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Kim Gongre is a freelance writer working to promote peace, social justice and truth in media. Kim works and resides in the mountains of East Tennessee.

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17 Articles

Sunday, May 25, 2008
Where is your flag, Mr. Obama?
(1 comments) I heard the other day that someone somewhere was taking Mr. Obama to task for not wearing a US Flag lapel pin. The fact that this made the news (I can't say for certain but I would bet you a latte it was probably Fox News) made me wonder about the need for the wearing of a symbol on ones person to indicate a particular affiliation.

Saturday, November 25, 2006
Between Iraq and a Hard Place
I wonder if Bush et al were really naïve enough to think they could keep their dirty little secrets under wraps indefinitely. The day of reckoning for Mr. Bush et al is fast approaching.

Friday, November 3, 2006
A Time for Consciousness
We deny the blood dripping from our hands while telling ourselves secret stories of how the dead count and do not count all at the same time. Poetry

Sunday, October 29, 2006
Let Us Not Speak Falsely Now
(1 comments) The ultimate irony, of course, is that you could enjoy a stay at the Halliburton Center for the Unpatriotic and Unrepentant that your own tax dollars paid to construct. It is your right to choose though, shut up or get jacked up.

Friday, October 27, 2006
Limbaugh and The So Called Apology
(5 comments) So absolute is his sense of righteousness that he never saw the derision he poured out upon Michael J. Fox as a clear reflection of the depths of his own depravity.

Tuesday, October 3, 2006
FOX News Failed to Investigate Foley E-mail Story
(2 comments) Are these not the folks whose job it is to find out if there is or isn't any corroborating information? Is there a story here or not? If not, what are they doing all day? Running corporate video news releases and regurgitating the official propaganda of the Emperor?

Saturday, September 30, 2006
The Republican Excuse...Parents Wishes More Important Than Protecting Kids?
(1 comments) These parents desire to bury their heads in the sand is in no way a credible excuse for not ensuring the protection of other kids working on the hill and to claim that as a plausible excuse is absolutely ridiculous and irresponsible on the part of the republican party members involved.

Friday, September 29, 2006
A New America of Cowardice, Fear and Shame
(2 comments) 12 Democratic Senators voted for what has come to be labeled "The Detainee Bill" because they are cowards.

Thursday, September 21, 2006
Sound Advice On Iraq
Straight from Minnesota 5th District Democratic Nominee for The United States Congress, Keith Ellison.

Sunday, September 10, 2006
GOP Pin Hopes On Attack Ads, How Very Apropos
The GOP has a plan for November. It does not involve statesmanship, issues or even the slightest hint of any sense of decency whatsoever. We should of course have expected no less from them.

Sunday, September 3, 2006
More Than Just A Paycheck A Labor Day To Remember
Wealth attained through war, political corruption and utter theft of the resources of others is nothing short of a crime against humanity.

Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Rumsfeld...Taking It Up Another Notch
(2 comments) The message here is clear. The act of self-examination, of either self or your country is destructive to America.

Friday, August 25, 2006
Theocratic Thug Du Jour. Katherine Harris
"I am a bit biased. I co-chair the campaign effort of George W. Bush ... I hope it will be 'W.'"

Saturday, August 19, 2006
What Happens When Crying Wolf Isn't Working?
(1 comments) What is acceptable in retaining power over those that refuse to accept what has been deemed the truth and is therefore best for them? To suppose these questions are not being pondered, at this point, would be foolish.

Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Bush Insults Every Person Who Died On 9/11
Utilizing terror intelligence for purely political gain is an insult to every person who died on 9/11.

Sunday, August 13, 2006
Getting down to the truth of it, American Fascism vs. Islamic Fascism.

I know I am but what are you?
It's a playground classic. Accuse your adversary of the very thing you are guilty of.

Saturday, August 12, 2006
The Wreck
A provocative work of prose exploring the connections bewteen violence and the consequences thereof. A intense metaphorical ride through the darkness and into the light.

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