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Class Warfare

19/09/2011
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I have written about "class warfare" and the misuse of this term by the American Conservatives quite a bit in the past. The issue reared its head up again over the current economic debates in Washington recently. Yesterday, Paul Ryan stated: Class warfare may make for good politics, but it makes for rotten...

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“Limited Government” and “Individual Liberty”

27/01/2011
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“Limited Government” and “Individual Liberty”

The other day I posted a transcript of Paul Ryan's response to President Obama's State of the Union Address. (I forgot to hit so it was not up that day.) There are key issues in this statement that are a bit "off." Many of which were brought up by NPR...

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Contradictory Messages

18/11/2010
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Having a broad vocabulary and being able to illustrate points and topics is a wonderful skill. In politics, this is essential. The ability to convince is one of the qualities that makes a politician successful. But, what happens when actions do not match the words? I notice this all...

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Patriots, Freedom, Constitution, Rhetorical Vocabulary

09/11/2010
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There is a virtual plethora of topics to write about today. But, I decided to vent instead. There are these ads all over the interweb. I know you have seen them. They are on Facebook and YouTube and Google and every other site. I'm sure, soon, that we will...

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If You Don’t Stand For Something . . .

16/09/2010
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“If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything.” ~ Malcolm X I decided to do a little unofficial research before writing this entry. What I found was less clarifying than it was confounding. I have been curious as to what exactly the GOP,...

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