Author Archives: Eric Lightborn
America in 2011 (Occupy Wall Street)
This is America in 2011: citizens protesting the social injustices of the financial sector upon the middle class and working poor are being brutalized by police and subject to a blackout by the mainstream media that is slowly being lifted. … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Government, Internet, National Issues, News & Politics, Opinion
Rambling About Facebook
I end up doing the same thing I do on Twitter where I keep it short & sweet on here because it just gets turned into “More…” anyway which I rarely click, so I assume most other people are the … Continue reading
Filed under Internet
Blah Blah Blah Blah
I don’t feel like writing anything too serious today. I’ll just keep typing into this laptop to fill up the space in my head that creeps and crawls. I have plenty to say, too much in fact. But it’s not … Continue reading
One Year After The BP Spill
April 20th, 2011, marks the one year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. I mark the BP Spill as a point in time which it became even more clear to me that the United States government is invested in protecting … Continue reading
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Filed under Blogging, Business, Environment, Government, Internet, Life, National Issues, News & Politics, Opinion
Jeffrey Sachs: ‘The People’s Budget’
Jeffrey Sachs has posted an excellent piece on The Huffington Post regarding the only sane budget proposal floating around Washington D.C. HuffingtonPost.com: Just when it seemed that all of Washington had lost its values and its connection with the American … Continue reading
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Filed under Blogging, Government, Internet, National Issues, News & Politics, Obama, Opinion
Gutting America
Now that the budget cuts have been released for public viewing I am reminded that we have a Democratic president who enjoys passing Republican policies. This budget as it stands now is the gutting of America and the road to … Continue reading
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Filed under Business, Government, National Issues, Obama, Opinion
Government Shutdown Narrowly Averted
Just before the midnight deadline Congress has passed a temporary budget deal that will prevent the furlough of thousands of workers and ensure that U.S. combat troops do not go unpaid. Reportedly this budget contains $39 billion in cuts and … Continue reading
Filed under Environment, Government, Internet, Life, National Issues, News & Politics, Obama, Opinion
Glenn Beck & The Right-Wing Media
(WATCH VIDEO: Crooks & Liars “Glenn Beck ‘You’re Going To Have To Shoot Them’”) I see Glenn Beck as actually dangerous, and not just abrasive and dishonest like other right-wing media pundits. I first became mildly aware of Beck when … Continue reading
Filed under Blogging, Business, Government, Internet, Life, National Issues, News & Politics, Obama, Opinion, Radio, Television
Jared Lee Loughner Identified As Gabrielle Giffords Shooter
The Huffington Post has released the name of the Tucson shooter and a series of YouTube videos as well. A child and a federal judge have been killed along with others. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is in critical condition as of … Continue reading
Filed under Government, Life, National Issues, News & Politics
The Obama Comeback?
I will come over to the notion that President Obama is the best thing since sliced bread when I see him put down the hammer on big business and all these bad practices. Obama has thus far favored too moderate … Continue reading
Filed under Government, Internet, National Issues, News & Politics, Obama, Opinion
The Obama Tax Compromise
The price tag is too high in my estimation. Perhaps I’m mistaken but the way I read this we get to decide if we want increased deficit into eternity with soon-to-be permanent tax cuts for the top 2% (if … Continue reading
Filed under Government, National Issues, News & Politics, Obama
Eric Lightborn
