, 2012 | 101 COMMENTS</p><a name="156761"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/156761/gop-pollster-opposing-gays-hurts-us">GOP Pollster: Opposing Gays Hurts Us</a><p>Jan van Lohuizen, a Republican pollster, has circulated a memo to party operatives, candidates and insiders on the fast-shifting poll data on marriage equality and gay rights and how it should affect Republican policy and language. His conclusion: If the GOP keeps up its current rhetoric and positions on gays and lesbians, it is in danger of marginalizing itself. He suggests they adopt this new talking point to support gay marriage: "As people who promote personal responsibility, family values, commitment and stability, and emphasize freedom and limited government we have to recognize that freedom means freedom for everyone. This includes the freedom to decide how you live and to enter into relationships of your choosing, the freedom to live without excessive interference of the regulatory force of government."</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/adammm" rel="nofollow">adammm</a> at 02:32 PM on May 12, 2012 | 91 COMMENTS</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.drudge.com/">Drudge Retort</a> is a social news site with 18926 members published by <a href="http://www.worldreadable.com/">World Readable</a>. Anyone can <a href="http://www.drudge.com/join-site">join the site</a> and post stories.</p> Fri, 18 May 2012 08:00:03 -0400 Drudge Retort http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2733/top-news-stories-week#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2733 news politics current events drudge retort, 0.5 daily 2733 http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2730/top-news-stories-week The following stories were the biggest news events of the preceding week, according to the users of the <a href="http://www.drudge.com/">Drudge Retort</a>. <a name="155935"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/155935/zimmerman-contradicted-himself">Zimmerman Contradicted Himself</a><p>Rogers Cadenhead: During the bond hearing today in his second-degree murder trial for the Feb. 26 death of Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman said something in his testimony that is clearly contradicted by his original call to police on the night of the shooting. Though he testified, "I thought he was a little bit younger than I was," during his original call to police the night of the incident, he said the 17-year-old Martin was in "his late teens."</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/rcade" rel="nofollow">rcade</a> at 01:19 PM on April 20, 2012 | 383 COMMENTS</p><a name="156054"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/156054/now-thats-justice-trayvon">'Now, That's Justice for Trayvon'</a><p>A 41-year-old white man in Mobile, Ala., who exchanged words Saturday with boys playing basketball on his street was attacked later by a mob of black adults armed with "brass buckles, paint cans and anything they could get their hands on," his sister said. Matthew Owens was beaten so badly he's hospitalized in critical condition. "It was the scariest thing I have ever witnessed," said his sister, Ashley Parker. She claimed that as one of the attackers walked away, he said, "Now thats justice for Trayvon."</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/rightisright" rel="nofollow">rightisright</a> at 10:14 PM on April 24, 2012 | 343 COMMENTS</p><a name="156126"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/156126/before-trayvon-martin-shooting">Before the Trayvon Martin Shooting</a><p>The Sanford, Fl., neighborhood where George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin to death Feb. 26 had been dealing with eight reported burglaries and several other thefts in the preceding 14 months, according to Reuters. Some of the criminal suspects -- including one caught with a resident's stolen laptop in his backpack -- were young black males. "Let's talk about the elephant in the room. I'm black, OK?" said one of his neighbors who declining to be identified because she anticipated backlash due to her race. "There were black boys robbing houses in this neighborhood. That's why George was suspicious of Trayvon Martin."</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/e_pluribus_unum" rel="nofollow">e_pluribus_unum</a> at 12:33 PM on April 26, 2012 | 244 COMMENTS</p><a name="156110"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/156110/conservative-blasts-volt-critics">Conservative Blasts Volt Critics</a><p>Former GM vice chairman Robert Lutz is "worked up" over what his fellow conservatives are saying about the Chevy Volt. "I think conservatism can stand on its own merits without telling, frankly, falsehoods about technologically the most advanced car on the planet," Lutz said. "A vehicle where the average owner gets over 250 miles per gallon. The electric vehicle credit, $7,500, is described as another subsidy that the Obama administration puts on the car -- everybody fails to mention that the $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles was enacted under the Bush administration."</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/danni" rel="nofollow">danni</a> at 08:31 PM on April 25, 2012 | 187 COMMENTS</p><a name="156092"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/156092/gun-your-new-pants">Is That a Gun in Your New Pants?</a><p>Several clothing companies are creating new styles to capitalize on the growing number of Americans who carry concealed handguns. Woolrich describes its new chino pants as an elegant and sturdy fashion statement, with a clean profile, fabric that provides comfort and flexibility -- and a subtle second pocket sewn covertly behind the traditional front pocket for a gun. There's also a stretchable waistband for those who prefer to put their rod there. "Most of the clothes I used in the past to hide my sidearm looked pretty sloppy and had my girlfriend complaining about my looks," said Shawn Thompson, 35.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/L_E_Light" rel="nofollow">L_E_Light</a> at 02:33 PM on April 25, 2012 | 183 COMMENTS</p><a name="155919"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/155919/zimmerman-granted-150000-bond">Zimmerman Granted $150,000 Bond</a><p>George Zimmerman was granted $150,000 bond Friday by Judge Kenneth R. Lester. Zimmerman, charged with the second-degree murder in the shooting death of unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin Feb. 26 in Sanford, Fl., took the stand at one point to express his sorrow to Martin's parents over the death of their son and said he didn't know if Martin was armed.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/rcade" rel="nofollow">rcade</a> at 11:14 AM on April 20, 2012 | 173 COMMENTS</p><a name="155833"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/155833/us-uses-19000-drones">U.S. Uses 19,000 Drones</a><p>During the invasion of Iraq in 2003, the military conducted only a handful of drone missions. Today, the Pentagon deploys a fleet of 19,000 drones, relying on them for classified missions that once belonged exclusively to Special Forces units or covert operatives on the ground. American drones have been sent to spy on or kill targets in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Syria, Somalia and Libya. Drones routinely patrol the Mexican border, and they provided aerial surveillance over Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/kanrei" rel="nofollow">kanrei</a> at 09:37 AM on April 20, 2012 | 140 COMMENTS</p><a name="156009"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/156009/axelrod-gop-under-reign-terror">Axelrod: GOP Under 'Reign of Terror'</a><p>Republicans in Congress are under a "reign of terror" imposed by the party's conservative wing that also has pushed Mitt Romney to the right, President Obama's senior campaign strategist David Axelrod said Sunday on <i>Meet the Press</i>. "I think there are a lot of Republicans in Congress who want to cooperate ... but they're in the thralls of this reign of terror from the far right that has dragged the party to the right," he said.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/Corky" rel="nofollow">Corky</a> at 09:33 PM on April 23, 2012 | 138 COMMENTS</p><a name="155947"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/155947/bashir-romney-bound-hell">Bashir: Romney Bound for Hell</a><p>MSNBC's Martin Bashir pulled out the Book of Mormon to condemn Mitt Romney on Thursday, arguing that the GOP candidate is on his way to hell. Bashir alleged that Romney has lied three times in recent days, speaking about Ted Nugent's endorsement, unemployment under President Obama and a "vast left-wing conspiracy" in the media. "Given what the Book of Mormon is clearly saying, Mr. Romney has but two choices," Bashir continued. "He can either keep lying and potentially win the White House, but bring eternal damnation upon himself or he can start telling the truth. The question for him, I guess, is which is more important."</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/adammm" rel="nofollow">adammm</a> at 04:33 PM on April 21, 2012 | 110 COMMENTS</p><a name="155896"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/155896/feinstein-blocks-ccw-reciprocity-bills">Feinstein Blocks CCW Reciprocity Bills</a><p>Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) is trying to block votes on bills that would require a state to honor concealed gun permits from other states. Feinstein wrote Majority Leader Harry Reid and Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, requesting that no votes be scheduled on two concealed weapons "reciprocity" bills. "These dangerous bills ... would undermine states' rights by forcing nearly every state to accept the concealed carry permits issued by other states, even if the permit holder could not qualify for a permit in the state to which he is traveling," she said.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/adammm" rel="nofollow">adammm</a> at 05:30 PM on April 20, 2012 | 96 COMMENTS</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.drudge.com/">Drudge Retort</a> is a social news site with 18818 members published by <a href="http://www.worldreadable.com/">World Readable</a>. Anyone can <a href="http://www.drudge.com/join-site">join the site</a> and post stories.</p> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:00:02 -0400 Drudge Retort http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2730/top-news-stories-week#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2730 news politics current events drudge retort, 0.5 daily 2730 http://watchingthewatchers.org/read/3677 Conservative media activist Andrew Breitbart died March 1 of "heart failure and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with focal coronary atherosclerosis," the Los Angeles Coroner's Office announced Friday afternoon. "No prescription or illicit drugs were detected," the office announced in a press release. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:44:18 -0400 Rogers Cadenhead http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2729/coroner-andrew-breitbart-died-heart#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2729 news politics, 0.5 daily 2729 http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2728/top-news-stories-week The following stories were the biggest news events of the preceding week, according to the users of the <a href="http://www.drudge.com/">Drudge Retort</a>. <a name="155803"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/155803/ted-nugent-threatens-obama">Ted Nugent Threatens Obama</a><p>Right-wing rocker Ted Nugent is being investigated by the Secret Service after making a <a href="http://blog.sfgate.com/nov05election/2012/04/17/rocker-ted-nugent-tells-gun-lovers-to-vote-romney-and-clean-house-of-vile-evil-obama-video/">threat</a> against President Obama while speaking at the National Rifle Association convention in St. Louis last weekend. Comparing Obama to "coyotes" that need to be shot, Nugent said, "If Barack Obama becomes the president in November again, I will be dead or in jail by this time next year." Nugent, an NRA member, was appearing at the convention to persuade NRA members to convince others to vote for Mitt Romney.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/726" rel="nofollow">726</a> at 04:26 PM on April 17, 2012 | 537 COMMENTS</p><a name="155813"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/155813/obama-ate-dog-meat-kid">Obama Ate Dog Meat as a Kid</a><p>In response to renewed criticism of Mitt Romney's <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2007/06/romney-strapped/">treatment</a> of the family dog Seamus on a vacation drive roughly 25 years ago, Jim Treacher of the conservative Daily Caller points out this passage from President Obama's book about his young childhood in Indonesia when he lived there with his stepfather Lolo Soetoro: "With Lolo, I learned how to eat small green chill peppers raw with dinner (plenty of rice), and, away from the dinner table, I was introduced to dog meat (tough), snake meat (tougher), and roasted grasshopper (crunchy). Like many Indonesians, Lolo followed a brand of Islam that could make room for the remnants of more ancient animist and Hindu faiths. He explained that a man took on the powers of whatever he ate: One day soon, he promised, he would bring home a piece of tiger meat for us to share."</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/jak_se_mao" rel="nofollow">jak_se_mao</a> at 09:51 PM on April 18, 2012 | 278 COMMENTS</p><a name="155650"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/155650/obama-biden-release-tax-returns">Obama, Biden Release Tax Returns</a><p>President Obama and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2012/04/13/president-obama-and-vice-president-biden-release-2011-tax-returns/">released their tax returns</a> Friday and called on Mitt Romney to do the same. Obama has released his tax returns dating back to 2000 on his campaigns' website. Romney only has released his return for 2010.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/Doc_Sarvis" rel="nofollow">Doc_Sarvis</a> at 10:15 AM on April 14, 2012 | 183 COMMENTS</p><a name="155750"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/155750/one-nation-under-gun">One Nation, Under the Gun</a><p>Jill Lepore, New Yorker: There are nearly three hundred million privately owned firearms in the United States: a hundred and six million handguns, a hundred and five million rifles, and eighty-three million shotguns. That works out to about one gun for every American. The United States is the country with the highest rate of civilian gun ownership in the world. (The second highest is Yemen, where the rate is nevertheless only half that of the U.S.) No civilian population is more powerfully armed.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/tonyroma" rel="nofollow">tonyroma</a> at 02:58 PM on April 18, 2012 | 178 COMMENTS</p><a name="155716"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/155716/romney-moms-need-dignity-work">Romney: Moms Need 'Dignity of Work'</a><p>During a campaign stop in New Hampshire in January, Mitt Romney said that mothers of young children who receive state assistance should have the "dignity" of going to work. "Even if you have a child two years of age you need to go to work," Romney said. "And people said, 'Well that's heartless.' And I said, 'No, no, I'm willing to spend more giving day care to allow those parents to go back to work. It'll cost the state more providing that daycare, but I want the individuals to have the dignity of work.'"</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/YAV" rel="nofollow">YAV</a> at 11:35 AM on April 16, 2012 | 170 COMMENTS</p><a name="155732"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/155732/trayvons-death-start-movement">Will Trayvon's Death Start a Movement?</a><p>Roland S. Martin: Many have asked, "Well, what makes this case unique?" To be honest, it's as simple as a young kid walking home from the store with a bag of Skittles and an iced tea, being seen as suspicious, and ending up dead. The legal system will sort out whether or not George Zimmerman was justified in shooting Martin, but that still doesn't change the reality that a young man is dead. So, we have to seek ways to end racial profiling; to end America's deadly obsession with guns; to end the fear that people have toward one another.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/rcade" rel="nofollow">rcade</a> at 09:39 PM on April 15, 2012 | 140 COMMENTS</p><a name="155785"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/155785/filibuster-kills-buffett-rule-senate">Filibuster Kills 'Buffett Rule' in Senate</a><p>The Democratic-controlled Senate failed on Monday to reach a super-majority needed to pass a tax plan offered by President Obama to require millionaires to pay a 30 percent minimum effective tax rate. The 51 yes, 45 no defeat of the "Buffett rule," named after billionaire investor Warren Buffett, fell mostly along party lines. The bill needed 60 votes to move forward. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, was the only Republican to vote with Democrats, while Arkansas Democrat Mark Pryor sided with the GOP.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/adammm" rel="nofollow">adammm</a> at 01:39 PM on April 17, 2012 | 130 COMMENTS</p><a name="155670"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/155670/iowa-repub-drug-test-child-support">Iowa Repub: Drug Test for Child Support</a><p>Iowa state Sen. Mark Chelgren (R-Ottumwa) proposed a bill amendment Thursday that people who receive child support payments should be drug tested if the person paying the support requests it. Chelgren said the idea for the proposal came from a constituent concerned that his ex-wife was using child support money to buy drugs. He withdrew the amendment under criticism from Democrats that it was anti-woman and could be abused by vindictive exes.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/DARTHCHENEY" rel="nofollow">DARTHCHENEY</a> at 04:25 PM on April 14, 2012 | 129 COMMENTS</p><a name="155838"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/155838/romney-warns-vast-left-wing-conspiracy">Romney Warns of 'Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy'</a><p>Mitt Romney said he expects a "vast left-wing conspiracy" in the media to attack him hoping to boost President Obama's chances of re-election. "There will be an effort by the, quote, vast left-wing conspiracy to work together to put out a message and to attack me," he said in an interview with Breitbart.Com. "And they're going to do everything they can to divert from the issue people care about, which is a growing economy that creates more jobs and rising incomes."</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/LetUsPrey" rel="nofollow">LetUsPrey</a> at 10:27 AM on April 19, 2012 | 122 COMMENTS</p><a name="155849"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/155849/belief-god-grows-age">Belief in God Grows with Age</a><p>The older you are, the more likely you are to believe in God, according to a new international University of Chicago study. Researchers found 43 percent of those 68 or older are certain there's a God, while only 23 percent who are 27 and under agree. In the United States, 54 percent of those younger than 28 and 66 percent of those older than 68 believed in God. By most measures, belief in God is declining worldwide.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/rcade" rel="nofollow">rcade</a> at 09:37 PM on April 18, 2012 | 99 COMMENTS</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.drudge.com/">Drudge Retort</a> is a social news site with 18784 members published by <a href="http://www.worldreadable.com/">World Readable</a>. Anyone can <a href="http://www.drudge.com/join-site">join the site</a> and post stories.</p> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:00:02 -0400 Drudge Retort http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2728/top-news-stories-week#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2728 news politics current events drudge retort, 0.5 daily 2728 http://watchingthewatchers.org/read/3669 An epic battle is underway over one of the oldest super-hero roleplaying games, but sadly it won't be settled by muscle-bound men in tights. The creators of the game Villains & Vigilantes, Jeff Dee and Jack Herman, have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Scott Bizar, the longtime publisher of the game. The suit, filed July 27 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, claims that Bizar has no right to publish the game or any related products and illegally profits from their sale. Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:25:50 -0400 M. R. Yates http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2654/villains-vigilantes-creators-sue-games#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2654 news politics, 0.5 daily 2654 http://watchingthewatchers.org/indepth/1388907/mike-huckabee-does-not-know-he Mike Huckabee went on <i>The Daily Show</i> last night and said some remarkably ignorant things about the history of the Constitution and what he refers to as the views of secularists. In a discussion on the well-worn debate about whether or not the founders intended America to be a "Christian Country," Huckabee claims all conservatives like him want is a recognition that most of the founders were Christian. I don't know of a single atheist who would deny that the majority of the founders were professed Christians. Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:33:33 -0400 Robin Marie http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2620/mike-huckabees-distortions-us-history#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2620 News Opinion David Barton early American history history Jon Stewart mike huckabee the Constitution The Daily Show the First Amendment 0.5 daily 2620 http://watchingthewatchers.org/indepth/1388909/sfo-welcomes-virgins-new-look-virgin Virgin America, the only California-based US airline, opened up its new terminal in San Francisco Wednesday to all of the hoopla we've grown accustomed to with the hippest fliers in the country. Terminal 2, known as T2, will host Virgin as the anchor airline and the terminal's new look (it's actually been around for more than 60 years) is strictly got Virgin in mind throughout. The 640,000 square foot terminal is also the first LEED platinum certified terminal in the country &#226;&#128;&#148; giving it some eco-goodness that no other terminal can currently enjoy. "As a new airline we've been able to use the latest in technology, design and sustainable practices to enhance the traveler experience, and we hope elevate the journey beyond just getting from Point A to Point B," said David Cush, President and Chief Executive Officer of Virgin America. "We're proud to unveil a new home that similarly reinvents the travel experience for the modern flyer -- and that also reflects the innovative, Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:20:09 -0400 Hipster Travel Guide Staff http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2619/sfo-welcomes-virgins-new-look-virgin#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2619 Around the world flying sale San Francisco terminal Virigin America 0.5 daily 2619 http://watchingthewatchers.org/indepth/1388848/history-culture-and-brain-craig I recently watched the debate between apologist William Lane Craig and historian Bart Ehrman on the historical evidence for the resurrection of Jesus. As a historian in training, I naturally take special interest in this particular issue. My overall impression after watching the debate is that Craig lacks an understanding (willful or not) of the quality of his sources, the complexity of human psychology, and the power of culture, particularly when it comes to theological impulses. Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:57:39 -0400 Robin Marie http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2616/history-culture-and-brain#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2616 Opinion apologists Bart Ehrman culture Heaven's Gate history Joseph Smith Matt McCormick Mormonism neuroscience the brain the Salem Witch Trials William Lane Craig 0.5 daily 2616 http://watchingthewatchers.org/indepth/1388795/rolf-potts-travel-god Until this morning, we have never heard of Rolf Potts -- but after reading a short CNN story about him, we have promoted him to Travel God. Potts, 40, according to the CNN story is not a person who talks about traveling, he talks about traveling while he's traveling. The CNN piece discusses Potts theory about time-wealth &#226;&#128;&#148; a commodity we have all heard about but Potts understands. Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:54:27 -0400 Hipster Travel Guide Staff http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2615/rolf-potts-travel-god#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2615 Around the world 0.5 daily 2615 http://watchingthewatchers.org/indepth/1388733/professional-orchestras-should-learn These days, when symphony orchestras make national news, the topic is usually not a happy one. Yet one group has received a very different kind of coverage: the YouTube Symphony Orchestra (YTSO). Culminating in a performance at Australia's Sidney Opera House on March 20, 2011, this experiment has generated unprecedented buzz and excitement. Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:28:42 -0400 David Cutler http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2614/professional-orchestras-should-learn#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2614 Creativity + Innovation David Cutler The Idea 0.5 daily 2614 http://watchingthewatchers.org/indepth/1388667/unwelcome-muslims-next-door-aired-april <i>Unwelcome: The Muslims Next Door</i> aired last night at 8pm on CNN. The CNN Belief blog has an additional perspective to highlight the segment. Ivy, an American, converted to Islam and began to wear the hijab. She had the following to say about the experience: "I feel like I have more respect. Before, I could be pumping gas in my car and some guy would whistle or make some type of catcall. It was an uncomfortable situation," she said... When you put on a scarf ... [you] know that people can't look at you as a sexual object." Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:51:06 -0400 Tom Beasley http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2613/unwelcome-muslims-next-door#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2613 News Opinion hijab Islam ivy Muslims sexism 0.5 daily 2613 http://watchingthewatchers.org/indepth/1388460/zunes-critiques-war-libya-offers As always, Stephen Zunes' writings on US policy toward the Middle East and nonviolent action are some of the most thorough and informative out there, and his articles on the situation in Libya are no exception. At the end of February, he wrote this in-depth piece on the history of US-Libyan relations, which I found very helpful, and more recently he had a great critique of the concepts of Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and humanitarian intervention. Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:55:04 -0400 Eric Stoner http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2610/zunes-critiques-war-libya#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2610 Democratic reform Middle East Theory 0.5 daily 2610 http://watchingthewatchers.org/indepth/1388403/disarm-now-plowshares-receive-sentencing The five Disarm Now Plowshares activists who infiltrated Kitsap-Bangor Naval Base in Washington to symbolically disarm the nuclear weapons stored there received sentences yesterday ranging from six to 15 months confinement. With the action having taken place in November 2009, this decision has been a long time coming. Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:27:20 -0400 Bryan Farrell http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2609/disarm-now-plowshares-receive-sentencing#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2609 Nuclear Weapons United States 0.5 daily 2609 http://watchingthewatchers.org/indepth/1388371/not-kill-idea Sometime ago, I came across this image on a blog, 8 ways to kill an idea. 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