Tag Archives: Politics

I have come to intensely dislike Barack Obama

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

Far be it from me to get all politicky. But as someone who had hoped that Barack Obama would at least do a better job than George W. Bush, as someone who voted for the current President, I have had … Continue reading →

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Where I’m At – What to do?

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

The Obama administration, which I freely admit to having voted for, makes my head hurt. The minute they kept Guantanamo open they both showed cowardice and lost my vote. But let me get the rest of it straight: -War means … Continue reading →

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Thoughts?

Posted on December 6, 2010 by

Those of you who are under 30 may not get this…but I was born into a country where rights were not a bad thing, not something to fear lest they get us blown up…but a gift from God to be … Continue reading →

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My Concession Speech

Posted on November 9, 2010 by

Well…it’s been a long, difficult race. And tonight I am here to congratulate my opponents. Y’all must’ve run a good race and have apparently been elected to the Wayne State University Board of Governors. I wish both of you luck … Continue reading →

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It’s a bad day to be….

Posted on October 20, 2010 by

An ignorant tea-bagger running for Delaware’s Senate seat. And it’s a three-fer. She commits public stupidity after interrupting both her opponent and the moderator. Then in true tea party fashion, she gets all smug about what she thinks she knows…even … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts…from my head to yours

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

Tonight I got so thirsty I drank some water like I was Indiana Jones and it was the Holy Grail. Some of it flowed down my chin. I think I should get that thirsty more often…if only to quench the … Continue reading →

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The waterworld of white self-pity

Posted on September 14, 2010 by

The numbers were impressive enough on their own, but the overall effect was large, vague, moist, and undirected: the Waterworld of white self-pity. -Christopher Hitchens, On the Glenn Beck-a-thon on the National Mall

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The tea party

Posted on September 4, 2010 by

As we head into an election season that, with all the BS removed, is really a choice between having some chance at economic recovery and salvaging the middle class or handing out more tax cuts to big business and the … Continue reading →

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And really, what could be so special about the number nineteen?

Posted on May 4, 2010 by

Recently, I was browsing through the forums over at the website for the podcast Binnall of America. I love the podcast because it covers all the interesting topics that I used to borrow books from my grandma to read about: … Continue reading →

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