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Grounded in family and rich in deprivation, Mr. Rankin is a U.S. Naval Veteran and engineering designer living near Akron, Ohio, where he and many are increasingly challenged by debt, inflation, wage suppression and the exodus of core industries. He is politically self-educated: a socially and environmentally progressive liberal. Outraged by the contemporary U.S. Government and its lap-dog press, he is increasingly determined to help expose today's combination of corporatism, nationalism and militant imperialism for what it is - plain old fascism.
60 Comments
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 8:51:53 PM
Article : "Dems chance to save 2010"
Not So Fast, Jeff...
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 2:30:39 AM
Article : "The Truth About Tort Reform"
You're Exactly Right, Mary...
Friday, May 29, 2009 at 5:41:48 PM
Article : "GM really has it coming!"
I Think GM Used To Be More Car Savvy (Far Moreso Than You)
Monday, May 25, 2009 at 5:45:33 AM
Article : "Day of the Dead"
Mourning The Fallen Isn't Political
Monday, May 25, 2009 at 4:07:07 AM
Article : "Healthy Skepticism Toward Memorial Day"
Sadly, You Completely Miss The Point Of Memorial Day
Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 3:52:34 PM
Article : "Torture: Bush, Cheney, et al should be the target and not Sp"
Well, Yes, But Mostly No...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 6:16:37 PM
Article : "The Ugly Truth: America's Economy is Not Coming Back"
Buying a Pinball Machine WILL Help Your Business...
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 3:30:54 PM
Poll : "Poll: How Is Obama Doing So Far?"
Obama Is Doing Fine Work For The Oligarchy
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 1:04:18 PM
Article : "Proposition 8 Propaganda"
Why Get So Worked Up Over What Is And Isn't A Right?
Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 7:28:33 PM
Article : "Proposition 8 Propaganda"
My Jan 25 comment somehow mispositioned in thread
Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 7:11:39 PM
Article : "Proposition 8 Propaganda"
Should "It" Be Named Something Else?
Friday, January 23, 2009 at 11:08:02 AM
Article : "Proposition 8 Propaganda"
In The Dictionary At Least...
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 2:50:48 PM
Poll : "Poll: Taking Guns Away"
What I (Would) Tell My Republican 'Friends'
Saturday, December 6, 2008 at 10:08:32 AM
Diary : "Black Friday: My Personal Boycott"
Thank You, William...
Friday, November 28, 2008 at 1:15:27 PM
Diary : "Black Friday: My Personal Boycott"
Diagnostic Systems Operative - Review Input
Friday, November 28, 2008 at 8:13:12 AM
Diary : "Black Friday: My Personal Boycott"
I Boycott Too, If Only For The Day
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 7:48:45 PM
Article : "Trickle Down Treachery"
Are You Kidding?
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 7:19:44 PM
Article : "A Bottom Up Rescue Plan for the Auto, Bank and Mortgage Comp"
Band-Aids for Leprosy?
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 3:13:25 PM
Article : "Totally New Green Energy Source On a Par With Nuclear Power"
Good Idea, Almost Missed
Friday, November 14, 2008 at 3:15:04 PM
Article : "Pelosi Team Hints at Progressive Shift"
A-friggin'-men.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 3:37:00 PM
Poll : "Poll: Should Bush Be Prosecuted for Murder?"
Whether Iraq Was An Imminent Threat DOES NOT MATTER.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 2:33:12 PM
Article : "Big Bankers Blink; Paulson's Unprecedented Power; Shock and"
You're Late, But Welcome Aboard
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 5:35:07 PM
Article : "New Book: The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Pr"
Wholeheartedly Agreed
Monday, October 6, 2008 at 2:53:36 PM
Poll : "Poll: Are we safe from our own military?"
Of course we aren't 'safe' from our own military.
Friday, September 19, 2008 at 5:07:11 PM
Article : ""Honest Talk" and "Real Solutions" Courtesy of Barack Obama"
Good Job Kevin
Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 12:17:27 AM
Article : "Our Constitution under attack, our democracy eroding; Americ"
No Fantasies Here
Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:58:48 PM
Article : "Our Constitution under attack, our democracy eroding; Americ"
There IS a plan.
Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:50:51 PM
Article : "Our Constitution under attack, our democracy eroding; Americ"
Denouncing Discouraging Defeatists
Monday, September 8, 2008 at 12:57:31 PM
Article : "Our Constitution under attack, our democracy eroding; Americ"
You've Overlooking Someone...
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 12:26:18 PM
Article : "WHEN DOES "LIFE" BEGIN?"
Spirituality vs. Intelligence
Monday, August 25, 2008 at 4:23:56 PM
Article : "WHEN DOES "LIFE" BEGIN?"
I've Been Told Life Begins at Forty... But Seriously...
Saturday, August 23, 2008 at 10:47:06 AM
Article : "The Book They Can't Stop - A Review"
So Many Lawyer Jokes, So Little Time
Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 4:00:02 PM
Quicklink : "The Minimum-Wage Terror"
Not As Much As I'd Counted On
Friday, August 15, 2008 at 1:08:20 PM
Quicklink : "The Minimum-Wage Terror"
What don't you understand?
Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 7:05:28 PM
Quicklink : "The Minimum-Wage Terror"
Totally False Assumption
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 2:45:29 PM
Article : "Cleaning the Two Party Garbage Out of the DrainTo Make Room"
I Voted No Because...
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 1:52:32 PM
Poll : "Poll: Poll: Why Isn't Obama Closing McCain Out? Putting Him"
I Didn't Say Feminists, I said...
Monday, August 11, 2008 at 5:39:42 PM
Poll : "Poll: Poll: Why Isn't Obama Closing McCain Out? Putting Him"
Oops... Almost Forgot...
Monday, August 11, 2008 at 5:35:05 PM
Poll : "Poll: Poll: Why Isn't Obama Closing McCain Out? Putting Him"
Simple, I think...
Monday, August 11, 2008 at 4:31:36 PM
Diary : "When is assassinating a president/vice president/speaker of"
I've Done My Best, But Your Perceptions Are Wrong
Monday, August 11, 2008 at 11:23:59 AM
Article : "Question for Pelosi"
Vote For ...Who?
Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 12:02:23 PM
Article : "Have Americans Forgotten the Importance of Unions?"
In A Word...
Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 11:36:55 AM
Article : "Extra! Dog Bites Man! Read All About It!"
Mr. Lindorff's Reaction Is Appropriate
Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 11:09:32 AM
Diary : "When is assassinating a president/vice president/speaker of"
I'm Trying My Best To Be Consistent...
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 12:55:15 PM
Diary : "When is assassinating a president/vice president/speaker of"
Your Score Card Is Up-side-Down
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 2:25:27 PM
Diary : "Opposition To Red Light Cameras- A Personal View"
You don't agree with what?
Monday, August 4, 2008 at 3:03:58 PM
Diary : "Opposition To Red Light Cameras- A Personal View"
Sorry, I'm Kind Of With City Hall On This One
Sunday, August 3, 2008 at 1:44:56 AM
Diary : "When is assassinating a president/vice president/speaker of"
Don't Be Confused By The Numbers Of Graves
Friday, August 1, 2008 at 6:41:32 PM
Diary : "When is assassinating a president/vice president/speaker of"
Just curious Alan...
Friday, August 1, 2008 at 12:51:49 PM
Diary : "The Missed Impeachment Opportunity"
Impeachment Opportunity Remains
Friday, August 1, 2008 at 11:38:41 AM
Diary : "When is assassinating a president/vice president/speaker of"
When everyone understands the need.
Thursday, July 31, 2008 at 1:19:05 PM
Article : "Impeachment Hearing in the House: A Victory of Sorts, and a"
Demanding Impeachment IS Taking Responsibility!
Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 12:46:29 PM
Diary : "Trying To Get A Good? Representative To Impeach"
Makes Us Wonder How Screwed We Are, Doesn't It?
Monday, July 14, 2008 at 1:56:57 PM
Article : "Poll Shows 74% COULD Give Congress a Positive Rating; Tell U"
Mark, Cut Your Losses...
Monday, July 14, 2008 at 11:32:33 AM
Poll : "Poll: What Happened on 9/11?"
Truth probably between 2 & 3
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 2:42:35 PM
Article : "Some Ways You Can Help Impeach Bush"
No, not ABBA
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 2:29:25 PM
Article : "Ralph Nader's Effect on Progressive Values"
Which Center Are The Votes Really In?
Monday, June 30, 2008 at 5:31:48 PM
Article : "In Defense of (Some) Pornography"
Puritanical Perspective
Monday, June 16, 2008 at 6:47:41 PM
Article : "The very public wake of Tim Russert reveals press cronyism"
Maybe and maybe not, ...but certainly not pointless.
Friday, June 13, 2008 at 2:03:04 PM
Article : "Clear Pelosi From Impeachment's Path"
Let's watch for babies while dumping the bath water.