Category Archives: Political thoughts

Don’t touch my junk; a TSA stand-off anthem for anti-healthcare reform and other government good stuff

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In the 1970s, the government told us lead paint was perfectly safe. In the 1960s, the government told us asbestos was perfectly safe. In the 1950s, the government told us smoking was perfectly safe. In the 1940s, the government told … Continue reading

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Curb stomping

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First, watch the opening scene from American History X. It is rather graphic, but please watch it through. (About 7:00min) If you have not seen the movie, please rent it. It will make you very uncomfortable, but it will make … Continue reading

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Optimism is having faith in youth — a blogoff

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I spent about ten solid minutes this afternoon just staring outside my office window yesterday afternoon. The wind had kicked up fiercely, the sky had gone gray and the yellow leaves were blowing off the roof, falling all around like … Continue reading

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Tough-talking female politicians are not tough; they are bullies

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In live debates and in interviews, we are seeing more and more women attacking their male opponents by telling them to “man up” and “have some cajones.” That’s not acting tough; that’s acting like a bully. It ranks right up … Continue reading

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GenY, get off your a** and vote, you jackwagon!

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Yeah, that’s the old geezer me yelling at you to go vote. Does a blog post from a geezer voter make a really bad motivational speech to go vote? Probably, but I’m doing it anyway. This is not the first … Continue reading

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Serving red-staters only

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Three things of significance have happened in the past year that has made me pause and think that perhaps we may be on a trajectory that should reverse course. 1. The Supreme Court has ruled that corporations have the right … Continue reading

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Real election reform ideas

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This is a very strange election cycle. I think a lot of people are floating ideas ahead of the 2012 presidential election that will be mind-blowing and head-spinning. 2012 may see the electorate perhaps as divided than we were during … Continue reading

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