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Men's rights groups appear to be living in opposite-land

Recently, I've read a few articles (and comments) about men's rights groups and men's rights conferences, where the central focus is on the oppression of men's rights and fighting for equality. Yes, you read that right. While I believe people should have equal rights regardless of age, race, gender, creed, orientation, etc., do some men seriously believe their rights have been oppressed when compared to women in this country? That's interesting... Well, allow me to take their concerns seriously and break things down for them: Congress: 436 women (81.5%) and 99 men (18.5%) Presidents: 44 women (100.0%) and 0 men (0.0%) Pay: Men make $0.77 to the $1.00 women make, and women in Congress seem reluctant on closing the gap CEOs of Fortune 500 companies: 95.8% women, 4.2% men Sexual assaults: 90% men, 10% women Reproductive rights: Women in Congress have made it more difficult for men to purchase condoms Pregnancy: Women in Congress have also tried barring me...

Tea Party group boycotts Fox News for becoming too liberal...

Some Tea Party activists went on a 4-day boycott recently. Whom did they boycott? Fox News. ...and why? For becoming too liberal. No, this is not an article written by someone at The Onion . There are, however, a number of Onion -worthy moments in this very article. So, let's get to know some of these boycotters a little better, shall we? One such Tea Partier - 70-year old Stan Hjerlied - said the following to The Daily Beast regarding the boycott: "Particularly after the election, Fox keeps turning to the left... We are really losing our only conservative network." If Hjerlied means this in a literal sense, perhaps Fox is role-playing as a NASCAR driver. If he means this politically, let's check out what Fox News currently has posted on its website. At this current juncture on FoxNews.com, the following headlines are posted:  - "Greg Gutfeld fires back at Jim Carrey's anti-gun skit" - "ObamaCare forces a good doctor to quit" - ...