The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

I haven't handed out any douche-of-the-day or douche-of-the-week awards in a while, but Missouri state Representative Rick Brattin's recent actions helped snap that severe drought. Last week in the Missouri House, Republican state Representative Rick Brattin decided to propose a bill which would strip scholarships from any athlete who "calls, incites, supports or participates in any strike." The proposal also mandated colleges and universities to fine any coach who encouraged or enabled student-athletes' protests. While Representative Numnutz, I mean Representative Brattin, wasn't available for comment, co-sponsor Representative Kurt Bahr (tweedledum) was, and went on to say the following: "[The aim is to show that] the response that they've had (the University of Missouri) has not been as strong as the Legislature would like, and that we, the General Assembly, expect the leadership of this state institution to actually lead and now allow the st...

Remember Obamacare? The town hall uproars? The conspiracies? The Supreme Court decision? If you answered no, apparently you're not alone. The Kaiser Family Foundation just released a poll showing that 42% of the American public don't know Obamacare is still law. That's right, less than 3 in 5 Americans know the bill was upheld by the Supreme Court and is still the law of the land. Here's a breakdown of the poll: - 59% know Obamacare is still the law of the land - 12% think it has been repealed by Congress - 7% think it has been overturned by the Supreme Court - 23% don't know I wonder what percentage of the population would have selected the most recent American Idol or Bachelor winner correctly. In even thinking there's a chance the percentage may be higher than that which correctly said Obamacare is still the law of the land, I may need to take some Advil. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/04/30/poll-42-percent-of-americans-u...