Jim Stillman
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April 30th 2009 01:06
An advantage of Cable News is that it is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and provides both straight news and opinion pieces.
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Always Positive, Sometimes Right - April 2009
An advantage of Cable News is that it is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and provides both straight news and opinion pieces.
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Sigh. Get over it. He won.
April 28th 2009 15:55
The Rabid Right, as exemplified by several writers on this site, does not or won’t accept election results. The result is hyperbole, hate and venom that overshadow reasonable and legitimate criticisms of the present administration’s policies. As a further result, their objections to those policies are relegated to the crazy-bin and not taken seriously, except by their fellow paranoids and sycophants.
There are common characteristics that identify the crazies, first and foremost of which is the constant use of cutesy nicknames which the writer believes constitutes wit (“B. Hussein Obama, “B.O.” – shades of the old Lifebuoy commercials – or the inventive “B.C. (B.S.)” in case one should be as language-challenged as the writer). Sometimes the writer really gushes:
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There are common characteristics that identify the crazies, first and foremost of which is the constant use of cutesy nicknames which the writer believes constitutes wit (“B. Hussein Obama, “B.O.” – shades of the old Lifebuoy commercials – or the inventive “B.C. (B.S.)” in case one should be as language-challenged as the writer). Sometimes the writer really gushes:
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Drug reform grounded in reality
April 26th 2009 18:34
Several days ago I was engaged in a discussion with my eldest grandson, a young man whose IQ and common-sense intellect are in the stratospheric range, about the effects of non-criminalization of marijuana. I depend on Josh to keep me grounded in reality and on this topic and occasion he is far less radical than I.
Several events in the news and elsewhere triggered the discussion. Last year, in another forum, I wrote extensively about Bernie Ellis, a Tennessee farmer, who was arrested on a federal charge of growing marijuana, something he freely acknowledged and which was well known in the region. Mr. Ellis distributed pot, without charge, to persons afflicted with glaucoma and other painful and debilitating diseases for which the marijuana brought a measure of relief[ Click here to read more ]
Several events in the news and elsewhere triggered the discussion. Last year, in another forum, I wrote extensively about Bernie Ellis, a Tennessee farmer, who was arrested on a federal charge of growing marijuana, something he freely acknowledged and which was well known in the region. Mr. Ellis distributed pot, without charge, to persons afflicted with glaucoma and other painful and debilitating diseases for which the marijuana brought a measure of relief
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Responses to Paris Hamilton's death
April 22nd 2009 13:19
As I noted in my previous post, Really Long Link the substance of the post regarding the death of a young girl following a “drive-by” shooting when over 50 rounds from an assault rifle pierced her home, was published on Examiner. Really Long Link Following that posting, I became engaged in a joust of opinions. I offer them here as an example of argument and disagreement with respect.
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A child will miss her prom. Happy?
April 20th 2009 19:23
Paris Whitehead-Hamilton, an eight year old girl from St. Petersburg, Florida, had dreams, looking forward to when she’d be a teen and maybe go to a high school prom. She wasn’t sure of what she’d do when she grew up but new role models like Michelle Obama demonstrated that there were no limits on her dreams and ambitions.
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A child's life taken
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The consistency of the Rabid (and nutty) Right
April 18th 2009 23:13
Those of us who are addicts of talk radio can attest to a few examples of the consistency of the more hysterical hosts in their absolute and unconditional hatred of Barack Obama. There is and has been commentary in the moderate and rational media that the basis for this hate is racial in origin and, there is some support for this position.
Tammy Bruce, one of the more strident voices was, once, a decent enough person, active in pro-choice and other women’s right issues and, if fact President of the National Organization for Women chapter in Los Angeles. Her strong belief in the cause of ending domestic violence resulted in her being tossed out of NOW when she, referring to O. J. Simpson, said, "You are not welcome here; you are not welcome in our country; you are not welcome in our culture". This was considered by many in the area to be a wish that Simpson would “go back to Africa[ Click here to read more ]
Tammy Bruce, one of the more strident voices was, once, a decent enough person, active in pro-choice and other women’s right issues and, if fact President of the National Organization for Women chapter in Los Angeles. Her strong belief in the cause of ending domestic violence resulted in her being tossed out of NOW when she, referring to O. J. Simpson, said, "You are not welcome here; you are not welcome in our country; you are not welcome in our culture". This was considered by many in the area to be a wish that Simpson would “go back to Africa
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Another affirmation of same-sex marriage
April 5th 2009 02:51
Until this month, the ability for same-sex couples to marry was limited to the liberal edges of the country. Connecticut and Massachusetts allowed such marriages; California did for a short period until a recent constitutional amendment reversed a state Supreme Court decision; and Vermont remains up-in-the-air. Florida and 28 other states have banned gay marriage through amendments to their respective constitutions and the Federal law – which sooner or later will be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court – doesn’t recognize gay marriage. Now, however, a state Supreme Court in the conservative “heartland “has rendered an opinion invalidating an Iowa statute, § 595.2(1): “[o]nly a marriage between a male and a female is valid.”
The Iowa Supreme Court on April 3, 2009, issued its unanimous opinion, Varnum, et al. v Brien. The opinion is extremely well written and persuasive. One of the significant aspects of the ruling was that the Court heard arguments and studied briefs from a number of well-regarded spokespersons of different points of view. Among these: the Knights of Columbus, the Liberty Counsel of Lynchburg, Virginia, Evergreen International (a gay rights organization), The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, The American Center for Law & Justice, National Senior Citizens Law Center, The American Psychological Association and a number of other religious, medical and social work organizations -- in other words, a broad spectrum of political, moral and behavior viewpoints[ Click here to read more ]
The Iowa Supreme Court on April 3, 2009, issued its unanimous opinion, Varnum, et al. v Brien. The opinion is extremely well written and persuasive. One of the significant aspects of the ruling was that the Court heard arguments and studied briefs from a number of well-regarded spokespersons of different points of view. Among these: the Knights of Columbus, the Liberty Counsel of Lynchburg, Virginia, Evergreen International (a gay rights organization), The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, The American Center for Law & Justice, National Senior Citizens Law Center, The American Psychological Association and a number of other religious, medical and social work organizations -- in other words, a broad spectrum of political, moral and behavior viewpoints
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Both Left and Right miss the point
April 3rd 2009 00:52
Last week, in Oakland, California, four police officers were killed by an ex-felon undergoing a “routine” traffic stop. Over the past several days, I have read and heard commentary from the far-right lunatic fringe in the form of Michael Savage and the breast-beating excuses from liberal groups, each in their own way explaining the killings as the result of outside forces, excusing to some extent the moral, social and legal responsibility of the killer.
Two motorcycle officers were assassinated by a wanted ex-convict, Lovelle Mixon during a traffic stop. Later in the day, with an AK-47 assault weapon in hand, Mixon killed two members of the department's SWAT team, before he was killed by the SWAT team[ Click here to read more ]
Two motorcycle officers were assassinated by a wanted ex-convict, Lovelle Mixon during a traffic stop. Later in the day, with an AK-47 assault weapon in hand, Mixon killed two members of the department's SWAT team, before he was killed by the SWAT team
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