Following Barack Obama’s public announcement backing gay marriage last week, Newsweek magazine has featured him on its front cover with the headline, “The First Gay President.”
Daily Archives: May 14, 2012
Video: Ron Paul out but plans on snatching the delegate vote
On Monday, presidential hopeful Ron Paul announced that he will no longer spend money on active campaigning and will solely focus on his delegate strategy. This isn’t the end for the Texas congressman, though – Paul plans on snatching the delegate vote that originally belonged to Mitt Romney. Wayne Allyn Root, author of The Conscience of a Libertarian, joins us with Ron Paul’s latest move.
Ron Paul Out! Suspends US presidential campaigning
Ron Paul suspends US presidential campaigning
By Staff Reporter
AFP American Edition
May 14, 2012 15:17 EDT
Ron Paul, the US congressman who led a stubbornly persistent presidential bid against presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney and other rivals, said Monday he is suspending active campaigning.
Paul said in a statement he will “no longer spend resources campaigning in primaries,” opting instead to work on amassing delegates to the party’s national convention, even though his chances of winning the nomination are virtually nil.
Paul insists his team “will continue to work in the state convention process” and seek to win delegates in order to “carry a strong message” to the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida in late August.
A Republican candidate needs 1,144 delegates in order to be declared the nominee. Romney has some 949, according to a count by respected website RealClearPolitics, and is expected to wrap up the nomination on May 29 when he wins the Texas primary. Read More…
Say What? Japanese scientists invent a robotic butt called Shiri
A group of scientists from Japan’s University of Electro-Communications have created ‘Shiri’, the robotic bottom. Report by Sam Datta-Paulin.
Stupid Criminal File: Robber steals victim’s pants, victims left in their underwear, called police
Stupid Criminal File: Robber steals victim’s pants, victims left in their underwear called police.
Rand Paul On Obama Coming Out For Same-Sex Marriage “Call me cynical, but I wasn’t sure his views on marriage could get any gayer.”
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul remarked on Obama’s decision to publicly support same-sex marriage by saying, “Call me cynical, but I wasn’t sure his views on marriage could get any gayer.”
Video: Forty-nine decapitated bodies were found dumped on Mexico highway
Forty-nine decapitated bodies were found Sunday dumped on a highway connecting northern Mexico with the U.S. border. The incident appears to be the latest salvo in an escalating war between Mexico’s two dominant drug cartels. (May 13)
Offbeat News: Orangutans at zoos are being taught to communicate with iPads
Orangutans at zoos in the US, including Jungle Island in Miami, are being taught to communicate with iPads. Report by Sam Datta-Paulin.
