Whether or not you think he’d make a good president (and I personally don’t think he would), I’m really glad Ron Paul is running for president, since it gives him a platform to point out truths (which is the job that our corporate-owned mainstream media is too scared or too dishonest to do). For example, […]
The Republicans have managed to frame public opinion about Obama with the constant media noise about how he hasn’t accomplished anything. It doesn’t matter that the Republicans have filibustered just about everything Obama does, but that hasn’t stopped the media from convincing former Obama supporters to feel betrayed by him. For example, the LA Times […]
Presidential candidate Rick Perry released a campaign ad that starts “I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m a Christian, but you don’t need to be in the pew every Sunday to know there’s something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray […]
© Tom Tomorrow Given the situation, why was the media so surprised by the Occupy Wall Street protests? Oh that’s right, the media is owned by the one percent!
Commentary by Ed Stein: I couldn’t resist this one. After seeing ads for expensive new cars with big gift bows on top, diamond necklaces and fancy winter vacations, I started wondering what the average American will be getting from Santa this year. With so many unemployed, so many forced out of their homes, so many […]
Speaking at a Christian college in Iowa, presidential candidate Rick Santorum was asked an interesting question by a student. Citing a study from Harvard University, the student asked if “God appreciates the fact that we have 50 to 100 thousand uninsured Americans dying due to a lack of healthcare every year.” “Dying?” he countered. “I […]
It’s been lots of fun but I gotta run! – Iron Filing UPDATE: Yup, I’m back, but totally jetlagged. Will start posting again soon. Thanks so much to Iron Filing for filling in while I was on vacation. – iron knee
©W. Wuerker Scott Turow says it well in a Bloomberg post: The bedrock of our democracy is embodied in the most famous line of the Declaration of Independence, “All men are created equal.” Our belief in the equal dignity and value of every human being has led to the fundamental precept of one person, one […]
Again, two points of view are presented but you’ll have to decide for yourself which is the good point and which is the bad. – Iron Filing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKVTljo-5jA&feature=player_detailpage’
“Republican candidate Rick Perry is denying rumors that his top advisers are being demoted. Yep, Perry was like, ‘I want to make it clear that at no point in this campaign have I had any advisers.’” – Jimmy Fallon “I don’t know if you know the Occupy L.A. protesters have been evicted. They all were […]
Regardless of possible safety concerns and issues of esthetics, FREEWAYBLOGGER has reinvented the soapbox for the modern Commons. View more images – many more images – at FREEWAYBLOGGER’s website. – Iron Filing
While the lesser candidates are kissing Trump’s pinkie ring at the NewsMax Reality Debate Show, Huntsman and Paul should have a real debate. ©Paul Szep Clown Donald Trump is hosting the next Republicandog and pony show. Seems appropriate to me but Jon Huntsman and Ron Paul disagree; apparently thinking that running for president should be […]
A New York Times Book Review of memoirs by Dick Cheney and Don Rumsfeld is notable for it’s imminently quotable subtitle: In retrospect, Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney realize they were right about everything. ©David Horsey The books themselves appear to be a waste of wood fiber but the review, Memories of the Bush Administration, […]
“Three wealthy investors who are already worth millions won the $254 million Powerball jackpot. Yeah, in a related story, everyone’s head at Occupy Wall Street just exploded.” – Conan O’Brien “President Obama will attend three fundraisers in New York City tomorrow to raise money for his re-election campaign. Seriously? How about holding a fundraiser to […]
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