Tag Archives: politics

McCain, MLK, and civil rights

As most readers already know, John McCain opposed establishing a federal holiday for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr in 1983. Most Republicans (including Cheney and Gingrich) supported it at the time, but Arizona seemed dead-set against it. The holiday became … Continue reading

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Dennis Kucinich introduces 35 articles of impeachment against Bush

I caught a bit of this live on C-Span yesterday, and I think it’s about damn time. Of course this isn’t going anywhere, but it’s nice to see my favorite congressmen up there saying what myself and millions of other … Continue reading

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Moments in History

For a while, everyone was asking each other “where were you when you heard about 9/11″ “or what were you doing,” etc. While I was alive (11 at the time), I was too young to really appreciate what had happened, … Continue reading

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Clinton is out, Obama is the candidate

Finally. Now we can all focus on winning the actual election. And I think we will. Despite the prolonged primary race, the Democratic party is staying strong. Obama offers something new, whereas McCain has practically turned into Bush. I think … Continue reading

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Why I hope Clinton doesn’t win the primary

It’s no secret that I’m an Obama supporter. I’ll support Clinton if she’s the candidate, but I dearly hope she isn’t. I’m not a big fan of Hilary Clinton for several reasons: Clinton received significant amounts of money from the … Continue reading

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Edwards drops out

I’m still rather busy, but this news was important enough that I felt I needed to report it. First Kucinich, now Edwards — my two favorite candidates are out of the race. He did not endorse either candidate, though I … Continue reading

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Over-reaction to Clinton’s “emotional outburst”

I really don’t see what all the fuss is about. She just got a bit chocked up — didn’t even shed a tear, much less break down weeping as cable news would have you believe. Who cares? Republican candidate Mitt … Continue reading

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Ron Paul spammers piss me off

I didn’t comment on the botnet story when it broke a little while ago, but there’s something almost as interesting happening now. Now, to get this out of the way: I don’t hate Ron Paul. It may seem like I … Continue reading

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Attention Ron Paul supporters

I’m getting really tired of all the rabid Paul supporters who don’t even know what he stands for. Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul wants to: – Dissolve the FDA and let drug corporations take care of labeling, regulation, and distribution … Continue reading

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Guess that country

Okay, time for a game. I’ll give you some frightening phrases used by none other than our own Commander in Chief, and you try to guess what country he’s talking about. “[this country]‘s active pursuit of technology that could lead … Continue reading

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