Author: Sheila Marler
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The Iowa Democratic Party Can Do Better Than This
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere we go again. The Iowa Democratic Party didn’t hire enough help so the campaigns were asked to help count the vote in some precincts. As of this morning one percent of the precincts were still missing. Monday night voter fraud was brought up when C-Span posted video showing that the…
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Yes Virginia, There Really is The People
Reading Time: 5 minutesI”m not sure what Curtis White had in mind with his recent article for Salon Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and the Real Reason Why Change Never Seems to Come. Salon, Jan. 30, 2016). https://www.salon.com/2016/01/30/this_is_an_oligarchy_not_a_democracy_donald_trump_bernie_sanders_and_the_real_reason_why_change_never_seems_to_come/I agreed with his argument against regime change which is carried out through the back door of democratization, but after…
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Hillary Clinton: The Bride of Frankenfood
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSource: Hillary Clinton: The Bride of Frankenfood
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Wasserman Schultz, Hillary Weave A Tangled Web
Reading Time: 5 minutesFor many of us the data scandal scenario that was being presented to us in which Bernie Sanders was the offender and Hillary Clinton the innocent victim had an aura of unreality. But then we were told that the behavior of Sanders’ staffers was even worse than we knew. Heck, even Greg…
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Who’s Right About Syria?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m reading Patrick Cockburn’s article about the U.S. teaming up again with Al Qaeda and at the same time listening to Obama’s news conference. I’d like to know why they differ so much on the situation in Syria. Obama says it’s all about Assad’s treatment of Syrian protesters. Cockburn says the…
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The Precipice that is Syria
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe big question after the Paris Attacks has been whether we should escalate the conflict in Syria. The task of voters, assuming they have a say in this matter, is to decide which facts are relevant to making a decision. There’s no question that ISIS represents a serious threat, and not just…
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Terror in Paris and the Presidential Campaign
Reading Time: 2 minutesI disagree with analysts who say Hillary wasn’t being clear about her platform in the second debate. Hillary was being very clear about what kind of president she’ll be. She was reminded that as Secretary of State she underestimated the threat of ISIS: So you’ve got prescriptions for the future, but how…
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Transgender Rights, Same-Sex Marriage and Women
Reading Time: 4 minutes Germaine Greer is now being criticized for saying that trans women are not women. Although demand by trans women that the world call them women makes many women uncomfortable, it’s the women rather than trans women who have to defend their position. Same-sex marriage also presents problems for women. In my…
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Kim Davis and the Vagaries of Conscience
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI agree with Pope Francis that Kim Davis has a right to follow her conscience. However, there are extenuating circumstances surrounding the Davis affair that I’m having a very hard time with, the main one being that she, personally, risks nothing by her actions. All the costs will fall to the…