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President Obama’s 90 degree bow from the waist to the Emperor Akihito of Japan has been met by the mass media with a “so what, who cares–get over it” attitude unlike the uproar caused by President Clinton’s nod to Emperor Akihito back in 1994 . It is inconceivable that this was just a spur [...]


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Death Without Mourning

November 12, 2009

As we approach another holiday season, a malaise hangs over the nation. Despite gains on Wall Street, Main Street is mired in foreclosures, unemployment, rising taxes and inflation. Of great concern is the battering sustained by the middle class from years of stagnant wages and rising costs coupled with this never-ending economic crisis. This [...]

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JACK SQUAT: A Year After The Election For President

November 3, 2009

A recent skit on Saturday Night Live had a report by President Obama, portrayed by comedian, Fred Armisen , on the accomplishments of his administration. It was summed up by Armisen in two words “Jack Squat.” Systematically listing the numerous promises that have not been fulfilled brought laughter from the audience, but perhaps it was [...]

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Joke Of The Week: Irritating Phrases Made By Politicians

October 28, 2009

Fox News reported the phrases spoken often by politicians that voters find irritating.  Here are five that either have become annoying to us, or at least, ones that we consider particularly tiring and our spin on them:
“Let  me be clear…”interpreted as I have to correct a statement  because either I or someone in my [...]

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Is H1N1 Obama’s Katrina?

October 22, 2009

Fox News has depicted the H1N1 vaccine and the peak of the influenza as ships passing in the night.  The fact of the matter is the H1N1 vaccine will not be available for most of us, at least in this first go around, to make a measurable difference, since the spread of the disease has [...]

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Distribution of H1N1 Vaccine: A Real Test Of Government’s Access To Health Care?

October 16, 2009

As Congress is moving toward reforming the current health care system, the H1N1 pandemic offers a real time test of the efficacy of a government run system. For example, the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus has an enrolled student body of approximately 10,000+ students . Primarily a commuter campus, students health care coverage [...]

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Mild Cases Of H1N1 Raising Havoc!

October 13, 2009

As one who has experience firsthand the ravages of the flu this season, all I can say is that there is no way to adequately prepare your family against an outbreak of this size, notwithstanding a pandemic.
Not to be critical of the local public health officials and medical personnel, the current situation on many [...]

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Politics Of Nobel Peace Prize Not So Noble

October 11, 2009

Well now we know  just how political the Nobel Prize Committee has become—there should not be any doubt with the election of Barack Obama to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Let’s put it in context, Gandhi never received the Nobel Prize, but Arafat did.
Cloaked in secrecy, the Nobel Prize Committee refuses to [...]

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Suggestion of the Week

September 26, 2009

After his appearance before the U.N. Gadhafi should take a tip from the American idiom and literally  fold his tent and quietly steal away.

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90 Days Until Christmas…

September 25, 2009

Television shopping networks are promoting the Holiday season as a way to recover from a lackluster Fall season, which was promoted early to recover from a disappointing Back-To-School promos, which were advertised in early summer to boost poor Summer Sales.  Recovery?  Maybe for the big wigs sitting behind their corporate desks while patting their lobbyists [...]

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“There Is No Cause For Alarm If Proper Precautions Are Observed.” Rupert Blue, U.S. Surgeon General 1918. Threat of [H1N1] “Cause for Concern, But Not Alarm.” Barack Obama, U.S. President, 2009.

September 24, 2009

J.M. Barry, (2009) writing in Nature [459: 324-5] on Pandemics: Avoiding The Mistakes of 1918 lists as a major mistake  by the government in addressing the 1918 pandemic was the communication strategy of reassurance.  J.M. Barry points out that in 1918  “This communication strategy of either reassurance or silence had its effect. Its effect was [...]

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John Edwards Slides The Bar for Ethics In Politics Further Down

September 20, 2009

Any political theme song nowadays should include the lyrics “I’m sorry…so sorry” with the latest revelations about the former Democratic Vice President Candidate and U.S. Senator John Edwards.  This is not only a personal tragedy for Elizabeth Edwards and her family, but for the nation as well.   It lends credence to the popular saying to trust no [...]

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Jack Bauer Need Not Apply To Obama’s CIA

September 19, 2009

There are so many things wrong with the current investigation  launched by Attorney General Eric Holder into the activities of the CIA following 9/11 that it is difficult to know where to begin.  First of all, I don’t know if you can be politically correct when you are in a state of war and it is even more [...]

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The Answer Is Blowing In The Wind

September 18, 2009

The death of Mary Travers of Peter, Paul & Mary marks ,once again, for many of us baby boomers, the passing of an era when citizens disenfranchised from involvement in the political system, organized en masse to change their government’s wrongheaded policy and course of action. You may ask yourself why we note the passing [...]

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Question Of The Week

September 2, 2009

Q:  How Many Lives Does A Barrel of Oil  Buy?
A:  I don’t know.  How about asking Gordon Brown and Moammar Gadhafi!

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Hey, Mr. President! Here’s Just One Suggestion On Reforming Health Care…

August 26, 2009

It is apparent to many news observers that Americans see the necessity of reforming our current health care system, but are reticent about adopting another enormous entitlement program at this economic vicissitude. Perhaps townhall meetings would have produced more than anger if instead of making the meetings an opportunity for photo ops, sound bites, and [...]

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Why Is Obama Neglecting Major Role Coal Gasification Plants Can Play In Energy Independence?

November 3, 2008

All experts agree that meeting our energy needs is not just vested in one single source, but a combination including wind, solar, nuclear, and biomass retrieval. However, coal gasification plants can provide both an alternative source of energy and an environmental plus. The U.S. has vast reserves of coal, and this process [...]

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