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retired in West Liberty

“A Clear And Present Danger”

Those are the words used by The Arizona Republic in discussing their reason for endorsing Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump last week. “A clear and present danger.” Let those words sink in for a moment. The Arizona Republic did not … Continue reading

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What To Write? What To Write?

about 30 seconds: This blog is a labor of love. A chance many folks don’t get to give a perspective on things that others may not have thought about. But trying to decide what stories to comment on is very … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: The Day Before The Debate Edition

Love Olbermann’s comments. This one is about 6 minutes Are you watching? Are you not watching? Will you be blogging it? Or will you hide out on Netflix? The day is here tomorrow – 2016 presidential Debate #1. While the … Continue reading

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Pockets Of Real Journalism In The Media

Lawrence O’Donnell and David Farenthold (5 minutes) Since the days of Ronald Reagan, corporations have had a goal of owning and controlling the disseminators of the news media in this country. To this end, they have purchased TV, radio, newspapers … Continue reading

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Perception Beating Reality Hands Down

Controlling the media really helps. “He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.” George Orwell, 1984. Back in 1970 Lewis Powell wrote the infamous Powell Memo. In that memo the future Supreme … Continue reading

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“It’s Big Tobacco All Over Again”

Doctors used to sell tobacco @ 1 minute We often have the computer playing some form of left wing radio while we do our daily tasks around the house. In the US, there are few outlets for left wing radio, … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: The Birther Question Is Back Edition?

Glad to see that someone asked Don the Con about his final analysis of whether or not President Obama was born in the US. Trump needs to be held accountable for his wild statements and lies. Let us hope this … Continue reading

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Progress Iowa Asks Legislators: Do You Support Trump?

(Keith Olbermann returns with twice weekly commentary on GQ until the election – 17 minutes) Progress Iowa asked Iowa legislators whether or not supported Republican nominee Donald Trump in this election. Why should this be an issue in state races? … Continue reading

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Are You Registered To Vote?

While making calls for Hillary the other day from a list of what was supposed to be registered voters I was surprised that I ran across an unregistered voter. He was purposely unregistered and was not planning to vote. Hopefully, … Continue reading

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9/11: Result Of America’s Worst Leadership Ever

Sorry I won’t play along with this as being a day of super patriotism. We were attacked on September 11th, 2001 by group of mostly Saudi Arabian radicals. Rather than be a day for beating our breasts in public to … Continue reading

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