National politicsLatest Post: Started By: Latest Topics oneill How many favor the notion put forth by the head of "Tea Party Nation" that only property owners should have the right to vote? Posts: 1 - Another interesting idea, recently proposed by Tea Party-backed Congressman Steve King of Kentucky, is that persons collecting Social Security or public assistance should also not be allowed to vot... oneill As we ponder the questions in this year's Presidential election, perhaps the main question is this: "Which is more important - providing private equity and profits to a few company shareholders, OR providing jobs to unemployed Americans?" Posts: 1 - Supporters of presidential wannabe Mitt Romney say that it is the job of government to provide what is needed - i.e. tax cuts, subsidies, loopholes - to those he calls "job-creators" ... ReasonableVoice Scandal - Abuse Centered Right In The Mid Ohio Valley Posts: 13 - Just today I learned of a scandal that originated right here in the Mid Ohio Valley and spread across the globe by means of the internet. Lilyofthevalley Racism and the 2012 election Posts: 94 - Explain how one group can be racist for voting around 60% against a man of a different racial background but another group that votes 90% against a person of a different racial background isn't... JohnMarson Four dead Americans in Benghaz Posts: 58 - The GOP crisis is the four dead Americans in Benghazi. Lilyofthevalley The real unemployment rate is 14.7% Posts: 13 - According to Forbes, the real unemployment rate in the US isn't the 7.8% that Obama is bragging (as if that is to brag about) but 14.7%. rocker Was there a cover up by the Obama regime regarding the attacks on our embassys and the killing of our people? Posts: 42 - For days now the Obama regime has been outright lying about these attacks by islamic terrorists. BobDahler Forum reader headcount Posts: 6 - Based on the low number of active participants in these forums, I'm caused to wonder: how well read the are the comments posted here? It is entirely possible that no one is paying attention. armycorp Benghazi Posts: 461 - Nothing seems to add up in this Ambassador Stevens murder. Orders to stand down. Poor security on 911. JohnMarson Pentagon Wants $450m For Guantanamo Posts: 15 - The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close. For more detail here: ****carbonated. JohnMarson US Confirms Four American Citizens Killed By Drones Posts: 3 - The US attorney general has acknowledged four US citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2011. oneill Why did the recent visit from theReverend Jesse Jackson inspire both hope from community activists interested in combating poverty, and paranoid hate-speech from right-wing crazies? Is he doing something right? Posts: 14 - "I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend your right to say it" - unless you are "falsely shouting 'fire!' in a crowded theater!" ... oneill Are the Second Amendment "rights" of Americans really being "threatened" - or is this complaint just another gimmick to get the right-wing, reactionary base "fired up" for 2012? Posts: 122 - Well Bob, if you're not going to do it, I guess I'll have to ... Some of today's "pretend patriots" might want to look at what is happening in Egypt .. rocker Are states who do not require Photo ID in order to vote encouraging fraudulent elections? Posts: 42 - Recently, the obama administration's attorney general struck down laws in Texas and South Carolina requiring voters to show a Photo ID before they can vote claiming it "disenfranchises"... rocker Thugs running the Obama campaign now targeting Romney campaign donors Posts: 15 - Not only have they targeted Romney donors, but According to Melaleuca CEO Frank VanderSloot they have also targeted his children! Obama is working with groups like Media Matters for America (MMFA)... oneill Is the unprecedented House "contempt" citation against Attorney General Eric Holder a "witch hunt" designed to discredit a Federal official who stands in the way of Republican voter-repression plans in several states? Posts: 26 - This week's FORTUNE Magazine piece by Katherine Eban thoroughly explains why Darrell Issa's so-called "investigation" of the "Fast and Furious" operation is based upon lies and... oneill While Romney has condemned Todd Akin (R-Missouri) definitions of "rape", the G.O.P. convention in Tampa has adopted Akin's views ... Who will call the shots in Tampa - Romney or those who support Akin/Ryan views? Posts: 1 - The Republicans are in a bind! Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele just said on MSNBC that the inclusion of Todd Akin-type "Personhood" planks in the 2012 RNC Platform is... oneill In view of the recent storm, power outages, water shortages, gasoline lines, etc., will the "what's-in-it-for-me" folks realize that there IS a real world outside of their warped fantasies? Posts: 2 - Duh! That real world also has so0me real people in it who don't really care what you think about such irrelevant items as tea party politics, Mitt Romney's chances, how much you hate President obam... oneill Are the endless protestations and denials put forth in these forums by local right-wingers reflective of the inability of right-wing Republicans to find a viable (or sane) candidate to oppose Obama in 2012? Posts: 1 - Is it "guilt by association"? Are local reactionaries simply reprocessing the fibs & flaws of the high-profile participants in what has become an embarrassing nationwide "freak... Kunectdots VOTE FOR BIDEN THIS TUESDAY! Posts: 4 - Remember folks, a vote FOR Obama for president on Tuesday is, IN FACT, a vote for Joe Biden to become YOUR PRESIDENT - ALSO! |