Tag: american
member name: Mike W.
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July 04, 2008 03:41 PM EDT --
This might sound strange but I often wish for the kind of divorce that my parents had when I was twenty-three. Talk about modern-day nostalgia.
We've changed a lot since a generation ago, when . . .
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July 07, 2008 09:48 PM EDT --
Patriotism is ACTION inspired by a profound sense of RESPONSIBILITY to one's country. American patriotism is a duty to act toward the creation of a more perfect union.
Sometimes that duty means . . .
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July 08, 2008 10:21 AM EDT --
I think it's a stretch to impeach Bush for murder as some would propose but I do believe there are many other viable articles of impeachment that could be brought against the president and others . . .
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July 01, 2008 10:56 AM EDT --
My Fellow Americans,
We are all so played against each other by sophisticated political machinery. "Divide and Conquer" still appears to be working, and it richly rewards those who operate . . .
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July 02, 2008 10:37 AM EDT --
There are millions of undocumented workers in this country who came here for nothing more than an opportunity to work hard and find security for themselves and their families.
American companies . . .
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June 09, 2008 11:00 PM EDT --
My name is Michael, and the meaning of my name in Hebrew is actually a question: "Who is like God?"
How can anyone even attempt an answer? To do so would be to say that one understands . . .
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July 10, 2008 09:22 AM EDT --
We are, all of us, played by those more powerful than each individual, like pawns on a chessboard or puppets on a string.
Dangling from the strings of the Puppeteer's right hand is the Elephant, . . .
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June 02, 2008 04:05 AM EDT --
It has begun. Things are revving up on the politikal front. It is sad to say that it looks like we are in for more of the same. The GOP, or Grand Obfuscating Party, have begun their usual shenanigans. . . .
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July 05, 2008 04:00 PM EDT --
I've played music for 42 of my 53 years on this beautiful blue ball. So many gigs, so many venues, so many folks that have shared in the experience. Music is a gift for those who lay it down as well . . .
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July 01, 2008 04:50 PM EDT --
After the September 11 terrorist attacks the reaction of our government was one of arrogance, ignorance and fear. Everyone, myself included, was subjected to intense domestic terror and manipulated by . . .
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July 09, 2008 11:38 AM EDT --
Iran recently launched a long-range missile capable of reaching Israel and Europe. The Bush administration's reaction has been once again unfortunate yet predictable: saber-rattling with offers to . . .
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June 07, 2008 07:45 PM EDT --
It's official: Al Franken is the DFL-endorsed candidate for the US Senate seat currently occupied by Norm Coleman. This first-ballot endorsement has been a surprise to many, including MPR's Midday . . .
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June 28, 2008 01:22 PM EDT --
The most important issue facing America today is the counter-productive and divisive paradigm of our political discourse. I will refer to this as "image-based politics".
Our democracy cannot . . .
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June 09, 2008 11:24 PM EDT --
I have read the first Star Tribune article referenced by Winston's post concerning the TIZA charter school. Here is a clip from the article:
"Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy (TIZA), a K-8 charter . . .
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May 31, 2008 05:05 PM EDT --
Dylan is, in my mind, foremost a poet. His words reflect a truly American ethos, and he not only embraces this ethos in his work, but also in the way he lives his life.
This ethos still remains the . . .
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June 09, 2008 10:37 PM EDT --
If I were to give a very concise answer to the question regarding the influences that shaped my political identity I would simply respond "1968". You may prefer this brief answer to the long . . .
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