The Tremont Baptist Church, registered as a historic building in the Historic Macon District, a cite of a speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was approved for demolition last month, and this week the 114-year-old solid brick building started crumbling down. In its place a Dunkin Donuts will be erected. Follow me at @DavidTDorer, listen …
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I haven’t posted or done any shows in the last couple of days because we suffered quite a blow in the State of Georgia Tuesday Night: THE BLIZZARD TO END ALL BLIZZARDS. Check this out: It was beautiful in Macon, clearly, but the view was pretty treturous in Atlanta. In fact, in a …
Continue reading Political RoundUp: 1/30/2014 – Governor Deal Takes Blame for ATLAntarctica, House on Immigration, and Obama on State of the UnionA report from the NCDC states that things are indeed getting warmer. But, anti-science, pro-fossil fuelers can’t trust the CDC. We all know that. They question the science and then get sued for defamation. One day I fear that we may have to accept the fact that the world is getting warmer, and …
Continue reading Political RoundUp – 1/27/2014: Things are Getting Hotter; CBS Lacks Credibility; Tech Companies Permitted to Disclose NSA RequestsToday’s political roundup is all about the DOJ and recent announcements or ongoing prosecutions. Note: there will be no David Dorer Show tomorrow. I’m sorry, I am headed out of town to Nashville first thing in the morning. Attorney General Eric Holder said that his office would be open to a plea deal with Edward …
Continue reading Politcal RoundUp 1/23/2014 – DOJ & Snowden, Hunter Moore, and McDonnell//Knolan’s Knonsense aims to revive the rhetorical & political essayist devoid of party politics. It will not argue points for the Federal agenda from a micro or individual viewpoint, but from a macro or society-at-large viewpoint. Focusing the Federal agenda not for the benefit of the Federation at large is an offense to the Federation …
Continue reading Knolan’s Knonsense: Part the First: Forbidden Fruit of TradeThe Supreme Court heard oral argument today on the case of Navarette v.-California, a case which will define the level of “reasonable suspicion” that is required to pull somebody over. The facts are simple. Someone anonymously called 911 on a truck that cut them off, but didn’t cause an accident. Then, law enforcement up the …
Continue reading David’s Daily Docket 1/21/2014 – SCOTUS: Can You be Pulled Over for no Reason?I called into the Herman Cain Show today to explain why he doesn’t understand tax law. Here’s the audio link. His argument is, essentially, that if businesses were taxed less and there were less regulations, then they could make more jobs. In actuality, the law says that expenses of compliance with regulation and wages paid to …
Continue reading David’s Political RoundUp 1/21/2014 – the David Dorer Show on the Cain-Train.U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has withdrawn its invitation to Iran to participate in the Syria peace talks due in part to heavy opposition from the United States. If we were consistent on our policies with Iran, then we could make serious strides to resolution of some serious issues in that region. Alas, we bicker like …
Continue reading David’s Political RoundUp 1/20/2014 – UN pulls Iran from Syria Peace Talks, Omaha Explosion, Sochi Bombers, and Obama on Marijuana.A Senate Report on Benghazi was issued today indicating that the State Department made critical issues in the protection of the American Libyan consulate office in 2011. Conservatives are using it as an opportunity to sling mud at what they’ve decided is the Democratic leader for President in 2016, Hilary Clinton. Chris Christie’s top aides …
Continue reading David’s Political RoundUp 1/16/2014 – Benghazi, Chris Christie, and Gay Marriage in OklahomaYesterday news broke that Wal-Mart has been charged by the National Labor Relations Board for retaliating against its employees. The NLRB says Wal-Mart illegally fired, disciplined or threatened more than 60 employees in 14 states for participating in legally protected activities to complain about wages and working conditions at the nation’s largest retailer. Specifically, Wal-Mart …
Continue reading David’s Daily Docket 1/16/2014 – NLRB v. Wal-Mart and a Jurisdicational Hook from SCOTUS.