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• ONE VIEW - "1984" by Gene Bocknek

  

  [Our thanks to Gene Bocknek for this very fine essay]Thirty years ago 1984 was already just another number for so many young people, not the sensational novel... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Crime Scene - New Orleans by Greg Palast

  

  Crime Scene – New Orleans By Greg PalastTuesday, 26 August 2014[Lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans] Nine years ago this week, New Orleans drowned. Don’t you dare... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Coat Hangers for Sale at Hobby Lobby

  

  Hobby Lobby, as you know, won the lawsuit because the Supremes, guided no longer by the U.S Constitution, but by conservative Christian ideology, decided the... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Rickie Perry the Guv of Texas Indicted!

  

  Rick Perry, the accidental governor of the State of Confusion, aka Texas - in spite of his close connection to Jesus Christ and God the Father and the Holy... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Dear World by Blake Ezra

  [The essay below was written by Blake Ezra, who blogs at The Times of Israel.]My friend, Bob Poris, wrote a comment which I thought was an excellent introductio... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Shalom, Mother****r.

  (This article was written by Eitan Chitayat, "founder of natie.com, a boutique global agency that specializes in branding, animation, storytelling, and design.... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Musings on the State of the World

  

  Freddie Prinze, who is an actor, has been dissing Keifer Sutherland, who is also an actor. Who cares, I wonder? Why does he feel the need to do that? Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sarah Palin in Denver at Conservative Summit

  Listen to this rambling mess and note the slurring of words, the awkward silences, the weird sounds she makes. It makes one wonder if she was lifting a few... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Rick Scott - Florida Nightmare

  

  Rick Scott is Florida's NightmareBe sure to vote for Charlie Crist on Nov. 4![Our thanks to Ybor City Stogie for this Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hamas Vs. Israel - a Guest Post by John Poris

  

  Gaza City - "Concentration Camp?"So, You're Against Israel's "War of Aggression" Against Hamas SInce 2007, Hamas and its proxies have fired over 12,000 (now mor... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Religion and Ignorance

  

  A recent survey has determined which states of the United States are the most "religious." I'm not sure exactly how those involved came to such a conclusion, bu... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Dan Courtney, Atheist, Delivers Invocation at Town Board Meeting

  

  The following was derived from an article by Antonia Blumberg in the Huffington Post.At a July 15 meeting of the town board of Greece, New York, the "invocation... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hamas Versus Israel: The Case for Moral Clarity

  

  The Face of WarKhalil al-HayyaHamas LeaderBy David HarrisJuly 13, 2014Two centuries ago, the great German poet Goethe said: "The hardest thing to see is what... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Dumbest of the Dumb

  

  Louis Gohmert, Repugnican congressman from Texas (where else?), has got this immigration stuff down pat. All these kids trying to cross into the U.S. Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Truth and Executive Orders

  

  Bachmann, Palin, Boehner and other dimwits are walking around with their panties tied in knots because Mr. Obama, our black, Muslim, nogood President has... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Raphael and Ted Cruz Aka Ra Fi El and Tabi.

  

  Arthur Woodstone was well-known as a wise man, a moral man, a writer--a raconteur, if you will. His work, published in The New Yorker and other magazines... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• McCain Knows Not Whether He's Coming Or Going

  

  Less than four months ago, McCain said he'd negotiate with terrorists to get POW released. Perhaps he doesn't remember? The picture above from Americablog. Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Marco Rubio - Jackass

  

  Marco Rubio is a jackass.In a recent interview he stated he does believe in global warming but does not believe that humans have anything to do with it. The... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Newly-Discovered 1500-Year-Old Bible Says Jesus Was Never...

  Newly-Discovered 1500-Year-Old Bible Says Jesus Was Never Crucified (via Liberaland)The Bible was found in Turkey and presents the gospel of Barnabas, one of... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Read the Bible. Or Not!

  Read the Bible goes the mantra. I've heard it from my youth. For whatever is wrong in your life, you can find answers and help in the Bible, they said. Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY