Posted on 18 August 2007
Columnist - John SammonI’m a bad American.
I’m one of those bad Americans you’ve heard about if you watch Bill (Bully) O’Reilly on the Fox Right Wing Fanatic News Channel. Here are the reasons I’m a bad American.
I disagree with the president in a time of crisis. It’s a democracy and I disagree. Therefore I’m bad.
In [...]
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Tags: Al-Qaeda, Bill O'Reilly, FOX Fanatic News Channel, Iraq War, John Sammon, Saddam Hussein, weapons of mass destruction
Posted on 18 August 2007
When a tragedy or scandal hits a corporation, the CEO usually hires a crisis management firm to take over public relations.
When the president of a beleaguered company looks like Boss Hog on crack, it’s imperative that he hire a professional as a spokesman.
Six miners have been trapped for almost two weeks in the cave-in at [...]
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Posted on 17 August 2007
Too many politicians have no sense of shame; they will do or say anything to win votes.
Sen. Barack Obama is a breath of fresh air; he speaks from his heart and as a result sometimes he makes comments that aren’t crystal clear.
Obama has been ruthlessly attacked by Republicans and even by his Democratic presidential rivals [...]
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Posted on 15 August 2007
The western coast of England at Merseyside is a place for reflection
It’s a privilege to be able to write and be published.
First of all, there is the matter of managing to feed, clothe and shelter yourself. The second issue, if you are not a lone wolf, is to provide for those you love.
Writing from exile, [...]
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Tags: African American authors, African Americans In Exile, Black Americans In Exile, Black Civil Rights Movement, England at Merseyside, Mumia Abu Jamal, Political Exiles, US Political Prisoners
Posted on 15 August 2007
With the myopia of hindsight, it might be imagined that Bill Clinton was the first American president who could not keep his zip up. But Bill was only treading a well-trodden path.
The first president, George Washington, set a dizzying standard that few presidents have come close to equaling with the ‘Washerwoman Kate Affair.’ While the [...]
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