90 Articles Under This Category. Now Displaying Page 1
Two for One: Regulation and Elections - - Walter Rhett
A double feature today. ( I) As ad agencies know, one of the best selling tools is fear. Fear is set in the future, with unforeseen consequences, always ending in apocalyptic circumstances--in the case of the drilling moratorium, dispossessed families, starving children, a collapsed economy... Submitted 1 year 273 days ago.

Fact Checking Leads the Media Wreck - - Walter Rhett
Fact checking in the internet age has become a "you decide" process. The dialectics of the web has created clusters of information bubbles. In these bubbles, false claims go unrefuted. If you "disagree," you can click elsewhere. If it sounds good or feels good, it must be true. Facts are no... Submitted 1 year 279 days ago.

Anti-Gay Activist Exposed Before the World - Jennifer Stewart
Thank heavens for the media and freedom of speech. In 1954 Attorney Fred Phelps, who had grown up in Mississippi and been exposed to racial hatred and segregation, moved to Topeka. This was the year that segregation was legally banned in public schools. Discrimination suits abounded and... Submitted 2 years 20 days ago.

Is Government The New Religion? - Michael Ramzy
A wonderful day in America and I am wondering how many of us truly believe. We are told, from when we are young, to take things on faith. Our parents told us, our schools told us, and we believed. Why? Because we had no reason to question. At least, not when we are young. We did, after all, take... Submitted 2 years 25 days ago.

First President Obama State Of The Union Address Uniting The United States Of America - Michael Gaffley
On Wednesday every American has the opportunity to attend, watch and or listen to the most powerful man on earth, speaking. The occasion will be his first state of the union address. I am concerned that many view this as a crucial time for him to redefine his presidency. I humbly submit that... Submitted 2 years 120 days ago.

Prostitution, Human Slavery, Child Abuse In Your Neighborhood—What's Happening-See What You Can Do - - Steve Kovacs
Some people believe prostitution is immoral. Others feel whatever happens between two consenting adults is no ones business and this is pretty much how I feel. However, the fact of the matter is that some prostitutes in the United States as well as across the globe are slaves and there is nothing... Submitted 2 years 186 days ago.

Carlsbad NM Threatened By Collapse Of Salt Cavern - - Joel Hendon
The State of New Mexico has a network of caverns considered the largest in the U.S. Numerous tourists are familiar with the gigantic Carlsbad Cavern outside of the city. The Carlsbad Caverns National Park is situated several miles to the southwest of the city itself and is the location of the... Submitted 2 years 199 days ago.

Is It Politically Correct to Ignore the Enemy Within? - - Missing Link
Islamic Army psychiatrists who argue with their patients about the war on religious grounds are not fit to serve in the military or provide psychiatric counseling to US soldiers. (just my humble opinion) Islam is a world view as much as a religion. Multiculturalism is a crock. Political... Submitted 2 years 200 days ago.

Six Dead Bodies Found In Home--Manhunt Leads to Arrest of Convicted Sex Offender - - Steve Kovacs
Police originally went to convicted rapist and registered sex offender Anthony Sowell's home to serve a warrant for rape and felonious assault. They did not find Sowell but they did find two dead bodies. The next day, they found a third body in a freshly dug grave in the basement and the remains... Submitted 2 years 206 days ago.

He That Despises The Poor Despises His Maker: Scapegoating in an Economic Crisis - Edward Rhymes
Introduction There is a familiar and ominous theme that is recurring in the conversation about the economic crisis we still find ourselves in: that the implosion of the housing market and subsequent mortgage debacle was the result of subprime loans extended to unqualified buyers (the poor... Submitted 2 years 230 days ago.

Selective Outrage & Inconsistent Indignation - - Edward Rhymes
I must admit I am somewhat confused about the rhetoric that I'm hearing by many who oppose well, just about anything President Obama does. I find that some of the outrage and indignation is rooted in some sort of collective amnesia and cognitive dissonance. I want to point to several areas that I... Submitted 2 years 250 days ago.

Tortured Logic: How To Fight A War & Lose Your Soul - - Edward Rhymes
A great deal is being said about the current investigation into the allegations that CIA officials tortured detainees in custody during the Bush administration. There are many who are calling this a partisan and political witch-hunt and that we need this "effective" tool of torture. I would like... Submitted 2 years 269 days ago.

DWB, Skip Gates & Me - Edward Rhymes
I wrote a piece several years ago (from 2004 to be exact) for a local newspaper when I lived in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The article is about racial profiling in Massachusetts and yes, the Henry Gates incident is the impetus for me posting this (seeing that I have had some experience with some... Submitted 2 years 280 days ago.

Who or What Makes History? - - Patricia Barbee
I am a self-admitted history addict. No apologies will be given for this addiction ever! My addiction is one reason, I love remembering stories and tales told by my elders when I was supposed to be asleep. Now, you know where the title of one of my books comes from. Every Shut Eye Isn't Asleep .... Submitted 1 year 263 days ago.

Tennessee Teacher Fired Over Writing Politically Incorrect, "Racist" Song - Danny Davids
In this day and age you can lose your job for all kinds of things--posting pictures on the Internet, getting personal on Facebook, hosting child-pornography photos on your Web site. Now a Tennessee teacher finds himself in the unemployment line because he wrote a song. Brian Glover is 26 and... Submitted 1 year 267 days ago.

Should Hijabs Be Allowed In The Workplace - - Grace O'Malley
Recently a Muslim woman who works for the Disney Corporation at one of their restaurants at the California theme park brought suit against her employer. The reason behind her lawsuit according to Imane Boudlal, the hostess felt her rights were being quashed by not being allowed to perform her... Submitted 1 year 278 days ago.

In Spain, The Dead Are Alive! - - Walter Rhett
How quickly Levi and Bristol and Lindsay are replaced with our latest outrage--which plays far better than the "tsk tsk" of feinted empathy or tepid applause! Michelle, no longer our "belle," went to Spain with friends! Thanks goodness she didn't eat unnatural, salted french fries! ... Submitted 1 year 291 days ago.

Quit Whining About the Ground Zero Mosque - Terry Mitchell
This is a message to my fellow conservatives. When did you all start acting like whiney liberals? Since when did you become so concerned about sensitivity issues? Sensitivity, schmensitivity. I don't give a flying flip about that kind of stuff, and neither should you. I thought you believed in... Submitted 1 year 293 days ago.

America Is Dying and You Allowed It - Mr. Keith
I will not tell you my political beliefs or my political affiliations because for the purpose of this article it does not matter if I am a member of a political party because I write this as an American. What I am about to state is what I feel is from the heart and written from the view of being... Submitted 1 year 312 days ago.

JaMarcus Russell Arrested-Another Brilliant Future On Verge of Going Down - Joel Hendon
JaMarcus Russell was born on August 9, 1985, in Mobile Alabama, the son of Bobby Lloyd and Zena Russell-Anderson. Russell attended high school at the Lillie B. Williamson High School in Mobile, for four years and started every football game for all four years. From the quarterback position, his... Submitted 1 year 324 days ago.

Give Terrorism a Break: Russian Spies are Back! - Jennifer Stewart
Once upon a time the word "spy" struck a chord of terror into people's hearts, including my own. Now it is a benign word with no capacity to scare, because frankly, who cares? So long as they don't have bombs. Once you've known terrorism, spying is child's play. Not to the Feds, though. These... Submitted 1 year 331 days ago.

BP lies - - e
Oil flow . . . Originally, BP estimated that the well was leaking 1,000 barrels a day. On April 28, the government figured more like 5,000 barrels, but BP wouldn't allow anyone near the leak. The company refused to allow scientists to perform more accurate readings. "Independent measurements... Submitted 1 year 351 days ago.

Obama Picks Another Socialist, This One For The Supreme Court - - Jeff Downing
Elena Kagan's paper,"To the final Conflict: Socialism in New York City 1900-1933 a 135 page document, written at Princeton University clearly shows her belief in, and support for a system that has resulted in the death of millions and the enslavement of hundreds of millions. In her writings, she... Submitted 2 years 5 days ago.

Blunting the Arizona Boycotts - Terry Mitchell
Those of us who believe the state of Arizona has a right to protect its borders should do our part to blunt the effects of liberal-organized boycotts against that state. We are in the majority here. Most polls show that Americans favor Arizona's new immigration law by nearly two to one. There is... Submitted 2 years 8 days ago.

Yet Another Anti-Gay Leader is accused of being Gay. George Rekers' Rent Boy: The Ironic Hypocrisy - - Connor Davidson
I would like to start this article off in the words of Roy Zimmerman: " Ted Haggard is completely heterosexual and Larry Craig is completely heterosexual and Mark Foley is completely heterosexual and Bob Allen is completely heterosexual and Jim West is completely heterosexual and George Rekers is... Submitted 2 years 9 days ago.