Category Archives: Politics

Elected yet unelectable – Louie Gohmert

Posted on August 25, 2014 by hbreck

Elected yet unelectable Louie Gohmert Currently in his 5th term in the 1st Texas Congressional District The next individual in this series is currently an elected offical, unlike my inaugural nitwit, Jody Hice. Louie Gohmert of Texas, is currently running … Continue reading →

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Elected yet unelectable – Jody Hice

Posted on August 19, 2014 by hbreck

Elected yet unelectable Jody Hice Currently unelected, running for US House in Georgia’s 10th Congressional District Jody Hice, a Baptist minister and radio talk show host, is not actually an elected official – yet. I suppose he’s not the best … Continue reading →

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Unsuitable for dogcatcher – and yet… (new series!)

Posted on August 16, 2014 by hbreck

Elected yet unelectable I’m going to start a new series on this blog, highlighting the worst of the worst in American politics. Specifically, I refer to people, not necessarily policies. These are people elected to high office (mostly) who hold … Continue reading →

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A quick partisan rant

Posted on June 3, 2014 by hbreck

I promise I have a more substantive and thoughtful post in the works, but for the moment I just have a few quick thoughts. Riding the bus to work this morning, I passed the time as I usually do, catching … Continue reading →

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Sydney Writer’s Festival – May 21, 2010 – Discussion of Barack Obama

Posted on May 4, 2014 by hbreck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OEfeGqS9Jw This was a fascinating discussion in Sydney, Australia in 2010. Christopher Hitchens, British journalist Anne Davies, and Australian author Don Watson met for a panel discussion of Barack Obama, 2 and a half years into his first term. It … Continue reading →

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Define Tyranny

Posted on April 30, 2014 by hbreck

The militia members and self-proclaimed “patriots” who have rallied to the side of Cliven Bundy have stated for years that they oppose government tyranny. In the case of Bundy, they claim they are merely defending him and other ranchers from … Continue reading →

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Upcoming posts and new blog

Posted on April 27, 2014 by hbreck

Most of my future blog posts will likely be based on current events and whatever is going on in the world. I tend to react to events instead of anticipate them – then again, who beyond Nate Silver does any different? … Continue reading →

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What’s the problem with Cliven Bundy?

Posted on April 23, 2014 by hbreck

What’s going on in Nevada? Why is cattle rancher Cliven Bundy threatening violence toward American law enforcement officials? Why he is fighting so hard over grazing fees? Cliven Bundy is a wealthy Nevada cattle rancher who has recently made national … Continue reading →

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Repost – Facebook – April 3, 2014 – Money and Democracy

Posted on April 20, 2014 by hbreck

Reposted from Facebook Money and Democracy – April 3, 2014 Yesterday the Supreme Court came to a decision on the matter of McCutcheon v. FEC. The basic gist is that single political donors are no longer capped to a … Continue reading →

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Repost – Facebook – January 29, 2014 – A response to the 2014 State of the Union

Posted on April 20, 2014 by hbreck

Reposted from Facebook A response to the 2014 State of the Union – January 29, 2014 I’m going to get political here, so for those who don’t like to see politics on their Facebook pages, I recommend stopping now. The … Continue reading →

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