Archive for the ‘News’ Category

For years, Americans have been complaining about the use of torture, violations of human rights and the death of civil liberties in the U.S.  Lately, the U.S. has received a lot of criticism over judgment errors, mishandling of evidence and deceptive statements regarding international law and policy.  Today, China gladly ...

NY Gov. Spitzer was destined to be a career politician.  You say one thing and do another, it reminds me of something my mother once jokingly said.  Do as I say, not as I do! The fact is that morality in America continues to deteriorate year after year.  This problem has ...

As a child and young adult, I could never really tell the difference between tap water and spring water.  I'd had tap water all of my life and learned to just laugh at the white people everywhere that held a water bottle in their hand.  As a teen and even ...

Greed has knocked our country off its horse and getting back will be a challenge.  The AP is reporting that foreclosures on homes are at an all time high and attempts at assisting with the "rescue" have failed. Two percent of all mortgages are currently in foreclosure, according to a survey ...

The sad thing is that nothing surprises me anymore.  When I read a story about the development of cheap and safe drugs that have the ability to destroy most types of cancers, I'm reminded of some of the experiences I've encountered throughout my life.  I think about my bald aunt ...

That's what Americans are thinking as per the latest Rasmussen Reports.  Americans want our soldiers back home, most saying that they'd like to see that happen within the next year. Here are a few of the results from the February 19th polling: A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that ...

The Turkish military on Friday, invaded the northern border of Iraq with a ground operation against Kurdish rebels.  Turkey was threatening to do this previously, but met resistance from the United States. Turkey gave the United States and Iraqi authorities advance notice of its incursion, White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said. "We ...

Lately, John McCain's been touting his "surge" support as synonymous with good judgment, but if you ask me, it sounds like he has trouble judging the character of the people he associates with.  John McCain's campaign co-chair, Rick Renzi was indicted on charges of extortion and fraud. Just yesterday, John McCain ...

Here's an article on the Democratic primary, headline reads: FOX News Poll: Obama Has Slim Edge Over McCain, Half Would Never Vote for Clinton If Clinton wins the nomination, 63 percent of Democrats think she should pick Obama as her running mate. If Obama wins, fewer Democrats think he should choose Clinton ...

According to the LA Times: The CIA set up a network of front companies in Europe and elsewhere after the Sept. 11 attacks as part of a constellation of "black stations" for a new generation of spies, according to current and former agency officials. It should not surprise you that the U.S. ...

Shooting at Northern Illinois University A gunman opened fire Thursday in a lecture hall on the campus of Northern Illinois University, injuring as many as 15 people. The gunman is dead The gunman who opened fire in a lecture hall is dead according to DeKalb police, the Chicago Sun-Times is ...

Thank you all for your support, I received a strong response to my recent article on my disgust with American government.   I plan on drafting a response to the negative themes I noticed in e-mails and comments, but first I'd like to update you on the FISA legislation that inspired ...

Supporters of the Writer's Guild are declaring victory after they decided to end their 3 month resolution to strike. "This is the best deal this guild has bargained for in 30 years," Verrone said. According to the AP, the Writers Guild of America moved to end the strike on Sunday.  They will ...

President Bush's State of the Union Address The President sounds more like a man expecting to leave his presidency on top rather than sticking to the lame-duck role that the American people assigned him in 2006. "It's the economy, stupid" -- President Bill Clinton In listening to President Bush's State of the Union ...

An American Legend in the Making, Bobby Fischer in 1972 In 1972, Bobby Fischer (29) shocked the world and became an American icon for defeating Boris Spassky, title-holder representing the Soviet Union. Bobby Fischer's "Chess Match of the Century" Bobby Fischer made a splash internationally in Reykiavik, Iceland in 1972. In what was dubbed ...

Braxton Berkley fought the law and the law won Mr. Berkley worked for Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works plant and helped build top-secret military planes.  The chemicals used to build these planes, allegedly made Mr. Berkley ill which prompted him to hire a lawyer and sue Lockheed Martin. The California Supreme Court has ...

In an interesting move during his trip to the Middle East, President Bush decided it would be prudent to form a pact with the Iraqi government that would make it difficult for future Presidents to intervene unilaterally. If successful, the President would once again avert constitutional safeguards that ...

You'll be glad to know that President Bush's economy has slipped into the first recession in sixteen years. The US has entered its first full-blown economic recession in 16 years, according to investment bank Merrill Lynch. The last time we had such a recession was when President H.W. Bush was in office! David ...

Recently, I published an article that reported on the mischief that some Ron Paul revolutionaries were getting into with selling stock in a 'fit of rage' over Ron Paul's exclusion in a recent debate. Without getting into detail, I'll simply say that I've decided to retract my blog post ...

I'd like to wish my readers, friends and family a happy holiday and may God bless you all with Christmas joy. To the non-Christians out there, I wish you all the best, have a wonderful day and week-- I thank you for reading this site and contributing / supporting ...

It looks like the 9/11 commission was highly suspicious of the response and information that the Pentagon provided after the 9/11 attacks. Instead of making a big scene and dropping a bombshell so-to-speak, the commission 'compromised' and deferred to the justice department so that it could pursue criminal investigations. Some ...

There is plenty of interesting drama developing over the holiday season... President Bush Prevented From Exploiting Legal Loopholes Tense talks had just broken down with the White House on a deal that would have allowed the president to make dozens of those appointments if he agreed not to appoint one controversial ...

I'm sick of criminals getting off without paying the price for their illegal acts. Why should Telecommunication companies get off with violating our Constitution and supporting our War Criminal of a President? Screw them and screw Harry Reid for betraying our nation. In a few hours, Majority ...

In search of a Keith Olbermann video called "Bushed", I saw a comment by someone that said "President Bush, the face of America..." I have to admit, that comment really bothered me. The video by Keith Olbermann was hostile and made in his traditional Bush hating style. President Bush ...

"We have to do something about it" - Bud Selig Hi, my name is MLB and I have a problem. Senator Mitchell recently released a report sanctioned by MLB commissioner Bud Zelig, something he received much criticism for over the last year.  The report contained 20 recommendations for dealing with the ...