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January 27th, 2017 - 11:37 am § in Misc.

Preserving the Right to Vote for ALL People

Logically, If there is some of form of personhood in the cells of the conceptus before a brain forms, that must be what Christians call a soul. By the same logic, the soul survived after death of the body ans should have the right to vote,[...]

January 23rd, 2017 - 8:47 am § in Donald Trump, Misc.

SIGN THE PETITION

ADD YOUR NAME TO WHITE HO– USE PETITION Petition Calling For Release Of Trump’s Tax Returns Gets 262,510 Signatures A petition on the White House website demanding the release of Trump’s tax returns exceeded the 100,000-signature threshold needed for an official response less than 24 hour[...]

December 22nd, 2016 - 12:08 am § in Misc.

The Limits of Academic Freedom

 UO Professor Punished for Appearing in Blackface Last October, Professor Nancy Shurtz hosted a Halloween party at her home . She invited  faculty as well as all of the students from her Tax Policy and Tax Planning classes. Students were welcome to bring family members, dates, or plus-ones. Peopl[...]

December 11th, 2016 - 12:18 am § in America, Hypocrisy

SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Sorry, Gig Harbor, baby Jesus won’t be lying in a manger next to the city’s holiday tree this year.

As a very patriotic and proud American, I hope YOU have a Merry Christmas. BUT I am not a Christian and should not have to live in a country that celebrates YOUR religion’ Sadly, the Christians in Gig Harbor are outraged that  the Freedom From Religion Foundation has threatened legal action [...]

December 9th, 2016 - 8:14 am § in Misc.

SUNDAY REVELATIONS: 210’th anniversary of first Iftar in the White House

RAMADAN … 30 Years After The Declaration of American Independence On Dec. 9, 1805, Jefferson invited  Sidi Soliman Mellimelli to dinner at  the White House. Mellimelli, a representative of Tunisia,  was a Mulim and could not eat during the fast of Ramadan. Meal time was usually set at 3:3[...]

December 4th, 2016 - 10:55 am § in Donald Trump, Misc.

EJ Dionne is too old, too out of the fray, and too damn white curtain liberal to be taken seriously.

 Even as Clinton’s majority in the popular vote approaches two and a half million, it is time for truth telling.  The Dem Party’s focus on race, gender, immigrant status, etc. etc. is terrible With FOX News spouting its version of reality in every bar across the US, evangelicals voting[...]

December 2nd, 2016 - 12:38 pm § in America, Hypocrisy

Jail The Press

New York Times Editor ‘Should Be In Jail’ For Publishing Trump Tax Documents  [...]

November 29th, 2016 - 2:35 pm § in Misc.

Democracy Under Threat

DAVID BREWSTER: It’s clear that democracy is under threat in U.S., but here’s evidence of the decline in democracy, and belief in democracy around the world, and particularly with younger voters. Researchers have developed a 3-step measurement for stability. “The first factor was p[...]

November 23rd, 2016 - 11:57 am § in America

AFTER TRUMP: Republican Credo

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November 21st, 2016 - 12:23 pm § in Donald Trump, Jews, Misc.

Be Afraid: The NY Times on Hitler,

“Hitler’s only kidding about the antisemitism” New York Times, 1922″ “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” -Maya Angelou “Several reliable, well-informed sources confirmed the idea that Hitler’s anti-Semitism was not [...]