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Random Thoughts on the First Clinton/Trump Debate
Bernie Sanders was my first choice for President this year, so I voted for him in the primary, but he lost. It was incredibly disheartening but the reality is that he is no longer running for President. We are well … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American issues, African-Americans, Americans, Bernie Sanders, birther movement, birthright, bully, business, businessman, candidate, casino, CEO, China, Christian, citizenship, Clinton/Trump debate, deregulation, Detroit, Donald Trump, Douglas MacArthur, employees, experience, Gary Johnson, hawk, Hillary Clinton, human resources, ICE, illegal immigrants, inner city, ISIS, Jill Stein, law and order, lawyer, left, left-wing, loopholes, manufacturing jobs, Mexico, money, Muslims, national health plan, oval office, Philadelphia, political ambition, politician, poverty, power, President, President Obama, professionalism, profiling, racist, Reagan, Republican platform, self-promoter, shareholders, shoe repairman, stop and frisk, tax cuts, tax returns, taxpayers, terrorists, trickle-down, vote, Wall Street, war, Washington Post, White House
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Letter to Senator Ron Johnson on Supreme Court Hearings
March 21, 2016 Dear Senator Johnson, This is a request for you to do your job if you want to save it. President Obama fulfilled his duty and nominated a new Supreme Court justice and it is incumbent upon the … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th Century, American people, Congress, constituents, Constitution, Democrats, duties, election, Governor Scott Walker, history, independents, Iowa, Justice Scalia, Kentucky, majority, National Public Radio, oath of office, President Obama, Public Policy Polling, recall, Republicans, Russ Feingold, Senate, Senator Ron Johnson, Socialist, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Justice, third parties, tradition, Victor Berger, voters, will of the people, Wisconsin, Wisconsinites
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Ferguson
It was with deep sorrow that I awakened to morning in America today. Fires burned on the streets of Ferguson overnight and there is fire in my soul this morning. I am angry, I am saddened, I am moved. It … Continue reading
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Tagged African-Americans, American dream, Asians, black lives, body cameras, Christian, economic violence, FBI, Ferguson, gay, government, grand jury, inequity, injustice, Jews, justice, Latinos, law enforcement, media, Michael Brown, Muslims, National Guard, police, President Obama, protesters, racism, Robert McCulloch, ruling class, straight, white allies
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Time for the Working Class Heroes
About a week ago I heard that Eric Cantor was proposing to eliminate rules about overtime, which would allow corporations to save money by not having to pay hourly workers for extra time worked. The other day I found an … Continue reading
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Tagged ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, billionaires, corporate media, corporations, Dickens, Eric Cantor, labor, legislation, minimum wage, minimum wage laws, overtime, plutocracy, poorhouses, President Obama, The Guardian, unemployment, unions, wages, working class heroes
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On Reading the Constitution Day (or Wisconsin Irony Day)
September 17, 2012 Dear Governor Walker, I will be stopping by the Wisconsin Capitol again this afternoon as I have done almost every day since March of 2011 to sing four verses of “We Shall Overcome” in the rotunda. But … Continue reading
Promises to Keep
(published by forwardseeking.com, 5/12/12) I do not need marriage to prove my love. It is, already, life-lasting. It is, already, eternal. For almost 21 years now my life partner, Brian, and I have shared our love without the sanctity of … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, Brian, equality, gay marriage, life partner, love, marriage equality, President Obama, rights
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