http://www.opednews.com http://www.opednews.com - OpEdNews.Com Progressive, Tough Liberal News and Opinion en-us Copyright 2008 [BUILDATE] http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.opednews.com/images/rss_news.gif http://www.opednews.com/maxwrite/archives.php 359 40 http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_dave_lin_080513_hillary_clinton_2c_joh.htm [If stupid racist people are voting for you and helping you win election contests, is this something you should be bragging about? http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_michael__080513_polite_fascism_contr.htm [In order to remain connected to reality, it's time to admit and proclaim the obvious fact -- our country is approaching a lawless state. The highest court issued a blatantly political decision that denies the vote in a way that places one political party at a significant disadvantage as we approach a presidential election and, more importantly, threatens to disenfranchise millions. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_rob_kall_080513_the_lonnnggg_vice_pr.htm [don't expect to find out very soon WHO will be the running mates for Obama or McCain, unless... http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_paul_rog_080513_did_the_limbaugh_eff.htm [With Hillary Clinton rejecting the compromise that Michigan Democratic leaders just crafted, the Democratic Rules Committee has a dilemma. Clinton keeps demanding that Michigan's delegates be apportioned according to the January 15 vote, where she was the sole major candidate on the Democratic ballot. But there's another twist that no one has raised--the impact of a Rush Limbaugh-style crossover on the Michigan vote. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_robert_p_080513_mccain_and_the__unit.htm [If John McCain wins the presidency – and gets to appoint one or more U.S. Supreme Court justices – America's 220-year experiment as a democratic Republic living under the principle that "no man is above the law" may come to an end. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mahdi_ib_080512_of_gas_prices_2c_the_s.htm [Explores the irony of consumer faith in private transportation as gas prices force more people to hop in lines waiting for mass transit http://www.opednews.com/articles/life_a_allen_l__080513_the_seven_stages_of_.htm [Relationship is a means to an end versus an end in itself ~ the true purpose of relationship is the full flowering of each partner: Allen L Roland http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_david_sw_080513_a_fire_breather_in_c.htm [Could it be a liberal? http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_stephen__080510_a_call_to_the_peace_.htm [There is strength in numbers. The US Peace and Justice Movement has struggled in its attempts to influence Congress to end the costly, illegal war in Iraq. It is time to join with natural allies in the cause of peace and justice: 9/11 Truthers. Let's demand an independent investigation of the 9/11 attacks, and we might expose the false flag justifying this "global war on terror." http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_nezua_080513_exclusive_3a_bill_clin.htm [Exclusive: Fmr. President Bill Clinton visits Oregon to promote voting in the state's mail-in primary and to support Sen. Hillary Clinton's ongoing campaign for heading up the '08 Democratic ticket. In this MTV Street Team '08 Exclusive, Nezua brings you the insider's look at the event, the speech, and his take on how it will impact Oregon's primary. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_stephen__080513_huffington_post_fail.htm [The Huffington Post should be sold at a fair price and put under the control of true progressives with actual journalistic abilities and standards. http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_evelyn_p_080513_curtain_time_for_bar.htm [If the Combine's plot with the Bush administration to shut down Operation Board Games had worked, Obama would be home free. But it failed and the Republicans are just waiting to air the roadmap of dirt pieced together from Fitzgerald's investigation if Obama is nominated. McCain is in the clear because there is no sign of his involvement anywhere. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_elaine_b_080513__22happy_mother_s_day_22.htm [What about all those mothers and wives who are stuck in this quagmire of a war and occupation and cannot have a "Happy Mother's Day" as most moms enjoy every year? http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_chris_ri_080510_the_great_depression.htm [The credit market damage is so severe that the largest banks in the US are at risk of losing much of their capital. Citibank alone said it needs to raise $30 billion in capital. If the 5 largest banks in the US are already in crisis mode, and other major banks in the EU too, and don't forget Canada, England and so on, things look incredibly negative. And the losses have only just begun to pile up. There are many more to come, http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_sandy_fr_080509_shriners_spin_away__22.htm [Why did the Shriners launch a PR campaign and settle a defamation lawsuit they filed against two whitleblowers right before the world's Masonic Grand Masters met in Washington DC? What is it that they are trying to hide? http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_alone_080509_american__26_british_c.htm [I desire to share two videos and collection of music wrapped in collage about Pax- Americana and Pax-Britannia dating from 1978 through 2008 As you Americans and British go through the 6th year of war in Iraq and the 8th year of the so-called War on Terrorism, it is fascinating to note that "If I Were A Terrorist: A James Pence Video!", , is now one of the most popular and most controversial videos in America's heartland, http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mj_creec_080509_how_to_do_an_exit_po.htm [For those who have ever done or considered doing a citizens' exit poll for the Nov. 2008 election, here is what we learned from doing a BIG one in eight counties in Ohio on Primary Day. It's good to know what to expect from your County Boards of Election and from local precinct judges. This is a companion piece to "Was there Election machine fraud in Franklin County, Ohio, Primary Day?". Recallvotingmachines.com for a handbook http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_enid_den_080509_take__22the_bush_mccai.htm [A challenge to voters...See how much you know http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mike_fol_080513_endless_war_and_iraq.htm [War in Iraq, America's economy, peak oil, and Iraq's petroleum reserves, add up to some evident truths. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_juda_s___080512_we_must_make_new_mem.htm [The memories I have of Israel are rooted in a time long past. Losing the zeal for Frontier Zionism is what Israel faces today, and finding new and creative ways of giving people, both Israelis and outsiders alike a newfound attachment to the country is the challenge facing Israel and its supporters worldwide. A new public relations plan is one way to approach today's generation and for futures to come. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_goldent_080512_wall_streets_enters_.htm [The flood of Wall Street created liquidity now has the government's backing to destroy New York, Washington, and the nation in a veritable feeding frenzy. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_richard__080512_war_between_wayne_ma.htm [Today, "Swingin' Dick" Cheney owns this here land as outright as Pinochet owned Chile; that means nobody threatens the Swingin' Dick. Times like these call for the exercise of pure power, a demonstration of the raw exercise of political muscle: you get someone else to humiliate your opponent. http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_wanda_wo_080512_twenty_nine_reasons_.htm [This lists 29 reasons why people need to stay informed, collaborate, build bridges, and stay connected during these profoundly challenging times of global warming, energy depletion, and overpopulation. http://www.opednews.com/articles/not_sh_mark_twa_080512_the_war_prayer.htm [From time to time, oh, say perhaps once a year, I think it is useful to revisit The War Prayer, by Mark Twain. It has now been more than a year since I offered it for anyone's reconsideration, and I think it's once again time. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_chris_ri_080510_what_will_we_do_then.htm [What Will We Do Then? The Day After We Strike Iran By Gary Leupp "Counterpunch" -- -- Let us suppose that the Bush-Cheney administration answers the neocons' prayer and does indeed bomb Iran sometime soon. The plan apparently involves more than the destruction of nuclear facilities, replicating Israel's attack on Iraq's Osirak reactor in 1981. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_chris_lu_080512_workers_rights_are_h.htm [Opinion Editorial written by Chris Lugo, Green Party of Tennessee candidate for US Senate on Senate Bill 2123, the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act which allows public safety officers the collective bargaining rights they deserve. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_rowan_wo_080513_how_to_grow_tragedie.htm [Cyclone Nargis and more victims of a fragile global system. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_patrick__080512_i_was_a_long_haired_.htm [unique commentary on the history of terrorism http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_muhammad_080512_pakistan_is_again_on.htm [Again an effort is being made to create a situation in Pakistan like before October 18. Terrorists have planned more suicide attacks as they have the desire to break the frontline state in war on terror. The breaking of frontline will be disastrous for whole world. Do you think that Bush can play a role in saving this frontline? Terrorists in tribal areas situated on Pak-Afghan are making preparation for another attack. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_william__080513_inspector_clouseau_s.htm [How Scott Bloch's investigation of the White House, and vice versa, will end: With a whimper! http://www.opednews.com/articles/not_sh_ed_tubbs_080512_we_re_doomed_21.htm [There are a number of pretty heavy steps that all earth's habitants need to take RIGHT NOW, since yesterday, which would have been more advantageous to our chances of survival, is a few decades too late. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_jay_diam_080513_jimmy_carter_s_right.htm [The media have failed to make emphatically clear to Americans the truly pernicious Bush/Rove Strategy behind their attack on Iraq. http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_susan_al_080512_comcast_censorship_3a_.htm [Comcast has been engaging in censorship in violation of Amendments 1,4 and amp; 5. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_theseeke_080512_a_divorce_is_a_divor.htm [Is the divorce between Democrats who support Clinton or Obama permanent? http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_nathan_n_080512__22president_hillary_c.htm [Hillary Clinton has claimed that she has got a raw deal because she is a woman, and that the bar for a woman is higher than the bar for a black. I discuss whether this claim is true, and whether the election of a woman, or the election of a black president, would be a more significant historical event by reviewing relevant historical cases of females who ascended to the top of the political system in the past. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_sandra_m_080513_2008_3a_the_year_ameri.htm [This article details the impact of the Democratic Primary race on how the women voting bloc in the Democratic Party is viewed, treated and ultimately ignored in this historic race between Hillary Clinton and amp; Barack Obama. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_chris_ri_080513_bring_bush_to_justic.htm [How to plan your protest for Sept. 11th http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_moin_ans_080511_the_bigotry_of_mccai.htm [The article discusses the writings Senator John MacCain's pastors. Why did the news media ignore the bigotry? http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_by_barry_080512_george_w__bush_s_oth.htm [No Child Left Behind has been a major problem for schools, for children, and for the country. Yet, President Bush continues to push it, even with its problems. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_dr__denn_080511_the_road_ahead_and_t.htm [Many people think the only political power the people have is through the electoral process and voting in particular. This is like buying a car that you can only steer every four years. Would you buy such a car? This essay analyzes this widespread perspective and offers another road. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_jane_sti_080512_one_plane_ride_away_.htm [This is my third embed in Iraq and so far it's going rather smoothly -- except that Mothers Day over here consisted of eating pumpkin pie in the DFAC, worrying about stop-loss and trying to make it to the latrine in the middle of the night in my bunny slippers. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mark_sas_080512_slimy_love_4_3a_in_you.htm [From the author: I don't like him. Sometimes I don't like him at all. We argue all the time. But he never quits. He comes to me during my insomnia and he says that stuff again and again. When I tell him to shut up he whispers. I can't get rid of him. So I share him. Here he is. http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_think_pr_080512_immigrant_detention_.htm [A Washington Post investigation, joined by 60 Minutes, has found disturbing evidence that immigrants are suffering from neglect and some don't survive detention in America. Post reporter Dana Priest says the investigation showed an immigrations and customs bureaucracy "that offers many immigrants no care or slow care or poor care...and they also show that the employees inside are panicked about this." http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_e__nelso_080512_why_voting_for_a_win.htm [West Virginians go to the polls tomorrow and these "hard working white Americans" will prove the political pundits wrong. http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_zena_cre_080508_private_citizens_add.htm [On Thursday – May 15, 2008, various groups will co-host a "Citizens' Forum On Judicial Accountability" on Capitol Hill in Washington, D. C. as part of a week long gathering of some of the world's most prominent government whistleblowers and human rights activists. http://www.opednews.com/articles/life_a_c_l___pa_080512_scorpio_full__28blue_29_.htm [Don't miss this 'once in a blue moon' chance to shift your priorities to the deep values rooted in your soul, which will release the fear, anxiety and helplessness which hold you back from living mindfully. It's time to take yourself seriously and engage the mythic imagination to discover how to live divinely or die mythically. Sound extreme! That's Taurus and Scorpio for you! http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_joan_bru_080512_reflections_on_mothe.htm [I love Mother's Day.It's such a nice way to celebrate where we've all come from as well as our own part in shaping the next generation. Since we mothers are human,after all,it's nice to celebrate our collective success rather than dwell on the wild roller coaster ride that inevitably accompanies it.I want to discuss how an event that looks bad or troubling can somehow morph into something positive ""a blessing in disguise. http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_jgideon_080512__daily_voting_news__.htm [a collection of local, state, national and international articles on electronic voting and election issues http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_allen_l__080512_why_we_re_in_deep_tr.htm [The reason we're in deep trouble in Iraq is basically because of inept moral leadership which starts with George W Bush which unfortunately has corrupted the entire Cheney/Bush administration. It's Rivero's Rule ~ all organizations and countries will eventually reflect the character and moral integrity of its leaders: Allen L Roland http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_stephen__080512_thorstein_veblen_on_.htm [Thorstein Veblen is one of the most ignored and prophetic thinkers in our past. Here is a short guide to his continuing presence on the Web. http://www.opednews.com/articles/life_a_sharon_r_080512_if_obama_does_not_ma.htm [If Obama does not make it into the White House my voice will still be heard and my vote will still be counted because as Martin Luther King Jr., once said "I am somebody". We all count because we are a part of the fabric that makes up this nation. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_frank_sc_080512_mccain_is_dangerous.htm [We Obama and Clinton supporters are like kid brothers squabbling in the living room over the TV remote while a predator is breaking into the house. http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_pablo_ou_080511_myanmar_and_why_they.htm [Myanmar and why they should fear us http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_ed_marti_080511_may_this_house_be_sa.htm [I have an engraved sign on my mantle I had made that says, "May this house be safe from tigers." Its message is the operating principle of the political and religious leaders of the world. Three examples of that principle in operation are George Bush and the preachers Hagee and Wright. It works as well for me as it does for them. I've never been bothered by tigers and they've never been bothered by ethics, morals or doubt. http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_evelyn_p_080512_curtain_time_for_bar.htm [Republicans have enough damaging information against Barack Obama to knock him off the ballot before the November election. Those at the top of the Democratic Party know this by now and voters need to recognize that if they nominate him they are throwing the election. Nothing else can explain why they would allow this disaster to happen. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mike_fol_080512_black_gold_3b_the_end_.htm [Peak oil isn't just a theory any longer, it's transpiring right before our eyes. What remedies are our leaders suggesting? Use more of course. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_josh_mit_080512_the_franchise_3a_our_f.htm [Making sure that only the right people vote, we can make sure that only the right people get elected. Isn't that what our democracy is really about? http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_hamad_al_080512_the_syrian_iranian_i.htm [The occupation of Beirut by Hizbullah and the arming of Hizbullah to a State-level is not a civil war. It is a foreign invasion by all standards. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_richmond_080509_santorum_s_word_choi.htm [Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum makes some interesting word choices. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_frosty_w_080509_the_war_on_drugs_in_.htm [After 37 years and nearly a trillion dollars, drugs in America today remain available to all ages, classes and sections of the country. The War on Drugs proves a monumental $70 billion a year failure. It's time to legalize, regulate and sell drugs to our citizens in an orderly fashion. Here's what happened in 2015 when we accomplished that intention. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mj_creec_080509_was_there_election_m.htm [Was there Election Machine Fraud in Franklin County in the Ohio Primary, favoring Clinton? The evidence from a comprehensive citizens' exit poll on March 4, 2008, suggests just that. Look at the evidence yourself and decide. One thing is certain: citizens need to be allowed not only to poll at the door of polling places, but also to do audits and recounts in this pseudo-Democracy. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_stephen__080512_disturbing_stirrings.htm [Hawkish rhetoric increases chance for war on Iran. Very unlikely would be with nuclear weapons and practically no chance of an invasion. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_brasch_080512_all_the_news_that_fi.htm [It was a tough decision by the editors of USA Today. What to feature as its cover story. A celebrity wedding or the deaths of 25,000 people. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_dean_pow_080512_emanuel_to_kennedy_2fa.htm [Rahm Emanuel is a better Democrat than his comments reveal. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_jay_jans_080511_cruel_americans_alwa.htm [Associated Press daily reports how many "suspected insurgents" were killed yesterday. Americans don't imagine 'enemy' cadavers as bringing suffering and destruction to lives of family members. Bodies of America's 'enemies' are counted with the same satisfaction, that one feels while removing the opponents eliminated counters when playing a board game. The U.S. plan remains the same: Get higher body counts before the 'they' do. http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_skeeter__080511_clinton_campaign_app.htm [It's all over -- almost. Barack Obama will emerge from the Democratic Party's August national convention in Denver as its standard-bearer for the presidency of the United States. And there's nothing that Hillary Rodham Clinton can do about it -- because she's lost the majroity of the party's superdelegates. http://www.opednews.com/articles/not_sh_edward_s_080511_mass_commuter_migrat.htm [An analysis on living patterns in the United States after $4 gasoline. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_cindy_sh_080511_mother_s_day_2008_3b_p.htm [Some women have lost their only child to the ravenous war machine and they somehow go on. One specific mother has her family intact and can callously sign blank checks to pay for war (that are really nothing but death warrants for other people's children) with only the life and health of her political party in her heart. Another mother can talk about "obliterating" an entire innocent country filled with mothers and children http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_jason_le_080511_ibm_2c_darrell_issa_2c_a.htm [A reasonably sensible storage professional makes sure all necessary data was properly copied. And normally new applications -- whether it's an e-mail server or the backup system for it are tested and re-tested before anything gets destroyed.But this situation isn't normal,and the story keeps changing,or getting added to,like one of those chain letters that clutter your inbox.My suspension of disbelief is officially suspended. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mary_sha_080511_spoiled_americans_fa.htm [It will take more than a movie and a rock concert to force Americans to be more environmentally responsible. http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_meryl_an_080511_my_2c_my_2c_it_s_america.htm [Department of Peace supporters across the country honored Mother's Day on Friday by delivering homemade "peace" pies to the local offices of their U.S. representatives and senators, urging support for landmark legislation to create a U.S. Department of Peace and Nonviolence. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_david_sw_080511_one_hundred_and_elev.htm [But who's counting? http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_kevin_go_080511_the_fight_to_fire_2c_d.htm [Phillippe Sands pulls the curtain open on the "culture of cruelty" that has been ushered in. Organizations across America step in to do what Congress is unwilling to do---hold the lawyers accountable for their actions. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_jayne_ly_080511_an_open_letter_to_at.htm [A cautionary note to those on K Street: The cheek you swab next may be your own! http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_chris_ri_080509_strikes_3a_an_american.htm [You don't win your rights because somebody writes it down in a law, and amp; you don't lose your rights because somebody writes it down in a law. You win your rights by struggle and amp; you maintain your rights by struggle. Here is a history of American strikes. http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_melinda__080511_a_happy_mother_s_day.htm [Have no doubt, Social Services has been effectively privatized, that means corporatized. The government that runs it is a corporation that views children and disabled adults, and all of us, as unrealized profits. Their scam is ugly and it is time it was stopped. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_the_web_080511_jon_stewart_asks_the.htm [You'll love this one! http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_stephen__080511_john_and_cindy_mccai.htm [Cutting to the chase on the Keating Five and John McCain. Fugeddaboutit. There is more merit in chasing down Keating's OTHER ties to both John and Cindy McCain. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mr_m_080510_monument_to_stupidit.htm [Bush leaves a monument to his stupidity. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_clint_la_080511_selling_off_freedom_.htm [Promoters of the Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area project have promoted it as a way to preserve heritage and historic sites; but is it really a way to sell off historic sites in order to inject $10,000,000 into a failing Kansas economy? http://www.opednews.com/articles/life_a_richard__080511_respect_as_a_core_pr.htm [A new "respect" is at a barest beginning in the United States of America. Respect 2.0 embraces the lessons of the past, but no longer freezes time-honored principles into "rules" that make the good the enemy of the best. It is the true meaning of "novus ordo seclorum." http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_jon_gold_080511_justin_martell_quest.htm [Student Scholar For 9/11 Truth Justin Martell Questions White House Press Secretary Dana Perino On 9/11 Secrecy. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_alone_080511_france_is_asking_the.htm [This is a piece which begs the question--how does the world want to define important terms, like "sovereignty in intra-state relations" in a century that has already witnessed many attacks on formerly cherished ideas, like "just war theory", i.e. concept of preemptive war, human rights, and torture. The case of whether to send aid into Burma despite the bad military regime there provides the starting point for the desired dis http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_martha_r_080511_egg_supplier_to__dep.htm [Monrovia-based Trader Joe's announced an "indefinite" ban of NuCal Foods, Inc. which distributes Gemperle eggs after the disturbing video http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_bruce_k__080511_climate_change_impac.htm [Speech to Global Greens Congress in Sao Paulo, Brazil on May 2. http://www.opednews.com/articles/life_a_allen_l__080511_memories_of_my_mom.htm [Those who we love deeply become part of us forever for they live in our heart ~ as my Mom most certainly still does : Allen L Roland http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_jgideon_080511__daily_voting_news__.htm [a collection of local, state, national and international articles on electronic voting and election issues http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_lora_cha_080511_help_us_bring_clean_.htm [I know it is ridiculous to use Clean Elections and IL Politics in the same sentence but that is exactly what we at the IL Ballot Integrity Project are trying to change here.We have kicked off a campaign to get 3 referendums on the ballot in Nov. here in IL.Please help us get the close to 270,000 signatures needed to put these issues in front of the voters in IL.We are seeking donations,petition passers,Green Festival workers http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_michael__080510_blowing_bubbles.htm [One financial bubble after another has sustained the International investor class to the detriment of the American public. The latest bubble will cause much worse destruction than any of the previous ones. and it's already out of control. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_james_br_080511_granularity.htm [They say that all politics is local. It's true! It is what we are going to learn how to do ... starting now! http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mj_creec_080509_citizens_exit_pollin.htm [We traveled from Central Ohio and exit polled at Penn State (GO Nittany Lions, whatever they are!)for the Primary on April 22. We took in about 1600 surveys from the students who had just voted at the "HUB," or student union building, many first time voters. Paddy Shaffer interviewed and videoed students who had a problem with not being registered. We were providing the ONLY paper trail, since PA is 90% PAPERLESS DRES!! http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_the_stil_080509_wright_or_rush__96_who.htm [Barack Obama won 38 percent of white Dems in NC, and didn't do much better amongst whites in IN (35 percent). In exit polls of 1,881 IN Dems and 2,316 NC voters, two out of three Hillary Clinton supporters said they would be dissatisfied if he is their party's nominee. How much of Obama's poor showing amongst whites is due to the lingering echo of Rev. Jeremiah Wright how much to Rush Limbaugh's "Operation Chaos"? http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_douglas__080505_positive_outcome_to_.htm [Both Deinacratuc candidates have positioned themselves to reap the victory of party unity and ultimate campaign success following the convention. An atmosphere is now reestablished where either campaign can be strengthened for the Presidential contest ending in November. http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_suzana_m_080510_the__22joys_22_of_rentin.htm [Renters and landlords may each find something interesting and of use here. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_anthony__080510_veterans_denied_righ.htm [Veterans For Peace of Washington D.C. was officially accepted to join the National Memorial Day Parade only later to be rejected. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_curt_day_080511_let_rachel_corrie_s_.htm [This is a review of the recently published book: "Let Me Stand Alone: The Journals Of Rachel Corrie". What I learned was that Rachel's compassion for those who suffered gave her a wisdom that few learn. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_jim_stin_080510_clinton_or_obama_3f_fe.htm [The election of a female president would be the greatest milestone in the long march of women's rights since achieving the vote. But for all its importance, feminism is still a single issue, and rising above single issues is what this campaign is about. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_chris_lu_080510_americans_need_real_.htm [America faces a housing crisis that it has not seen the likes of since the great depression. Hundreds of thousands of families have lost their homes due to the mortgage crisis in the past year and more are at risk if we don't act now. The US Senate must support some version of the Foreclosure Prevention Act, which passed this past week in the US House. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_susan_al_080511_obamas_0_7_25_global_p.htm [Despite this, Senator Barack Obama, has submitted S. 2433 The 'Global Poverty Act.' Obama's bill (S. 2433), seeks to commit U.S. taxpayers to spend 0.7% of our gross domestic product on foreign aide http://www.opednews.com/articles/life_a_john_de__080509_hamlet_2_3a2.htm [I've set a goal for myself as a writer to adapt some Shakesspeare. Act 2, Scene 2 is a big scene.