Category: Politics / Law Stuff

UPDATE: Scott Walker, Wisconsin, And Unemployment…. Part 2

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From the Rush Limbaugh school of “Conservatism works every time it’s tried“… The Wisconsin files. In August of last year, someone posted a critique of Republican / Conservative Scott Walker on facebook, and I wanted to check to see if the critique had merit or was just another silly politically inspired inaccurate talking point. As […]

Saturday May 31st, 2014 in Economics, Politics / Law Stuff | No Comments »

Mandela And “Israel Bashing”

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On facebook, my friend Bret Whitley? asked this question on a thread, and it’s something I have been wanting to discuss for a while and never got around to it. But the Mandela / ANC discussions had already brought the topic Bret cues up back into focus. Thanks Bret for kicking this one off. Here […]

Friday December 13th, 2013 in Politics / Law Stuff | No Comments »

Mandela Wanted To “Kill The Whites!”….

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Um… No. He didn’t. That’s the claim being made by many lunatics on the web… I love the Mandela is “The Che Guevara Of Africa” bit… Can’t leave out World Net Daily… They just have to get their digs in… And probably now former supporters of Ted Cruz. To a person, they cite a video […]

Setting The Record Straight… At Least Some Of It!

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Late last night, when i got home from my awesome gig with my band Laurel Canyon, I was amp’d up as usual after a good gig, and roamed the intertubes for a bit.  I came across this Huff-Po bit concerning every liberals favorite punching bag, Sarah Palin: Palin Crossed Border For Canadian Health Care I […]

Political Independents… Are You Truly Independent?

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Republican ? Democrat ? Different… But the same. The key is that they are the two dominant parties, with no real challenger for votes. Both sides know the political pendulum swings one way for a while, and then the other. But they know that voters will vote for them no matter what. A few years […]

Friday October 25th, 2013 in Politics / Law Stuff | 5 Comments »

The Shutdown / Default – Political Jujitsu.

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My. Things are getting interesting! First we had Obama’s long-winded speech, then Boehner responded. Here’s how I scored it. John Boehner came off as more credible. His comments about Congress negotiating with the President at various times in the last 30 years ring much truer than what the President said….. Of course they’ve negotiated with […]

Cognitive Dissonance…. The Tea Party “Oops” Edition… Part 2

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Remember how a slew of Conservative  / Tea Party talking head went into a tizzy last month saying that President Obama had, with a the stroke of a pen, exempted Congress from Obamacare? Here’s a remind if this passed you by. Barack Obama hasn’t become known for his bold style of leadership. Even the lapdog […]

Cognitive Dissonance…. The Tea Party “Oops” Edition.

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Today at Gay Patriot, V the K has a guest post giving 10 reasons why possible  2016 GOP Presidential candidate Chris Christie is comparable to the Democrats 1988 guy Michael Dukakis. Here is a summary of the list. I will comment on each one as as presented: 1. Christie and Dukakis are both blue-state governors with […]

Thursday September 19th, 2013 in Economics, Politics / Law Stuff, Tortured Logic | 2 Comments »

Link Of The Day… No More War? Or No More Celebrities????

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Where have all the celebrities gone Long time passing…

Saturday September 7th, 2013 in Life, Politics / Law Stuff | No Comments »

They Said It – Discrimination Is A Religious Expression.

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Just read a story about the new law passed by the San Antonio city counsel banning discrimination against gays and lesbians. Texas is one of the least friendly state in the union concerning this issue. Here is what the law does. It prohibits council members from discriminating in their official capacity and forbids workers in […]

Thursday September 5th, 2013 in Fun Bits!, Gay., Jump The Shark!, Politics / Law Stuff | 3 Comments »