Government/Politics
Komen’s foundation and Planned Parenthood
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation is in the news for making a decision regarding the distribution of its charitable dollars to Planned Parenthood and then changing its mind. From what Dinner Topics has collected, it appears that the group was always providing funding in the form of helping monetarily with breast cancer [...]
Kim Jong-il dies; explaining the hyphen
North Korea’s ruler since 1994, Kim Jong-il, died over the weekend from a heart attack. You likely heard that already. You are also probably aware that North Korea is a volatile state with a poor record of human rights and things aren’t likely to get better as the reigns are passed on to Jong-il’s son Jong-un. At Dinner [...]
Matching your primary candidate
Whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat, it’s hard not to get caught up in the drama of the upcoming Republican primaries. Newt Gingrich has plenty of historical baggage but is currently leading the pack heading into Iowa in the new year, Ron Paul is in second and closing in fast but gets virtually no [...]
Student loans: “Pay As You Earn” accelerated?
The economy might still be on shaky knees at best, but it’s not the credit cards that are hurting young adults’ pocketbooks the most lately; it’s student loans. This piece of news is a timely Dinner Topic because along with the data that student loans have overtaken credit cards as the number one source of [...]
Who is Herman Cain and what is 9-9-9?
If politics sometimes enters your conversations, you’re going to have to know about the latest Republican candidate of the hour known as Herman Cain. Keeping things short, Cain is a Republican candidate for the 2012 presidential election, and he is also the former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, a national pizza chain. Currently, Cain is leading in some [...]
Jobs, Palin, Clooney, and more
No doubt the talk this weekend will be about the death of Apple founder Steve Jobs. As always on Dinner Topics, we try to give you some details, so regarding Jobs, here are a few things to know: He had a liver transplant in 2008 and ultimately died from a form of pancreatic cancer. Over 300 [...]
Moneyball, markets with a “Twist”, and other movies
For the time being, Americans are forgetting about baseball but will likely reemerge in October. The NBA just announced the cancellation of training camp and some preseason games, and the football season is well underway now. The fall TV season is in gear, and Dinner Topics gave you the rundown a few days ago so [...]
GOP, J-O-Bs, Obama, and Reese Witherspoon
It’s been a busy news cycle, so if you are heading out, here’s a brief synopsis on what you need to know: The Republican debate took place last night, and the leading roles this time around went to Mitt Romney and Rick Perry. Perry is getting the support of late and called Social Security a [...]
