How’s this for an outrageous sounding non-whopper: BOTH Romney AND Obama are empty suits who believe virtually nothing they say and will vigorously defend the existing U.S. oligarchy with any and all powers we grant them — and many that we don’t. After three years of Obama fulfilling the wildest dreams of Dick Cheney, the Heritage Foundation, and Grover Norquist… Read More »My most recent comment blocked by The New York Times…
The New York Times is at it again, defending the Neoconservative agenda and standing with a notorious old ally, William Kristol’s Weekly Standard: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/20/us/politics/bias-in-ron-pauls-newsletters-draws-new-attention.html?_r=1&hp The following is my response to this transparent hit piece, my comment to the NYT — whether they print it or not: Ah, the NYT and Weekly Standard, together again (though usually it’s on the Neocon agenda,… Read More »RON PAUL 2012 — The establishment’s #1 target…
Congress has just passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a military spending bill that, aside from the usual profligacy, puts the official stamp on THE END OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS, the coup de grace to habeas corpus and the Constitution. And while that might sound melodramatic to some, it is the consensus of everyone from the usual libertarian… Read More »The Bill of Rights, 1791-2011
Earlier today, my wife and I visited the Occupy Berkeley encampment and strolled the grounds. Like Occupy Oakland, the site was clean and organized, with receptacles for trash and recycling, as well as a kitchen providing food for the hungry. As others before me have noted, the OWS movement isn’t just complaining about social ills, it’s acting to REMEDY them:… Read More »Occupational Hazards…