A Well Informed Citizenry

Citizens United Anniversary

2011-01-22T10:11:00.005-05:00

Yesterday was the one year anniversary of arguably the worst Supreme Court decision ever. Of course I am referring to the Citizens United case. Without going into great detail this was the case that basically gave corporations the same rights as people in the electoral process of the United States. Corporations can now participate in the process the same as individuals with only one exception,

Sarah Palin and the Far Right

2010-06-26T22:21:00.006-04:00

On Friday Sarah Palin took to Twitter to direct her followers to read a recent op-ed from conservative columnist Thomas Sowell that compares President Obama to Hitler and warns that establishing a BP escrow fund could lead to further embrace of Nazi-like dictatorial powers. I don't know about you, but I am sick of this woman. Why do people continue to listen to her when it is obvious that her

Maybe We Should Learn to Listen

2010-06-25T22:57:00.002-04:00

Many people are disappointed because they don't believe that the president is doing what he promised in his campaign. When he was campaigning he told everyone that he was a moderate, but people all over the United States did not believe him. The people on my side, liberal/progressive heard "I will fix all the bad things that Bush/Cheney did for 8 years and make America the Center-Left Nation it

Founding Fathers and Religion?

2010-05-16T20:30:00.005-04:00

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. These words were written, by Thomas Jefferson, in the Declaration of Independence; a document that was meant to show our grievances against a tyrant king and parliament who was taxing us

Too Big to Fail?

2010-04-20T23:02:00.003-04:00

One of the major causes of the current economic crises is the repeal of most of the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933. This law was passed to fix the problems that caused the Great Depression. Since at least the 1980s, the banking industry had wanted the act to be repealed in favor of a more lucrative law that would allow them to merge with investment banks and insurance companies. In 1999 the

Thoughts on Current Issues

2010-02-16T23:18:00.002-05:00

The latest polls I have seen show President Obama with a 53% approval rating. It seems, despite all the Republican lying and efforts to undermine his administration, the American people are not listening. With Republicans controlling 90% of the media, I find this fortunate and have hope for the future. The Republicans in the Senate continue to be obstructionist despite the president reaching out

Keith Olbermann: Rush Limbaugh and Pat Robertson’s lives not worth ‘lowest’ of victims of earthquake in Haiti

2010-01-13T23:42:00.009-05:00

The devastating earthquake this week in Haiti likely will prove to have caused the death of hundreds or thousands of people in one of the worst natural disasters in human history. But, of course this doesn't stop the vitriol from members of the far right. They insist on taking advantage of the situation to further their beliefs and agenda. These people make me sick with their 'holier than thou'

Jim Demint Member, Party of No!

2009-12-30T20:02:00.005-05:00

Alright, we have this attempted terrorist attack on an airliner on Christmas Day and now we find out that this Senator from South Carolina is blocking the confirmation of the guy that the president has picked to be the head of the TSA (Transportation Security Administration). And, we hear his reason for doing this is that Mr. Obama's nominee may allow a union in the TSA! I am livid! Mr. Demint

The Coming Year

2009-12-28T22:20:00.003-05:00

Christmas has come and gone and now I look forward to celebrating a new year. My sincere hopes for a good year to come in 2010 and for peace throughout the world.This past year has brought many a trial to this nation and the world as a whole. Terrorism continues to be a major problem. The economy is in shambles in most nations. Freedom is loosing ground in many places

Why are we Still in Afghanistan?

2009-11-28T22:29:00.005-05:00

Why are we still in Afghanistan? Supposedly, President Obama in his speech scheduled for next Tuesday, will tell us why, and why we need more troops deployed to the area. According to news reports the president is expected to ask for as much as a fifty percent increase over the already 68,000 troops in theater. There are other rumors floating around that Mr. Obama will tell us about his exit

80th Anniversary of the Great Depression!

2009-10-29T22:30:00.002-04:00

Eighty years ago today the last Republican Great Depression started with “Black Tuesday” the stock market crash of October 29, 1929. Wall Street survived this calamity, but it showed in a very dramatic way how bad things could get without proper regulation. Luckily, we had a president at the time with the foresight and intelligence to understand what needed to be done. Franklin D. Roosevelt was a

Sorry

2009-10-17T08:33:00.003-04:00

Sorry there have been no blogs lately on my site. I will post something soon, I promise. Lots of things going on here, not the least of which my car getting into a fight with a tree and losing; can you say 4000 dollars damage? Geez! Thanks everyone for their patience and there will be more blogs very soon!var addthis_pub="thunter77";

Senator Sherrod Brown: Rahm Emanuel is “wrong” on Senate votes for the Public Option

2009-09-25T01:12:00.001-04:00

Tonight, via TPM, we learn that Senator Sherrod Brown said Rahm is "wrong":Emanuel is "wrong, because of this: Not every Democrat right now would prefer the public option in the Senate ... but no Democrat in the end is going to vote against a procedural question to kill the health care bill," [Senator Brown] said."The 60 Democrats will stay together on procedural questions and then, on final

Fire Glen Beck Now!

2009-09-04T00:52:00.005-04:00

It is time for Glen Beck to leave the airways! This guy is truly insane. Fifty-seven advertisers have now said to Fox News, we don't want our ads on his show. He is a racist, a bigot, a homophobe, and the most undeniably hatemongering ideologue on television and is a danger to society. He is, in my opinion, just plain nuts. I read that one time he even poured gasoline on someone to illustrate

Senator Ted Kennedy Dies

2009-08-26T18:48:00.001-04:00

The staunchest liberal in the United States Senate, Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy died last night at the age of 77 of Brain Cancer. This was a man who although born into privilege cared most about people that were less fortunate than him. He worked tirelessly to help those who couldn't help themselves. He was the third longest serving Senator in United States history, serving from 1962 until his

Obama, the Bogeyman!

2009-08-25T23:35:00.003-04:00

Let's make Obama the Bogeyman! This is the not so new strategy of the right-wing! Although not an official strategy, essentially it is what is being done. The right has set out on a mission that started even before he was elected, to make him out to be the bogeyman. Dictionary.com describes a bogeyman as "an imaginary evil character of supernatural powers." 1They first labeled him a Muslim in

Right Wing Tactics

2009-08-11T21:52:00.002-04:00

The right has managed to take over the Congressional Town Hall meetings this month by mainly busing in people from other places to attend and handing out talking points that tell the people to disrupt the Congress members any way you can. Anytime one of the right wing organizers is on a news program, they deny they are busing people in and telling them what to do and say. Of course, it's all a

Health Care Reform Lies

2009-08-01T22:18:00.012-04:00

I really don't like to re-hash things that I have already talked about on my blog, but this is something vital to our well-being as a nation, of course, I am talking about health care reform. Over the past couple of weeks I have been reading and listening to all the debate going on concerning this subject and have come to some conclusions. The majority of Americans get their news from television,

"And that's the way it is..."

2009-07-19T20:54:00.006-04:00

Walter Cronkite, legendary CBS News Anchor from 1962 - 1981 died Friday night, he was 92 years old. I grew up watching Mr. Cronkite most nights. He had a voice that lent itself to television and was warm and inviting to the listener, this made him one of the best in his business then or now. Most people called him "Uncle Walter." He took us through good times as well as bad and was a comforting

An Essay on WMD's

2009-07-19T09:19:00.003-04:00

This is an essay written by my friend John Maxwell, hope you enjoy!Stockpiling Weapons of Mass DestructionAdvancements in science and technology bring many resources to alter humanity's view of the world. With powers that are both great and awful, it is a precarious point of knowing when and if to use the tools that science discovers. Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) are a double edged sword of

President Obama ready to get tough on HealthCare Reform!

2009-07-14T22:52:00.002-04:00

From OpenLeft.comPresident Barack Obama may rely only on Democrats to push health-care legislation through the U.S. Congress if Republican opposition doesn't yield soon, two of the president's top advisers said."Ultimately, this is not about a process, it's about results," David Axelrod, Obama's senior political strategist, said during an interview in his White House office. "If we're going to

Once again, no Universal Healthcare

2009-07-10T10:42:00.002-04:00

Once again, it appears that even after 54 years of trying, we will not be getting Universal Healthcare in this country. The big insurance companies, big Pharma and the AMA will once again win. It doesn't matter that 72% of the country supports some form of a public option, the corporations with all the money will win because Congress doesn't have the guts to stand up to them. Democrats in

The Golden Door – No Longer?

2009-06-30T23:53:00.003-04:00

This is the second post in my series concerning hate in America. I find it utterly contemptible that a country founded by immigrants and built by immigrants, should find itself in the morally reprehensible place it is as of this moment in history. Due in part to certain voices in the media and a policy of fear and hatred in the previous administration of our government, it is now dangerous to be

A Case for Sovereignty

2009-06-25T20:42:00.002-04:00

John Maxwell Note from Blogger – this is the first of a new feature of my blog. From time to time I will have a friend write a post and put it on my blog; I hope you find these posts entertaining and informative. Territorial sovereignty is one of the most contentious topics in world news today. In just the last 20 years, large sovereign entities such as the former Union of Soviet Socialist

Governor Mark Sanford is a Democrat?

2009-06-25T00:12:00.002-04:00

From "News Hounds", Fox News does it again; they labeled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford a Democrat. Back when Republican Congressman Mark Foley was in trouble for inappropriate behavior with teen-aged boys, they did the same thing. It is my opinion this is not just some random mistake. I believe they do things like this on purpose to make people believe that it is the Democratic Party members

When Will We Ever Learn?

2009-06-12T23:58:00.002-04:00

I just don't understand where all the hate comes from in this country. I am quite sure there are religious people out there who would not hesitate to tell me that it comes from whatever purveyor of evil is in their belief system, and all the different religions would argue about which one is the real one. Then of course, there is the good vs. evil line that you can't have one without the other.

Mr. Obama

2009-05-28T23:32:00.004-04:00

Tonight I want to talk about the President. I believe, so far, that Mr. Obama is doing a great job! It's sort of disturbing to me when I hear people on the radio and read in blogs that people are expecting him to be perfect. Even during good times, Washington is a hard place to get anything done, so when there are bad times, as there are now, it's doubly hard to get things passed through

Opinion on Obama’s Speech

2009-05-26T23:37:00.002-04:00

Over at Huffington Post one of my favorite bloggers, David Bromwich, professor of English at Yale University has an article that I am sure you will find interesting on the President's speech of last Wednesday at the National Archives. I am linking the article in its entirety so that you may decide if you find it as interesting as I. David Bromwich - Land of the Safe and Home of the Cruel