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Obama’s Ohio Speech Shows He Still Doesn’t Get The Point - - Joel Hendon
After last Tuesday's vote in Massachusetts where the Republican candidate won the open Senate seat in a heavily Democratic state, brought shock to many of the Washington Democrats who had relished for one year doing whatever they wanted with the Republicans. Banning them from discussions on the... Submitted 2 years 123 days ago.

Reasons We Don’t Need A ‘Tea Party’ Party - - Joel Hendon
As a youth, I felt that the Democratic Party was, by far, the best party we had and it never crossed my mind that I would ever feel any differently. The presidential election of 1952 came at a time when I was serving a tour of duty in the army during the bloody Korean Conflict which had been... Submitted 2 years 141 days ago.

Constitutional Hypocrisy - Joel Hirschhorn
Millions of Americans are politically informed, smart, active and angry. They see many wrongs in our political and government system. They are fed up with politics as usual, meaning corrosive corruption of politicians by corporate and other special interests. They see little good in either the... Submitted 2 years 223 days ago.

American Family Association Holding National TEA Party Day - Abigail Richards
The American Family Association is asking individuals and families to be part of the National Taxed Enough Already Day. Citizens across America are asked to plan local events including attending a rally at local city halls across the nation at noon on April 15. The purpose is to show the... Submitted 3 years 68 days ago.

Republicans: Get Your Head Back in the Game! - - Tex Norman
In last night's Republican response to the Democrats (and Obama's Speech to Congress) he explained in detail, his objection to big government regulations. Here is an exact quote from the Jindal speech: During Katrina, I visited Sheriff Harry Lee, a Democrat and a good friend of mine. When I... Submitted 3 years 89 days ago.

Regulations Makes Sense - - Tex Norman
When I was a kid, one of my chores, and one of my ways of earning extra money, was to mow grass. I grew up in Texas where it sometimes gets to be 113 degrees in the shade, but we didn't stay in the shade all the time. I remember days when I was dangerously hot and thirsty. Sometimes the inside of... Submitted 3 years 90 days ago.

Need to Stop the Welfare Madness before the Train Wrecks - - Jim Brown
This country, if not the entire world, is embarked on a course that can only lead to collapse from within. By our sheer numbers we are straining the resources of many countries and areas of the world. This essay is not a liberal diatribe to 'save the world.' I am not as concerned with the snowy... Submitted 3 years 103 days ago.

Mesmerized by Melodic Rhetoric - Joel Hirschhorn
"I've been through Y2K and I've been through 9/11. I have never seen people so afraid as what we are seeing right now," said gun shop owner Scott Moss recently. With more guns per capita easily 250 million privately owned ones and certainly more people in prisons than any other democracy, the... Submitted 3 years 104 days ago.

From Political Ecstasy to Consumer Despair - Joel Hirschhorn
Millions and millions and millions of Americans not only voted for Barack Obama but also campaigned for him and contributed their hard earned money to him. They continue to celebrate his historic victory. Their exultation shows up in political opinion polls. But where it is not revealing itself... Submitted 3 years 117 days ago.

Beware of Obama Idolatry - Joel Hirschhorn
As a cynical contrarian I admit being more than a little appalled by all the media hype and public adoration surrounding the inauguration of our new president. Make no mistake, I too want President Obama to succeed on every front. But when I hear the same old media pundits talk about a revolution... Submitted 3 years 125 days ago.

Barack Obama and Joe Biden: The Change We Need ? - Gary W. Halsey Sr.
I think it is too early to tell, but my hope is; that the new change in government will at least begin to turn things around for us in a very aggressive, productive way. The one thing you can count on in politics is the fact that there will be controversy. Let's look at some of the facts of this... Submitted 3 years 141 days ago.

Three Types of Politicians - Joel Hirschhorn
The current outrage over Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich because of his arrest for federal crimes, which follows the conviction and imprisonment of three previous Illinois governors, should remind Americans just how delusional our democracy is. I see three categories for politicians.... Submitted 3 years 165 days ago.

Economic Disaster Reveals Lunacy of Materialism - Joel Hirschhorn
Millions and millions of Americans are suffering because of the unfolding economic meltdown, and they will suffer more, and even more Americans will face unimaginable personal suffering as more face loss of jobs, home foreclosures, and loss of savings. For some years I have been using the tag... Submitted 3 years 193 days ago.

When the Federal Government Fails the People - Joel Hirschhorn
The hardest thing for Americans to do right now in this presidential election season is to fight distraction and, instead, focus on the failure of all three branches of the federal government. And also to resist the propaganda masquerading as patriotic obligation that voting will fundamentally... Submitted 3 years 223 days ago.

Headline - America Surrenders Without a Shot. - straight talk
First let me state this is a fictional headline and article based on current world events and any and all similarities is purely coincidental. The American papers today reported that the second American revolution was achieved without firing one shot. With the majority of its military engaged in... Submitted 3 years 234 days ago.

Uniting Conservatives With Liberals “A Proposal” - - David Tanguay
I have submitted this article under the "current events category" for it has to do with all of our current events. From the # 1 issue of the day which is Iraq to all issues involving our nation. All of the issues confronting us are praised, condemned, and to the ordinary citizen make... Submitted 3 years 246 days ago.

Trickle Down Bankruptcy - Missing Link
With the equivalent of a 9-11 disaster hitting Wall Street, why isn't our sitting president saying anything to the American people to calm their fears and to explain the government takeovers of these financial institutions? We get these little blips of him on TV somewhere, talking about something... Submitted 3 years 250 days ago.

Neoism - The New Ideology - Maximilian Justinian
Neoism is a holistic ideological movement with the goal of identifying progressive meaning in every idea and combining those positive aspects to create a new ideology that is innately appealing to humanity at large in order to form an ideological basis for a Planetary Government. This Planetary... Submitted 3 years 291 days ago.

Sunrise Phoenix - - Maximilian Justinian
Like a phoenix everyday millions awake ready to change the world, This energy is often short lived or laid to waste by the immovable barriers of present day circumstances. Which are perpetuated by a misapplication of creative energies. We are often told by spiritual leaders to live in the... Submitted 3 years 293 days ago.

What Are We Waiting For? - Joel Hirschhorn
Long before the disastrous George W. Bush administration, I had been waiting for profound, systemic changes in our political system. Perversely, I saw the upside of Bush as motivating more Americans to demand political change. And that happened. But the national yearning for change was co-opted... Submitted 4 years 6 days ago.

After Hillary, Voting With Conscience and Pride - Joel Hirschhorn
This general election more than most will test the courage of voters to avoid lesser-evil strategic voting that has propped up our two-party plutocracy. People with intelligence and conscience must resist peer pressure and the temptation to vote against John McCain by voting for Barack Obama. ... Submitted 4 years 17 days ago.

Tears - From The Heart Of An American - Star Lyn
The following is an expose which I wrote after a heart-wrenching dialog with a very disillusioned, disgruntled, yet proud American. The experience will be with me forever. The streets and the valleys of a once great nation will be filled with the tears of its people. The United States of America... Submitted 4 years 35 days ago.

We Really Should Thank Our Politicians - - Mr. Keith
My eyes see milk at over $4.00 a gallon. My eyes see gas at over $3.25 a gallon. My eyes see my sister in law who had an infection and twenty pills cost $1,800.00 My eyes see my home insurance in Florida increase 100% overnight and I never filed a claim. My eyes see all the manufacturing jobs go... Submitted 4 years 64 days ago.

Time to Fight Junk Mail - Joel Hirschhorn
The U.S. Postal Service is our enemy. While countermeasures have been created to deal with the invasion of telemarketing phone calls and spam emails, we continue to be bombarded by junk mailings. The solution that the USPS is opposing is a do-not-mail list or registry that households could choose... Submitted 4 years 68 days ago.

The Born Again Conspiracy - - Barbara Peterson
In a previous article titled In Bed Together , I explained a scientific theory that espouses "out of chaos comes order," and its possible role in the creation of the NWO. That is the scientific theory, but have you wondered why leaders claiming to be religious Christians have no problem grabbing... Submitted 4 years 68 days ago.