” Soldiers often call plastic surgeon Adam Tattelbaum in a panic. They need liposuction — fast. Some military personnel are turning to the surgical procedure to remove excess fat from their waists in a desperate attempt to pass the Pentagon’s body fat test, which relies on measurements of the neck and waist and can determine their future prospects in …
Harry Reid Called ‘Absolute A$$hole’ By Tom Coburn
“Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) found it “disgraceful” that some members of his party — including Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) — were fundraising in New York on the Hurricane Sandy anniversary, having voted in January against recovery funding for the disaster. But it was Coburn who was dishing out the real insults Monday evening, according to the New York Daily …
Texas Abortion Limits Ruled Unconstitutional By Federal Judge
“A portion of a new abortion law passed by the Texas Legislature has been ruled unconstitutional, and will not take effect as scheduled on Tuesday. The law would have required abortion doctors to have admitting privileges to a hospital within 30 miles of the clinic. Opponents believed that would have forced the shutdown of all but five abortion providers …
10-Year Old Booted From Bus For Speaking Arabic
“A new lawsuit filed Friday in Brooklyn Federal Court charges that a 10-year-old Brooklyn boy was called a “terrorist” and banned from boarding a bus when he recited a Muslim prayer in Arabic after losing his MetroCard. According to the family’s lawyer, Hyder Naqvi, the boy was trying to board a bus home from school in Sheepshead Bay in …
The Young Turks YouTube Playlist October 29, 2013
Hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, featuring Jayar Jackson, David Koller, Jesus Godoy and Steve Oh from YouTube Space LA.
Gov. Mythbusted: ‘47% of People Don’t Want to Work?’
“Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) said that 47 percent of “able-bodied” Maine residents do not work, according to a recording of his remarks obtained by Bangor Daily News blogger Mike Tipping. Tipping, who is also the communications director of the Maine People’s Alliance, provided The Huffington Post with a more complete recording of LePage’s remarks. “About 47 percent of …
Did Obama Spy on U.S. Allies?
“A German newspaper has reported that US President Barack Obama knew his intelligence service was eavesdropping on Angela Merkel as long ago as 2010, contradicting reports that he had told the German chancellor he did not know.”* 35 world leaders allied with the U.S. were spied upon by the NSA. Did Obama know, or didn’t he? Who made the …