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Are We *Mad As Hell* Yet?

By: Thursday June 3, 2010 10:32 pm

*Network* the movie was released in 1976. It was a true movie then. It is a true movie now. I can only hope that this movie affects the new generations the way it affected our generation. But I truly hope that we learn the lesson this time so we can stop getting the repeat lessons.

Philippe Cousteau, Jr. and Sam Champion and GMA Team Up to Show the Environmental Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico

By: Tuesday May 25, 2010 10:51 pm

Philippe Cousteau, Jr. and Sam Champion went on a dive into the Gulf of Mexico, and the video was shown on Good Morning America. The dispersant being used by BP is very toxic and banned by the UK and Brazil. The toxic soup is below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico.

The United Kingdom’s Politics is now a petri dish

By: Tuesday May 11, 2010 11:28 pm

The United Kingdom has a new Prime Minister, David Cameron. And a new Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg. Cameron is a Tory Conservative. Clegg is a Liberal Democrat. Gordon Brown, the now former Labour Prime Minister, resigned today.

The Chicken Lady from Nevada is also a Union Buster.

By: Friday April 23, 2010 11:30 am

The GOP candidate Senator wannabe in Nevada Sue Lowden not only thinks chickens can be bartered for health care, but she is also a casino owner in Las Vegas who is a union buster.

Nevada Senate Race 2010 – For Whom Would You Vote?

By: Tuesday March 9, 2010 10:48 pm

Senator Harry Reid is up for re-election this year. Put on Your Thinking Cap. Let’s say you live in Nevada. Would you vote to Re-elect Senator Harry Reid? Would you vote for another Democrat? Or would you vote for a republican? Or would you vote for a Libertarian? Or maybe an Independent?

Dubai 3.0 – 3.5

By: Tuesday March 2, 2010 10:22 pm

Update on the assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh of Hamas in Dubai, UAE.

The CIA is Pissed – They are Not Only Taking Names, but Telling Names, too

By: Friday May 8, 2009 9:39 am

I seem to recall that many people have wondered out loud what is stopping the Democratic Congressmen and women from actually going after the Bush Administration members for their obviously illegal programs. There has been a lot of speculation.

Here’s the blackmail, maybe.

Do We Want Justice To Be Served and Laws Enforced or Retribution?

By: Sunday April 19, 2009 8:11 pm

Obama seems to be hearing that we want retribution, rather than that we want justice to be served and laws enforced. I think that is because the criticisms of his policy that he is hearing sound a lot like temper tantrums with over-the-top anger and calls for revenge. Be active and aware and vocal, yet be reasonable.
Let’s not be petulant and throw temper tantrums.

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