When you go to happy ?hour with your friends and/or co-workers this week, be ready to beef it out with them. We know Liberal Americans like to be informed. Don’t get caught knowing less than a conservative! We can’t let that happen, now, can we? Here is your news recap with the big stories from the week of April 28 — May 4, 2014.
News
Condoleezza Rice could have earned $35,000 and received an honorary doctorate for delivering the Rutgers University commencement address. Student protests put a stop to that. Click here for the full story.
Check out the latest NRA ad. It’s complete with token diversity. Click here for the full story.
Fox News told a science writer that he had to talk about something besides climate change. Read the full story here.
In Brunei, it is now legal to stone gays. Yes, you read that right. Stone as in throw rocks. Read the full story here.
Racist FORMER (yeah, FORMER)?Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is banned for life from the NBA. He also can’t visit a notorious Las Vegas “establishment” ever again. Read the full story here.
Are banks about to see what justice is? Maybe! A federal prosecutor is going to force guilty please from two major banks. Read the full story here.
Betty White did a Reddit AMA! We learned 30 really cool things about here. Read the full story here.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar responded to the Donald Sterling affair. Read the full story here.
234 abducted Nigerian girls are still missing after two weeks. No one seems to care. We do! Read the full story here.
Shame on Shaq! He bullied a disabled fan on Instagram. Read the full story here.
Politics
A federal judge struck down Wisconsin’s voter ID law. Read the full story here. ‘
J.D. “electile dysfunction” Winteregg got fired from his job for his offensive campaign ad targeting House Speaker John Boehner. Read the full story here.
Rick Santorum is convinced that Pres. Obama was terrified to face him in a presidential election. Ha! Read the full story here.
Glenn Beck said that Hillary would become a lesbian if it would help her presidential ambitions. Read the full story here.
The White House responded to the Justin Bieber deportation petition. Read the full story here.
Sen. Tim Kaine endorsed Hillary Clinton for president in 2016. Click here for the full story.
Fox News cut away from the Obama press conference because no one was talking about Benghazi. Click here for the full story.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is once again interfering in the House of Representatives. He held another secret meeting with GOP reps. Read the full story here.
An anti-Obama screed — religious nut James Dobson — was so negative at the National Day of Prayer gathering ?that Democratic Rep. Janice Hahn got up and walked out! Read the full story here.
Useful info to throw out at conservatives to show that you have facts and stats.
Tell them exactly how 37 banks became four banks and became “too big to fail.” And then show them this chart, cuz of course they need a visual. Read the full story here.
Want science? We’ve got some science for you. The conservative right HATES science. ?Throw out a few of these Neil deGrasse Tyson quotes to baffle your opponents. Read the full story here.
A white guy and a black guy commit the exact same crime. One of them gets treated a LOT differently from the other and it’s caught on camera. Guess which one. Read the full story here.
A lawyer asked a teacher what he makes. His answer will blow you away. Read the full story here.
That’s it for this week! “Be Informed At Happy Hour” courtesy of Liberal America.
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