Monthly Archives: January 2010
LiberalViewer Tackles “Citizens United v. FEC”
LiberalViewer of YouTube attempts to set the record straight on mischaracterizations of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.” It appears based on watching this video that the ruling is greatly misunderstood by both … Continue reading
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Obama Rocks The House In Baltimore
“I am not an ideologue.” – President Barack Obama This was a high point in the entire Obama presidency, and a rare move on behalf of any president to appear in a oppositional party forum to answer questions directed at … Continue reading
Filed under Government, Internet, National Issues, News & Politics, Obama, Opinion
“Snow Crash” and “Reefer Madness”
I have two reading suggestions for you today: “Snow Crash” by Neal Stephenson I have but scratched the surface of this science fiction novel that has been recommended to me many times over. I am fast seeing this book as … Continue reading
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Political Freedom
In an appauling U.S. Supreme Court decision that came down recently there will be no monetary limit on how much corporations can spend on political campaign advertisement. The party-line ruling is disturbing to me in that so clearly endorses big-money … Continue reading
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Conservative Propagandist Arrested for Illegal Wiretap
Once again, I have been proven to have been correct in my assessment of both the motives and character of one of the right-wing’s poster boys: James O’Keefe III. The same man who lied before the American public with the … Continue reading
Filed under Government, Internet, National Issues, News & Politics, Opinion
The Port-au-Prince Earthquake
(ReliefWeb) The capital of Haiti has been struck with a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that the Haitian government is estimating has taken the lives of 200,000 people. This tragic loss of life in the wake of horrific devastation has gripped my … Continue reading
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Filed under Blogging, Environment, International Issues, Internet, Life, News & Politics
Justice for ACORN
I do ever so love being vindicated! What most call “the Acorn scandal” is the “O’Keefe Smear Crusade” to me. This whole so-called “scandal” was all the brain-child of one sick and very likely racist individual. To his discredit President … Continue reading
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I Believe Glenn Beck is Dangerous for America
MediaMatters.org “Beck, O’Reilly respond to Misinformer of the Year“ This all bounces around in circles, just as Glenn Beck had hoped it would. He is supporting unconstitutional rhetoric and calling the people calling him out on it as doing the … Continue reading
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Vanda Felbab-Brown: “It’s All or Nothing in Afghanistan”
Vanda Felbab-Brown has written an excellent piece on the situation as it stands in Afghanistan. She is less in favor of the “golden path” in the middle between war-hawking and peace-doving than I myself am but I see well the … Continue reading
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Eric Lightborn
