Why Don't Republicans Understand the Economy?

But the Republicans DO understand the economy quite well. Republicans understand the economy is supposed to serve the rich at the expense of the middle-class and poor. The success the Republicans have realized in meeting this end over the last three decades illustrates the GOP has no problem comprehending the way the economy MUST work. The Republicans also know that as long as they provide their base with someone to hate ... liberal, black, gay, poor, immigrant, etc ... they will have no problem robbing them blind too.
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Don't Go Into Syria

There is money to be made in intervention in Syria, and the MIC lobby that will make that money is strong.
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1 Million Refugee Children Have Fled War-Torn Syria

This is tragic, but I wish the United States showed as much concern for refugees that fled Iraq due to invasion.
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Steve Ballmer To Retire In A Year, Microsoft Announces

Maybe this is why NASDAQ went down for three hours yesterday. Rumors of this were circulating and the market was pulled offline to prevent a programmed trading flash crash, or there were some high-end investors that had Microsoft shorted that would have taken a bath today. The markets are effectively unregulated so we will never know for sure. The SEC won't dig into what happened in anymore than a cosmetic way, so I would be very nervous if I were a NASDAQ investor, for pulling the plug on a Market without a complete explanation is not an indication it is "free."
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Rachel Maddow Tackles Voter Suppression In Boone, North Carolina

I think Republican politicians need to think long and hard about this voter suppression thing. They are adversely effecting real human beings, not strawmen they discuss in strategy meetings. Human beings are nothing if not unpredictable when crossed.
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Burnout: The Disease of Our Civilization

I honestly don't understand this Third Metric deal, Arianna. I mean, your success is defined by money and power, so what need have you for a Third Metric?
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Louie Gohmert: GOP Lawmakers Meet Weekly To Plot Obamacare's Downfall

These Right Wing goobers can't believe they are being bested by an African American President. It is inconceivable to them they can't win. It is, literally, tearing their party apart. The JBS/Republican neo-confederate beliefs have poisoned their capacity to govern, and laid their party low. They are convinced, CONVINCED they can win this Obamacare fight. They NEED to defeat this President. But I'm telling you straight, these Right Wingers are more hubris than quality. They are dullards with ego. And, frankly, I'm enjoying them tilt at windmills. They are so deluded they can't even see straight.



Meet weekly to defeat this President. goobers? Nah, meet DAILY. Meet every three hours. DO IT!



Impress us ... impress us with your impotence and mediocrity. We are getting a good laugh at your expense.
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Columbia, South Carolina Criminalizes Homelessness In Unanimous Vote

Out of sight out of mind. For the record, homelessness is not a characteristic of a "Great Country." People living on the streets underscores the morally and ethically bankrupt principles upon which a Nation is built.
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Republicans Could Use Debt Limit As Leverage On Obamacare, Aide Says

The Republicans have nothing. No leverage. Nada. This is just another tantrum that will resolve to nothing.
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NSA Collected Thousands Of Emails, Other Communications By Americans With No Terror Ties

I would think that one ... only one ... individual whose e-mail was compromised by the NSA would have standing in Federal Court if they wanted to pursue the issue of NSA Surveillance to the US Supreme Court. The NSA should be required to disclose whose e-mails was unlawfully accessed.
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NSA Can Tap Three-Fourths Of Domestic U.S. Internet Traffic, Wall Street Journal Reports

Since 30% of Internet traffic is Porn I'd love to have a piece of the NSA "facial tissue" concession.
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NSA Can Tap Three-Fourths Of Domestic U.S. Internet Traffic, Wall Street Journal Reports

I wonder how many people the NSA retains to comment on websites that what the NSA is doing isn't a big deal?
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How The NRA Built A Massive Secret Database Of Gun Owners

Wow, so the "Keep Big Brother Away From My 2nd Amendment" Organization IS Big Brother.
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A Call for America

The answer is a Progressive Labor Party which embraces Civil Rights and Labor. Rather than relying on political intermediaries of the established parties to further a populist agenda that consistently rubs against Republican and Democrat corporate ideological agenda, we need to elect our own to office to work for us, and turn the United States in the direction of a brighter horizon for All Americans, not just the privileged few.
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U.S. Doesn't Know What Snowden Took, Sources Say

How many people think Snowden was a US Government employee when he acquired the data he released?



He wasn't, he was the employee of Booz Allen Hamilton, a US Government contractor.



See, this is the problem US Intelligence has getting a handle on this breach of information. US Intelligence has expanded its reliance on Global Private Sector Intelligence Firms since Reagan's signing of EO12333 in 1981. In his book "The Way of the World" Ron Suskind points out that 70% of CIA clandestine operations has been outsourced. Obviously the NSA is heavily involved in outsourcing as well.



The questions that we need to see asked by Journalists ... and I haven't seen it happen yet ... are:



What percentage of US Intelligence is outsourced to global Intel companies?



Can anyone besides the US contract with these private sector intelligence entities as well, or is an exclusivity agreement maintained?



What oversight does the US Government have over these private sector entities?



Are their routine access audits performed on them?



If this statement is true, that the US is unsure of what data was taken, it also seems to be saying that the US is unaware what information these contractors have access to. That would be very bad.
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Kodak's Bankruptcy Exit Plan Approved By Judge

Kodak's fate is a cautionary tale for all businesses. Prior to the development of digital cameras, Kodak had a near monopoly on film stock for still and movie cameras. Paul Simon even had the hit "Kodachrome" after one of Kodak's products. But as soon as digital cameras hit the market, it was over for Kodak. They may still provide film stock for niche markets, but otherwise their era is over. If it can happen to Kodak, it can happen to any company. I think that is why the Fossil Fuel Industry is at open warfare over Climate Change and development of Renewable Energy sources ... they don't want to be the next Kodak.



It's a case of survival of an industry versus progress.
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The Tea Party vs. The Public Library

The push for virtual libraries will seemingly come from right and left, who for a number of disparate reasons will include saying that online libraries will be more economical, environmentally friendly, and reach more people. Once the idea is sold and the books are uploaded, then it will be possible to gradually globally edit them over time to smooth out any rough edges the books may contain that would "confuse" the reader. Libraries with actual books are a threat, because, until you burn them, or upload them, they are determined to say exactly what the Author intended.



Remember who the Tea Party is folks, and it ain't a bunch of seniors holding signs that read "Keep your Government hands off my Medicare."
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Miguel Tejada Suspended 105 Games By MLB For PED Use

Again, when do the owners and managers of the clubs come under scrutiny for this? I would argue that MLB NEEDED the PED era after alienating fans with labor strife. It is impossible for me to believe the use of PEDs on teams wasn't widely known to team management ... maybe not encouraged ... but known and left alone because of the entertaining results they produced on the diamond. So, at some point, the Commissioner should investigate the owners, which might be tricky since he is one through his daughter..
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Cory Booker Wins Senate Primary: The Far-Left Wins Nothing -- Again

Definition is off. Not Far-Left, but Left ...



Pragmatic, Center-Left Democrats are actually Conservatives. Go-along to get along types. Not bold, not innovative, and their record of holding the "Left" position, has been pretty dismal over the last 30 years as Republicans used the Pragmatic, Center-Left posturing of "docility as virtue" to drive the nation to the right, and Americans into a lower standard of living.



To reiterate, in 30 years Pragmatic, Center-Left Democrats have nothing to be proud of.



"But what about Clinton!" someone shouts ...



Another vote for Cory Booker..



A Center-Left Pragmatic Democrat.



I rest my case.
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NSA Surveillance Broke Privacy Rules Thousands Of Times Per Year: Report

440,000 Americans die a year from smoking related disease ... why aren't we spying on the Tobacco Industry?



"Cigarette smoking causes about one of every five deaths in the United States each year.1,6 Cigarette smoking is estimated to cause the following:1



More than 440,000 deaths annually (including deaths from secondhand smoke)

49,400 deaths per year from secondhand smoke exposure

269,655 deaths annually among men (including deaths from secondhand smoke)

173,940 deaths annually among women (including deaths from secondhand smoke)"



http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/health_effects/tobacco_related_mortality/
About nsa
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NSA Surveillance Broke Privacy Rules Thousands Of Times Per Year: Report

Why would anyone believe the Intelligence Industry would tell the truth? What's in it for them?
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Paul Stam, North Carolina Republican, Says Schools Chief 'Should Stick To Her Own Knitting'

Why do we constantly hear attacks on women from Conservative Men who are in the "Viagra and Apology" stage of life?
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Gov. Pat McCrory Approval Rating Tanks: Poll

Well, if no Democrat is allowed to vote in North Carolina then it probably doesn't matter much to McCrory what his approval rating is.
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Sequestration Ushers In A Dark Age For Science In America

What this means is that our global competitors will be able to attract American Scientific Talent to their countries. Science is a quest for knowledge, and just because the United States retreats into ignorance doesn't mean that quest for knowledge ... with American participation ... will end. The losers will be the American People, who will watch innovations and opportunities blossom abroad that should rightfully be occurring at home.
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Egyptian Security Forces Clear Pro-Morsi Sit-Ins, Hundreds Reported Dead (UPDATED)

The People of Egypt toppled Mubarak, and the Muslim Brotherhood exploited the power vacuum to claim power and move the country towards theocracy. The People of Egypt rose once more to topple Morsi and the Muslim brotherhood, and now it seems the Egyptian Army has moved to claim power. The baseline problem is that the Egyptian People want control over the direction of their country, but before they can construct a government power is poached by an established interest group that has always been part of Egypt's underlying political problem.



I sincerely could care less about Mubarak, the Muslim Brotherhood, or the Egyptian Military, I just want to see the Egyptian People get a government that meets their needs and doesn't torment them. There should be space for Secular, Coptic, and Islamist Egyptians to interact and work together, domination by any one group will lead to further political upheaval, and hardship for all.
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Google: Gmail Users Can't Legitimately Expect Privacy

So, basically, Gmail is telling its users: "We own you."
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Mitch McConnell's Cyber Fears Not Delaying Obamacare In Kentucky

If you think about it, the Republicans have lost every maneuver on Obamacare they tried. ACA initially passed Congress when they were sure they could stop it with a filibuster they didn't wind up having enough votes to initiate. Then, in the 2010 elections, they managed to take the House, but not the Senate, and to really have any leverage over stalling implementation they really, really needed to win the Senate. Then they fell back on the conservative controlled US Supreme Court to declare Obamacare unconstitutional, and that didn't happen. Then the Republicans pulled out all the stops to defeat Obama in the 2012 election and win back the Senate ... giving them the chance to repeal the program outright before its complete roll out in 2014 ... and failed at that too, in both cases.



So now, the reality for the Republicans is this, Obamacare will be implemented, and if the GOP takes back the Senate, retains the House, and wins the White House in 2016, they will be in the position to take benefits away from Americans across the political spectrum, just in time to pay for it in the 2018 midterms and 2020 President election cycles.



This, my friends, is what you call losing ugly.
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The Secret History of G.I. Joe

I had G.I. Joe dolls as a kid, being a Kennedy baby, and the odd thing with that toy was that it wasn't created with an adversary. It was just white G.I. Joe and his associated military toys. Maybe it was a function of the times, and the network news coverage of Vietnam on the old RCA console in my parent's living room, but when I got together with friends to play G.I Joe, it generally devolved to them being blown up by some unseen adversary, or, we would load up G.I. Joe in his Jeep and crash him off the sand dunes at the beach, or on a dirt clod hill ... then supply the moans for his broken body. Without an enemy for G.I. Joe to face, in the minds of at least the kids I played with, he was always the causality, ultimately, not the victor. Because G.I. Joe was meant to be an "Action Toy", and really the only action available to him ... except for maybe occasional R&R with Barbie (who, fittingly, began as a souvenir from brothels herself) when I played dolls with the girl who lived next door ... was to blow G. I. Joe up, or otherwise torment him ... for as a kid in the sixties the images of real G.I. Joe were ones of him fighting in the jungles of Vietnam under assault.
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Marco Rubio Warns About Obama Risk Without Immigration Reform

Hey, that's a great idea! I actually think the number is closer to 20 million, but look at it this way ... as soon as 20 million people are granted citizenship via Executive Order it would be impossible for the Republicans to take that citizenship away short of starting a Civil War.
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Exclusive: After Multiple Denials, CIA Admits To Snooping On Noam Chomsky | The Cable

The entire American system is designed to protect those who exist in the ethereal region at the top of the societal pyramid from all those who form the supporting stones below.
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Recent Thoughts on Money in Politics

What I would like to see instituted is a Black Box Blind Trust method for campaign contributions.



In this idea anyone, individual or corporation, could donate any amount of money to any candidate no questions asked, there is only one rule: The account would be overseen by an independent group of non-partisan Custodians who will receive incoming anonymous contributions for all candidates in a specific race.



The process of contribution will be though an interface that randomizes a twenty digit alphanumeric identifier forming a unique key for the contribution, The alphanumeric identifier then would be split in half with contributor getting one 10 digit segment and candidate receiving the other. In this way the contribution is tracked, but there is no direct link to the contribution that can be discerned from the generated alpha-numeric identifier. The candidate, and the candidate's campaign can see the pooled balance available for campaign use, but never know from whom a contribution was received or for how much. If the candidate is found to have any specific knowledge of a campaign contributor or the amount contributed that would qualify as a quid-pro-quo arrangement and the candidate would be disqualified from running on the grounds of corruption. If we are able to de-link the contribution from the contributor then, technically, the candidate's campaign funds could either come from a dozen major contributors, or thousands of small ones and they would never know for sure, and, therefore, not owe anyone once elected.
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GOP Congressman To Birther Constituent: House Republicans Have The Votes To Impeach Obama

Okay, so the House Republicans impeach President Obama, and, like Bill Clinton, that goes nowhere in the Senate ... or, they wait to see if Republicans get control of the Senate in 2014, and try again, but then there aren't enough votes, even with a Republican Senate Majority, to remove the President from office ... and even if the Republicans succeed in Impeaching the President in the House, and in the Senate trial President Obama is removed from office, Joe Biden becomes President of the United States, and then Joe Biden appoints Hillary Clinton Vice President, and so on, and so forth.



The Tea Party Republicans don't think that far ahead.
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Anthony Weiner, Eliot Spitzer Candidacies Embarrass New York City Voters: Poll

There has been quite an effort to bundle Wiener and Spitzer together ... the difference is that Weiner hasn't worked through his issues, it seems, and Spitzer has moved on. There are numerous politicians of both parties that have had personal indiscretions and were able to resume their work in government and be productive for the constituents. Let's be clear, there are extremely few individuals in public office that could weather scrutiny in their private lives and come out unscathed.



The issue with Spitzer, and the reason Quinn, yet another flunky for Wall Street is conflating Weiner with Spitzer ... is because Spitzer is a threat to Wall Street. Spitzer has successfully taken on Wall Street before, and as Comptroller he could really land some significant body blows on Wall Street. So, let's remember that tying Spitzer and Weiner together is a political device, for the benefit of Wall Street ... I'm sure New Yorkers get that.



There is a lesson to be learned from Weiner as well for Progressives and Liberals ... Tea Party politicians can engage in whatever perversion they please and will be given a free ride as long as the deliver for their patrons. Progressive and Liberal Ideology is a threat to the status quo, and, therefore, if you set yourself up as a standard bearer for the Left you better be squeaky clean or you will be destroyed.
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Rodeo Clown Impersonates Obama At Missouri State Fair

For the record, there is only one race ... the Human Race ... and anyone who wallows in the vanity of sub-races has some evolving to do.
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Paul Ryan Spending Cuts Face Backlash From Moderate Republicans

Republicans are unpopular, at war with every non-white-conservative-male constituency in the United States, and are well aware of the fact their 2010 "landslide" was due to only 4% of the voters showing up at the polls. You are going to see a turnout from Democrats in 2014 like in a Presidential election cycle, and the only thing the GOP has going for them is gerrymandering, and voter suppression laws ... without that they are in the wilderness. In short, the Republicans recognize if they don't cull the extremism of their base and tack toward moderation they are doomed.
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Michael Hayden, Former NSA Chief: After A Major Attack, U.S. Likely To Seize More Surveillance Powers

So, the Global Public/Private Intelligence Industry looks at terrorist attacks against the US as an opportunity?
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Obama To Address Convention Of Disabled Veterans

I can think of a few candidates for additional Constitutional Amendments, one being a War Amendment that ensures all Americans ... including politicians ... have skin in the game if a war is pursued, through war tax for individuals and corporations, conscription and, in the case of politicians, a strict set of rules for escalation into war that could cost them their office if they don't adhere strictly to the guidelines ... including `ZERO` financial contributions from military contractors.



The most important aspect of this War Amendment would be an understanding that the American Taxpayer will be completely responsible for Veterans when they return. Either in affording them opportunities for jobs, housing, and education, or, in the case of Disabled Veterans, complete support of their healthcare related needs in a way that is prompt and comprehensive. I have nothing but respect for groups who provide support to Veterans when they return from their service to meet their various challenges, but let's be completely clear on this ... the American People are COMPLETELY responsible for the well being of Americans who put their lives on the line for their country when they return home in order to return their lives to normalcy. Completely.
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Obama Proposes FISA Reforms Amid Growing Concerns Over NSA Surveillance

I really wish there was more focus on the Private Sector Intelligence Industry in this matter. I'm sure the NSA is following the rules they are required to, but what about their contractors? Snowden was working for the Carlyle Groups' Booz Allen Hamilton when he accessed the government data he went on to release. What oversight does the US Government have with these outside contractors, who also have access to communications data? Snowden is habitually portrayed as an NSA employee, but that doesn't seem to be the case.



The Government's access to our data is concerning, but the private sector's access to our data is disturbing.
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Buck McKeon: Terrorists May 'Mingle In' With Latinos To Cross Border

Okay, now Republicans had COMPLETE control of the US Government from Jan 2001 to Jan 2007. The Republicans held the White House, and controlled the House of Representatives and Senate majorities. So tell me, Buck, why didn't Republicans act on terrorists mingling with Latinos crossing the Southern Border at anytime between 9/11/2001 and 1/2007?



I'm not sure I understand why Representative McKeon wants to bring attention on Republicans NOT securing the border from this threat for six years.
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Obama's 'Tonight Show' Domestic Spying Comments Contradicted By <em>New York Times</em> Story (VIDEO)

EO12333 signed by Ronald Reagan 12/4/1981:



2.7 CONTRACTING



"Agencies within the Intelligence Community are authorized to

enter into contracts or arrangements for the provision of goods or

services with private companies or institutions in the United

States and need not reveal the sponsorship of such contracts or

arrangements for authorized intelligence purposes. Contracts or

arrangements with academic institutions may be undertaken only with

the consent of appropriate officials of the institution."



If the search of Americans communications is handled by a contractor of US Intel, rather than by US Intel itself, then saying "we" don't have a domestic spying program, in reference to a contractor rather than US Intel run domestic spying program, is factual.



EO12333:



" ... the provision of goods or services with private companies or institutions in the United States and need not reveal the sponsorship of such contracts or arrangements for authorized intelligence purposes."
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70 Percent Of Georgia Republicans Believe In Creationism: PPP Poll

The Moral Majority Era in the 80s ginned this stuff up. The Republicans dumped a ton of money into poor churches and then their "Conservative" message got all wrapped up with the Gospels ... now Christians in many parts of the country don't even have an idea what they don't know about their own religion, and Republicans like that just fine.
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Greek Unemployment Hits Record High

The Greeks were too smart for their own good. They figured by staying in the EU they could game the situation to their benefit, but instead they are being bled and butchered like a goat. Their wisest move was to take the Icelandic path, now they are stuck in the tar pit and slowly sinking. Highly unlikely the situation in Greece gets better.
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NSA Conducting Broader Email And Text Data Collection Linked To Foreigners: Report

Thousands of years in the future Aliens will discovered the burned out remains of our Human Culture in the undergrowth of a steaming planet. And an Alien Archeologist will identify a weathered tomb in an area we used to call Utah. Using advanced technology, the Archeologist revives the moribund NSA servers and, in a matter of seconds, is able to process and analyze all of the communications of Mankind, over a period of decades. After a moment of reflection, the Alien speaks in a fit of clicks and hums to its colleague.



"Seems ... this ... species ... committed ... suicide ..."



-HMMM-



"Could ... have ... been ... prevented ..."



_CLICK-_CLICK-_CLICK-



"Missed ... significance ... of ... this ... Tweet ..."



-HMMM-



"Let's ... get ... lunch ..."



_CLICK-_CLICK-_CLICK-
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Ted Cruz: 'Obama Is An Extraordinary Politician' With 'Profoundly Dangerous' Principles

And the Fascist Right Wing John Birch Society Tea Party principles that Canadian Ted Cruz promotes aren't?
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Unhappy With U.S. Foreign Policy? Pentagon Says You Might Be A 'High Threat'

Paranoia the destroyer ...
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Brian Manning, Bradley's Father, Discusses Son's Sentence With Anderson Cooper (VIDEO)

It is extremely important for citizens of a supposed democracy to know what their government is doing in their name ... for, whether people want to accept it or not, we are all culpable for the actions of our government and wear our governments misdeeds as chains around our necks. The American people prefer well constructed fantasy appraisals of the world to reality, and the darker nature of our leaders will use that desire of self delusion as a tool for their own benefit. The crimes of Manning and Snowden are to have pulled back the curtain on the hidden actions of the United States Government, and as fully vested members of our democracy, make us owners of those actions. We can blame the messengers but the message is still the same, and the American people will be judged, rightfully so, by the way they address these government transgressions in defense of "Freedom."



My instinct is the American people will do nothing, because, as I have noted over 50 years. Americans are big talkers, but rarely take responsibility for anything. That is pretty much the primary character trait for the post WWII generations of America.



All Manning and Snowden did was force our eyes to open when we prefer them closed.
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New Records For Arctic Ice Melt, Greenhouse Gas Emissions In 2012 As World Warms: Report

I'm sure some mythical god(s) will arrive just in the nick of time to save us from ourselves ... or not.
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North Carolina Voting Laws Could Hinge On Evidence Of Racism

We must fight fire with fire. It is time to establish a Federal Voter ID and National Voting Access Standards for Federal Elections. The States should be allowed to game their elections anyway they wish if the citizenry tolerates it, but elections for Federal office should be standard Nationwide. Voter Registration Rolls can be maintained in the DoJ or Treasury by the Secret Service. All lawful voters will be given Federal Voter IDs that can be swiped on Federally provided uniform voting machines that provide the voter a receipt. Any question a Poll Watcher might have about a voter's id for a Federal Election will need to be addressed to the Federal Government. Fraud in a Federal Election either as a voter or a Poll Watcher or Precinct Worker will be a Felony. Each polling station will have a uniform number of Machines provided based on the number of registered voters so no line to vote will take longer than 20 minutes.



Again ... this is only for FEDERAL ELECTIONS ... State and Local Elections will not be interfered with. If State Officials want to prohibit use of Federal Voter ID Cards for their elections, they can ... but Federal Elections are not a States Rights issue.



IF this idea is proposed, and Republicans from States with draconian Voter ID Law balk at it, it will be an admission that they are engaged in election fraud rather than an effort to secure the vote.
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Rana Plaza Collapse Victims Still Waiting For Compensation

The victims are awaiting compensation from Western Corporations that don't even view them as Human? Good Luck.
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Obama's Housing Plan: Government To Maintain Significant Role In Mortgages

The United States Government should completely control ALL mortgages and provide an interface between the Financial Sector and the American Consumer. The MERS system, entrusted with the nation's mortgages, is a con. The responsibility of the US Government ... and this is why the Right Wingers hate it ... is to act as a referee between the citizens and business ... and we could have used that referee in place as the banks destroyed the real estate sector in their pursuit of fraud generated profit.



I'm all for the US Government taking complete control of Mortgages in order to mandate all sides who sign the mortgage contract are honest.



Furthermore, I would like to see Fannie Mae become a wholly controlled entity of the US Government, as it was when it was originally created. As soon Fannie Mae became a Public/Private endeavor it started to be just another component of the Wall Street fraud factory.
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Kathleen Sebelius Criticizes 'Dismal' Conservative Effort Urging Young People Not To Enroll In Obamacare

Yet another Right Wing desperation move. Crash Obamacare, Cons. We have Medicare-For-All queued up.
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Ted Yoho, GOP Congressman, Says Obamacare Tanning Tax Is 'Racist'

These Bircher Republicans are pulling for a race war just like Charles Manson was ...
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