The Violent, the Greedy and the Intolerant: Inequality Main Driver to Terrorism
Reading an article in USA Today about how Al Qaeda has gained a foothold in Iraq, I was reminded of a war that we did not need to have but I also am reminded of why groups like Al Qaeda are able to do...
View ArticleMarriage Equality Coming to Oklahoma: Judge Rules State Ban Unconstitutional
Though same-sex couples will still have to wait for the appeals process to be worked through, eventually, gay people will be able to marry in my conservative state of Oklahoma.Governor Mary Fallin is...
View ArticleMSNBC’s Christie Bridgegate Wall-to-Wall Media Coverage Shows Obsession
For a long time now, I have been a big fan of MSNBC. I work a graveyard shift and being I am a blogger, I depend upon the late night rerun of the evening political news to inform me. I of course also...
View ArticleAnn Coulter Makes Ridiculous Remarks about Marijuana in Piers Morgan Interview
Ann Coulter in my books just became to poster child for the misinformed - if not uninformed - when it comes to the use of marijuana, because of her comments concerning pot verses alcohol during an...
View ArticleThe Gun Violence That Never Stops
Senseless killing, blamed on mental illness, as though somehow we in America must always be on the lookout for those who are deranged, depressed and angry at the world. It is true that mental illness...
View ArticlePresident Obama’s Begins 2014 State of the Union Speech with “Today in America…”
President Obama's State of the Union speech had a special relevance to me also, as it did several people he mentioned. Today in America, I went to have my first wellness, or preventive medical exam....
View ArticleObama’s Go-It-Alone Approach Steps over Republican Barricades
There is one good reason Republican lawmakers in Congress do not like it when President Obama uses his executive authority to get things done: It ruins their effort to make him a failure.In President...
View ArticleRule of Law vs The U.S. Constitution: Majorities Cannot Decide the Rights of...
Recently, I listened to an Oklahoma news-person give his opinion concerning Virginia's state attorney general, Mark R. Herring decision not to defend that state's ban on same-sex marriage. His opinion...
View ArticleOpen Letter to President Obama: Offer Political Asylum to Gay Russians
Dear President Obama,Last night I had myself a good cry. The reason being is that watching the news on MSNBC, I saw some of my gay brothers being treated brutally by Russian authorities and anti-gay...
View ArticleThe Importance of Coming Out: For those Heterosexuals who cannot Understand
There was a time in American history that certain light-skinned African-Americans - those who could - would pass themselves off as white, which was known as "passing", before the Civil Rights era. It...
View ArticleImagine: America without the GOP
Legislative roadblocks, religious extremism, Tea Party bigotry, and favoritism to wealthy interests in the form of huge tax cuts and deregulation for chemical polluters of our air and water. All this...
View ArticleTed Nugent’s Rant about Obama May Backfire, for Texas Governor Candidate
If aging rock singer Ted Nugent wants to see a subhuman mongrel, he need not look any further than the mirror. His nastiness toward our president, Barack Obama is uncalled for and only confirms what a...
View Article“Stand Your Ground” or is it “License to Murder”?
"Stand Your Ground" laws allow various scenarios for someone to murder and get away with it, if they so choose to do so. For example: if someone who is a racist decides one day that he or she wants to...
View ArticleCrossing the Line: Religious Freedom or Religious Imposition
Recently, several conservative states have introduced legislation to allow businesses and self-employed individuals to refuse service to others on the grounds of religious beliefs, thus allowing...
View ArticleSingle-Payer Health Care Would Solve Religious Objection Issue
The United States Supreme Court has just heard arguments over the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) concerning the rights of for-profit corporations to object to paying for certain types of birth control...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Gives Loud Voice to the Wealthy
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said in his opinion for the majority in ruling for McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, “Money in politics may at times seem repugnant to some, but...
View ArticleTolerating the Intolerant: Conservatives Criticize Liberals for Their...
There is an argument that conservatives like to make about liberals who espouse tolerance and who take stands against acts of intolerance, are being intolerant themselves for not tolerating the...
View ArticleHunger in USA Rises, but So Does Wealth for the Wealthiest
A USA Today article that I just finished reading, "Hunger is a 'silent crisis' in the USA", points out the seriousness of hunger in America. The article specifically talks about two different couples...
View ArticleBeyond Bigotry: GOP Needs Self-Examination Over Racism
To hear conservatives talk about racism, it is as though America has moved away from racism and it is only because liberals, or in other words Democrats, are the ones who keep bringing up the racism...
View ArticleThe Imperial Governor: Oklahoma’s Mary Fallin Needs to Go
As a native and a resident of Oklahoma, I have seen many governors come and go. Some have been Republicans and some have been Democrats. Oklahoma may be a conservative state but many Okies are simple...
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