Editor’s Soapbox

https://twitter.com/i/moments/799550802415194112   Social media is currently bullying Kanye West for saying he “would have” voted for Trump during his San Jose concert Thursday night. The obvious issue is that Trump rose to power by bullying minorities, and Kanye built his brand by speaking up on behalf of the oppressed. https://twitter.com/blogxilla/status/799623473156997125 Now, everyone is scrambling to figure […]

So this is happening. On Tuesday, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush announced that he is “actively exploring” a 2016 presidential campaign by posting a note guised as a Thanksgiving recap and holiday well wishes to the good people of America. In short, another Bush is probably going to run for president. Where is Kanye when […]

When the president that Kanye West once quipped “doesn’t care about black people” joins the movement of people calling foul in the grand jury decision not to indict the officer who choked a black New York man to death, you know times have changed. Former president George W. Bush spoke out about Eric Garner, the […]

Remember that time Kanye West said, “George Bush doesn’t care about black people,” on live television? Years later Mike Myers is speaking out about the incident, saying he’s proud to have been there. “I went there specifically because I wanted to help the Red Cross,” Myers revelealed. “I was supposed to be by myself, and […]

So this happened… Some rude ass decided to hurl a shoe at former secretary of state Hillary Clinton during a speech at a Las Vegas convention. Luckily, the woman had some pretty terrible aim and Clinton was spared a heel to the face. While Clinton was on stage at an Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries meeting at […]

On Thursday, when freedom fighter and former South African president Nelson Mandela died at the age of 95, the condolences, popularized quotes and praise for the man who was jailed for 27 years due to his strong conviction on equality was both well-deserved and expected. But among that praise and celebration of his life, it was […]

One infamous Republican family in America is making sure they are on the right side of history. First, George W. Bush goes out and gets an Instagram like the new generation. Now his dad, George H. W. Bush, is showing his support for equality and same-sex marriages. The former U.S. president and his wife Barbara […]

Who was the bravest of all on Saturday when militants stormed a Kenyan mall and massacred 62 people? A 4-year-old British boy. He confronted a gunman, telling him he was a “very bad man” as he protected his mother, who had been shot in the leg, and his sister Amelie. Elliot Prior was so convincing […]

Former President George W. Bush, 67, underwent heart surgery on Tuesday, according to BNO Wire. Bush, who has largely stayed out of the spotlight after his two terms as president, had the procedure to open a blocked heart artery. He remains hospitalized. His office released this statement: During President George W. Bush’s annual physical examination […]

Now this is just sweet! Former President George H.W. Bush shaved his head in solidarity with a two-year-old leukemia patient named Patrick. Patrick is the son of a man named Jon, a member of Bush’s Secret Service detail, and Bush was not the only man to shave his head in support of the youngster, other members of […]

We already knew Vice President Joe Biden is one of the coolest motherf*ckers alive, but then we were reminded today that there was once a vice president who did sunglasses almost as good as Crazy Joe. Yep! Former Vice President Dick Cheney (George Dubya’s right hand man) had his swaggy moments too, believe it or […]