Monthly Archives: January 2010

A Moment to Reflect on the Passing of Historian Howard Zinn

Posted on January 31, 2010 by admin

Howard Zinn believed in the work class – the middle and lower class People’s history – what people – like you and I – did to change history. He believed that true change came from the bottom up, and not from the top down. Continue reading →

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We are the ONLY country which has a For-Profit Health Care System

Posted on January 28, 2010 by admin

People are DYING in this country while trying to receive care – they are dying because they are not able to pay for health care. They are dying because they’ve lost their homes trying to pay their bills. They are homeless, broke, hungry, and completely lost, and cannot work because they are too sick – and can’t get well because they have NO health care. Continue reading →

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Obama’s DADT Speech

Posted on January 28, 2010 by admin

Loved his promise to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and his public condemnation of the Supreme Court’s disastrous decision to open elections up to corporate foreign monies.
Hated his repeated promise to continue working with Republicans. When will he “get it”??? Republicans are out-of-power giant A-holes who will NEVER, EVER play by the rules or vote for Democratic legislation. They are corporate kiss-butts who put profits before people. They are ruthless and hate you. It’s that simple. (In other words, please stop waiting for the phone to ring…I know you like him, but he’s just not that into you.) Continue reading →

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Campaign Finance Reform

Posted on January 28, 2010 by admin

I’m not exactly sure why Dems haven’t stood up against the Republicans yet. But I’m pretty sure it’s like asking why the Soprano’s neighbors haven’t set Tony’s house on fire yet. They don’t want to be part of the sh*t storm that would go down on them for trying to seek justice. Campaign Finance Reform would help put politicians back in the voters’ corner. But it would only help politicians who were brave enough to go up against the Sopranos. We need to tell the Dems in office that we’ve got their back if they’ve got ours. Continue reading →

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Kucinich is still a Favorite Problem Solver

Posted on January 27, 2010 by admin

Kucinich is trying to do something about jobs — which is more than you can say for most members of Congress Continue reading →

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