Rachel Maddow speaks truth to sour. If you were surprised by the Election 2012 results you really, really need to hear this, even if Rachel Maddow makes you skin crawl. America needs at least two political parties. The Republican Party cannot provide loyal opposition if, from top to bottom, they live in a bubble. If…
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Jon Stewart Lends a Hand to Fox News – God Knows They Need It Now
Comedian Jon Stewart cuts through the “Avalanche On Bullshit Mountain” like a ninja with a Ginsu knife. Stewart, a man of magnanimous soul has pity on the poor disgraced Fox pundits, and graces them with a new and more appropriate slogan going forward: FOX NEWS : Math You Do As A Republican To Make Yourself…
The Republican 3-Point Economic Plan In 1 Graph
Trickle-down economics zombie rises from the tomb of failed ideas, just in time for Halloween. If you vote Republican in Election 2012, here’s the fundamental economic policy you can expect, and those trend lines you see below – the result of 30 years of “trickle-down” economics – are the results you should expect. Many Republicans…
Americans Should Walk a Mile In Iran’s Shoes
I’m no fan of Iran, but if Americans stopped for a second and reversed the roles, we might approach the relationship differently. Image Iranian spies had instigated and funded a successful coup against the President Eisenhower in 1953 and replaced him with a brutal dictator. Imagine more recently they invaded and occupied Canada and Mexico,…
To Occupy Oakland: Stop Burning Flags, You Morons!
I denounce and reject the burning of an American flag by anyone involved with any Occupy group. I occupy to build a better America, not to torch the place. What a stupid, childish little tantrum. These young men at Occupy Oakland played right into the hands of Fox News and the rest of the establishment…
Greenville Journal: Corruption Opposed, Not Success
Don’t panic, folks, the Occupy movement is fighting against crony capitalism, not main street capitalism. [The Greenville Journal published my Op/Ed piece "Corruption Opposed, Not Success" (pdf here) in their January 20, 2012 edition. The Journal doesn't currently publish and online edition that I can link to, so I am posting the original text that…
Approval of Congress Sinks to 5%
1% of Americans think Congress is doing an excellent job – I kid you not. Another 4% – presumably hopeful they have a shot at the 1% – rate Congress as doing a good job. This according to a December 27-28, 2011 Rasmussen Reports telephone survey. Looking on the bright side, these historic low numbers…
President Obama: Still Time To Veto NDAA
Dear President Obama, Please veto NDAA and force Congress to send you a defense authorization bill that does NOT codify indefinite detention, kidnapping, and assassination of citizens or non-citizens. This the the wrong way to go. America is better than this. I would rather live with a little less (illusory) security than compromise the principles…
Oligarchy In Retreat – The UC Davis Pepper Spray Attack
If you’ve been conscious at any point in the last month, you’ve no doubt seen a picture or a short video clip of the U.C. Davis campus police officer dousing unarmed, seated students in pepper spray. The image has become iconic of the shocking over-reaction of the republican guard of the oligarchy to determined non-violent…
Why Does Media Cast Occupy As Violent, When Tea Partiers Showed Up With Guns?
Mainstream media, especially the Fox News propaganda channel variety, are falling all over themselves to portray the Occupy movement at a mob of violent anarchists. When heavily armed police in riot gear pepper spray seated, unarmed protestors, it’s somehow twisted into “more Occupy Wall Street violence.” Yet a few short months ago, tea party protesters…
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