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Political Blog Weekly: 12 March 2010

Mar 14, 2010 in Economy, Feminism, Free speech, Gay Rights, Religion, Scandal, War on Terror

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Miscellaneous

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Ode To An Obstructionist posted at Mad Kane’s Political Madness.

A poem about Jim Bunning and his stand against government spending.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Liz Cheney: Chip Off The Old Crock posted at Mad Kane’s Political Madness.

A poem about Liz Cheney and the al Qaeda Seven ad.

Lou presents The Political Chop Shop or The Telepromter-gate saga continues posted at The Tao of Lou.

REMARKS: This blog includes some humorous observations on some recent events that have made our political headlines: 1.Tea Party, Coffee Party, and what kind of a platform a "Red Bull party" would adopt. 2. My take on the Sarah Palin controversy about her writing down notes for her speech on her hand…. and her latest faux pas in that controversy…"Sarah Palin: God wrote on his hand too." 3. A comedy sketch about a scenario that might have occurred
if God really
HAD used his hand to write crib notes.

Cynthia Bateman presents Gays Stay Home! Prom Is For The Straight Kids? posted at Blog About It.

Discussing the decision by a Mississippi School District to cancel senior prom because a lesbian student requested to show up in a tuxedo.

Related articles:
TalkLeft – "Republicans Attack Holder Over Detainee Amicus Briefs"
Connecting.the.Dots – "Entitlement Derangement"
Atheist Revolution – "Idiot of the Week:  Itawamba County School Board"

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Political Blog Weekly: 26 February 2010

Feb 28, 2010 in Diplomacy, Economy, Free speech, Health Care, Homeland Security, International Aid, Religion, War on Terror

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Economy

Scott Amundson presents DOLLARIZATION IN LATIN AMERICA: A POLICY GUIDE FOR CENTRAL BANKERS AND MONETARY OFFICIALS posted at ECONOMY POLITICA.

Exploring the influence the US dollar has in Latin American countries, and how it impacts the domestic fiscal policies of these countries.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Ode To GOP Stimulus Hypocrisy posted at Mad Kane’s Political Madness.

A poem about the Republican’s opposition to the stimulus bill while accepting the cash with little opposition.

Bruce presents Georgia is 3rd inside the US for Delinquent Mortgages posted at Government Mortgage Help.

REMARKS: Mortgage Help from the Government to assist you in keeping your home from mortgage foreclosure during this recession.

Related articles:
Vulcan’s Hammer – "Let the bad investment die already"
Divided We Stand – United We Fall – "Know When To Fold ‘Em"
Cato @ Liberty – "A Campaign Finance Lesson"

Health Care

Alexander Bisignano presents Insurance and Genetic Testing in the United States posted at The Chromosome Chronicles.

Questioning the ethics behind genetic testing for Life Insurance coverage.

Scott Spiegel presents Gambling on Amnesia posted at Scott Spiegel.

Reviewing Obama’s push on health care reform, and the gamble he was making by holding the health care summit with Republicans and Democrats.

Related articles:
Liberal Values – "First Impression On The Health Care Summit"
Sensen No Sen – "Marriage Laws and Risk to Children"

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Miscellaneous

Carole Gold presents Glenn Beck’s Bigger Message posted at Carole Gold.

REMARKS: Regardless of your political preference, Glenn Beck has a vital message for us all.

Anne Simone presents 100 Great Twitter Streams for Serious Politicos posted at Online Degree Programs.org: Top Online Degrees.

A handy list of 100 Twitter streams from various news and opinion sources that cover politics.

Steve Mustanski presents Democrats Now Love Bush Patriot Act posted at Conservative Patriot HQ.

Looking at the overwhelming passage of the Patriot Act extension by the House without significant protest.

Related articles:
TalkLeft – "Senate Votes to Extend Patriot Act"

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Political Blog Weekly: 19 February 2010

Feb 22, 2010 in Diplomacy, Economy, Free speech, Political Blog Listing, Political Blog Weekly, Religion, Space, War on Terror

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Legislative Failures

vjack presents Time to Abolish the Filibuster? posted at Red State Progressive.

REMARKS: Is it time for the Democrats to abolish the Senate filibuster? They won’t have the majority forever, but does that really matter?

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Dear Obama, Enough With The Voltaire! posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

A Poem about settling for “good enough” in Congress in hopes of getting a legislative victory.

Related articles:
Open Congress – "Opposed to Even Their Own Ideas"
Connecting.the.Dots – "How Obama Can Turn It Around"
Liberal Values – "Bayh Not Running: One Less Republican In Senate Democratic Caucus"

Revisionist History

Jock Boylan presents New Che App: The Negro Is Indolent And Spends His Money On Frivolities And Booze posted at Home.

REMARKS: Some of Che’s quotes seem to be missing from the new phone app.

Leah L. Burton presents Dominionist Revisionist History ~ Keep it in Your Sunday Schools! posted at God’s Own Party?.

Exploring the notion that the United States was founded as a Christian Nation.

Related articles:
Vulcan’s Hammer – "Glenn Beck on Che Guevara"
Disillusioned Words – "Big Think & VBS" 

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Miscellaneous

Wenchypoo presents Veering Into Space For Just a Minute… posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket.

Pondering about the symbolism behind our presence in Space.

Scott Spiegel presents Spotted on Biden’s Palm: "Iraq War Bad, Afghanistan War Good" posted at Scott Spiegel.

Reflecting on Biden’s views on Iraq and Afghanistan, and how his stances against bolstering troops in both wars has turned out wrong.

bball3345 presents Why China’s Undervalued Currency Is Good For America posted at Borderless World.

REMARKS: Looking at the positive impact on the U.S. economy from a cheap Chinese yuan.

Related articles:
Space Politics – "Garver on commercial spaceflight and the agency’s ultimate goal"
Just Politics..? – "Obama, Biden, Steal Truth from Bush Regarding Iraq"
The New Clarion – "Trade Deficit myth"

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Political Blog Weekly: 22 January 2010

Jan 24, 2010 in Candidates, Economy, Health Care, Homeland Security, Political Blog Listing, Political Blog Weekly, Religion, Voting, War on Terror

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Scott Brown

Leah L. Burton presents Scott Brown ~ Another Hatriot Runs for Office as a ?Moderate? posted at God’s Own Party?.

Examining if Scott Brown is a stealth religious-right Republican, and what his connection is with Sarah Palin.

Scott Spiegel presents Dems Weigh Options: Senate-Packing, Queen Olympia, Mass Kidnapping posted at Scott Spiegel.

Exploring the options Congressional Democrats have in regards to Health Care Reform now that Scott Brown won the election.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Joe "Vote 60" No Mo’ posted at Mad Kane’s Political Madness.

A poem about Joe Lieberman and his loss of influence following Scott Brown’s victory (making him the Republican’s 41st vote).

Related articles:
Rough Fractals – "Election Day"
Gigabum – "No easy rescue plan for health care"
Liberal Values – "Brown Defeats Coakley, Benefiting From Mindless Rage"
Len Penzo – "Black Coffee: My Favorite Blogs, Money News & Opinions #30"

National Security

The Angry Anarchist presents 3D Scanners ? What Asses! posted at The Angry Anarchist – Opinion . Uncensored . That IS Anarchy.

Covering the implementation of the new 3-D scanners in airports.

Allen Scott presents My No Nonsense Plan for Homeland Security posted at A View from the Nest.

REMARKS:  A little tongue and cheek absurdity addressing the absurd.

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Economy

Steve Mustanski presents Obama Proposes New Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee posted at Conservative Patriot HQ.

Exploring the proposed "Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee," who would be impacted by it, and how it can hurt the economy.

eWorldVu – "Big Bank Reform Means Buy More Bank Of America"
QandO – "Warren Buffet – Bank Levy Makes No Sense"
SENATUS – "Shelby Seeks Hearings on Obama Bank Risk Proposal"

Obama’s First Year

ella moss presents 1 YEAR OLD PRESIDENCY « Zodiac Times posted at Zodiac Times.

REMARKS:  Obama’s bum rap .

Related articles:
Chicagoray’s Views and News – "Obama’s First Year: By the Numbers (Kind Of)"
 Just Politics..? – "Obama: Add Some Carter and Clinton, Then Stir"

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I have a dream

Jan 18, 2010 in Affirmative Action, Crime, Free speech, Holiday, Religion

Martin Luther King, Jr. once said:

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

It is a noble dream, and one I want to see within my lifetime. There is no reason why we can’t live in an open and free society without being shackled by our skin color. “Red and yellow, black and white, they’re all precious in His sight,” is how the old children’s’ song goes, highlighting how our skin color shouldn’t matter in our relationships and interactions with those of different racial background. This is the goal of King, but I don’t think we’ll achieve it with policies such as Affirmative Action and race-based Hate Crime legislation in the books.

King wanted people to be judged based upon their merit and quality of work, and not by any special “bonus” because they are a minority. Affirmative action did a lot to quickly integrate the whites and blacks together in the workplace and in schools, but now qualified individuals get passed up because of self-imposed quotas, fearing the risk of negative reputations if their workforce doesn’t match the demographics of the nearby communities. Take the National Football League (NFL) as an example. They have the “Rooney Rule” on their books, where they must interview at least one minority for head coaching and football operations positions. It doesn’t matter if they’ve already decided on the hire ahead of time, making this minority a “token” interview rather than a serious candidate. Is that what King wanted? Of course not.

As far as hate crimes go, what is the point of having a two-tiered punishment scale just because the person happens to be a different race? Is it less of a crime if the two persons involved are of the same race? What is the difference between a white man killing a black man (or vice versa) and a white man killing another white man? The end result is someone dying. The punishment should be the same, since the law is suppose to be blind (hence the statue of Lady Justice holding a scale while wearing a blindfold).

These examples above just continue to the division between the races rather than bringing them together. Of course we will never reach a point where the two races are completely blind to the color of their skins (you will still have racist groups similar to the Ku Klux Klan and the Black Panthers running around), but we will get to the point where organizations such as the NAACP cease to be relevant. Some of this will come about as the races continue to blend together through marriage and procreation, but the majority of the change will come from maturity.

I have a dream, Dr. King. I have a dream of a color-blind society before my life ends. My hope is that those who profess to act on your behalf share that dream (no matter their racial background).

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