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Frank J. Ranelli is an independent scholar, skeptic and critic, author and essayist. His erudite and iconoclastic style of provocative writing has been extensively published in a variety of news outlets and across the Internet. These include the Naples Daily News, The Online Journal, Information Clearing House, Alternet, The Smirking Chimp, and the former progressive journal of thought, Wicked Philosophy.

OpEdNews Member for 301 week(s) and 0 day(s)

71 Articles, 143 Quick Links, 378 Comments, 29 Diaries, 3 Polls

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Personal Diaries

28 Diaries

Monday, October 6, 2008
Palin's Pathology: More evidence of her authoritarianism via the NY Times
Why Palin's persona is more than merely captivating, it is cold and calculating, indifferent and devious. All classic signs of an authoritarian personality.

Friday, August 29, 2008
Governor Palin is an ideologue, not a maverick.
(2 comments) Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is no maverick, as John McCain would have you believe.

Monday, July 21, 2008
Warmonger McCain gets it wrong...again!
Another, "War is Peace", Orwellian quote from John McCain.

Saturday, July 19, 2008
Quote of the Day!
(16 comments) Justice and the juggernauts.


Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Obama Speech: 'A More Perfect Union'
(2 comments) A More Perfect Union: Barack Obama speaks in Philadelphia, PA on March 18, 2008.

Friday, March 14, 2008
Government Orwellian Watch
(2 comments) Orwellian "Newspeak" from House legislatures as they debate the euphemistic, pretzel logic, contradicting Protect America Act.

Thursday, February 28, 2008
Quote of the Day!
A thought on Bush's never-ending assault on our liberty and the rule of law.


Friday, February 15, 2008
Keith Olbermann's Special Comment: "Mr. Bush You Are A Fascist!"
(31 comments) Olbermann: "tell Bush to get a T-shirt and have them print 'fascist' on it!"

Saturday, February 9, 2008
Pelosi and Reid Ratchet up their Campaign of Capitulation
(1 comments) "Elected to end the war, Democrats have surrendered to Bush on Iraq and betrayed the peace movement for their own political ends."


Friday, January 25, 2008
Romney cheats and uses earpiece during debate!
(5 comments) Romney caught on tape with an earpiece! Listen for yourself as someone whispers "he raised taxes."

Monday, January 14, 2008
Today's Quote!
A cross-post to reflect on from the blogosphere. (Source: Diatribune)


Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Gore Vidal: Way Off Course
Gore Vidal assesses the effects of the ruinous Bush Presidency.

Thursday, September 20, 2007
Presidential Election Poll: Who do you want to be the next President in 2008?
(107 comments) Op Ed News wants to know who you support in the up-coming 2008 Presidential election and why!

Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Quote of the Day!
Quotable Quotes, by Frank J. Ranelli


Tuesday, September 18, 2007
UF Student tasered at John Kerry Speech
(20 comments) A University of Florida student is arrested and tasered for asking Sen. John Kerry about impeachment and why he conceded the 2004 election when Kerry knew there had been voter fraud.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Quote of the Day!
Quotable Quotes, by Frank J. Ranelli

Friday, September 14, 2007
A Snapshot: What's Wrong in America
(3 comments) This is an anecdote for why certain Americans fell in love with Bush and what is inherently wrong in some parts of our nation!

Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Quote of the Day!
(1 comments) Quotable Quotes, by Frank J Ranelli

Friday, September 7, 2007
Letter to a Bush hold out
(5 comments) This letter was written as a comment in response to conservative blogger, and Bush supporter, Dana Pico, at Common Sense Political Thought. The entire exchange can be read at: http://commonsensepoliticalthought.com/?p=1912


Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Countdown Special Comment: You have no remaining credibility, sir!
(7 comments) Keith Olbermann's Special Comment from Tuesday, September 5, 2007.


Tuesday, September 4, 2007
The REAL Rudy: Flip-flopper or just plain flop?
Is Rudy Giuliani a flip-flopper or America's next big republican flop?


Friday, August 31, 2007
PRESS RELEASE: Joel S. Hirschhorn live on Vantage Point Radio Friday at 7:00 PM ET!
Listen in to Vantage Point Radio, the new, progressive, and live streaming radio show, as we welcome author and commentary writer, Joel S. Hirschhorn, on Friday, August 31, 2007 at 7:00 PM ET.

Thursday, August 23, 2007
Progressive Talk Radio!
Please Join Nick and Frank this Friday, August 24, 2007, at 7:00 P.M. EST, for their second, live show!

Friday, August 17, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Announcing Vantage Point Radio - the Aggressive and Progressive Internet Talk Radio Show!
Join and listen in every Friday as host Frank J Ranelli teams up with Nick Sabatino weekly to provide a critical and progressive analysis of politics, war, and religion in the 21st century.

Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Censuring Bush Is Not Enough!
An open letter to Senator Russell D. Feingold, of Wisconsin, highlightling the ineptitude of censuring the president and why impeachment is the proper instrument for accountability.

Thursday, July 19, 2007
STEP INTO THE MORASS
An open letter to Senator George Voinovich, of Ohio, highlightling the gravity our troops face in Iraq and what he MUST do to help end it.

Friday, January 12, 2007
Surge Rejector
Letter to Congress: "Act now or we will no longer be history's actors, but merely another chapter of history that failed to act."

Monday, December 18, 2006
Why I am funny and Bush is not.
(1 comments) A shared, impromptu moment of why my friend finds me funny and why I think George Bush is hardly a laughing matter or a comedic genius.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008
The Misguided Principle of Faith-based Action
(1 comments) A rumination: Why false hope in a flawed faith is not the resolution, but a reality check and a reasoned plan are what we need as a catalyst to begin the healing amid our nation and among the world's stage.