Political Correctness

Dr. Benjamin Carson — Speaking Truth to Power

Post author:Grassroots in Nebraska (GiN)
Post published:February 13, 2013
Post category:Education Federal Health Care History Nebraska Network Archives

The phrase “speaking truth to power” is actually of Quaker origin from the fairly recent past — 1955 to be exact. It was the title of a pamphlet published by the Society of Friends that suggested to the two major superpowers nonviolent means of resolving the Cold War. If it appears cliché to the reader,… more

Your Mama’s SO Ugly, She’s — DISABLED???

Post author:Grassroots in Nebraska (GiN)
Post published:August 29, 2011
Post category:Federal Humor Nebraska Network Archives

“THE YEAR WAS 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren’t only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else. All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, [...]