Miss America

Miss America Madness: Pageant removes swimsuit and evening-gown section (Video)

Here is an example of virtue signaling taken to an insane level, as the Miss America beauty contest is doing away with its swimsuit and evening-gown section and will no longer be judging women based on physical appearance.
What is now being labeled a “competition” rather than a pageant, ‘competitors’ will be asked to demonstrate their “soul” and show America their “passion, intelligence and overall understanding of the job of Miss America.”

Winning Back IL-13-- Meet George Gollin, Particle Physicist

Last year Republican career hack Rodney Davis edged Democrat Dave Gill 137,034 (47%) to 136,032 (36%) in one of the country's penultimate swing districts, IL-13 which stretches from Bloomington and Champaign in central Illinois to Decatur and Litchfield and down to the northern suburbs of St Louis. The PVI is exactly even and President Obama won the district in 2008 55-44% and was edged by a few hundred votes (49-49%) by Romney in 2012.

2013 in Review -- A Prayer to the Janitor of Lunacy,* Part 6 (and last!): In the words of Dan Quayle, "What a waste it is to lose one's mind"

Exploiting tragedy for a buck; plus Miss America's not American?, "Quote of the Year" winner[*TO MEET THE JANITOR OF LUNACY, SEE PART 1]Miss America, Missouri-born Nina Davuluri -- zowie!by NoahTHE MINDS OF CORPORATISTS: EXPLOITING TRAGEDY FOR A BUCKWhat is it about the corporate mind?