How Many Sick Kids Suffered so that Richard Simmons Could Dance for a PR Stunt

Posted on February 4, 2014 by The Political Hat

     $1.37 Million dollars could help a lot of sick kids.  Sadly, California thinks that it is better for sick children to be denied coverage, so that they could get Richard Simmons to make a stupid P.R. video ad seen below:

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D’Souza verses Ayers

Posted on February 3, 2014 by The Political Hat

     A recent debate between Dinesh D’Souza and unrepentant terrorist Bill Ayers was billed as “The Ultimate Fight Between Left and Right.”  The full debate can be seen below:

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California on the Verge of Legalizing Racial Discrimination

Posted on February 3, 2014 by The Political Hat

     The California state Senate passed a Constitutional Amendment that would legalize racial discrimination in schools and state colleges, including the University of California.

     In 1996, then-Regent of the University of California Board of Regents supported the California Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI), also known as Prop. 209.  The primary passage was:

“The State shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.”

     Yet this is accused of furthering inequality!  The proposed change, SCA 5, would remove public education from the protection against discrimination.  Why?  It is the old argument that “Whiteness” is institutional and that non-Whites (AKA “Historically Underrepresented Minorities”) receive preference due to their race and that this racial privilege is so dominant, that all other factors can be ignored.  In essence, equality is racist.  They must qualify the use of “underrepresented minorities” with “historically” because the main overrepresented group is “Asian.”

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News of the Week (Febuary 2nd, 2014)

Posted on February 2, 2014 by The Political Hat

 

News of the Week for February 2, 2014


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Ecological Justice Math

Posted on February 1, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Without further commentary, from a 1st grade classroom:

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The Moment When Employees Discover Just How “Affordable” Obamacare Will Be

Posted on January 31, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Employees at a small company discover just how “affordable” the so-called “Affordable Care Act” really is when they are informed of how their deductibles and rates will change due to all the Obamacare mandates…

     But hey, at least they get all the free contraceptives they want!

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Free to Choose Friday (Part 4)

Posted on January 31, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Each Friday for the next few months, an episode of Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose will be posted.

     The fourth episode: From Cradle to Grave

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Free Government Choom

Posted on January 30, 2014 by The Political Hat

     In Colorado, EBT cards are not allowed to be used in casinos, liquor stores, or gun shops.  However, thanks to Colorado Democrats, EBT cards may now be used in… Marijuana stores.

“The Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee voted 3-2 along party lines against a GOP proposal to add marijuana shops to the list of places where recipients of public assistance can’t use their government-issued EBT cards to access cash.”

     The reason that they gave for allowing those on public assistance to access your tax dollars at a dispensary?  Some neighborhoods have more dispensaries than they do banks!  Yet, this excuse isn’t good enough for liquor stores or gun shops, which unlike Marijuana, are perfectly legal under the Federal law, with the latter being protected by the 2nd Amendment!

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What is Old is New Again: College Leftists Threaten “Physical Action”

Posted on January 30, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Back when Leftist campus radicals were more than a sad pathetic joke, “direct action” was one of the methods and threats they used to get campuses to do what they wanted.

     What is old is new again, as the University of Michigan Black Student Union (BSU) has threatened “physical action” unless their seven demands are met.  Among these demands are a demand that people be indoctrinated about how White people are evil, Affirmative Action to raise the number of Blacks by denying admission to others, a free reign to implement “change” according to their dictates, and of course $$$.

     In effect, if the university doesn’t pony up all these demands, including money, the BSU will engage in “physical action.”

     In effect, the BSU is running a protection racket.

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Public School Social Science Curriculum: Creating “Social Justice” Activists

Posted on January 29, 2014 by The Political Hat

     The official curriculum of the Canadian Province of Ontario explicitly declares that it is meant to create “Social Justice” Activists.

     An  official document for the Province of Ontario which outlines “Social Justice” advocacy training.

     Some of the major points include:

  • Trade Unionism as a form of supporting “equity and social justice objectives”
  • Gay Pride festivals
  • Feminist analysis
  • Queer theories
  • Critical race theory
  • Karl Marx’s philosophy
  • Poverty is Racist and Sexist
  • Equity and Social Justice implications of environmental issues
  • Praising advocates of forced sterilization/eugenics
  • Liberation theology
  • Praise for Greenpeace
  • “Diversity Trainer” as a career
  • “Whiteness” = Power + Privilege

     The full document can be seen below:

Social Sciences and Humanities 2013 Curriculum by ThePoliticalHat

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