grand old party.......

Denny Rehberg, GOP Congressman And Senate Hopeful, Blasts Child Labor Regulations

WASHINGTON -- In a speech expounding on the rift between rural America and Washington D.C., Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.) vowed Thursday to use his funding powers to stop the Obama administration from implementing new child-labor rules pertaining to agricultural work, accusing the "urban" Labor Department of meddling in a "rural" industry it doesn't understand.

"This is one of those situations where I think the Department of Labor is overstepping its boundaries, its knowledge base, and frankly I think you're sitting around watching reruns of "Blazing Saddles" and that's your interpretation of what goes on in the West," Rehberg, who holds the Labor Department's purse strings for the House of Representatives, said as he lectured a labor official during a hearing Thursday. "And it's not anymore."

no coke?

yikes....

nice

yikes

wtf?

Python Swallows Deer Whole

This 16-foot Burmese python was found in the Florida Everglades with an adult deer in its belly.

No mammals are safe from the voracious appetite of invasive Burmese pythons, which appear to be eating their way through the Florida Everglades.

Research suggests that many former common mammals -- from rabbits to deer to unfortunate bobcats -- are disappearing at a high rate, falling prey to the pythons' hunger

really? knock me over with a feather...

Intelligence Study Links Low I.Q. To Prejudice, Racism, Conservatism

Are racists dumb? Do conservatives tend to be less intelligent than liberals? A provocative new study from Brock University in Ontario suggests the answer to both questions may be a qualified yes.

The study, published in Psychological Science, showed that people who score low on I.Q. tests in childhood are more likely to develop prejudiced beliefs and socially conservative politics in adulthood

that about wraps it up.....

Donald Trump To Endorse Newt Gingrich

 

Donald Trump will announce he is endorsing Newt Gingrich for president, sources tell 8 News NOW.

The New York Times confirms the endorsement.

Trump adviser Michael Cohen had said that the real estate mogul and Celebrity Apprentice host would make "a major announcement" on Thursday, according to the Wall Street Journal. "The announcement will pertain to the presidential race," Cohen reportedly wrote in an email.

Trump on Tuesday hinted at the annoucement, telling ABC's George Stephanopoulos that "in a very short time I'll be making an endorsement."

The reality star considered running for the Republican nomination, but decided against it last May. He recently told ABC that he wouldn't consider a third-party run.

Trump was a vocal member of the birther movement--the effort to prove that Obama wasn't really born in the United States. Several times, he demanded that the president release a copy his birth certificate. After the document was released, Trump maintained that he wasn't sure if it was authentic.

Gingrich enters the Nevada primary after a big loss in Florida.

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