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Category Archives: Political Rant
The ‘H’ Word
I’ll tell you a word we don’t dare say anymore. You know the one . . . The ‘H’ word. Continue reading
America Has Become Anti-American
Because I live in Japan and post articles which are critical of America, I am often accused of being anti-American. The truth is both counter-intuitive and extremely disturbing. I haven’t changed but America certainly has. America has become anti-American. Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Political Analysis, Political Rant, War and Peace
Tagged anti-American, congress, constitution, equality, NDAA, NSA, Obama, patriotism, posse comitatus, POTUS, voting rights, whistleblowers
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VIDEO BLOG: OMG . . . I woke up black!
I can see where this is going.
Brother, the true colors are showing.
Voting is a constitutionally protected right.
But truth is . . . that’s only if you’re white.
Oh yeah! Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Political Rant, Satire, Video Blog
Tagged Clive Bundy, constitution, democracy, disenfranchisement, electoral reform, racism, voting, voting rights
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Compassion Is The Fashion
There is something we could do something about right now. Something we should and must do. That’s ending the illegal, immoral, and self-sabotaging murder of innocents with drones. It’s estimated that just during the Obama presidency, as many as 900 completely innocent people have been killed by these diabolical weapons of our errant, self-defeating foreign policy. A lot of the dead are children. Continue reading
Posted in Political Analysis, Political Rant, War and Peace
Tagged compassion, drone warfare, drones, genocide, Iraq sanctions, Malaysian Flight 370, war on terror
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Extreme? Radical? Or just realistic?
Is it extreme to expect honest representation? Is it radical to want a functioning democracy? Or is it just realistic to expect our system of government to work for all of us, not just the privileged and powerful? Continue reading
Posted in Corporatism, Political Analysis, Political Rant
Tagged campaign finance reform, Citizens United, congress, defense spending, elections, F-35, House of Representatives, hypocrisy, lobbyists, minimum wage, oil subsidies, Senate, social security, taxing the rich, Wall Street, Washington bubble
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Spitball Politics
We can’t expect Congress or any of our current national leaders to do the right thing about Citizens United or the corruption of our system with truckloads of corporate money, when these are the very people who are benefiting from this heinous mutilation of American democracy. Continue reading
VIDEO BLOG: Trust No Incumbent
The bribery and blackmail has destroyed any semblance of representative government in contemporary America. We have learned our lesson. The faith both in our democratic system and the politicians we entrusted with the future of our nation and the quality of our lives was misplaced. The system has been corrupted by money and the trustworthiness of our “representatives” in public office been sabotaged. No more apologies. No more excuses. No more bullshit. Trust no incumbent! Continue reading
Posted in Political Analysis, Political Rant, Video Blog
Tagged Afghanistan, American dream, American economy, american way, blackmail, bribery, candidate contracts, candidate pledges, congress, corporate elite, corruption, deceit, defense budget, democracy, incumbent, Medicare, minimum wage, oil subsidies, oligarchy, politics, public option, rich and powerful, rich elite, social security, taxes, war on terror
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Throw the bums out!
Either we rise up now in a bloodless coup at the polls or we rise up later in the streets. Revolution in the streets will not be bloodless and I suspect it won’t end well. It’s up to us to make the choice. Continue reading
Change We Can Believe In
Change we can really believe in starts November 4th, arguably the most important election in our history. Continue reading
Posted in Political Analysis, Political Rant
Tagged 1%, approval of congress, child care, economic bubble, economy, fair tax, Federal Reserve, heating oil subsidies, Medicare, mid-term election, offshoring, school lunch programs, social security, tax havens, throw-the-bums-out, unemployment, Wall Street
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Absentee Democracy
Sometimes I am challenged by the dimmer bulbs among us: “What kind of American are you? YOU LIVE IN JAPAN!” The answer that comes immediately to mind is: “I’m the kind of American who lives in Japan.” Continue reading →