Category Archives: American Politics

14th and 15th amendments? Can I get a hint?

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Art Stone

Christine O’Donnell’s latest “debate” Not only doesn’t she understand the 1st Amendment and the context of Jefferson’s “Separation of church and state” letter, but she has no idea what the 14th and 15th amendments are about. Jefferson was not the … Continue reading →

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WRKO Blogger Contest

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Art Stone

WRKO in Boston is holding a “Political Blogger” contest. The first step of the process is to submit an example of something you’ve written that is 500 words or less. What should I submit? [The reward for “winning” is a … Continue reading →

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Fire at the Galleria

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Art Stone

The mall in Roseville California is burning down. The 25 year old man who set it on fire is a drug addict and had been living in a homeless shelter. Thanks to a non-traditional news outlet and the guy having … Continue reading →

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Shootings in South Chicago, Indiana

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Art Stone

It’s only been a few hours and not only do we have a picture of the suspect, but this TV station has already declared him guilty http://www.14wfie.com/Global/story.asp?S=13293621 Care to guess his ethnic identity?

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I can save you 100% off your tax relief service bill!

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Art Stone

I’m not a big government guy, but if I was king one of my edicts would be to make radio station owners more directly liable for the products that are advertised on their stations. American Tax Relief shut down by … Continue reading →

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Ixnay to the UnnelTay

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Art Stone

Now the moment of truth arrives – do people REALLY want a smaller government? Governor Christie of New Jersey has just axed the construction of a new tunnel under the Hudson river connecting New Jersey to Manhattan. NY Times Coverage … Continue reading →

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Sheila Bair’s Warning

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Art Stone

Sheila Bair is the head of the overwhelmed FDIC. She talked to Bloomberg TV today, and is warning banks to plan for the inevitable increase in interest rates. On the surface, you might think banks could only benefit from increasing … Continue reading →

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A new breeze blowing?

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Art Stone

Today in Gainseville Florida, a 24 year old man killed one person, shot 5 others, then killed himself in his red pickup truck. 6 hours after the shooting, we know his name, we know he has a criminal record and … Continue reading →

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Do we need a bigger House?

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Art Stone

The US Constituion says that the US House should be apportioned among the States based on the Census, with no more than 1 house member for every 30,000 of population (excluding non-taxed Indians and only counting slaves as 3/5 of … Continue reading →

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Did Drug Dealers save the world?

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Art Stone

I’m looking back over the polls since fall 2008, and was reminded of the news story where two “Japanese” men were detained for trying to smuggle $134 billion in US Treasury Bearer Bonds into Switzerland in June 2009. At the … Continue reading →

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Glenn Beck’s duck effect

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Art Stone

Pointed out to me by a friend :) Remember that in the end, all that matters is people know your name.

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Videos from One Nation

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Art Stone

Reason.TV was there – they also were at the Beck Rally. and the cleanup party

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Waiting for Kryptonite

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Art Stone

On the day that “One Nation” is holding its rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial talking about the importance of a quality education… Waiting for Superman is a film about the struggle to reform the failing DC school … Continue reading →

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Glenn Beck comes full circle

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Art Stone

Glenn’s digression into religion was largely triggered by his assertion “beware if your religion teaches that Jesus was all about Social Justice”, and the resulting pushback. Today, he again mentioned the “Jefferson Bible” in positive terms. A brief summary of … Continue reading →

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What was the 18th Century like?

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Art Stone

It’s very easy to think the world today operates pretty similar to the way it did 200 years ago – the younger you are, the more you assume things have always been the way they are today. Let’s turn the … Continue reading →

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