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Author Archives: whoopeedo
Little Out of Balance—Where is the other side of this story?
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2011/03/22/hastings-pushes-gop-entitlement-framework Our local paper is supposed to print the news, in a balanced and fair way. But, there is no Democratic side to this story. The YHR put this Republican in their interview room as though he has a total … Continue reading
It’s all in your head….
“Once we believe in the inevitability of war, war becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Once we are committed to war’s instrumentality in pursuit of peace, we begin the Orwellian journey to the semantic netherworld where War IS Peace, where the momentum … Continue reading
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Just a few thoughts about guns…
The following are captured from a discussion on NPR about guns and gun rights. These remarks have been freely plagiarized and are not my doing. They are a few opinions by others worth sharing. Whoop Washington State and Arizona … Continue reading
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Recommended Reading and Viewing
The Feb. 3, 2011 issue of Rolling Stone has a nice piece on the enigmatic Jimmy Carter–a peanut farmer from Plains, GA who became president and now builds houses for the the underprivileged and works to end disease that afflicts … Continue reading
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I went shopping yesterday and had an amazing epiphany. While my intent was to seek a new and better guitar, I patronized several pawn shops–sometimes a used guitar is better than a new one. Passing a gun counter, and being … Continue reading
Newspapers and the Internet
Print media is suffering one of the largest downturns ever. With the move to electronic media and the rising price of newsprint, newspapers have taken a plunge into economic drift out of the mainstream of being the most important public … Continue reading
A little Canadian humor, whot?
The flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into Canada has intensified in the past week, sparking calls for increased patrols to stop the illegal immigration. The recent actions of the Tea Party are prompting an exodus among left-leaning … Continue reading
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Paul Krugman “The Rich”
The Angry Rich By Paul Krugman Published: September 19, 2010 New York Times Anger is sweeping America. True, this white-hot rage is a minority phenomenon, not something that characterizes most of our fellow citizens. But the angry minority is angry … Continue reading
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Slippery, sleazy
Dino Rossi knows too many of the knotholes to crawl through to get his way. Methinks we need to express caution concerning pols who have been there awhile. He campaigned for funds, saying they were not campaign funds. In and … Continue reading
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