Why do strong women wear make-up?
I am on a kick about strong women. I am trying to determine whether there is actually a "war on women" and whether we really do have a low regard for the female gender. I googled "women leaders in...
View ArticleFlowers and Politics
Some day. As the Dems get ready to rumble, the discussions on ireports are escalating. People are expressing their opinions and letting others know what we feel about theirs. It's getting personal....
View ArticleI might renew my Costco membership.
Cool that Costco started in my state. I was a member years ago. I recently got a new membership. It's a pretty impressive model. I like what this guy is saying at the DNC. Let's take care of employees...
View ArticleDNC Delegate leaves Convention and joins Occupy
Wrong video! Please follow this link to see what I'm talking about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=46c9Q_C-7gA After the lame vote yesterday to change the Democratic...
View ArticleHuge Admission from Canadian Cross-Border Polluter, Teck Resources
I have personally been waiting decades for this. In an historic admission on the eve of a court case pitting two members of the Colville Confederated Tribes, the state of Washington and the EPA against...
View ArticleBomb Threat at University of Texas/Austin
This is scary folks. A person has called in a bomb threat and the campus is being evacuated. They are telling people to get as far away as possible. The caller claims to be from Al Qaida. A few days...
View ArticleI'm sick of Ro-Bo Calls. Are You?
I just read an article about how some people are sick of getting "ro-bo calls" all day long. Be it come-ons for financial services, or political messages, some of us are tired of it. Even those who...
View ArticleThis Topic is Depressing.
It's bad enough that we are approaching another brutal political cat fight. But why is CNN asking us for our stories of depression? We've all been depressed at some point. But some suffer more than...
View ArticleArctic Ice Melt Smashes Record. What can be done?
The Environment is being sadly overlooked during this political campaign. Does anyone pay attention to the dire warnings scientists keep announcing? Today we hear yet again how the Arctic is melting...
View ArticleLibya Pro-Democracy Protesters taking Benghazi Back!!!
An ireporter asked the other day why the democracy advocates who took to the streets during Arab Spring aren't fighting back against the radical Muslim protesters in Libya. Well, it's happening. I am...
View ArticleA Gift for Pro-Democracy Advocates in the Middle East.
You took to the streets during Arab Spring and we supported you. Some of your dictators were routed out. You won part of the battle. But that didn't end the war. The fundamentalists that are the...
View ArticleMitt's Charitable Giving.
So Mitt Romney released his 2011 taxes and it shows he donated over $4 million to charity. Add that to his 14.1% tax rate and he spent almost 40% of his income on charity! Wow, that seems really...
View ArticleMy Question for the VP Candidates
My question for Joe Biden and Paul Ryan: Considering that over 97% of scientists agree that humans impact our climate, and in light of the extreme drought being experienced in many parts of our...
View ArticleHave you seen this ad? Which candidate is Coal's better champion?
I'm so confused. I read that environmentalists are upset by this ad approved by Barack Obama regarding Mitt Romney's flip flop on coal energy. It shows an old clip of Romney condemning killer coal. But...
View ArticleCalm down.
Everyone is getting way too excited. Let's all take a deep breath.... lol. make sure you look at both pics. :)
View ArticleClimate Change ignored by candidates but a growing concern for constituents
Despite what many around here think, there is growing concern for climate change among our population and there is legitimate cause for it. It's too bad Candy Crowley dropped the ball when she could...
View ArticleMy maple trees are finally peaking
I've been waiting for the colors to peak on my maple trees and the trees across the street from me. The tree in the background has been giving me great enjoyment for the past couple of weeks as I can...
View ArticleGreat grandmother arrested as TransCanada uses eminent domain on Texans' land
Imagine a Canadian company having the right to put a pipeline through your property against your will? Would you like it? Do you think it's just? I sure wouldn't and this 78 year old great grandmother,...
View ArticleLet's take a poll of ireporters.
I hate polls but some on ireports love them. We all know they are biased and inaccurate but let's have some fun and see how close the ireport community can come to predicting the outcome of the...
View ArticlePerfect Storm Could Hit the US on Election Day
Nary a peep about climate change during this campaign season but nature has a way of barreling through the discussion and letting her influence be felt. They are describing Hurricane Sandy as the...
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