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Israel, Gaza, Hamas, and Media
The Jerusalem Post is “Israel’s best-selling English daily and most-read English website.” I decided to check out its top blogs. I read “The Hamas bombardment of Gaza” by The Warped Mirror. Petra Marquardt-Bigman says that “You won’t see much in the … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs, Media
Tagged Gaza Strip, Hamas, Israel, media, news, politics
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Contradict Much?
Incompetent: 1. not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable. 2. characterized by or showing incompetence. 3. Law. a. being unable or legally unqualified to perform specified acts or to be held legally responsible for acts. b. inadmissible, as evidence. Competent: … Continue reading
Posted in Issues, Media
Tagged Clyburn, competent, contradiction, Incompetent, McCain, minorities, racism, sexist, Susan Rice
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Prepared for Consequences
I have had peace talks frequently in my home. I have four children, so this occurs almost daily. It usually goes something like this: If you hit, kick, or tackle someone; if you bully someone bigger than you; or if you … Continue reading
This Day in History. Gettysburg Address, 1863
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether … Continue reading
Summary of Press Conference Remarks 11/14/2012
Summary of Obama’s Remarks in a Press Conference. We are still recovering from a very bad recession and economic crisis. Job creation is the number one priority. He wants to help small businesses grow, which is why he has met with the “CEO’s … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, In a Nutshell, Issues
Tagged Economy, minorities, politics, press conference, Speech, summary, Taxes
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Big Business, Corporate Greed, and Boycotts
Some people have decided this is the appropriate action after hearing that Papa John’s CEO John Schnatter’s plan is to “reduce workers’ hours in response to Obamacare.” I have trouble understanding this logic. Perhaps it is because I have a rare quirk that makes me think … Continue reading
Principle of Least Effort
If you read about me you know that I have used food stamps. I was working in a factory and decided to attend college. I didn’t really know what I wanted to do. I just didn’t want to work in … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Issues, Women's Issues
Tagged college, employment, food stamps, For Real, Principle of Least Effort, Taxes, welfare
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Who said it?
Do you know who said the following? Each exerpt are from the same speech. Exerpt 1. “But the most direct and significant kind of federal action aiding economic growth is to make possible an increase in private consumption and investment … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Who said it?
Tagged Biden, Economy, JFK, politics, Ryan, Speech, Taxes, vice presidential debate
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Got Protection?
I decided to do some research regarding abortion statistics. What I found is that this is more than just the “Women’s Issue” slogan that gets tossed around in politics. We have WOMEN and MEN in this country that are having unprotected sex, multiple times, … Continue reading
Posted in Issues, Women's Issues
Tagged abortion, birth control, independent women, Men's Issues, protection, sex, stats, unprotected sex, Women's Issues
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News you can believe in…
I understand that our great nation is greatly divided regarding media. I will say that from what I have witnessed in the last 5 to 6 years is that the news is not consistent among the news organizations. Why is this? … Continue reading
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