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Category Archives: Political
Get Over It
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Preface: I have not decided to support Ralph Nader in the 2008 campaign. I’m just using him as an example since he’s the 3rd party candidate with the most impact since 1992.
I think I’m getting a little tired of people blaming Ralph Nader and/or his voters for Gore’s loss to Bush in the 2000 [...]
Take a Propagander
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Ironic Sans has a great post from January referencing seven specific propaganda tricks to watch out for during the election season. It was fantastic to see somebody approach the campaigning of politicians in this manner.
Farewell Fidel
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
You’re might hear about it all over the news today, but just in case it’s drowned out by the Wisconsin primary here in the states, I’ll post it here.
Fidel Castro has announced he will cease to be Cuba’s El Presidente. Whatever you think of the dude and the situation in Cuba, it’s certainly the [...]
Spy Anxiety, You Win
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
The Brits may fear that they are sleepwalking their way to a surveillance state, but as Americans continue to forget what they learned in U.S. Government and drift off to sleep about what really happens in Washington, we may not be far behind.
It seems the Senate has passed a bill allowing amnesty for phone companies [...]
Concerning Barack Obama’s Education Plan
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Jake recommended, in the comments on an earlier post, that I read through Barack Obama’s plan for American education.
Now it’s pretty easy to assume that folks like me are simply cynical when we declare our disillusionment with the American Political System. But I decided it was worth backing up my opinions with some action [...]
Russia’s leader must be Putin his place.
Friday, February 8, 2008
Pardon me, but Vladimir Putin is a douche bag.
Anybody who reads my site with any regularity knows that I’m no staunch patriot. I see cracks in my own nation’s facade, to put it mildly. Putin, today, intimated that the world is gripped by a new arms race. That may well be so, [...]
Stuper Tuesday
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Super Tuesday is
a day which reminds me our
country is broken.
Without Representation
Friday, January 11, 2008
I’m not generally a fan of Lou Dobbs, but truth is independent of who says it:
The greatest crisis in this country today is the fact that the American people are not being represented by their government.
Lou Dobbs on A Daily Show with John Stewart, January 10th 2008
