Category Archives: reactionary Republicans

THE SLY TEA PARTY ATTEMPT TO CIRCUMVENT OUR GOVERNMENT!

May 1, 2013  By Jack Jodell. With very, VERY rare exception (notably in its earliest years and again, briefly, during the progressive-era presidency of Teddy Roosevelt over 100 years ago), the Republican Party has never stood for or represented the best interests … Continue reading

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THE LIES OF AUSTERITY MEASURES!

April 26, 2013  By Jack Jodell. An April 18 piece by Senior Editor Lynn Parramore which appeared in Alter Net has blown a hole in the reactionary Republican LIE which has fueled utterly ridiculous and needlessly barbaric austerity measures all across Europe … Continue reading

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GREAT PROGRESSIVE VOICES (Part IX)!

April 18, 2013  By Jack Jodell. It has been some time since I have added a post to this series, which has highlighted a wide array of people from a great many walks of life. Each has, through progressive ideals and … Continue reading

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GOOD RIDDANCE, MARGARET THATCHER

April 9, 2013  By Jack Jodell. The United Kingdom’s former Conservative Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, passed away from a stroke on Monday. She was 87 and had been in declining health for many years. Thatcher had been a very powerful … Continue reading

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SHOCKING FACTS ON U.S. GUN VIOLENCE!

March 24, 2013  By Jack Jodell. The pre-Christmas senseless murders of defenseless 6 and 7 year olds by automatic weapons at Sandy Hook Elementary School atill weighs heavily on my mind. So, too, does the infuriatingly slow and pitifully weak … Continue reading

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CAPITALISM NOW CREATES MISERY INSTEAD OF WEALTH!

March 17, 2013  By Jack Jodell. “The needs of the many far outweigh the wants of the few.” – Star Trek’s Mr. Spock -  Those words, so profound and eloquent even today, were first uttered by a fictional TV character … Continue reading

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THE MEN WHO RUINED AMERICA! (Part I)

March 6, 2013  By Jack Jodell. This is the first post in an intermittent series which will deal with a number of persons who have, in varying degrees, done tremendous harm to our country. Unlike the popular History Channel program … Continue reading

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AN END TO THIS “PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY” GAME!

March 1, 2013  By Jack Jodell. The dreaded sequester is now upon us, thanks to Republican unwillingness to budge on closing unneeded tax loopholes for the very rich and their bitterly partisan desire to shift blame for this action solely … Continue reading

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THE REPUBLICAN CIVIL WAR HAS BEGUN!

February 6, 2013  By Jack Jodell. It’s official: the Republican Civil War has begun. This week, Karl Rove began a new fundraising campaign aimed directly against the Tea Party, which has infested the GOP for too long and has cost … Continue reading

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TIME TO DUMP THE TEA PARTY OVERBOARD! (Part Three)

January 27, 2013  By Jack Jodell The Tea Party-infested reactionary Republican Party is justifiably doing a lot of soul-searching these days. It is still stunned by its failure to defeat President Obama and take control of the Senate. Its unwillingness to really … Continue reading

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