Archive for the ‘Patriotism’ Category
It’s been a while…
Posted by: liberty53000 on: June 11, 2009
So I haven’t posted for a while, and honestly politics are depressing. But I’m leaving to the army soon and my routine has me quite bored, and I just read an article and I wanted to write about it.
Pres. Obama visited the Prime Minister of England and, as is custom, they exchanged gifts. Prime Minister [...]
Worthy Quote: President Barack H. Obama
Posted by: BookGirl on: January 22, 2009
- In: Beliefs| Future| Obama| Patriotism| Politics| USA| Worthy Quote
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“However long we are keepers of the public trust we should never forget that we are here as public servants and public service is a privilege. It’s not about advantaging yourself. It’s not about advancing your friends or your corporate clients. It’s not about advancing an ideological agenda or the special interests of any organization. [...]
International Media Outlets Put Spin On Israeli-Hamas Conflict
Posted by: BookGirl on: January 5, 2009
- In: Beliefs| BookGrl| Civil Rights.| Debate| Future| Global| Middle East| Patriotism| Peace| Politics| Religion| war
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I was checking the Twitter when I read a tweet from Arutz Sheva, the Israeli media outlet I subscribe to on the networking site. The headline read: “Worldwide Rallies Support, Praise Israel’s War on Gaza Terrorism.”
The article attached to it went on to discuss how thousands of people are marching in cities across the world [...]
Watergate “Deep Throat” Dies
Posted by: BookGirl on: December 19, 2008
- In: BookGrl| Patriotism| Politics| USA
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W. Mark Felt died today at the age of 95.
Felt revealed himself as the man behind the pseudo-name “Deep Throat” in 2005, ending one of the greatest mysteries in American politics.
According to the New York Times:
«Without Mr. Felt, there might not have been a Watergate — shorthand for the revealed abuses of presidential powers in [...]
U.S. Officials Fail Civics Test
Posted by: BookGirl on: November 23, 2008
- In: Absurd| BookGrl| Future| Irony| Patriotism| Politics| Shady| USA
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No wonder our country is going to the toilet. Our citizens AND our elected officials are dumb when it comes to the fundamentals of our country.
The civics exam by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute revealed that those in their sample of 2,500 people who described themselves as elected officials averaged a score of 44%.
Citizens scored an [...]
Third Party Presidential Debate
Posted by: BookGirl on: October 26, 2008
- In: BookGrl| Debate| Election 2008| Patriotism| Politics| USA
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Ralph Nader of the lord knows what party and Chuck Baldwin of the Constitution Party participated in a debate on Oct. 24.
Third parties get no respect, but I’m glad people still hold fast to their ideals.
Colin Powell Officially Endorses Barack Obama
Posted by: BookGirl on: October 19, 2008
- In: BookGrl| Election 2008| McCain| Obama| Patriotism| Politics| Pride| USA
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Colin Powell appeared on Meet the Press with Tom Brokaw today and officially endorsed Barack Obama for President. Watch the video below.
Dennis Kucinich Explains His “No” Vote
Posted by: BookGirl on: September 30, 2008
I am in 100% agreement with this elvish little representative on why the Wall Street bail out is bull.
The bail out is a short term fix that will burden average Americans so the rich can continue to invest on themselves and not America. I’m not for giving my tax money to [...]
Why Losing The Election Might Actually Mean You Are Smarter
Posted by: BookGirl on: September 16, 2008
I covered a Constitution Day event for my college paper yesterday. Noted historian and New York Times best-selling author, Rick Shenkman, was on campus to discuss our nation’s founding document.
He authored the book, “Just How Stupid Are We?” about how ill informed American voters are. The facts he shared were highly disturbing.
Alaskan Women Reject Palin in A HUGE Public Display
Posted by: BookGirl on: September 14, 2008
- In: BookGrl| Debate| Election 2008| Irony| McCain| Patriotism| Politics| USA| Women's Rights
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Saw this over at Mudflats, an Alaskan woman’s blog. Bilia, my long-time reader also pointed this out. There was a rally organized by women to reject the notion that all Alaskan women are like Sarah Palin and that they are all on her bandwagon. The event turned into the largest in the history of the [...]
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