Aaronhamlin is a Law Student living in Michigan.
First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a communist; Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist; Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist; Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew; Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak out for me. - Martin NiemöllerI think the qualification of the news not necessarily being intelligent or enlightening is a good point. If everyone were watching Democracy Now on the other hand, then there would be cause for celebration as we’d actually have an informed populace.
Divorce legal fees . . . $10K, Yearly alimony payments . . . $8K, Yearly Child Support . . . $12K, Sharing a loveless marriage . . . priceless
Here’s more video from Democracy Now! Is this what democracy looks like? http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2009/9/25/steve
Here’s another kid getting arrested by guys (police?) in fatigues in an unmarked car at the G20 summit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8CNa_viKg0&feature=player_embeddedThis is not the allowance free speech.
Maybe we should recruit the Afghanistan ECC to clean up elections here in the US.
Notice how at the end it says it’s paid for by MoveOn, the Obama apologist that wants Americans to forget he helped to raise the military budget, supported the bailouts, voted to reauthorize the Patriot Act and continues a treacherous foreign policy (look it up you’ve been conveniently overlooking this and are in disbelief). Obama already threw away the option to negotiate costs for pharmaceuticals. He’s refused the single payer option, the best option which most Americans support. Groveling for Obama isn’t the way to make change. You make change by making demands and applying pressure by way of holding our leaders accountable. This is an amusing ad, but flattery to Obama is the worst strategy you can take on.
Video games aren’t the same old shoot ‘em up anymore. We can now use them to learn and not just in the Mathblaster sense, but more like an Oregon Trail on roids. Further, this extends past educating on traditional subjects and into the territory of social justice. Check out the links below:
Social Impact Games
Games For Change
Here is the complete video of the ‘08 US Republican Presidential Debate.
Read & Discuss
Here is the full ‘08 Democratic Presidential Debate on YouTube.
Read & DiscussGood article. I guess people wonder why in the world they voted for Obama if they would have gotten the same thing through McCain. Troop escalation, assaults against gay rights, no health care reform . . . pretty much failure all around. Perhaps this will build enough to get people to vote third party when they realize just how little both the democrats and republicans care about them. I’m glad the strategy of being an apologist is starting to wane a little, though I see the other poster here hasn’t given up in this respect. There are really only a few points there that are near relevant. Sure, Bush left a mess, but we (figuratively, not me) elected him to clean it up. Of course he’s helped Bush’s strategy both before (voted for reinstatement of Patriot Act, bailout, war funding, and telecommunication immunity) and after his election (supporting DOMA, increasing war funding and troop levels, supporting the private health care industry, keeping prison camps). Um, Obama is in charge. That’s why they call him president. Want to keep out lobbyist leverage? Push to pass laws doing so. Obama has applied virtually no political pressure and has repeatedly given in early on rather than appropriately compromising at the end. Finally, the media are supposed to be critical, though they almost always aren’t. This type of coverage is rare, and a breath of fresh air, honestly.
I think the qualification of the news not necessarily being intelligent or enlightening is a good point. If everyone were watching Democracy Now on the other hand, then there would be cause for celebration as we’d actually have an informed populace.
Divorce legal fees . . . $10K, Yearly alimony payments . . . $8K, Yearly Child Support . . . $12K, Sharing a loveless marriage . . . priceless
Here’s more video from Democracy Now! Is this what democracy looks like? http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2009/9/25/steve
Here’s another kid getting arrested by guys (police?) in fatigues in an unmarked car at the G20 summit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8CNa_viKg0&feature=player_embeddedThis is not the allowance free speech.
Maybe we should recruit the Afghanistan ECC to clean up elections here in the US.
Notice how at the end it says it’s paid for by MoveOn, the Obama apologist that wants Americans to forget he helped to raise the military budget, supported the bailouts, voted to reauthorize the Patriot Act and continues a treacherous foreign policy (look it up you’ve been conveniently overlooking this and are in disbelief). Obama already threw away the option to negotiate costs for pharmaceuticals. He’s refused the single payer option, the best option which most Americans support. Groveling for Obama isn’t the way to make change. You make change by making demands and applying pressure by way of holding our leaders accountable. This is an amusing ad, but flattery to Obama is the worst strategy you can take on.
I’d vote for him in a heartbeat if I was in NYC.
These are not the last two remaining candidates. Gravel has not dropped out. Just because the corporate media has blocked him out of the debates does not mean that GOOD should pretend he is no longer running. C’mon. You’re supposed to put the good in GOOD. Have some integrity.
Good article. I guess people wonder why in the world they voted for Obama if they would have gotten the same thing through McCain. Troop escalation, assaults against gay rights, no health care reform . . . pretty much failure all around. Perhaps this will build enough to get people to vote third party when they realize just how little both the democrats and republicans care about them. I’m glad the strategy of being an apologist is starting to wane a little, though I see the other poster here hasn’t given up in this respect. There are really only a few points there that are near relevant. Sure, Bush left a mess, but we (figuratively, not me) elected him to clean it up. Of course he’s helped Bush’s strategy both before (voted for reinstatement of Patriot Act, bailout, war funding, and telecommunication immunity) and after his election (supporting DOMA, increasing war funding and troop levels, supporting the private health care industry, keeping prison camps). Um, Obama is in charge. That’s why they call him president. Want to keep out lobbyist leverage? Push to pass laws doing so. Obama has applied virtually no political pressure and has repeatedly given in early on rather than appropriately compromising at the end. Finally, the media are supposed to be critical, though they almost always aren’t. This type of coverage is rare, and a breath of fresh air, honestly.