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• On the 50th Anniversary of JFK'

  

  I was reminded last weekend by an interview with one of the then cub reporters who covered the trip to Dallas of President and Mrs. Kennedy that they went to... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Lessons of History for Liberty and Equality - NO Second Class Citizens

  

  Yesterday, the Governor of Illinois signrd into law full marriage equality for that state, a state with the motto "land of Lincoln", recognizing same sex... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Conservatives: Willful Ignorance, Revisionist History, and Hate Seeking -...

  

  The sad reality is that the far right believe a lot of things that are simply not true, including that it was John Quincy Adams rather than the Union Army,... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Gun Huggers Must Be SO Proud... NOT

  

  Is allegedly abusive to women, repeatedly; how big a stretch is it that he attempted to bully Trayvon Martin? George Zimmerman is in the news again, with anothe... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Republican Dirty Politics Still Crossing the Northern Border – But THERE It IS...

  

  Robo-caller, if they were cute The GOP plays dirty; and as of 2011, following the Tea Party putsch of 2010, the Canadian Conservatives imported the GOP... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Right Wing Extremist Craig Cobb Can't Be a White Supremacist Anymore - He's Too...

  Fact is stranger than fiction - and more fun. Ugly human being (on the inside) Craig Cobb, who wanted to try to take over quiet little Leith, North Dakota, and... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Best Quote Heard in a Long, Long Time

  

  From the new Amazon.com original series, featuring the creative talents of GarryTrudeau's writing (yes, the Doonesbury creator) and the acting talents of John... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Denial of Service Attack on the Obamacare.gov Site

  

  The right wing has had a whack at interference with the health care site, a denial of service attack. from Arstechnia "Researchers have uncovered software... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Right Wing Has Got Nuthin' - Per Usual

  We're number 1, we're number 1 in health care. Except factually, we aren't. As the president noted in his recent address to the nation, our status quo health... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Here Comes the Tea Party REVENGE on the Less Radical Right

  

  Down with Tyranny and Buzz Feed have the larger story. The Tea Party Leadership Fund is hoping to find “credible challengers” to any Republican who voted for th... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Extremes, the Radical Right and ALEC Under Various Names - from PR Watch

  

  Center for Media and Democracy and Progress Now Reports Show Expansive Reach Of State Policy Network Twelve new reports released today expose the State Policy... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Minding Our P's and Q's - Conversational Intervention for the Holidays

  

  We all have relatives and family friends who disagree wildly on those hot topics of politics, economics and religion at large social gatherings, and that is... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• On the 75th Anniversary of Kristalnacht, We in America Have THIS SH*T from Our...

  

  Kristalnacht For those of you who slept through history classes, Krisalnacht, the night of broken glass, was the Nazi initiated burning and looting of 1,000... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• That OTHER Rememberance, Nazi Kristalnacht and the November Pogrom

  

  Kristalnacht, night of broken glass, was the night that the retaliatory killing of Ernst vom Rath became the pretext for the Nazi party engaging in widespread... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Veterans Day

  

  Thank you, to our Veterans, to all those who have served in the past, both living and dead. A special thank you to those who currently serve, and to their... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Bi-the-numbers Vs Buy-the-numbers, and Conservative Angst

  

  The United States has approximately 317,028,000 as of the last time anyone counted, give or take. Three different 'conversations' took place this past week... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Mark Kessler, Dangerous Gun Extremist, LOST His Bid to Be the Next Sheriff of...

  This rather perfectly sums up the problems with Mark Kessler's law enforcement career in the tiny municipality of the Borough of Gilberton in Schuylkill County... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Tea Party Misses the Point, Tries to Duck THEIR OWN RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE...

  

  The latest run-around-with-your-hair-on-fire from the radical right involves a donation made by an individual being characterized as a 'bundler' for Obama, who... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Is Chris Christie Crooked? WHERE IS THE MONEY? WHERE is the Money?

  

  Taxpayers nationwide have a right to demand an answer to that question, because it involves the proper and intended disbursement of very specifically allocated... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Would You Like to Help Medical Science?

  The Personal Genome Project is looking for volunteers.  This project could provide a massive free tool for scientists to further understanding of disease and... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY