Category: U.S. Politics
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President Obama Must Tell Us Who He Serves
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI can’t count the number of hopeful articles I’ve read and YouTube videos I’ve watched about how much trouble Hillary is in over her private server. Now I see it’s all been a cruel illusion. As usual the Clintons have everyone tied up in a pretty bow—Loretta Lynch, the President, the…
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Bill Clinton’s Private Meeting With Loretta Lynch
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA private meeting took place Wednesday between Bill Clinton and Loretta Lynch at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor International Airport. ((Christopher Sign, Loretta Lynch, Bill Clinton Meet Privately in Phoenix, ABC15 News, June 29, 2016. Available: http://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/loretta-lynch-bill-clinton-meet-privately-in-phoenix)) ABC15 questioned Lynch about this meeting during her news conference at the Phoenix Police Department. The…
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The Revolution Continues
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere’s a video of Bernie Sanders’s speech to his supporters Thursday evening. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqAhcuihMHM I also have to report that there will be a people’s summit in Chicago this weekend, June 17-19. Sorry about the short notice. The link can be found at the end of this article. ((www.thepeoplessummit.org)) Its purpose is…
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He Endorsed Her
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere’s good news and there’s bad news. The bad news is President Obama endorsed Hillary Clinton. The good news is Bernie Sanders turned down the vice presidency, in part because Obama refused to remove Wasserman Schultz as chair of the DNC. This was a good move for Sanders. As for Obama’s part,…
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Warning to California’s Independent Voters
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt looks like the Clinton camp is working its magic in California, however it might still be possible to undo the damage. Poll workers in California are being told that independent voters must vote on provisional ballots. This is wrong. California is an open primary, which means Independents can vote on…
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One Interpretation of the 2016 Election
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf we believe the media, this election is a battle between individuals and their parties. The media is lying. It’s really a battle between global finance and the people. This would put the supporters of Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and the third party candidates on the same side. A case in point…
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Nevada Convention Democracy’s Swan Song
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen I brought up a previous post, [intlink id=”985″ type=”post”]The American Diamond in the Rough[/intlink], I wasn’t trying to reintroduce the subject of patriarchy. I was focused on campaign strategy. I was looking for a non-confrontational way to respond to the criticism of my objections to the diverting of Sanders’s supporters to…
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Apologies to the Green Party
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI realize that I got off on the wrong foot on the last post. I blame the fact that I approached the subject backwards. When I saw that first Chris Hedges interview with Ralph Nader, I didn’t get the part where Hedges was supporting the Green Party. I thought he was…
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2016 and the Curious Case of the Third Party Left
Reading Time: 3 minutesI’ve been enjoying the political commentary on YouTube since I discovered it a few weeks ago, but I’m sorry to have to report a disturbing pattern. Previously I questioned the wisdom of Sanders supporters pushing voters to a third party candidate. I was talking about a YouTube blogger that I haven’t mentioned…
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My List of Pet Peeves and Strange Behaviors in the 2016 Election
Reading Time: < 1 minute People who criticize Bernie Sanders because he’s not radical enough. People who give Occupy Wall Street credit for creating Bernie Sanders. These are often the same people who think Sanders is not radical enough. People who play the role of America’s honorary lefty, usually at the behest of the people…