Experience and why it doesn't matter
First of all, this is my first diary and as such I will gladly accept any (constructive) criticism. (please don't bother with typo and grammatical errors. I'm very mathematically minded and the illogic...
View ArticleWhy Clinton won't leave the race....she can't!
There has been a lot of discussion about why Hillary won't drop out of the primary. Many theories are floating around, from she is just trying to regain money spent, to she is trying to kill Obama's...
View ArticleWhat if Obama was an accident???
(no not at birth lol)I've been thinking about this primary season and have an interesting hypothosis.I think something really big has happened this year. It has been generations since a presidential...
View ArticleObama can't please everyone 100% of the time, get over it!
This morning ive been reading through the various blogs and comments relating to Obamas' interview on Fox. I have to say I find many of the comments disheartening! I don't know if there are just a lot...
View ArticleNo one said it was going to be easy....
Well, this campaign is turning out to be everything I expected. If a candidate truly intends to make real change in Washington, then they are going to have to take on the DLC, RNC, Military industrial...
View ArticleThe Media has changed its narrative, why now?
I don't believe in conspiracy theories. I do believe enough unrelated forces, pulling in the same direction, look just like one. Those that have absolutely no belief in the VRWC at an level will...
View ArticleWhy I am an atheist
Being a pure athiest or at least as pure as one can be, given my inability to prove it, I am often baffled by religion and the religious. It would also seems that the religious are often baffled by me....
View ArticleWhen Obama smiles...
his whole face glows. This is my personal biggest observation of the 'Obama World Tour'.When Bush Smirks I want to slap it off of his face. When McCain Grins I get creeped out like i'm look at a...
View ArticleSummer polls don't matter
Many of us have noticed that over the last month, McCain has shown to be gaining in many of the polls. There is a good reason for this and it has very little to do with his general popularity. In fact,...
View ArticleIts hard to believe this will even be a contest
The more I think about the current presidential election the more I just shake my head in disbelief. What is it that I find so hard to believe? That there even needs to be an election at all (though of...
View ArticleThe Case for 'Nobody' for VP
Of course I'm not saying Obama shouldn't pick a VP at all, just that we shouldn't.Everyone seems to have their favorite for whom Obama should pick for this important position (especially give how much...
View ArticleHow to troll and not look like a complete 'moran'
The trolling here has become so pathetic and unentertaining that I thought it would be a good idea to give a few pointers.Remember, though McCain points are fleeting, a true master of trollery can...
View ArticleObama selects Warren to the Supreme court!
Oh, he didn't?Well, Obama selects Warren for a high level cabinet position!No?Well, what did Obama for Warren that has everyone up in arms?Name him man of the year? Religion czar?No!Well what did Obama...
View ArticleCan the government really force us to have to buy a private product?
I've been thinking about this idea of a 'mandate' to buy health insurance. Fundamentally the federal government is saying that we must purchase a private product or we will be committing a crime.Now...
View ArticleI don't spend so much time around here anymore...
I don't.Now you probably don't know me and you probably don't care. I've been around a little while, written some diaries (mostly poor ones) and have made my share of comments (mostly relevant ones I...
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they ignore you...Over the first couple weeks of the #OWS movement there was hardly a blip on the radar of the mainstream media. Thousands of protesters in dozens of cities and yet hardly a peep.then...
View ArticleAmerica's current economic problems distilled to one main point.
Free Trade...I know this is seems like a simplistic view, but it is truly the nutshell.They continuously touted how Free Trade agreements would allow us to sell more things overseas.It was a lie...See...
View ArticleI'm not sure if i'm more baffled or just find it depressing?
The state of American politics today seems so fubar I can barely comprehend it. It makes so little sense i'm both intrigued by it and at the same time I find it almost depressing. How did we get here?...
View ArticleIf you want to convince me its because of the Bible you hate gays...
Then show how much you hate those who commit adultery. Its one of the 10 commandments and yet there is almost no outrage! Why are adulterers permitted to see their spouses in the hospital? Why aren't...
View ArticleHide rates are for the most crass of comments not to impose censorship
Welcome to my first battle of the diaries!It just looks like its the perfect moment to get this out there...From the help section:"If your comment was hidden, the community basically agrees that your...
View ArticleThe Atheist God
An odd title I know, but maybe not as odd as one might think. I am an Atheist in the purest sense, but I am still in some ways forced to contemplate God, though it may not be my own. The world is...
View ArticleWant to see some propaganda?
Read this article:http://m.apnews.com/...Now follow me below the orange Kosoissant....
View ArticleI think something needs to be clarified!
I think the meta war going on is based on misunderstanding of sorts. What I think is being misunderstood is what constitutes trolling.There are truths that can not be proven and as such will not be...
View ArticleIs it a conspiracy?
Feeling particularly feisty given all the recent hoopla I am going to virtually spam the place by doing an unprecedented second diary in two days. Now my diaries aren't very good nor do they garner...
View ArticleCould a Federal Works Project get through Congress
Jerry Garcia said "Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us."That is the truth of our time that something does have to be done and as pathetic as it may be,...
View ArticleThe DeRevolution
Since everything has to start with clear idea I feel I should just throw this out there and see if it has wings.
View Article"But, What Can We Do?"
That is the question I see at the end of every discussion that focuses on our current political realities. More and more people are waking up to the truth and the truth is becoming harder and harder to...
View ArticleHow do you form a movement that actually causes real change?
I see OWS as a great success, for what it was. I say for what it was because it succeeded where it could and failed where it had no chance of success anyway.The question is how do you make a movement...
View ArticleAre we headed to another Civil War?
I do not ask this question rhetorically or to incite fear, but as a student of history seeing troubling signs.I don't want to get too specific to negate my anonymity (for now) but I am in the business...
View ArticleYou can't handle the truth
Well maybe you can, but i'm warning you that this is a diary with the kind of truth people don't like to hear or admit. I'm just warning because i'm going no holds barred here and i'm sure some will be...
View ArticleHow progressive tax codes made the middle class
With all the talk of economics spurred by Piketty's book I think its time to realize that a lot of our economic problems were already solved a long time ago.America's middle class really began to...
View ArticleSitting here watching Ancient Aliens face-palming.
I have been aware of the Ancient Alien theory for a long time, being in the book business and knowing von Daniken's work. I never took it very seriously to be honest. None the less I have been...
View ArticleTug of War
That is how I view politics as one giant tug of war. You have the center trying to maintain the status quo and are generally happy with how things are going. To the right you have the more conservative...
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