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(11 comments) SHARE Monday, November 19, 2007 Nelson Mandela chose to forgive: Why can't we forgive Don Imus?
I will leave you with this quote coming from Nelson Mandela who stated upon leaving office, "South Africans must recall the terrible past so that we can deal with it, forgiving where forgiveness is necessary but never forgetting" Let us remember how many years he was locked away in a South African prison during its most heinous time called Apartheid.
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, September 5, 2008 Can the 'hockey mommn", Sarah Palin find Osama bin Laden?
Cindy McCain, called Sarah Palin a "hockey-mommin' ... basketball shootin' ... moose huntin' ... fly-fishin' ... pistol-packing ... mother of five for vice president." Bin Laden where ever he is must be shaking in his shoes by now.
(17 comments) SHARE Wednesday, December 10, 2008 If Gov. Rod Blagojevich deserves impeachment, so did Pres. Bush
If some are calling for Blagojevich's impeachment, it was both Bush and Cheney who truly deserved it. If some feel that Blagojevich should go to prison if convicted, it is none-other than Bush and Cheney who deserve to be tried at The Hague and convicted for war crimes against humanity.
(30 comments) SHARE Monday, November 17, 2008 Any racist targeting President-elect Barack Obama should be classified a terrorist
As angry as I was with the passage of both Patriot Acts, when it comes to examples of this racial hate against our 44th President of the United States, I can now see some merit in those acts should people try and carry any assassination attempt out.
(22 comments) SHARE Thursday, August 14, 2008 The United States has lost its moral authority
When I hear President Bush tell Russia "Enough is enough" when it comes to their illegal invasion of Georgia, I am left asking; What moral authority gives this man whose own illegal invasion of Iraq the audacity to call upon Russia to stand down? Do I wish that Russia would stand down? Absolutely. The taking of innocent lives is never okay.
(2 comments) SHARE Saturday, May 2, 2009 Public school teachers are the unsung heroes in this society
Public school teachers are the unsung heroes in this society and as one looks upon the captains of industry, namely Wall Street executives, teachers beat them hands down. As teachers teach, they look to be the solution makers and that to me is meritorious.
(7 comments) SHARE Monday, February 2, 2009 Octuplets in California: Who will bear the financial cost for their care?
A doctor's motto is "First do no harm" and medically and ethically, they did. What happens if one, two or more will face any number of debilitating conditions due to this birth? They will be the ones made to suffer as these doctors fade into the background.
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, June 6, 2007 Pres. Bush must pardon border patrol agents, Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean
Ramos said of her husband that he "is being held in solitary confinement in a 6-by-12 foot cell, without windows. Ignacio Ramos is not being allowed any exercise time, and he is shackled every time he leaves his cell." And is also being segregated from the rest of the prison population which is understandable given the fact he would be killed within those prison walls.
(25 comments) SHARE Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Our economy cannot sustain AIPAC's and Israel's influence over us
I think as Americans begin to see these expenditures on Recovery.gov, included in it must be our aid to Israel. While only a fraction of what is about to flow into our economy, still it is OUR hard earned money coming from we the tax payers. Our fiscal aid to Israel lies at the heart of the unstable nature within the Middle East.
(5 comments) SHARE Saturday, November 6, 2010 I Demand That MSNBC Reinstate Keith Olbermann NOW!
To MSNBC, so, you have a clause that inhibits anyone working for your station to donate funds to political campaigns. So what? Isn't that free speech? Just look at the Citizens United case filed before our U.S. Supreme Court which allowed for billions of dollars to be poured into various campaigns.
(2 comments) SHARE Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Northern Trust of Chicago parties with the tax payer's money
It is highly imperative that as each check goes out that is contained within any bailout, those who receive them are named. How they use these funds backed by our hard earned tax money should also be required to show exactly how these funds are being used. If this criteria cannot be met, then no bailout money should be given.
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, September 22, 2008 John McCain's age must be the deciding factor in this presidential race
When ABC's Sam Donaldson lashed into McCain when McCain said the "fundamentals of this economy are strong" he went onto say that "the question of age is back on the table" I do agree with him concerning John McCain's age.
(4 comments) SHARE Friday, November 28, 2008 Long Island Power Deals Another Fiscal Blow to Customers
If you are even thinking of moving to Long Island; think again. While you may opine that I have just hurt the realty market, no, LIPA did that. Perhaps it is they who should get in the face of LIPA since we the people have not been heard up until this point.
(5 comments) SHARE Saturday, November 22, 2008 Remembering John F. Kennedy by saying, "Yes we can!" in helping President-elect Obama
I hear the concerns of liberals who are angered that he will govern more towards the center and from the conservatives who are equally angered citing he will govern from the left, but the late President Kennedy, would say to all of us, get the job done to heal this nation.
(37 comments) SHARE Tuesday, September 23, 2008 If you vote against Barack Obama based on race, you are not a patriot...But a coward
Are any of you who choose not to vote for Barack Obama clearly showing we are the home of the brave? Or will you allow the cowardice of your racism to seize the day? Are we a free people when racists will further imprison us as a nation?
(6 comments) SHARE Sunday, October 5, 2008 Shame on Palin for Swift-boating, Senator Barack Obama
In these critical and dire times, I do believe that voters are turning their backs on Swift-boat tactics which smack of Karl Rove and the polls are proving so.
(6 comments) SHARE Sunday, June 14, 2009 Our clear and present danger is Sarah Palin, Fox News and Rush Limbaugh
The clear and present danger to all of us is to listen to hate-filled speech coming from anyone at Fox News, Sarah Palin's past comments, Rush Limbaugh and the rest of their ilk. We have much to solve as a nation and we surely do not need their voices stirring Satan's cauldron of hate.