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Tag Archives: Barack Obama
A Skewed Endorsement
Shortly after the 2016 election, I put together a list of possible Democratic contenders for the 2020 election. Obviously, it was still quite premature at that point to speculate on who would challenge Donald Trump when he hadn’t even yet … Continue reading →
Posted in Budgets, Civil Rights, Economics, environment, foreign policy, Governance, Healthcare, History, immigration, Infrastructure, Law Enforcement, Media, Politics, Rant, Social Justice
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Tagged 2020 Presidential Election, Al Gore, Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Yang, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke, Bill Bradley, Bill de Blasio, climate change, Cory Booker, democracy, Democrats, Donald Trump, donations, elections, Elizabeth Warren, endorsement, environment, Eric Swalwell, Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, Jay Inslee, Joe Biden, Joe Sestak, John Delaney, John Hickenlooper, John Kerry, Julian Castro, Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, Marianne Williamson, Michael Bennet, Mike Gravel, news, nuclear power, Pete Buttigieg, policy, politics, polls, President, Presidential Debate, Seth Moulton, Steve Bullock, Supreme Court, Tim Ryan, Tom Steyer, Tulsi Gabbard, Wayne Messam
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How to Explain Taxes and Influence Republicans
Bear with me here. I need to talk about something really exciting. Hold on to your seats as we dive into the exciting world of… marginal tax rates! Okay, now that I’ve gotten that out of my system, I regret … Continue reading →
Posted in Budgets, Economics, Governance, Media, Myths and misconceptions, Politics, Quick post
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Tagged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Barack Obama, Grover Norquist, marginal rates, misconceptions, myths, politics, progressive income tax, Republican Party, republicans, Steve Scalise, taxes
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One Dares Call It Treason
According to Merriam Webster, the primary definition of the word “Treason” is: “The offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance or to kill or personally injure the sovereign … Continue reading →
Posted in Governance, Media, Politics
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Tagged Barack Obama, civil liberties, Congress, Democrats, dissent, Donald Trump, freedom, Freedom of speech, liberty, politics, President, Republican Party, republicans, speech, State of the Union, treason
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Not quite like rain on your wedding day…
I’ve been on a bit of a posting hiatus lately. The day job has been busy, and my attention has been scattered. But I’ve gradually been piecing together drafts for posts, and will likely start posting regularly again soon. Hopefully on … Continue reading →
Posted in foreign policy, Governance, History, immigration, Politics
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Tagged Barack Obama, Donald Trump, foreign policy, GOP, government, hypocrisy, hypocrites, immigration, lies, military, refugees, Syria, war
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The Backlash
In this new era of President Trump, where there has been an enraged backlash against the new elements of the civil rights movement, concepts like Black Lives Matter find themselves under assault. Many white Americans who bristle at the notion … Continue reading →
Posted in Civil Rights, Media, Politics, Social Justice
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Tagged backlash, Barack Obama, bias, Black Lives Matter, civil rights, denial, Donald Trump, privilege, race, race relations, racial equality, racism, role reversal, systemic oppression, White defensiveness
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Donald Trump Cannot Be President… and here’s why.
Originally I intended to write a simple article, based on my “Elected Yet Unelectable” series, highlighting (in normal prose form) specific moments and events that prove that Donald J. Trump is completely unelectable and unsuitable for any public office. The … Continue reading →
Posted in Governance, Healthcare, History, immigration, Infrastructure, Media, Myths and misconceptions, Politics, Social Justice
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Tagged 2016 Presidential Race, Barack Obama, Ben Carson, Bernie Sanders, Bill Clinton, celebrities, competition, Congress, controversy, corruption, crime, culture, Current events, debate, Donald Trump, environment, facts, film, Hillary Clinton, humanity, hypocrisy, internet, Islam, issues, John Kasich, lies, media, media bias, military, news, nuclear deterrence, nuclear threat, nuclear weapons, Paranoia, politics, Presidential Debate, race, race relations, racial equality, racism, religion, slander, Syria, Ted Cruz, television, terrorism, United States, violence, Women
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Liberals for Gary Johnson?
Every Presidential election is mostly a two-person race – from a practical standpoint, anyway. Occasionally a third party candidate does make some noise. In 2000, Ralph Nader got a lot of attention, and shook up the race, arguably weakening Democratic … Continue reading →
Posted in Elected yet unelectable, Governance, Myths and misconceptions, Politics
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Tagged Aleppo, awful people, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, civil rights, conservatism, Constitution, corruption, debt, deficits, Donald Trump, education, Elected yet unelectable, extremists, foreign policy, Gary Johnson, government, Hillary Clinton, ideology, Jill Stein, liberalism, libertarian, Libertarian Party, New Mexico, politics, private prisons, privatization, Republican, republicans, Social Security, taxes
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Bernie or Bust?
I’m going to start off with a brief preface, specifically in the interest of full disclosure. I am a Bernie Sanders supporter. I voted for him in my state primary, I have attended local campaign meetings and rallies, I have … Continue reading →
Posted in Economics, Governance, Politics
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Tagged awful people, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Congress, corruption, democracy, Democrats, Donald Trump, economics, environment, extremists, Federal government, GOP, government, Hillary Clinton, ideology, lies, Obergefell v. Hodges, politics, primaries, Republican, republicans, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, taxes, women's rights
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Impeach the Senate Judiciary Committee
Okay, please bear with me here, as this one will probably sound pretty angry. And forgive the title, as I’m aware that what I’m going to say is likely not sufficient to actually call for impeachment. But this is an … Continue reading →
Posted in Governance, Politics, Rant
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Tagged Antonin Scalia, Barack Obama, Chuck Grassley, Congress, Constitution, controversy, corruption, cowardice, David Perdue, David Vitter, democracy, Democrats, dishonesty, fear, GOP, government, high crimes and misdemeanors, Jeff Flake, Jeff Sessions, John Cornyn, Lindsey Graham, Merrick Garland, Mike Lee, Mitch McConnell, Orrin Hatch, politics, Republican, Republican Party, republicans, SCOTUS, Senate, Senate Judiciary Committee, shirking responsibility, Strom Thurmond, Supreme Court, Ted Cruz, Thom Tillis
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Fun with smog!
In other news, GOP outlaws theories of evolution and gravity. Delusional political party floats around Congress. This is going to be a long 2 years. Over the last week, Congressional debate over the fate of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline … Continue reading →
Posted in Governance, Politics, Science, Technology
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Tagged anti-government, Barack Obama, Congress, environment, EPA, extremism, extremists, Federal government, governance, hypocrisy, industry, pollution, regulations, republicans, smog
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