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Turning the Tide of Ignorance

April 23, 2012

It is a myth that has gained control of many on the Right in this country that the law is not on the side of the people. It is an outright lie to claim our nation is anywhere close to communism. The worst force to hit the USA has been Fox News because of the way it forced the news industry to become entertainment instead of informational. As a result, the more outlandish the story, the more some are willing to believe there is a secret conspiracy to overthrow our freedom by liberals. What has now happened is the most uneducated people in our country have the loudest voice in the Republican Party. When the rising tide of dumb drowns out all reason, our nation is in peril.Those who wear the badge take on a special responsibility and because they are human many fail to uphold their oath. The news is filled with stories detailing those failures. Some choose to see those stories as a condemnation of all law enforcement but I see it as a reaffirmation that our system works. In a true police state no such accounts would be published and those who spoke against those in... [More]

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Now is the Time!

September 20, 2011

Power in the hands of man is always subject to abuse and corruption but only under our system of government do the people have a voice in bringing it under control. Too many hide behind flourishes of rhetoric in condemning the last, best hope of mankind which is our government. For those who have grievances against the system, and I am sure there are many, our Founders provided an effective way for the people to address and correct them. But it requires true Patriots who are willing to roll up their sleeves and wade into the political arena to make it work. Life is what we make it; not what we wish it would be. Sitting on the sidelines chanting a “Pox on both your houses” neither solves anything nor inspires others to rise up to a higher level.Grade school tactics used by the Right-wing in this country such as substituting derogatory words in the place of the correct ones in titles such as Clinton News Network or National Propaganda Radio is no substitute for ideas and fails to illicit legitimate ideas of reform from those who choose to take up such a challenge. The folly is not in... [More]

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