Category: Politics
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This is How It Should Work
I just heard on NPR about scientists questioning Gore’s documentary An Incovenient Truth that says, basically: …after the talk, a couple of [the scientists] came up to me and said, you know, “He didn’t exactly get the science right.” And this is exactly what should happen in a scientifically-oriented, scientifically-conscious society.
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2006 Midterm Elections
Do not forget to vote today. If you think politics don’t affect you, then just look at where we were in 2000 and where we are now. Don’t know where to vote? Find out here. If you live in Pennsylvania and have a driver’s license, you’re already registered. If you’re reading this, you have web…
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Know Your Rights
Gather ’round kids, it’s time to Know Your Rights! Check out our handy little model below to understand how your rights are swirling all around you, like sunshine and dust mites!
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Path to What?
After, for a few days, hearing vague inklings about a furor over an ABC/Disney fictional drama called The Path to 9/11, then seeing it get mentions on some of my favorite sites, I decided to find out what the hubbub was all about. Y’know what ABC and Disney? Nobody needs a fictionalized version of the…
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Rumsfeld Called to Task by Olbermann
I applaud Keith Olbermann for speaking out against the current administration with the force of language that it deserves, taking them to task for dismantling the very values it claims to uphold and protect. He reminds us that our leaders are “transient” and “our employees” and that the freedoms we enjoy are easily lost and…
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“The courtesy of your hall is somewhat lessened as of late…”
Bush image seen on the front page of the NY Times, in the Video section. My mind immediately leapt to this image upon seeing Bush’s paler, more vacant face. Please feel free to extend the metaphor, I just don’t have the time right now.
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Another Headline I Never Could’ve Imagined
From CNN’s front page. I love reading comics and they mean a lot to me, but I am confused.
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Maybe It’s the Bullets Then?
Gun control has always been a thorny issue for me (not that this makes me unique) because, at a fundamental level, I question the need for our citizenry to be able to arm themselves with weapons designed to maximize human death. But on the other hand, I understand the Constitutional issues and the idea that…
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The House of Representatives Is on the Case!
House Resolution 579 Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— (1) recognizes the importance of the symbols and traditions of Christmas; (2) strongly disapproves of attempts to ban references to Christmas; and (3) expresses support for the use of these symbols and traditions, for those who celebrate Christmas. Well, I’m glad we…
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Bush Sets Up the Groundwork for Dictatorship
Bruce Schneier combs over the details of the White House’s memos on the subject and analyzes the security problems with the illegal activities of the Bush administration, but I’ll quote him for the purpose of summarizing why this administration is a threat to, well, Americans and American democracy: The result is that the president’s wartime…
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