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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Wars; Endless Wars. The Want for More It is March, again. Just as I have been for years, in this month I am haunted by the hate we, humans, propagate. March 19th is the sixth anniversary of"unnecessary wars". The phrase is not mine alone. Public servants, Ambassadors, and former Presidents have proclaimed as I have. ForeignSecretaries and domestic Diplomats deem the war was a mistake. Then there are the people.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009Wars; Endless Wars. The Want for More It is March, again. Just as I have been for years, in this month I am haunted by the hate we, humans, propagate. March 19th is the sixth anniversary of"unnecessary wars". The phrase is not mine alone. Public servants, Ambassadors, and former Presidents have proclaimed as I have. ForeignSecretaries and domestic Diplomats deem the war was a mistake. Then there are the people.
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Friday, February 27, 2009
Where is the restraint in spending? Outlays for military offenses have been written into the ledger, and not in the traditional invisible ink. While one might think fiscal and political Conservatives would be pleased, upon receipt of the document, Republicans immediately pounced. Senator Judd Greggspoke on the Grand Old Party's behalf when he asked, "Where is the restraint in spending?"
Friday, February 27, 2009Where is the restraint in spending? Outlays for military offenses have been written into the ledger, and not in the traditional invisible ink. While one might think fiscal and political Conservatives would be pleased, upon receipt of the document, Republicans immediately pounced. Senator Judd Greggspoke on the Grand Old Party's behalf when he asked, "Where is the restraint in spending?"
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
Republicans Twitter. Jindal Rebuttal; A Tweet Senators and Representatives from the Right were careful not to have their hands seen on camera. The persons elected to represent the people preferred to obfuscate the truth; they cared not what the Commander-In-Chief might say. As they anxiously awaited the voice of Grand Old Party, Governor Bobby Jindal, the person who would offer the Republican rebuttal, those on the right of the aisle refused to listen.
Thursday, February 26, 2009Republicans Twitter. Jindal Rebuttal; A Tweet Senators and Representatives from the Right were careful not to have their hands seen on camera. The persons elected to represent the people preferred to obfuscate the truth; they cared not what the Commander-In-Chief might say. As they anxiously awaited the voice of Grand Old Party, Governor Bobby Jindal, the person who would offer the Republican rebuttal, those on the right of the aisle refused to listen.
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Monday, February 23, 2009
Moneybag Democracy Days ago, with Secretary of State Clinton abroad in China, the world was given an opportunity to witness America's new direction. Most anticipated dollars would no longer have a greater influence on United States policy than humanitarian concerns did. Globally, people waited to cheer for the change that had certainly come. Then, Secretary Clinton, pleaded with Beijing to buy United States bonds.
Monday, February 23, 2009Moneybag Democracy Days ago, with Secretary of State Clinton abroad in China, the world was given an opportunity to witness America's new direction. Most anticipated dollars would no longer have a greater influence on United States policy than humanitarian concerns did. Globally, people waited to cheer for the change that had certainly come. Then, Secretary Clinton, pleaded with Beijing to buy United States bonds.
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Friday, February 20, 2009
Black History Month; The Subject that Segregates Do the days dedicated to the acknowledgement of African American achievements divide us as a nation? The answer, some say is a complex one. Consider the thoughts of Columnist, Clarence Page of The Chicago Tribune. Is Black History Month already history? Well, it depends. Another view comes from a fellow Journalist and contributor to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Cynthia Tucker. She is more emphatic in her evaluation.
Friday, February 20, 2009Black History Month; The Subject that Segregates Do the days dedicated to the acknowledgement of African American achievements divide us as a nation? The answer, some say is a complex one. Consider the thoughts of Columnist, Clarence Page of The Chicago Tribune. Is Black History Month already history? Well, it depends. Another view comes from a fellow Journalist and contributor to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Cynthia Tucker. She is more emphatic in her evaluation.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Might On November 8, 2004, Artist and Political Essayist Andrew Wahl, penned his thoughts on "Might." Then, the current war in Iraq may have been on his mind. Fiscal policies that ruled in favor of the wealthy could have evoked his visual essay. Way back then, religious factions, each of which was ready to deem the others wrong, were engaged in combat. Today, all these realities remain true.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009Might On November 8, 2004, Artist and Political Essayist Andrew Wahl, penned his thoughts on "Might." Then, the current war in Iraq may have been on his mind. Fiscal policies that ruled in favor of the wealthy could have evoked his visual essay. Way back then, religious factions, each of which was ready to deem the others wrong, were engaged in combat. Today, all these realities remain true.
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
A Weighty Issue The flight pattern would need to be altered. Customarily, jets left to the East. Aircraft passed over a power plant before the highest speed and preferred altitude was reached. As a precautionary measure, a plane as heavy as the one Barry now sat on could not be allowed to soar low over an electrical grid. Were the airbus to crash, surely, it would explode. Sparks would set off fires. Everyone on the plane would die.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009A Weighty Issue The flight pattern would need to be altered. Customarily, jets left to the East. Aircraft passed over a power plant before the highest speed and preferred altitude was reached. As a precautionary measure, a plane as heavy as the one Barry now sat on could not be allowed to soar low over an electrical grid. Were the airbus to crash, surely, it would explode. Sparks would set off fires. Everyone on the plane would die.
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
The Free Market Will the free market care for a sick child or a workforce ill with grief? Might the free market offer job insecurity, a benefit lost long ago? Could or would the free market ever calculate the number of unemployed and underemployed who do not appear in the statistics sited. American society is economically sick. Spare dollars, we have none. Change has not come.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009The Free Market Will the free market care for a sick child or a workforce ill with grief? Might the free market offer job insecurity, a benefit lost long ago? Could or would the free market ever calculate the number of unemployed and underemployed who do not appear in the statistics sited. American society is economically sick. Spare dollars, we have none. Change has not come.
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Friday, February 6, 2009
Karl Rove and Captain Ahab-Conyers "The Architect," has apparently turned author. Americans learned of Karl Rove's newest career on January 28, 2009. During an interview with Fox News Broadcaster, Bill O'Reilly, the long-time Advisor to former President, George W. Bush, presented his novel manuscript to an expectant audience. Most tuned in to hear whether he would honor a Congressional subpoena. Few expected a reinterpretation of the epic fable, Moby Dick.
Friday, February 6, 2009Karl Rove and Captain Ahab-Conyers "The Architect," has apparently turned author. Americans learned of Karl Rove's newest career on January 28, 2009. During an interview with Fox News Broadcaster, Bill O'Reilly, the long-time Advisor to former President, George W. Bush, presented his novel manuscript to an expectant audience. Most tuned in to hear whether he would honor a Congressional subpoena. Few expected a reinterpretation of the epic fable, Moby Dick.
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Friday, February 6, 2009
Somewhere in America Somewhere in America, a man loses the job he has held for more than thirty years. Somewhere in America, a woman cleans out the office she had occupied for close to a decade. Elsewhere in the United States, a teen unsuccessfully tries to find work. Each of these individuals is not startled by the headline, Economy Shed 598,000 Jobs in January.
Friday, February 6, 2009Somewhere in America Somewhere in America, a man loses the job he has held for more than thirty years. Somewhere in America, a woman cleans out the office she had occupied for close to a decade. Elsewhere in the United States, a teen unsuccessfully tries to find work. Each of these individuals is not startled by the headline, Economy Shed 598,000 Jobs in January.
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Monday, February 2, 2009
Sex and the Super Bowl While people may profess puritanical principles, those our forefathers inscribed on parchment, today, as the Super Bowl looms large in our collective consciousness, the American public concludes, they cannot adhere to such strict ethical standards.
Monday, February 2, 2009Sex and the Super Bowl While people may profess puritanical principles, those our forefathers inscribed on parchment, today, as the Super Bowl looms large in our collective consciousness, the American public concludes, they cannot adhere to such strict ethical standards.
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Sunday, February 1, 2009
Fitzgerald; The Football Family Millions will tune in for the competition. Perhaps, an equal number will watch only for the commercials. Super Bowl advertisements captivate consumers in a way many others do not. Myriad will look for folks they know personally in the crowd. "Color," the heartfelt stories behind the scene will fascinate a few.
Sunday, February 1, 2009Fitzgerald; The Football Family Millions will tune in for the competition. Perhaps, an equal number will watch only for the commercials. Super Bowl advertisements captivate consumers in a way many others do not. Myriad will look for folks they know personally in the crowd. "Color," the heartfelt stories behind the scene will fascinate a few.
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Friday, January 30, 2009
"I won!" Days before Congress was asked to pass the stimulus package, the President uttered the now famous phrase; "I won," Republicans, as could have been expected, expressed resentment. Immediately, subsequent to President Obama's statement Democrats were said to have followed the Chief Executive's lead. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was asked if he thought Republicans might block the initiative. Empathically, he replied; "No.
Friday, January 30, 2009"I won!" Days before Congress was asked to pass the stimulus package, the President uttered the now famous phrase; "I won," Republicans, as could have been expected, expressed resentment. Immediately, subsequent to President Obama's statement Democrats were said to have followed the Chief Executive's lead. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was asked if he thought Republicans might block the initiative. Empathically, he replied; "No.
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Friday, January 30, 2009
Geithner; Economic Expert? The case of Timothy F. Geithner and his confirmation may enlighten Americans and alter conventions associated with tax-and-spend-liberals. Russell Feingold [Wisconsin Democrat], Thomas Harkin [Iowa Democrat,] and Democratic Socialist, Bernard Sanders [Vermont Independent] voted nay when asked to approve Timothy Geithner for Secretary of Treasury.
Friday, January 30, 2009Geithner; Economic Expert? The case of Timothy F. Geithner and his confirmation may enlighten Americans and alter conventions associated with tax-and-spend-liberals. Russell Feingold [Wisconsin Democrat], Thomas Harkin [Iowa Democrat,] and Democratic Socialist, Bernard Sanders [Vermont Independent] voted nay when asked to approve Timothy Geithner for Secretary of Treasury.
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Monday, January 26, 2009
The Wolf Barack Obama Feeds Reverend Doctor Sharon E. Watkins, in her candid manner, in the Inaugural Prayer, brought the Chief Executive of the United States to task. With knowledge of The Obama Administration's agenda, a plan to escalate the war in Afghanistan, Doctor Reverend Sharon E. Watkins shared a allegory and directly addressed the analogy. The President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) spoke to the President of the United State
Monday, January 26, 2009The Wolf Barack Obama Feeds Reverend Doctor Sharon E. Watkins, in her candid manner, in the Inaugural Prayer, brought the Chief Executive of the United States to task. With knowledge of The Obama Administration's agenda, a plan to escalate the war in Afghanistan, Doctor Reverend Sharon E. Watkins shared a allegory and directly addressed the analogy. The President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) spoke to the President of the United State
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Sunday, January 25, 2009
Praise Song For the Day; Inaugural Poetry A Poet, Elizabeth Alexander, who stood on the stage with the nation's newly installed leader helped the country to understand, that no one man could, or would do what the populace had already done.
Sunday, January 25, 2009Praise Song For the Day; Inaugural Poetry A Poet, Elizabeth Alexander, who stood on the stage with the nation's newly installed leader helped the country to understand, that no one man could, or would do what the populace had already done.
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
Change Has Come It was but a minute after the newly elected President took the "Oath of Office." At 12:01 Post Meridian, on January 20, 2009, the White House web page was changed. In the spirit of a new dawn, the Oval Office gave birth to its baby. The site entered with a scream; yet, hearts filled with joy never heard a sound.
Thursday, January 22, 2009Change Has Come It was but a minute after the newly elected President took the "Oath of Office." At 12:01 Post Meridian, on January 20, 2009, the White House web page was changed. In the spirit of a new dawn, the Oval Office gave birth to its baby. The site entered with a scream; yet, hearts filled with joy never heard a sound.
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Sunday, January 18, 2009
Speaker Pelosi Proclaims Possible Impeachment Change has truly arrived in America, even before the Presidential Inauguration. Today, on Fox News, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the only person who could, the woman who for so long would not, stated, she is Open to the Prosecution of Bush Administration Officials.
Sunday, January 18, 2009Speaker Pelosi Proclaims Possible Impeachment Change has truly arrived in America, even before the Presidential Inauguration. Today, on Fox News, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the only person who could, the woman who for so long would not, stated, she is Open to the Prosecution of Bush Administration Officials.
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
An Inauguration Invitation The invitation arrived in an electronic mail. As much as America wishes to be hopeful, I had none. I saw the communiqué and thought it would not be possible. I would never be selected to attend the inauguration. Of all the millions who are moved by this historic occasion, while I am amongst these, my anecdote is and would be far less remarkable.
Thursday, January 15, 2009An Inauguration Invitation The invitation arrived in an electronic mail. As much as America wishes to be hopeful, I had none. I saw the communiqué and thought it would not be possible. I would never be selected to attend the inauguration. Of all the millions who are moved by this historic occasion, while I am amongst these, my anecdote is and would be far less remarkable.
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Monday, January 12, 2009
I Have a Dream I dream of a day when Americans will separate themselves from a difficult past. I dream of a time when partisan politics will not divide us. In my dream, I see a nation united; one in which Black children, white, Brown, yellow, and red offspring, people of any race, color, or creed will rise above their own imagined limits. It is more than my hope, it is my vision that together, we as a nation can . . .
Monday, January 12, 2009I Have a Dream I dream of a day when Americans will separate themselves from a difficult past. I dream of a time when partisan politics will not divide us. In my dream, I see a nation united; one in which Black children, white, Brown, yellow, and red offspring, people of any race, color, or creed will rise above their own imagined limits. It is more than my hope, it is my vision that together, we as a nation can . . .
