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Is truth stranger than fiction, or has truth itself become fiction? (Guest Voice)

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Is truth stranger than fiction, or has truth itself become fiction? by Peter Johnson Perhaps soon after the President delivered his speech commemorating and honoring those who launched a non-violent civil rights movement, which really favored no single race or religion, but rather all human beings, this is a good time to study a polarizing, biased and scathing article, … [Read more...] about Is truth stranger than fiction, or has truth itself become fiction? (Guest Voice)

A Whale of a Fight Over the Debt Limit

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Here we go again! House Speaker John Boehner promised “a whale of fight” over extending the debt limit at a fundraiser in Idaho for Representative Mike Spencer, a close ally, on Monday. It’s like Groundhog Day with the same nightmare repeating itself for America over and over again. Raising the debt limit should be automatic and not a contentious issue. Extending the debt … [Read more...] about A Whale of a Fight Over the Debt Limit

Must Obama Keep Waging Wars Nobody Wants?

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Barack Obama is being inexorably drawn, clearly against his better judgment, into a strike on Syria that could morph into yet another quagmire, just as he is facing once again an unwanted, destructive debt-ceiling battle in Washington. Atrocities abound, human and political devastation is sure to ensue, as the President of the United States is rendered powerless to exercise … [Read more...] about Must Obama Keep Waging Wars Nobody Wants?

Lucky Miley

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Miley Cyrus was quite a hit at the recent MTV VMA awards show. Her whole existence is dedicated to making as much money as possible by entertaining the tens of millions of morons of our society. Miley is not yet 21 but worth more than $100 million and easily rakes in over $20 million in income annually. I hope she has good legal and accounting advice to shift most of that … [Read more...] about Lucky Miley

Syria: Why Some Do Care

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Whether one believes that action -- military or otherwise -- should or should not be taken against the Assad regime for launching chemical attacks on its own people; whether one believes that it is or is not any of our business that innocent men, women and babies have died or are dying most horrific deaths as a result of those attacks; whether one believes that we are feigning … [Read more...] about Syria: Why Some Do Care

King Crackpot?

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Once again Rep. Steve King shows how irrational ideology can make some people. According to King there are over 100 million people between the ages of 16 and 74 who simply are not in the work force. This number is arrived at by looking at the 88 million who are actually considered to not be in the work force and adding those who are part of the regular unemployment … [Read more...] about King Crackpot?

Is Putin resigned to Syria being attacked?

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By most media accounts by reporters of several countries, the United States -- most likely aided by some allies -- will be soon attacking Syria, perhaps as soon as Thursday, in a limited, supposedly surgical missile attack. And now there's a new sign that this is likely to happen: President Vladimir V. Putin is conspicuously silent on the likely attack -- suggesting that he's … [Read more...] about Is Putin resigned to Syria being attacked?

Obama hails King but says ‘dream’ requires vigilance

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Obama hails King but says 'dream' requires vigilance (via AFP) President Barack Obama hailed Martin Luther King Jr Wednesday for saving America from oppression but said "constant vigilance" was needed to keep the civil rights icon's dream of equality alive. Fifty years after the "I have a dream speech," America… … [Read more...] about Obama hails King but says ‘dream’ requires vigilance

I Care Not

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It appears that President Obama is going to effectuate some military arial strikes in Syria as retaliation for the deaths of many children due to chemical attacks. There will be no formal authorization from Congress under the U.S. Constitution, or the U.N. General Assembly under its Charter or justification based upon international law. A solid majority of Americans are … [Read more...] about I Care Not

BREAKING: Maj. Nidal Hasan Receives the Death Sentence

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The Austin American-Statesman has just announced that A military jury sentenced Maj. Nidal Hasan to death on Wednesday afternoon for carrying out the Nov. 5, 2009, shooting attack on unarmed Fort Hood soldiers preparing to deploy to war. It took jurors just over two hours to reach their decision. Read more here … [Read more...] about BREAKING: Maj. Nidal Hasan Receives the Death Sentence

Syria: Do the Legal… No! Do The Right Thing

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We have justified and defended the actions of NSA “leaker” Edward Snowden on the basis that what he did was a matter of conscience and principle, morally and ethically right -- albeit illegal. Now that the New York Times has been able to shake off the lengthy on-line attack -- most likely by Syrian Electronic Army hackers -- I have been able to start reading the Times … [Read more...] about Syria: Do the Legal… No! Do The Right Thing

Strike on Syria: Could it undermine efforts to end the civil war?

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Strike on Syria: Could it undermine efforts to end the civil war? (via The Christian Science Monitor) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during an early-morning conference call with senior UN officials regarding the UN chemical weapons investigation in Syria, Aug. 25 in Seoul, Korea. (Evan Schneider/UN/AP) The United States is still emphasizing… … [Read more...] about Strike on Syria: Could it undermine efforts to end the civil war?