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Virtual Honor
Update 4/16/13- Today, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel cancelled the proposed cyber-warrior medal. I’m Tom Dwyer, As battlefields shift from real to virtual the Pentagon’s shifting too. They’ve created a medal for cyber warriors fighting from the safety of … Continue reading
Talking Heads Keep Droning On…
I’m Tom Dwyer, Talking heads at Fox so called news have been loudly criticizing Obama’s use of drones and trying to bash Liberals for not speaking out. One in particular called us vile and despicable, saying we went … Continue reading
SOTU Confirms: The Age of The Drones
“Today, the organization that attacked us on 9/11 is a shadow of its former self. Different al Qaeda affiliates and extremist groups have emerged – from the Arabian Peninsula to Africa. The threat these groups pose is evolving. But … Continue reading
Still Smells As Sweet
I’m Tom Dwyer, Insanity is “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. Eric Cantor’s “Make Life Work” speech to the American Enterprise Institute was just the most recent attempted face lift for the party of … Continue reading
Straight Talk
I’m Tom Dwyer, George Orwell said “Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable.” George Carlin laid out the classic “Seven Words You Can’t Say On Television” but the problem with that is that … Continue reading
Just Us
I’m Tom Dwyer, George Washington didn’t overthrow a king just to install privilege for a lucky few. Our country’s cornerstone isn’t our military, religions, businesses, or natural beauty… it’s our law…. Justice. BUT unless we all stand equal before … Continue reading
Sick
I’m Tom Dwyer, Portland’s considering an ordinance requiring businesses to provide at least five sick days per employee each year. Responsible employers already offer good benefits to keep the best possible people, so this ordinance is aimed at pushing the … Continue reading
HSBC
I’m Tom Dwyer, Our Constitution was created to guarantee liberty and justice for all, not for a privileged few. HSBC bank just reached a settlement on forty three offenses involving laundering money for terrorists, drug cartels, and international pariah … Continue reading
News To Make You Furious- With Liberty and Justice for those who can afford it
Two things increased our ire this month, and it doesn’t take a very close look to see that they are intimately related. It also doesn’t take a very close look to see the cancer that each exposes in a society … Continue reading
Popcorn- BP spill almost returns to the news
Ahh, the agony of irony! Two stories in the continuing saga of the BP destruction of the Gulf of Mexico happened this week, but neither made the news in any big way. The first came out of New Orleans, where … Continue reading