North Korea Cannibalism: Famine So Severe Stories Are Starting to Leak Out

A disturbing scenario is leaking out into mainstream news. Accounts of North Korea cannibalism from the famine ravish farming provinces of North and South Hwanghae which is south of Pyongyang, the capital. Multiple sources have given reports of starving people turning to human meat for sustenance. According to the news agency Asia Press, the hidden famine coupled with aid sanctions have resulted in 10,000 deaths in the region.

The Asia Press has a network of “citizen journalist” inside North Korea and considers the accounts credible. It was recently reported a man was executed by firing squad for killing his daughter with the intent to eat her. He then killed his son who witnessed the event. When the wife returned home he offered her meat not disclosing where it came from. Suspicious of his actions, she called the police who found part of their children's bodies under the eaves.    read more

Boy Scouts to Drop Ban on Gays?

Grass root efforts to convince the Boy Scouts of America to rescind their national gay ban policy have been heard. Last July, the Board chose to reaffirm the club’s position on no gay members or gay troop leaders after reviewing a 2-yr long study by a committee. Today, officials announced when the board convenes next month they will consider removing the national policy and defer the decision to the local troop charter.

The honorarium president of the Boy Scouts is of course the President of the United States. President Obama has voiced his support for the gay community and urged the Boy Scouts to reconsider. Former Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, a Mormon, also urged the group to end this practice. Two members of the National Board have been vocal about the time has come to end this policy and vowed to work from within to make changes.    read more

Obama Recess Appointments Violate the Constitution, D.C. Circuit Court Rules

A federal appeals court ruled that President Obama violated the Constitution last year when he made appoints to the labor board evoking the executive power of recess appointment. The reason the three-judge panel ruled against the President was simply the Senate was not in recess as defined by the Constitution. Appointments will be invalidated.

The Department of Justice made Obama's argument that the President has discretion to decide if the Senate is unavailable to perform its advice and consent function. The judges rejected this interpretation of the law. "Either the Senate is in session or it is in recess,"    read more

Scotty Maloney Crowned Homecoming King Even Though He Is Not Nominated (Video)

Teenagers often receive negative news attention. They can be portrayed as some of the most mean-spirited group. The news is full of bullying stories and videos showing someone getting beat up to glee of onlookers. All is not lost on the youth of today. A heartwarming story comes out of Tennessee. Three young men nominated for Homecoming King, Jesse Cooper, Drew Gibbs, and Zeke Grissom conspired with each other that no matter who won the popular vote they would give the title to Scotty Maloney. The teens were grateful for their high school experience and wanted to give Maloney something special to remember high school.

Maloney has Williams Syndrome, a genetic condition characterized by    read more

Paul Clement To Supreme Court, Gay People Are Too Powerful To Get Equal Rights

Paul Clement is a super lawyer hired by House Republican lawmakers, whose brief identifies them as the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives to champion their cause. Conservative law makers have retained the services of this $520 an hour attorney on several occasions all billed to tax payer. He is defending South Carolina’s illegal voter ID law, Arizona’s SB 1070, leading the challenge to the Affordable Care Act and most recently unconstitutional Defense of Marriage Act. Clements 60 page brief to the Supreme Court came at the end of a nearly two year retainer costing the American tax payer $3 million.

The SCOTUS is preparing to hear arguments on March 26-27 to determine the constitutionality of two laws that define marriage as the union of a man and a woman. House GOP are looking to convince the Supreme Court to leave marriage discrimination untouched. "Judicially constitutionalizing the issue of same-sex marriage is unwarranted as a matter of sound social and political policy while the American people are so actively engaged in working through this issue for themselves," their brief said.   read more

Terry Lee, Inspired By Other Business Owners, Fires Obama Supporters in Response to Healthcare Mandate

Terry Lee is the owner of Cedar City, Utah based forensics company. He joins many other small business employers who are laying off employees to meet the increased labor cost associated with Obamacare. Determining which employees to let go is no easy task for a small business. They are not an invisible face on a spread sheet. They know their employees personally. There is a growing trend in determining who will be let go. Fire Obama supporters. They voted for him and the change he promised to bring. Who should feel the change more than those who asked for it philosophy seems to be growing momentum.    read more

Rachel Walsh Sues Barclays for Gender Discrimination Termination After Disclosing Her Infant's Cancer

Rachel Walsh was on the fast track in her career. She graduated from St. John’s University in 2004 and in just six years she was recruited by Barclays to be assistant vice president of global finance. After dedicating long hours during tax deadlines she was rewarded at years end with a raise, a bonus and a positive year-end review. That was not her only good fortune. She also learned she was pregnant with her first child.

In April 2005 she was placed on three weeks bed rest because of serious complications with her pregnancy. She went on disability and retained her health insurance. After the birth of her son in May, Walsh began her paid 12 week maternity leave, still retaining her health insurance. Then her good fortune took a turn. At one moth old, her son was diagnosed with an aggressive form of childhood cancer. Walsh informed Barclays of her son’s condition and asked for extended leave of absence beyond the 15 weeks she already had. Barclays agreed to place her on unpaid leave.   read more