Category Archives: Politics

Popcorn Shorts- How Many People Have Died In Bush’s Wars?

Posted on February 25, 2011 by tomdwyer

It’s been going on for years now, and the end isn’t in sight.  But how many people have actually died in Afghanistan and Iraq?  Not just American soldiers, but soldiers from other countries, contractors, journalists, or civilians?  Here’s a site … Continue reading →

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News To Make You Furious- Income Inequality… It’s not just for Third World countries anymore!

Posted on February 25, 2011 by tomdwyer

You’ve heard about the staggering differences in income between the upper echelons of our society and the rest of us.  In fact, if you are one of the rest of us, you’re probably feeling a little bit of the squeeze  … Continue reading →

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Orwell Called…

Posted on February 17, 2011 by tomdwyer

I’m Tom Dwyer, George Orwell wants his plot from nineteen eighty four back. Big Brother, Newspeak and Endless War aren’t fiction any more. Cheney said the War on Terror “may NEVER end, at least, not in our lifetime.” Obama’s first … Continue reading →

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Eisenhower’s Warning

Posted on February 17, 2011 by tomdwyer

I’m Tom Dwyer, Eisenhower gave us this prophetic warning; “…we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We … Continue reading →

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American Decline

Posted on February 17, 2011 by tomdwyer

Will we passively watch our corporate controlled congress continue to scrap our society to fund an insane and unsustainable foreign policy? We will sacrifice the weakest among us, let our infrastructure rot and borrow more money to assert our military … Continue reading →

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The Patriot Act

Posted on February 17, 2011 by tomdwyer

I’m Tom Dwyer Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Ben Franklin said it and Russ Feingold fought for it….. Staunch defender of the rule of law, the only … Continue reading →

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“The Man” Called. He Wants His Elections Back.

Posted on February 10, 2011 by tomdwyer

Voter-owned elections are on the chopping block in November On November’s general election ballot, down below the candidates for U.S Congress, below candidates for governor and the Oregon legislature, and even below candidates for local office, there will be a … Continue reading →

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Political Integrity

Posted on February 3, 2011 by tomdwyer

I’m Tom Dwyer What happened to the integrity we once demanded from our public figures?  The status quo ignores standards of truth, shamelessly perpetuating lies and hyperbole no matter how twisted or baseless. It no longer matters if an argument … Continue reading →

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News To Make You Furious- Is slavery something we just have to put up with?

Posted on January 26, 2011 by tomdwyer

Slavery is a revolting, disturbing, horrendous idea.  We look around at our own comfortable lives and congratulate ourselves that slavery is now illegal everywhere on Earth (Mauritania abolished it in 1981, the last country to do so) but the uncomfortable … Continue reading →

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Comparing Democratic and Republican tax plans

Posted on January 26, 2011 by tomdwyer

Conventional wisdom (especially among Democrats) is that proposed Republican tax cuts favors the rich, but is it true?  Yes.  If you’ve found it a little difficult to wrap your head around the wonkiness, here’s a picture that’s worth a thousand … Continue reading →

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