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Monthly Archives: December 2012
2012 In Review
Today is New Year’s Eve and it is our tradition at tellthetruthonthem.com to review the year that is ending. On January 1st I predicted what the five biggest political stories of 2012 would be. I feel that four legitimately made … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, 99%, economy, health care, House, House of Representatives, Mitt Romney, Obama, Obamacare, Paul Ryan, politics, Republican Presdiential Primary debate, Republican Presidential Primary, Republicans, Scott Walker, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin
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The Cost Of Delay
The 112th Congress will go down in history as one of the least productive. If you measure productivity by the number of bills that became legislation it is the least productive since we started keeping records. Harry Truman famously ran … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, 113th Congress, 1948 election, California, Congress, Darrell Issa, debt ceiling, debt crisis, Do Harm Congress, Do Nothing Congress, economy, fiscal cliff, Fourth Amendment, Harry Truman, health care, House, infrastructure, jobs, Kentucky, Mike Lee, Mitch McConnell, Obama, politics, post office, Rand Paul, Republicans, Senate, social injustice, Super Committee, Tea Party, unemployment, United States Postal Service, USPS, Utah
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The Second Time Around
2012 is ending and with it the 112th Congress. At noon on January 20th President Obama’s fist term officially ends and his second begins. It is natural at a time like this to review what has occurred in the recent … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, 113th Congress, Chuck Hagel, Congress, Democrats, Dr. Susan Rice, FDR, filibuster, Franklin Roosevelt, hispanics, House, immigration, immigration reform, John Boehner, latinos, New Deal, Obama, Obamacare, politics, Republicans, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, Senate, Susan Rice, tax reform, Tea Party
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Guns And Personal Responsibility
Part of the Republican – especially in their Tea Party wing –mantra is that people need to take personal responsibility. That is a major part of their rational in opposing the entire gamut of the social safety net including unemployment … Continue reading
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Tagged business ethics, Congress, Connecticut, Constitution, ethics, gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, gun show loophole, gun violence, guns, mass shooting, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, New York, Newtown Connecticut, NRA, Obama, personal responsibility, politics, Republicans, social safety net, Tea Party, unemployment benefits, United States Constitution, Wayne LaPierre, Webster New York
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Women Lost In The Shuffle
About a week ago I received an e-mail from Senator Kay Hagan, (D-NC). In it she outlined her and Senator Patty Murray’s, (D-WA), concern over the renewal of the Violence Against Women Act, (VAWA), which is currently stalled in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, Amnesty International, Congress, Democrats, domestic abuse, domestic violence, Eric Cantor, fiscal cliff, House, Joe Biden, Kay Hagan, Native American issues, New York Times, North Carolina, Patrick Leahy, Patty Murray, politics, prejudice, rape, Republicans, Senate, sexism, sexist, sexual assault, sexual violence, Tea Party, V.A.W.A., VAWA, Vermont, Violence Against Women Act, Virginia, war on women, Washington, women's issues, women's rights
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For Sale – Sold
A few weeks ago I sent an e-mail to a political friend of mine in which I predicted Raleigh in 2013 would be what Madison was in 2011. I predicated my prediction on the fact that extreme right wing money … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Pope, bigotry, Charles Koch, David Koch, education, education funding, education spending, gerrymandering, greed, income taxes, jobs, Koch brothers, Lucky Sperm Cell Club, Madison Wisconsin, money in elections, money in politics, North Carolina, North Carolina Constitution, North Carolina legislature, North Carolina State, Pat McCrory, politics, public education, racism, Raleigh, Raleigh North Carolina, redistricting, Republicans, right wing, taxes, Tea Party
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The Obama Volunteer – Progressive Of The Year
I spent a lot of time thinking about where this award should go for 2012. No one singular performance of any individual stuck out in my mind in 2012. Then I thought of recognition for lifetime achievement, but that is … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, Georgia, Mitt Romney, New York, North Carolina, Obama, Paul Ryan, politics, South Carolina, Tennessee, Willard Mitt Romney
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The Banishment Of Wayne LaPierre
People do not end up in Harry’s Hell because of one incident. It is more of a lifetime “achievement” award. Today is the long awaited induction of Wayne LaPierre. Friday he proved his danger to society beyond any possible doubt!
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Tagged Connecticut, David Keene, Government regulations, greed, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, guns, hypocrisy, mass shooting, money in elections, money in politics, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, NRA, politics, school shooting, schools, Wayne LaPierre
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Nancy The Bungee Cord
On November 27th I posted an article entitled Cliff Diving With A Bungee Cord. After Thursday night’s Republican House Caucus that bungee cord has a name and it is Nancy Pelosi.
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Tagged Congress, fiscal, fiscal cliff, fiscal policy, gerrymandering, Harry Reid, House, House of Representatives, John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi, Nevada, Obama, Plan B, politics, redistricting, Senate
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