Category Archives: Politics

Commentary and opinion on the body politic as a perspective on the issues of the times.

AOLs Tim Armstrong and HuffPost Arianna Huffington Video Interview on Acquisition Deal | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD

AOL Marries Huffington Post

The link below features video interview of Tim Armstrong of AOL and Arianna Huffington.  This is a great development for both organizations in my judgement.  Last week there was a lot of fuss and stir about the introduction of News Corp.’s new App for iPad — The Daily.  This is Rupert Murdoch with more of his genius in trying to corner all market that is news, or rather agenda and opinion pushing maybe.  It is too early to tell what will become of either Murdoch’s new approach to a so-called daily news for iPad or how the new acquisition of Huffington Post will position itself in the internet content mix.

Nevertheless, I am excited with anticipation that the AOL – Huffington Post mix will provide for some excellent content and make fabulous use of the social media market.  I can’t wait for their new iPad application that is sure to be coming soon.

AOL’s Tim Armstrong and Huffington Post’s  Arianna Huffington Video Interview on Acquisition Deal | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD.

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USA Role in Eygpt and Arab Turmoil — Noam Chomsky (Video)

People Demand Mubarak Resign – People Have Decided

Why Do We Support Arab Dictators Over Democracy?

It is a question that should bother the American people just a little.  Afterall we are supposed to be the house on the hill, the shining light when it comes to democracy of the world.  Yet, so much of our support in financial aid and military backing goes to the continuation of governments that make no improvement in the rights of their people or in obtaining consent of the governed in the selection

Egyptian Protestors Demand Freedom

of their leaders.  The irruption in Egypt after 30 years of Mubarak’s USA backed government should say something about our involvement in numerous situations in the Arab countries.  We support dictators and say to hell with the people as long as the people are well controlled.

Noam Chomsky has championed bringing the truth to the American people about the ills of United States involvement in world affairs for years.  In a recent talk at the University of Tennessee the professor teaches us a little about the Arab situation using the Egyptian people’s uprising to bring the point home.  Here is part of the lecture in video.

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Egyptian Protests Continue Curfews Ignored – Videos

Videos

Protestors Clash with Police

Egyptian Protests — Man shot — (Graphic)

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Final Countdown: Keith Olbermann And MSNBC Announce They Are Parting Ways (VIDEO)

The voices we hear are all too controlled. The truth and vigor of debate are muted. The concentration of media ownership and control in the few BIG CORPORATIONS is a threat to our democracy and our national security. At every turn the corporate world controls and dictates — manages what we hear and see to manage us. Continue reading

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Ala. Supreme Court overturns $3.2M Baptist Health decision | montgomeryadvertiser.com | Montgomery Advertiser

In a 4-3 decision, the Alabama Supreme Court has dealt a harmful blow to the citizens of Alabama who are harmed due to negligent delivery of healthcare services.  Tort reform over the years in Alabama has made winning a medical malpractice case improbable as it is but this ruling is affording “governmental immunity” to a private hospital as an unintended result of an agreement the hospital entered with a school.

Many readers may not realize that the right to trial by jury is a constitutional right under both the United States and Alabama constitutions.  There has been an abridgment of that right for over 30 years with tort reform limiting the power of a jury to award damages.  A jury has been referred to as the “conscience of the community” and when charged with determining the truth and applying a remedy, it must have meaningful power or it is an exercise in futility.  People your power under the constitution is being and has been taken away or diminished.

Republicans of Alabama who are strict constitutionalist need to take serious notice.  Individual irresponsibility and corporate irresponsibility should carry legal consequences in our society.  See the link to the article.

Ala. Supreme Court overturns $3.2M Baptist Health decision | montgomeryadvertiser.com | Montgomery Advertiser.

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Jon Stewart Slams Republican Senators on 9/11 Responder Bill Vote

Video Reminder of 9/11 Hypocrisy Like No One Else Can Say It

This is among the best of the best of Jon Stewart.  It is curious how some cannot see through what the Republicans do repeatedly on this issue.

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$9 Trillion Missing From The Fed

That’s A Pile of Money

Youtube Video of Rep. Alan Grayson Question Inspector General

The video from Youtube is date December 11, 1010 but some of the comments indcate this is old information.  If this is true, it is truly a world emergency.  I don’t recall this.  I don’t recall there being an uproar about “off balance sheet” losses that are unaccounted for in the grand scheme of things.  Rather than 20,000 views this thing should be hitting the millions in viral overload.

Another thing I noticed is that this lady in responding is very evasive and seems nervous.  It seems there should be a lot more inquiry about this and I would like to know where all this stands.

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Boehner Slams The King of Compromise Obama

John Boehner ’60 Minutes’ Don’t Believe In Compromise

The headlines in the Huffington Post this morning serves notice that the next Speaker of the House does not believe in compromise.  Well he should do great in his dealings with Mr. Compromise Himself.  President Obama just last week informed us all of his position which is always compromise.  The problem is if one side of a negotiation doesn’t compromise and the other always compromises guess who comes out the winner.  This is no way to mediate through the nation’s business Mr. President.

The country may have been founded upon compromise but it was founded on compromise resulting from intense argument and intense debate.  Check out the Federalist Papers for that one.  No this country used to have diverse commitments to principles that mattered and the folks with those principles fought hard for them.  They stood up when it counted on the major issues.  You Mr. President have not demonstrated the will to fight for major issues that you told us that you believed in and your message appeared genuine.

It is just not genuine to forsake your stated position on the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy and the extremely elite of this country.  Now John Boehner comes out strong with a no compromise pledge.

Even if he is lying, it is a dramatic slap in your face given your pledge to compromise away the Democratic position at every turn.  This will be a long and painful two more years.

Here is the link to Huffington Post article:

Boehner ’60 Minutes’ Interview: Future Speaker Moved By ‘American Dream’ (VIDEO).

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The Locust Fork News-Journal » Blog Archive » We Are the Enemy Now

It is a sad commentary on the American experiment that truth is a rare commodity when it comes to what our government is up to these days. Continue reading

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James Moore: WikiLeaks and the Myth of Journalistic Objectivity

No Free Press No Real Information to People

James Moore hits the nail on the head explaining the stir over Wikileaks.  The lack of a real free press means we have not been given any true investigative truth facts exposing important issues.  Here is a pointed quote from the article.  Check it out at the link below.

“The consistent claims that lives are being endangered by the information borders on the hilarious. How many lives have been lost to erroneous, yet secret information that led to our invasion of Iraq?”

via Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post.

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