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Boston Globe AP Article October 16, 2011
An interesting article published in the newspaper above had me chuckling. Mr. Axelrod one of President Obama's advisors stated in an interview on ABC's "This Week," "The GOP doesn't understand the Wall Street's protests show that American wants a fair shake".
They Understand…
Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, has been barely holding on to control of that nation for several months, despite wide spread calls for his removal. There had been some interludes toward Russia as the last hope for remaining in power. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has decried the NATO missions over Tripoli…
Should Donald Trump actually make a serious bid for the Republican Presidential nomination, or not? Trump will make his announcement sometime in June, however, according to the most recent poll numbers, he won’t be taken seriously, even among those in his own party. The CNN/Opinion Research poll showed that while…
Are media stories about postpartum making you nuts? Marie Osmond and her Brother Donny are back singing together and they are all over the media of late. It reminds me when, about 12 years ago, when Marie Osmond came out with a story of her postpartum plight, which was the…
Well folks, the proverbial snowball is going to continue to keep rolling down the mountain. With the debt ceiling agreement deadline looming, it looks like the Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid along with Presient Barack Obama have finally caved, and have agreed, along with the Senate Republicans to raise the…
Osama Bin Laden's $50 million dollar reward
Now that Osama Bin Laden has been killed, what is going to happen to the $50 million dollar reward. Well, maybe nothing will happen with it. Jay Carney, a white House spokesman, said that no one took the proper steps to be eligible…
In May 2010 Charles Hendry was appointed as Minister of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and now presides over the biggest decisions that affect the renewable energy sector. Finn Langley talks to him about conflicting manifestos, coalition’s plans for renewable energy and his personal motivations. …
The economy of the US and many other area’s in the world is at a low. Often when strapped with hard times, its possible for some to reflect upon the finer things in life, things that money can’t buy: Having a family gathering, taking a trip to the river, fishing…
Our political arena could benefit with a massive research into finding a way to control its recent influx of tics. Two namely tics are; poli-tics and luni-tics, they're destroying our government and its professional operation that we used to be accustomed to.
Some might blame this awful epidemic of tics…
Not sure if you all heard the latest news, but Groupon has just announced that they are not going to allow The Donald to post Apprentice site ads on Groupon after a slew of customer complaints, and for a better word, an uprising.
Who blames them....
Well, not Jerry Seinfield.…
A former member of Sarah Palin’s staff and reportedly a close member of the inner circle is about to release a tell all book that has been called, by all accounts, controversial and scathing at best. That book, culled from a huge number of emails that were sent to and…
I know that, just think of the World Trade Center disaster in 2001, gives us an uneasy feeling of insecurity and vulnerability. This was the first time they were attacked on our soil. But what if it is not terrorists, caused by attacks?
There are many theories out there as…
Every so often, we hear on the news or know someone that is a victim of bullycide. Well, recently, President Obama did a bullying speech and now has created an anti bullying campaign in effort to help stop bullying.
What is bullycide?
Bullycide is basically someone who comits sucide in…
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarek, his wife Suzanne and their two sons as well as a business associate are likely to be facing a variety of charges including corruption as well as murder in the deaths of over eight hundred protesters. The Prosecutor General will likely seek the charges of…
Birth certificates give us important information and help us to prove without a doubt our lineage, our full names, place of birth, our birth date. They also prove our parents names and can also include the signature of a witness.
President Barrack Hussein Obama's place of birth has come into…
Clarence Darrow once said, "I have never killed anyone, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction."
I am writing an obituary for Osama bin Laden. Osama bin Laden is dead and while I was not involved with his death, I have experienced remorse that he was not…
Entitlement Programs: At what point does the helping hand become an enabling hand?
“If you give a man a fish, you will feed him for a day, if you teach a man how to fish you will feed him for a lifetime.” Working first hand in the legal field with…
You’ve got Credit. A Visa, a MasterCard, that Home Equity Line of Credit you’ve had for years.
Obama has credit too. His is called the debt ceiling.
You’ve got a perfect credit score of 800, although you know it doesn’t deserve to be that high
The USA has a triple…
The U.S. economy is still suffering in the recession. Job Losses are at an all time high in the last two years. Because of this, Americans are struggling more than ever. They are facing bankruptcy and foreclosure. As of now, the economy has still not fully recovered and we majorly…
Republicans are poised to take control of the Senate. An astonishing 72% of Americans name big government as the number one threat to this country. The Democrats have left the door open for real change. Just think over the past several years.
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, when referring to ObamaCare,…
By:
Harris Laing in
Politics
Dec 26, 2013
What does it matter if the solution to a particular problem is out with the norms of convention? Are not all who suffer from a problem just as deserving of a solution? This is a highly relevant question in a world in debate with itself about conventionality, normality, justice, equality…
Let's explore a few things here. First, what is the relationship between God, government and man.
The Democracy Solution.
Our Founding Fathers established the relationship quite clearly between God, man and government. The Declaration of Independence tells us there are three God-given rights and that these rights are ours because…
By:
McK McConaha in
Politics
Jul 29, 2012
It is hard to imagine any other contender for the seat of US President could present her match in this field: Hillary Clinton knows all - in the country and the world. Only the great star of the policy will be able to convince ordinary voters that it is worth…
Here’s some real examples why people vote the way they do. Usually we avoid talking about politics with friends because things can get so volatile so quickly. Recently a series of events opened my eyes and well, I’m here to report the facts….M’am. These are stories as I heard them…
By:
L M Laguardia in
Politics
Jan 14, 2012
Religion has always been present in people’s lives and shapes how they live since the dawn of humanity. Over centuries, religion has been used for different purposes especially by those in power. In modern time, religion still a tool used to reach different goals. Today, the political use of religion…
EU running out of time to work out an agreement on the fate of aid to Greece. Adverse final negotiations could be completed even leave the euro zone by Athens. "Grexit" would have disastrous consequences for political and economic unity of the EU, and possible geopolitical sense would increase Russian…
Just for 2013, the Department of Defense is going to sustain another year of military effort in Afghanistan with $88 billion dollars. At the same time, defense cuts for the same period is between $57 to $63 billion dollars.
Since 2001 military effort in Afghanistan, these are just a few…
Back in March of this year, the Republicans were pinning their hopes, by and large on Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts. A poll at that time gave Romney some 21% of the potential support with his nearest competitors tied for second place. Mike Huckabee and Donald Trump both had…
Supreme Court ruled yesterday in favor of strip searching anyone arrested on any charge—even misdemeanors. John Stewart’s “Daily Show” made reference to it and the story was on the front page of the New York Times—but, as of this writing, no one has appeared on TV shouting about how un-American…
By:
Christopher Dunn in
Politics
Apr 04, 2012
According to the Constitution, the function of the Supreme Court is to interpret the Constitution, not twist it to their wishes. And apply the meaning of the Constitution to court cases. They are not doing that in an impartial way, and don't even care what the people, who provide the…
By:
Jerry Gahan in
Politics
Aug 12, 2015
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