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America: A Nation of Whiners

Republicans have it right sometimes, like calling the nation a "nation of whiners". If something is said that upsets a group of people, the group of people doesn't refute the accusation with data and facts to claim the groups case is true. That would be difficult when they are trying to prove true some of the most false statements ever known to man: the Bible is the real word of a mystical creator of all of us (even though human's life on this planet is just one frame in the "Ben Hur" epic of Earth's history.

Another case that cannot be claimed true is that the U.S.'s economy is in a severe downturn, recession, that shows no end in sight (like the fake, propaganda-filled "War on Terror"). Phil Gramm, McCain's former chief economic adviser, said America has "sort of become a nation of whiners" wallowing in some kind of imaginary "mental recession."

Another person who likes calling people "whiners" is Sarah Palin. Talking about Hillary Clinton's historic Presidential Primary, Palin says, "When I hear a statement like that coming from a woman candidate with any kind of perceived whine about that excess criticism or, you know, maybe a sharper microscope put on her, I think, man, that doesn’t do us any good. Women in politics, women in general wanting to progress this country. I don’t think it’s, it bodes well for her -- a statement like that."

But isn't that what everyone does nowadays? Whine? Because that is a way to garner sympathy. It is so much easier to complain about the complaints than to actually disprove a factual complaint against a person. John McCain pulls this off all the time. When he is asked something he has no answer to Bullshit his way out of, he just says that you can't ask him that or accuse him he did that because is a POW, and was tortured for this country. Especially during the last two plus years, when McCain sold-out to the Right Wing Extremists who think creationism is the true science, evolution is heresy, abortion is murder in all cases, and starting wars against Muslim nations is important work, he throws the POW response when reporters (real reporters, not FOX NEWS reporters) ask him tough questions as to why he flip-flopped on all his "Maverick" beliefs that went against the Conservative Right.

Actually, John, according to your and your Republican Right Wing Religious Zealot's ideas of "torture", you were never tortured, just subjected to harsh interrogation techniques. If you watched the Bullshit-athon called the Republican National Convention, you saw many of the Republican leaders talk incessantly over McCain's abuses as a POW. But no one, I repeat NO ONE, said it was torture. McCain was TORTURED!!!! But he or anyone in his party can't say it because that would then mean that all the "enemy combatants" all over the world who were tortured by the hands of the U.S. Conservative Leaders were tortured in their definition of "torture".

And look what you got out of these harsh interrogation techniques: the ability to hold a very powerful position for decades just by having the POW moniker on your record, the beer heiress model second wife you married after you dumped your first wife, while she was in the hospital, after you returned to the U.S., and all the perks that come with marrying said multi-million dollar beer heiress model wife.

We need to hold our Representatives to a higher standard of communication with the American people. Whining about those who, they think, are whining is not a way to properly convey to US what you stand for as a political leader. How about making your case to why you believe that way, using insightful dialogue and thought-out arguments. Instead of just complaining that what you said "made me hurt inside" and "you are mean" and "you can't talk about that".

If you believe in Bullshit, then you are subjected to being called out on that Bullshit, no matter how many people think that your Bullshit is true. Otherwise, we will only elect those who prey on the stupidity of a large proportion of the population who fall for the "sad sap" person who is being "persecuted" instead of what honest dissent actually is: keeping our leaders in check.

Without dissent, we might as well invade every country that has oil, install a Puritan society in the U.S., and pay hard working Americans $3.00 per hour with no insurance so Corporations can make as much money for itself and it's major stockholders (China and Saudi Arabia to name two big ones).

To close, here is a clip of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. If you don't think he is a flip-flopper, a sell-out, and a panderer of epic proportions, you are Bullshitting yourself.
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Our Country, Ti$ of Thee

Here is a video clip from "Real Time with Bill Maher". Now, the entire video is great; but, pay special attention from minute 4:00 and up. That is when a clip from the Democratic National Convention shows the dark underbelly that no one wants US Americans to see. The Nations political leaders partying it up with major corporations. But it is all right, now, since the food has to be "finger food".

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Open The Debates

Let's hear what others have to say. Let's hear someone NOT in the pockets of one of the two regimes in this country. But that statement is wrong: both regimes are in the pocket of the one true regime: CORPORATIONS.


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Democratic Convention, Day 1

What is there to say about the Democratic Convention, Day 1. Party banter, the same key words, talking points, and everything we have come to expect from a two party system who only cares about dividing the country in two, and hoping to get the 51% of the vote.

The Democratic Convention will be just like what the Republican Convention will be like, except the party leaders are less EVIL.

The highlight was Sen Ted Kennedy making his impassioned speech, hardly showing signs of his brain cancer. Although I would not have showed a video of Ted's wife talking about how much he loves the water. All kidding aside (water, cars, drowning), Ted has done a lot for this country over his decades long service. But, he is a politician like all the others so it is important to look at him with the same cynicism all elected officials should be viewed.

The one that sticks out in my mind from last night is the video of him, at a younger age (with 50/50 dark/gray hair), at a campaign speech of some kind, talking about how he will get every American health care. Well, Ted, it has bee 20+ years since you said you was doing it, why hasn't it happened yet? Can't blame Conservatives all the time. Sometimes you have to blame your own party to being in the pocket of the Medical and Pharmaceutical Lobby. All talk, rhetoric, but no action. Sure a little help here and a little help there, but health care costs are at an all time high.

Then Michelle Obama. It was a great speech. But it was just a speech from a possible First Lady. Just like John McCain sending his Multi-Millionare Beer Heiress Wife to Georgia (no, not the U.S. state) to assess the "civilian casualties", she is not going to be the policy maker of the most powerful nation on the planet: China.

The speech made Michelle out to be the smart, sophisticated, law school woman that she is, and laced (not too much though) with great mother and daughter, and smothered in community activist who works tirelessly for the people who were not afforded the opportunity she has shrived to attain. But what is the Truth?

Here is a quote from Michelle Obama's speech last night: "In my own life, in my own small way, I have tried to give back to this country that has given me so much," she said. "See, that's why I left a job at a big law firm for a career in public service, working to empower young people to volunteer in their communities."

"career"? makes you think she is still doing it, right? "working"? Here is where Michelle has been working. All the numbers below came from the Chicago Tribune:

She omitted the fact that she later went on to a high paying job at the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she worked in community and external affairs. In March 2005, she was promoted to vice president for community and external affairs, and her salary jumped from $121,910 to $316,962, which included a one-time bonus. In 2006, her salary was $273,618.

Her promotion came two months after her husband became a senator, but campaign aides said that she'd been offered the promotion and turned it down before that.

In 2006, Sen. Obama sought, but didn't get, a $1 million earmark for the medical center. Aides and university officials said at the time that Michelle Obama had nothing to do with the request, and that her husband was merely trying to help a constituent like many others.

Michelle Obama also was named to the board of TreeHouse Foods, which makes specialty foods and whose biggest customer is Wal-Mart. Her compensation for that totaled $101,083 in 2006, according to the Chicago Tribune. That brought her earnings in 2006 to a total of $374,701.

Turning down a job at a high paying law firm to help the underprivileged? Politics as usual: everyone gets a piece, and one back scratches the other. Read more!