Weiner Is A Wanker…But He Shouldn’t Quit
How’s that for getting straight to the point? *An alternative title was “Weiner Is A Dick” — but that would have been too easy.* Congressman Anthony Weiner (D – NY) has finally admitted to tweeting...
View ArticleThe Occupation of Wall Street – and Starting A Movement of ‘The 99%’
I’m loving Occupy Wall Street. It is described as a people-powered movement for people who want to express discontent for the current political and economic environment and I really don’t care what...
View ArticleWhere’s My Money? – Oil Company Subsidies
The following podcast is a discussion with Linda Isaac-Peterson of the PRIC (Progressive Reactionary International Caucus) Liberal Network. Please listen for important information about where your...
View Article4 Things I Hate About 2012 Politics
In advance of the punditry sure to bubble up and over in the next several months, I’ve gone ahead and drawn my line in the sand. What follows below are issues that will likely play a significant role...
View ArticleDINOs Are Not Extinct
A DINO is not a dinosaur. A DINO is a Democrat In Name Only – those who align themselves with the political left in name but, at key voting times, leave some of us wishing that they, too, were...
View ArticleMoonbat Alert
Mitt Romney has forged a path to victory. He beat his opponents in the GOP Florida primaries by a solid margin even though many in his party still neither like nor trust him. He immediately laid out...
View Article5 Annoying Things That Liberals Do
Everyone has a list about something or other. I’m joining the list of people who make lists; my list contains the top 5 annoying things that liberals do. Bitch and Complain about President Obama even...
View ArticleThe Power of Equality
Wow…just wow. More of the same; no surprise there. What a banner week: Governor Chris Christie vetoed a Marriage Equality bill. The GOP decided to keep ovaries in their crosshairs — after all, women...
View ArticleWhy Can’t We Be Friends?
Can’t we all just get along? Sometimes Progressives disagree; that’s human nature. But we need to learn to do so without being disagreeable. We need not concern ourselves with the divisiveness the...
View ArticleTo Rule The World, Follow Instuctions and Repeat (Often)
“Five to ten million adolescent girls and women struggle with eating disorders and borderline eating conditions.” “Among children in grades 1 – 3, 42% want to be thinner.” “An average US woman is 5’4″...
View ArticleUntruth and Its Consequences
In a recent TED talk, Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie spoke eloquently on “The danger of a single story.” In her talk she spoke of how “the single story creates stereotypes, and the...
View ArticleExecutive Power – We Can’t Wait!
For every olive branch extended, the GOP ate the fruit and then spat the twigs out on the President’s feet. Since his inauguration, the GOP has been unwilling to work with President Obama to do the...
View ArticleFree Speech?
We’ve all heard, and probably said more than a time or two, “Talk is cheap!” or “Actions speak louder than words!” Goodness knows on any given day in America you can hear someone crying “Free...
View ArticleWeek in Review – May 6, 2012
Social change is in the news, and that’s a good thing. The plight of workers became the focus, for at least one day, this past week. Folks, we are witnessing what dissent and direct action produces:...
View ArticleGarden Party
A throwback song for progressives and liberals: “Well, it’s alright now… I learned my lesson well. You can’t please everyone so you Gotta please yourself.” ~ Ricky Nelson, Garden Party You...
View ArticleWhat the Ralph Nader is wrong with you?
I loved this picture! It gave me hope that not all of the Republican Party has departed on a one way trip to Teabaggistan! It was posted on a friend’s Facebook page. (One of my real friends whom I...
View ArticleWe can deal with rockets and dreams, but reality…?
Musical genius and legend Curtis Mayfield once said: “We’re all built up with progress, But sometimes I must confess, We can deal with rockets and dreams, But reality… what does it mean? Ain’t nothing...
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