Category Archives: politics
Rush Limbaugh and the Handmaid’s Tale
Take a look at this man. Look closely. What do you see? Here are the facts. Rush Limbaugh has a radio audience estimated to be 20 million. He reportedly makes upward of $35,000,000 a year. He lives in Palm Beach … Continue reading
The Assault on Women’s Health
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0dKsIvJZ4vc Imagine it. You’re a woman, single or not, who has made the difficult decision to have an abortion. But before you can have the procedure, you are mandated to have a transvaginal ultrasound, where a probe, a wand, is … Continue reading
The Republican Debate – NOT a synchro
Monday night, we watched the Republican debate. I don’t recommend this torture to any political progressive. But we felt it was time to really listen to these four candidates to find out who is the craziest. The candidates, as … Continue reading
Who Is This Guy?
He looks like one of the nerdy guys in your high school or college yearbook, right? You know the type I mean. This is the guy who sits alone in the back of the cafeteria during lunch, thumbing through a … Continue reading
The 9-9-9 Herman Cain Synchro
Here’s another global synchronicity and it’s an intriguing one. Several weeks back, Herman Cain, one of the Republican candidates for the presidency, presented his 9-9-9 tax idea. According to CNN, 84 percent of Americans would pay more under his tax … Continue reading
Occupiers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9lbbWAgBy7E The images are visceral and powerful. In Oakland, California, police in full riot gear move in on occupiers with tear gas, projectiles, batons, and critically injure a 24-year-old Iraq vet who may now need brain surgery. The clueless … Continue reading
How to Fix Congress
A friend sent this and it sure sounds good to me! Warren Buffett, in a recent interview with CNBC, offfers one of the best quotes about the debt ceiling: “I could end the deficit in 5 minutes,” he told … Continue reading
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
The first amendment to the U.S. Constitution is straightforward: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right … Continue reading
The Light Bulb
This is the light bulb that Thomas Edison invented. The first successful trial of the bulb happened on October 22, 1879 and Edison was granted U.S. Patent #233,898 for the device on January 27, 1880. The rest, as they say, … Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street
There are days when I am so disgusted with politics that I can’t watch the news. While Rob sits in our family room, switching between Countdown and MSNBC, I sit in front of my computer, half-listening, trying to concentrate on … Continue reading