Marine Commandant, Major General, Smedley Butler: "War Is A Racket"
In his lifetime, General Butler was the most highly decorated Marine ever.***Smedley Butler on Interventionism-- Excerpt from a speech delivered in 1933, by Major General Smedley Butler, USMC.“War is a...
View ArticleJon Stewart on Ted Cruz: Obamacare Will Finger Bang You With A Puppet (Video)
Videotape at bottom of post.Jon Stewart skewers Ted Cruz’s crusade: ‘Obamacare is your Springtime for Hitler’By Arturo GarciaWednesday, September 25, 2013 2269 Jon Stewart mocked the Republican...
View ArticleDoes "Global Warming Pause" Debate Miss Big Picture?
Scientists explain recent trends on eve of UN climate change reportThe Columbia Glacier in Alaska, seen in 2006 (top) and 2012 (bottom).Photographs by James BalogBrian Clark HowardNational...
View Article"Obamacare Q&A" Sponsored By Ezra Klein's Wonkbook. Very Informative!
By Sarah Kliff, Published: September 25, 2013Earlier today, Kaiser Health New's Phil Galewitz and I hosted a live chat on The Washington Post, taking any and all Obamacare questions. We got quite a...
View ArticleAmputee: Bionic Leg Controlled By Brainwaves Enables "Seamless Movement"
comments9Video clip at http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57604687/amputee-bionic-leg-controlled-by-brainwaves-blew-my-mind/#postCommentsFour years ago, Zac Vawter lost his lower right leg in a...
View ArticleFormer President George H.W. Bush A Witness At Same-Sex Marriage
Former president George H.W. Bush signed as a witness for a same-sex couple's marriage in Maine over the weekend. (Tom Pennington / Getty Images / December 26, 2012)By Matt PearceSeptember 25,...
View ArticleGeorge Will On Obamacare: His Wish Is Father To His Thoughts
By George F. Will, Published: September 25, 2013When Dwight Eisenhower asked Gen. Georgy Zhukov how the Red Army cleared minefields, Zhukov replied that it marched through them. Being profligate with...
View ArticleAngry White Guys' Party
Angry White Guys' Party(Notice the absence of dancing.)America is nuts.***"Gun Cartoons and Gun Violence...
View ArticleEven With 3-Cent Hike, Postage Still Cheap by Historical Standards
U.S. Postal Service letter carrier Michael McDonald delivers mail, in Atlanta. The financially struggling Postal Service is seeking a 3-cent increase in the cost of mailing a letter, bringing the price...
View ArticleClimate Change Reaches Our Shores. A Pause, Not An End, To Global Warming
Dengue is one nasty disease.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dengue***Climate change reaches our shores. "As the world barrels toward a climate crisis of its own making, my country stands at the precipice....
View ArticleWinston Churchill On Individual Stature
“ A man is about as big as the things that make him angry. ”— Winston ChurchillTea Party take note.Take note American soldiers at Abu Graib
View ArticleLebanese Catholic Civil War Killer Apologizes For His "Unwitting" Crimes
Assad Chaftari's chilling story of casual killing with absolutely no remorse simply because "the cause" "justified" it.(This radio interview is epiphanic.)***"Men never do evil so completely and...
View ArticleObama Makes Impassioned Defense of Health Law
"On Display: The Intelletual and Personal Integrity Of The People Who Oppose Obamacare"***"Brazen Lies About Obamacare"http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/09/brazen-lies-about-obamacare.html***By...
View ArticleHow They Do It In The Red States
Teacher convicted of rape leaving jailSTORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Stacey Rambold was released from jail Thursday morningRambold admitted to raping 14-year-old Cherice MoralezShe committed suicide before he...
View ArticleWeird enuf fer ya? (The continuing adventures...)
On March 31, 2010, Randy Stone was found shot and killed in his insurance office. Police later learned that his wife Teresa, right, was involved with their Pastor, David Love.Robert DavisFormer...
View ArticleThe Job Creators Have Become The Job Destroyers. Hack Benefits Too.
CONVERSATION AIR DATE: Oct. 1, 2012The Seismic Economic and Political Changes that Transformed the American DreamSUMMARYFor Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hedrick Smith, the American Dream...
View Article"Who Stole the American Dream?" How The 1% Bamboozled Us Into Poverty
With seismic shifts in our economy, the middle class struggles to stay afloat as the gap between the haves and have-nots widens. Can we bridge the divide and restore the promise? Illustration by Gwenda...
View ArticleNo, The Navy Yard Mass Shooter Did Not Target A "Gun-Free Zone"
Surveillance footage from the Washington Navy Yard. FBI***"Gun Cartoons and Gun Violence Bibliography"http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/07/gun-cartoons-and-gun-violence.html***By Mark Follman|...
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