Tag Archives: Washington

The White House: President Barack Obama: Celebrating Father’s Day Weekend

Source:The Daily Press How to talk about the most important man in my life, which is the challenge of this blog. How to communicate about the man who gave us life and has served as the most important male role … Continue reading

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Slate Magazine: David Weigel- Filibuster Reform Kicks Open the Coffin & Returns From the Dead

Source:FRS FreeState I wouldn’t mind having a super majority requirement to confirm executive appointments in the U.S. Senate, if the leaderships in both parties were responsible and not blocking appointments because they are being made by a president from the … Continue reading

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Liberty Pen: Walter E. Williams & Ron Walters Debate Affirmative Action (1988)

Source:FreeState Now The problem with affirmative action in a country that’s supposed to be a liberal democracy like America, that claims to be color-blind and that all people are created equally under law, is that affirmative action simply contradicts those … Continue reading

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The New York Times: Can Diversity Survive Without Affirmative Action?

Source:Free State MD You only achieve a colorblind, or racial-blind, which is what this is really about, or ethnic-blind, or gender-blind society, if you actually practice those things. And simply say dammit, (or use your own word) we are simply … Continue reading

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Marilyn Monroe: Happy Birthday, Mr. President (1962)

Source:The Daily Press President Kennedy had the line of the night, at least from what I heard saying that after hearing Marilyn Monroe sing Happy Birthday to him, he could now retire from politics. I mean after hearing a goddess … Continue reading

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Russia Today: Thom Hartmann: ‘How Big Should Government Be?’

Source:Free State MD In this editorial, Thom Hartmann said that government should be big enough to insure that all Americans have access to quality affordable health care. And I guess that means health insurance as well and education. Does that … Continue reading

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PBS: NewsHour- ‘Five States Move to Restrict Access to Abortion Services’

Source:PBS NewsHour– Ilyse Hogue from National Pro-Choice America Source:The Daily Times “Five states have moved to adopt tighter abortion regulations, including North Dakota, which has the nation’s strictest abortion regulation, outlawing abortions as soon as a fetal heartbeat is detected. … Continue reading

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Cato Institute: Doug Bandow: America on Welfare

Source:FreeState Now If we were really serious about reducing poverty and government dependence as it relates to the economy, people would be making more money working than not working. And people who are not retired, or physically or mentally disabled, … Continue reading

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Russia Today: Anarchism, Socialism & Libertarianism Summit

Source:FreeState Now They are both very diverse political philosophies and take libertarianism to use as an example. Where the basic idea of libertarianism is that you combine personal with economic freedom as long as individuals aren’t hurting innocent people with … Continue reading

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David Von Pein: NBC News Huntley Brinkley Report: Outtakes From An Interview With President John F. Kennedy

Source:The Daily Press President Kennedy, getting a rare opportunity at a retake of an interview that he had before. David Brinkley and Chet Huntley, interviewing President Kennedy about Vietnam. Which of course in 1963 was going through a civil war … Continue reading

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