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"Invictus" |
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By MikeHost on
12/12/2009 10:14 AM
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Just watched the movie "Invictus" produced and directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela and Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar, the South African rugby team captain. I thoroughly enjoyed the film. I also wanted to read the entire poem, "Invictus" and find out more about Nelson Mandela, his 27 years in prison and what he did to deserve such a severe sentence. The CIA had a hand in his arrest in 1962 and by my summation of the CIA, the US Senate, corporate, industrial and banking interests and our own proclivity for racism. ('Welcome to America, now clean our toilets') I was pretty sure the US was definitely on the wrong side of apartheid. We have yet to ratify sanctions against apartheid and the reason the US Ambassador gave at the time are as pathetic as our rationalization&am ...
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Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later |
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By MikeHost on
10/11/2009 12:58 PM
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Could $292,000 pay for a college or trade school education, room and board? Subsidize a young person until they could land a good job? With the change left over, could it pay to make high school more hospitable to the poor? For public works projects? For more teachers? Research and development? We ignore the needs of young people at a terrible cost. And yes, it does take a village. What are the economic effects of 1.2 million high school dropouts per year? At $7,300 per student, that amounts to $8.76 billion a year, year two adds another 1.2 million students and becomes $17.52 billion, ad infinitum. Can we solve the problem? Can we afford not to? What can you buy with $8.76 billion? How about 175,200 teachers at $50 K a pop, that's one teacher for every 7 dropouts. MC
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NY Times: Cheney Calls Interrogation Inquiry ‘Political’ |
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By MikeHost on
8/30/2009 3:55 PM
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For once, Mr. Cheney is absolutely and indisputably correct. He is obviously inviting prosecution. MC
Political:
Synonyms: governmental, administrative, civil, diplomatic, constitutional, electoral, doctrinal, ethical, civic
NY Times
August 31, 2009
Cheney Calls Interrogation Inquiry ‘Political’
By BRIAN KNOWLTON
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Dick Cheney asserted on Sunday that the Justice Department’s decision to review detainee interrogation practices by Central Intelligence Agency workers and contractors was “a political move” and that President Obama was trying to “duck the responsibility” by saying the choice was the attorney general’s.
But the comments from Mr. Cheney, a constant, sharp critic of the Obama administration, drew an impassioned if partial dissent from a prominent fellow Republican, Senator John McCain, their party’s presidential c ...
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Peaceful Assembly My Ass |
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Mike Collins for Colorado
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By MikeHost on
8/18/2009 10:31 AM
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1st Amendment:
Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition
Congress shall make no law............or the right of the people PEACEABLY to assemble......possession of a firearm at a protest is NOT peaceful assembly, it's intimidating, scary and the personification of fascism. If a person had tried that at a Bush event they would still be in GITMO or worse. MC
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Frank Rich: And That’s Not the Way It Is |
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By MikeHost on
7/26/2009 7:54 AM
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The problem is not and never has been a "liberal" media, it is, was and ever shall be, the lack of a "liberal" media. "Liberal" meaning "open-minded" and "truthful". "Conservative" meaning "narrow-minded" and "clandestine"
OPENED-MINDED:
Synonyms: unbiased, progressive, unprejudiced, liberal, flexible, tolerant, easygoing, impartial, broad-minded
TRUTH:
Synonyms: reality, fact, accuracy, genuineness, precision, exactness, legitimacy, veracity, truthfulness.
An antonym for "Liberal" is "narrow-minded":
NARROW-MINDED:
Synonyms: bigoted, prejudiced, biased, insular, intolerant, reactionary, blinkered, parochial, provincial, pigheaded
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NY Times- Voices: Recalling July 20, 1969 |
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By MikeHost on
7/19/2009 10:38 AM
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On July the 20th 1969, I was on my 20th day of Ranger school, earth was kicking my ass and winning. I wasn't aware that man had landed on the moon until I watched the second landing, Apollo 12, November 19, 1969, while recovering from malaria at 5th Convalescence Center, Cam Ranh Bay, S. Vietnam. Apollo 12 Audio From what I remember, the astronauts seemed goofy and irreverent in relation to the honor bestowed upon them and the fact that most of the world was watching. The audio seems to bear this out.
I'm sure that I lacked, for whatever reason, the necessary empathy for the danger they had, were and would yet endure. I had not yet questioned the motives and morality of the war I and 500,000 other Americans soldiers, sailors and airmen were engaged in, however the sufficient knowledge and conviction was not far away. I was definitely and profoundly aware of the stench, brutality and a newfound appreciation for the finality of death. The complete divorce from the levity and ...
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Frank Rich: They Got Some ’Splainin’ to Do |
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Mike Collins for Colorado
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By MikeHost on
7/18/2009 8:52 PM
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July 19, 2009
Op-Ed Columnist
They Got Some ’Splainin’ to Do
"The hearings were pure “Alice in Wonderland.” Reality was turned upside down. Southern senators who relate every question to race, ethnicity and gender just assumed that their unreconstructed obsessions are America’s and th ...
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Rebuilding Something Better |
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By MikeHost on
7/12/2009 9:06 AM
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By Barack Obama
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Nearly six months ago, my administration took office amid the most severe economic downturn since the Great Depression. At the time, we were losing, on average, 700,000 jobs a month. And many feared that our financial system was on the verge of collapse.
The swift and aggressive action we took in those first few months has helped pull our financial system and our economy back from the brink. We took steps to restart lending to families and businesses, stabilize our major financial institutions, and help homeowners stay in their homes and pay their mortgages. We also passed the most sweeping economic recovery plan in our nation's history.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was not expected to restore the economy to full health on its own but to provide the boost necessary to stop the free fall. ...
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"Invictus" |
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Mike Collins for Colorado
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By MikeHost on
12/12/2009 10:14 AM
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Just watched the movie "Invictus" produced and directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela and Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar, the South African rugby team captain. I thoroughly enjoyed the film. I also wanted to read the entire poem, "Invictus" and find out more about Nelson Mandela, his 27 years in prison and what he did to deserve such a severe sentence. The CIA had a hand in his arrest in 1962 and by my summation of the CIA, the US Senate, corporate, industrial and banking interests and our own proclivity for racism. ('Welcome to America, now clean our toilets') I was pretty sure the US was definitely on the wrong side of apartheid. We have yet to ratify sanctions against apartheid and the reason the US Ambassador gave at the time are as pathetic as our rationalization&am ...
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Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later |
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Mike Collins for Colorado
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By MikeHost on
10/11/2009 12:58 PM
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Could $292,000 pay for a college or trade school education, room and board? Subsidize a young person until they could land a good job? With the change left over, could it pay to make high school more hospitable to the poor? For public works projects? For more teachers? Research and development? We ignore the needs of young people at a terrible cost. And yes, it does take a village. What are the economic effects of 1.2 million high school dropouts per year? At $7,300 per student, that amounts to $8.76 billion a year, year two adds another 1.2 million students and becomes $17.52 billion, ad infinitum. Can we solve the problem? Can we afford not to? What can you buy with $8.76 billion? How about 175,200 teachers at $50 K a pop, that's one teacher for every 7 dropouts. MC
"The report puts the collective cost to the na ...
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NY Times: Cheney Calls Interrogation Inquiry ‘Political’ |
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Mike Collins for Colorado
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By MikeHost on
8/30/2009 3:55 PM
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For once, Mr. Cheney is absolutely and indisputably correct. He is obviously inviting prosecution. MC
Political:
Synonyms: governmental, administrative, civil, diplomatic, constitutional, electoral, doctrinal, ethical, civic
NY Times
August 31, 2009
Cheney Calls Interrogation Inquiry ‘Political’
By BRIAN KNOWLTON
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Dick Cheney asserted on Sunday that the Justice Department’s decision to review detainee interrogation practices by Central Intelligence Agency workers and contractors was “a political move” and that President Obama was trying to “duck the responsibility” by saying the choice was the attorney general’s.
But the comments from Mr. Cheney, a constant, sharp critic of the Obama administration, drew an impassioned if partial dissent from a prominent fellow Republican, Senator John McCain, their party’s presidential c ...
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Peaceful Assembly My Ass |
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Mike Collins for Colorado
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By MikeHost on
8/18/2009 10:31 AM
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1st Amendment:
Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition
Congress shall make no law............or the right of the people PEACEABLY to assemble......possession of a firearm at a protest is NOT peaceful assembly, it's intimidating, scary and the personification of fascism. If a person had tried that at a Bush event they would still be in GITMO or worse. MC
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Frank Rich: And That’s Not the Way It Is |
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Mike Collins for Colorado
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By MikeHost on
7/26/2009 7:54 AM
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The problem is not and never has been a "liberal" media, it is, was and ever shall be, the lack of a "liberal" media. "Liberal" meaning "open-minded" and "truthful". "Conservative" meaning "narrow-minded" and "clandestine"
OPENED-MINDED:
Synonyms: unbiased, progressive, unprejudiced, liberal, flexible, tolerant, easygoing, impartial, broad-minded
TRUTH:
Synonyms: reality, fact, accuracy, genuineness, precision, exactness, legitimacy, veracity, truthfulness.
An antonym for "Liberal" is "narrow-minded":
NARROW-MINDED:
Synonyms: bigoted, prejudiced, biased, insular, intolerant, reactionary, blinkered, parochial, provincial, pigheaded
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NY Times- Voices: Recalling July 20, 1969 |
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Mike Collins for Colorado
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By MikeHost on
7/19/2009 10:38 AM
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On July the 20th 1969, I was on my 20th day of Ranger school, earth was kicking my ass and winning. I wasn't aware that man had landed on the moon until I watched the second landing, Apollo 12, November 19, 1969, while recovering from malaria at 5th Convalescence Center, Cam Ranh Bay, S. Vietnam. Apollo 12 Audio From what I remember, the astronauts seemed goofy and irreverent in relation to the honor bestowed upon them and the fact that most of the world was watching. The audio seems to bear this out.
I'm sure that I lacked, for whatever reason, the necessary empathy for the danger they had, were and would yet endure. I had not yet questioned the motives and morality of the war I and 500,000 other Americans soldiers, sailors and airmen were engaged in, however the sufficient knowledge and conviction was not far away. I was definitely and profoundly aware of the stench, brutality and a newfound appreciation for the finality of death. The complete divorce from the levity and ...
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More...
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Frank Rich: They Got Some ’Splainin’ to Do |
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Mike Collins for Colorado
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By MikeHost on
7/18/2009 8:52 PM
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July 19, 2009
Op-Ed Columnist
They Got Some ’Splainin’ to Do
"The hearings were pure “Alice in Wonderland.” Reality was turned upside down. Southern senators who relate every question to race, ethnicity and gender just assumed that their unreconstructed obsessions are America’s and th ...
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More...
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Rebuilding Something Better |
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Mike Collins for Colorado
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By MikeHost on
7/12/2009 9:06 AM
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By Barack Obama
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Nearly six months ago, my administration took office amid the most severe economic downturn since the Great Depression. At the time, we were losing, on average, 700,000 jobs a month. And many feared that our financial system was on the verge of collapse.
The swift and aggressive action we took in those first few months has helped pull our financial system and our economy back from the brink. We took steps to restart lending to families and businesses, stabilize our major financial institutions, and help homeowners stay in their homes and pay their mortgages. We also passed the most sweeping economic recovery plan in our nation's history.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was not expected to restore the economy to full health on its own but to provide the boost necessary to stop the free fall. ...
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