Tag Archives: Hillary Clinton

Putting Boots (Birkenstocks) on the Ground: Part IV

Posted on March 29, 2016 by johnrachel

People must unite at a local level, not under party banners, but as a voting bloc around issues that are important to them. Party labels — also very much the case with ideological labels — muddy the waters, get people unfocused on what’s truly consequential. ‘Democrat’, ‘Republican’, ‘liberal’, ‘conservative’, ‘libertarian’ — even more so with ‘socialist’, ‘Tea Party’, and ‘Green Party’ — have recently become so emotionally charged, clear thinking becomes difficult, constructive dialogue impossible. Continue reading →

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Putting Boots (Birkenstocks) on the Ground: Part I

Posted on March 9, 2016 by johnrachel

A president is a lightning rod. But a president is not the lightning. We the people are the lightning. We the people are the energy, the force, the real movers-and-shakers behind fundamental change. We the people and only we the people can shape the future we want. Continue reading →

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Choose A Symptom, Ignore The Disease

Posted on February 1, 2016 by johnrachel

America is very, very sick. The disease which is destroying our nation feeds on: 1) Unchecked imperial ambitions. 2) Exceptionalist hubris and arrogance. 3) The crushing power of corporations. 4) The militarization of everything. 5) Plutocratic tyranny and greed. None of the presidential candidates will talk about the disease. Because none of them has a cure. Continue reading →

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How Bernie Sanders Can Win and Turn America Around

Posted on November 7, 2015 by johnrachel

Here is a video of the announcement Bernie Sanders needs to make in order to win the presidency and turn the country around. Continue reading →

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Donald Knows Best

Posted on August 24, 2015 by johnrachel

Let’s make it an all ‘Donald’ administration and we can count on a jolly, no-holds-barred, rollicking good time! Continue reading →

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Justin Bieber is the new Hitler!

Posted on July 15, 2015 by johnrachel

If someone in the State Department or the White House decides that Justin Bieber’s music truly sucks, or even if they just take a disliking to that froofy, pseudo-pompadour hair style he alternates with his Beetle boy look, you can be assured of the headline the next day, front page of the New York Times: Justin Bieber is the new Hitler! Continue reading →

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I really like them!

Posted on February 16, 2015 by johnrachel

Image isn’t everything when it comes to good leadership. More important are good policies and integrity. Continue reading →

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Hillary’s Secret Campaign Strategy

Posted on November 28, 2014 by johnrachel

Hillary Clinton has a secret plan for winning the presidential election in 2016. Continue reading →

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From Bill To Hillary With Love

Posted on July 13, 2014 by johnrachel

The NSA picked up a cell phone conversation between Bill and Hillary. It is both amusing and instructive. Let’s keep our heads screwed on straight about this woman. Continue reading →

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Just Say No! . . . To Duopoly

Posted on June 2, 2014 by johnrachel

I am not interested so much in berating Mr. Obama, as preventing the same mistake from happening again. The same mistake would be Hillary Clinton. Or Jeb Bush. Or Rand Paul. Continue reading →

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