Monthly Archives: February 2011

I am an advocate for the truth….

“I’m an advocate for the truth at a time when our politicians and our corporations profit by distorting the truth and rigging the game. The fix is a vigilant voter, an educated consumer, and a skeptical press.” When there has … Continue reading

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Is Governor Scott Walker the Devil?

Six years ago when I served on the Board of Finance and Taxation of the City of New Britain (population 70,000) in Connecticut, our municipal budget was $190 million. Of that total amount, as much as $130 million went to … Continue reading

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Corporate wealth guides anti-union fight. No compromise. Wisconsin union-busting efforts spread to Ohio, Indiana

Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent Senator from Vermont, talks about the impact of the Koch brothers on the protests in Wisconsin. The Barefoot Accountant on the significance of …, posted by Accountants CPA Hartford Connecticut   UYGUR: All right. Now joining … Continue reading

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We deserve what we get….

We are an uninformed citizenry, totally oblivious to the corporate takeover of our government, to America having been transformed into a plutocracy, a totalitarian corporate state.  And because we are so ignorant, apathetic, and gullible, we deserve to be deprived … Continue reading

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Behind the curveball: did lies lead the U.S. to war with Iraq?

The Barefoot Accountant: Cheney and Bush lied …, posted with vodpod >> some of us knew there wasn’t any evidence or enough evidence before the iraq war. but others claimed it was, quote, a slam dunk. one of the most … Continue reading

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Is Obama Amish? Obama Continues to Shun his Base by Proposing a 2011 Federal Budget Whose Center Moves to the Right

President Obama presented his nearly $4 trillion budget, proposing to cut more than $1 trillion from Federal programs over the next ten years, with $200 billion in cuts to occur over the next two years. Although these cuts may appear, … Continue reading

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Tea Party Votes Down Patriot Act

Republican leadership went to the White House trying to get the Republicans onboard with their agenda, but they can’t get their own members in their own party too listen to them. What should have been an easy vote to extend … Continue reading

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War in Afghanistan: A Big Price to Pay

Larry Mendte, February 8, 2011 The debate in Congress starts again in earnest this week on how to cut the expected $1.5 trillion Federal deficit this year. And in all of the discussions about cutting social security, cutting medicare, cutting … Continue reading

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Are Democrats soul searching? Where does the soul of the Democratic Party stand with the shutdown of the DLC, Democratic Leader Council

msnbc tv: DLC: Loss or win?, posted with vodpod   One of the Democratic party’s most powerful forces over the past 25 years is about to shut down their operations. The Democratic Leadership Council was formed in the wake of … Continue reading

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: the greatest President ever, who in 1936 gave the greatest campaign speech ever.

Below is the transcript of the campaign speech delivered by Franklin Roosevelt on October, 31, 1936 at Madison Square Garden. His words ring as loudly today as they did 75 years ago. We all know and love FDR; FDR was … Continue reading

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