May 2011
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“Without Freedom of thought, there can be no such Thing as Wisdom; and no such...”
– Ben Franklin
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Sunlight Foundation: Using technology and ideas to... →
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“They [Young People] have exalted notions, because they have not been humbled by...”
– Aristotle
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Change is needed in American government
Originally from my post on Not Your Mom’s blog: http://notyourmomsblog.com/archives/1792
I agree with many ideas on the Conservative side at times except for limited government and complete free market. An economy should regulated to stop disasters I think a responsible government is needed to have a good government. If that government is big, than it must be. But it should not...
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“A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never...”
– FDR
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Real News Network: The Future depends on going →
This news network is not funded by corporations or by the government. It is a good independent news source that tells you the news in the way it is supposed to be told: without bias. Every day the Real News Network has news and unique stories, from unique viewpoints.
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“We lost more jobs in this great recession than the last four recessions...”
– George Will
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“The people” speech: Obama’s ‘shock and awe’
U.S. President Obama’s “Moment of Opportunity: On the Middle East & North Africa” (as it is officially called) shocked me to the core when I heard cant or hypocrisy, the continuing buttressing of dictatorial regimes and subversive words toward Syria’s President Bashar al-Asad. President Obama was not aloof in his comments, keeping U.S. foreign policy in the region almost exactly the same....
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A critque of the education system
I’ve always hated multiple choice tests. I may be talking about high school, but I am only one year away from college, so I can respond to this. Some say that multiple choice to be a weak way to quiz students in most subject areas though it could be useful in huge classes as a way to encourage debate. I completely agree. I would love to have a debate in American History class or AP Human...
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H.R. 1540: the controversial “worldwide war” text
I addressed this before, a day or so ago when I wrote about the “worldwide war authority” accusation made by the ACLU against H.R. 1540 (The National Defense Authorization Act of 2012). I’m not saying that my past post was completely wrong, just the idea that this provision did not exist. In U.S. History, my class was talking about the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964) that began major American...
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The famous saying said on the moon: One step for...
Repeal the War Powers Resolution! http://t.co/X5bMzOU by @burkelyh @tf1kcioohc2wit @preciseBlogs @RightDReality
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Tell Congress: Repeal the War Powers Act Restore faith in the Constitution! http://t.co/QVMonlL by @burkelyh
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“If we keep on this way they will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of the...”
– In her remarks as she introduced the Equal Rights Amendment in Seneca Falls in 1923, Alice Paul sounded a call that has great poignancy and significance over 80 years later.
Repeal the War Powers Resolution! http://t.co/FHazHpw via @change @theglipper @RevSchendtSays @smileyjos @_BadHorsie @CatoInstitute
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) →
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress. Often called the “congressional watchdog,” GAO investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars.
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“Socialism…believes that people working together for a common good can...”
– David Swanson makes this point about socialism and how people misinterpret it thinking it is something that it is not.
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“By declaring a global war against nameless individuals, organizations and...”
– House Democrats oppose the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012
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The "worldwide war authority" bill: What ACLU...
I was alerted about H.R. 1540, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. The ACLU said “Congress took one more step towards passing a law for endless worldwide war. The new law would use American military forces against terrorism suspects everywhere and anywhere.” I looked into the law to see if that was the case and to look for this controversial provision. ...
Goodwin Liu as a federal judge?
This issue came up on my facebook news feed today and I drcided to investigate Goodwin Liu.
According to the National Review, Liu testified that he “absolutely” does not support racial quotas and that he regards “affirmative action” as a “time-limited remedy for past wrongs.” http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/261706/more-liu-dicrous-testimony-part-2-ed-whelan Also Liu said, according to...
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Replying to thewhiteninjaofghf
thewhiteninjaofghf replied to your quote: “In December, President Obama signed legislation…
I’m right there with you man. He lost my vote a while back.
Thank you. Same here. I used to be his supporter, but then he did things that just enraged me. I’m going to do a piece in the future that reveals what Obama has done his administration, good and bad.
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“In December, President Obama signed legislation to extend hundreds of billions...”
– Glenn Greenwald says in his article this critique about Obama: Why Do We Assume Obama’s Actually Trying to Enact a Progressive Agenda? No matter what Obama does, he already lost my support for 2012. I’m not changing my mind.
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“This deadly challenge imposes upon our society two requirements of direct...”
– John F. Kennedy in a 1961 speech that Alan Watt states lead to death of JFK. Oliver Stone also said this in the Movie JFK as Mr Watt said JFK was the first President to come out against secret societies in all of American society in U.S. history.
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Earliest recording of a U.S. president, Benjamin...
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The wonders of APUSH (AP U.S. History) class →
I really thought it was the easiest AP Exam (then again I really like history). I’m happy that history has helped you in your life because history just allows to see a new perspective of the world. History (as well as politics) is the reason I have this blog. One must learn history so the people now don’t repeat the mistakes of the past. I had some of my best times academically in that class,...
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“Such disregard of the limits of the UN Security Council authorization [in going...”
– Richard Folk criticizes the UN for their role in leading to the wrongful and unconstitutional war in Libya in his opinion piece: Obama’s Libya folly: To be or not to be.
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“A lot of our entertainment throws into detail the stagnation and illness of how...”
– Heather Donahue is completely right here. Entertainment can be evil at times and cause you to be a bit ignorant.
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The evils of entertainment: How it is ruining...
Entertainment in today’s world causes subversive, mindless and controlling feelings as intellectuals and aristocrats predicted in the last 200 years. Neal Gabler’s book Life the Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Reality proves the faults of modern entertainment. In the last century, entertainment became a booming industry with the advent of movies, radio and television. Entertainment in American...
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“We have the greatest opportunity the world has ever seen, as long as we remain...”
– Thomas Jefferson unknowingly predicted the future in this quote. This is what our world is becoming now with the expansion of entertainment and ignorance of the citizenry.
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Hey hermmanview
damnjewhipster:
Yo bro here’s some real chop on politics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaQNACwaLw
I watched almost half of this video. From the video I agree that there is two divisions of people in politics: those supported by Wall Street/military-industrial complex and those that aren’t supported by these groups. I am a bit apprehensive about the idea that political labels mean...
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“Big government conservatives are spending trillions and wasting billions....”
– Sherrod Brown is completely right. This is what many conservatives are like now! They have moved more the right but away from small government to the expansion of big government in a bad way. If Progressives or others on the left win this wasting of money will hopefully not occur.
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My opinion on healthcare
I haven’t updated this in a while since I wrote it when the healthcare law was being debated but I didn’t change my position much. I think Congress is working very well to create a bill that will give us universal healthcare. Not everyone will be covered but it will be better than before. Giving states the choice as if to have universal healthcare or not could be good since many states are in debt...
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“And I am saying, how about the other two branches? And putting the pressure on...”
– Corruption can be present in the political system as Sibel Edmonds says in this quote. Progressives need to act to stop this corruption. We need strong leadership that insures honest and responsible government that cares for the people not the rich buddies on Wall Street or wherever.
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“We responded exactly as these terrorist organizations wanted us to respond....”
– From an article on Truthout called: “Has Bin Laden already won?” 