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Common chimes in on Cuba – with Jay-Z
Rapper Common has joined the discussion on Jay-Z’s recent visit to Cuba. As to be expected, he adds his opinion via rap. It’s a second version of Jay-Z’s original which rubbed some…
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Welfare queens
Easter Sunday I watched an MSNBC TV segment with Melissa Harris-Perry where the subject was the now infamous ‘welfare queens’. Remember Ronald Reagan demonizing those he said milked…
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Yoani in Miami
MIAMI - Yoani Sanchez spoke in Miami on Monday. I am glad she had the opportunity. I sincerely hope she felt welcomed.
What she failed to mention at this city’s so-called Freedom…
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Bush and Cheney as per Tomas Young
I found myself reading the open letter written by Tomas Young to former President George W. Bush and his vp-in-crime, Dick Cheney, several times. Young, for those who don’t know,…
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Rich getting richer and richer and richer
Little by little, and then with big chunks in the past 10 to 20 years, the distribution of wealth in the U.S. has steeped as if a seesaw tilting upward where the small seat at the…
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Rubio responds to my Violence Against Women question
As I promised in a previous post what follows is the response from Sen. Marco Rubio’s office on my question regarding his vote against the Violence Against Women Act. To be perfectly…
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Health care in the U.S. – they’re out to break us!
The health care industry in the U.S. continues to break us. The regular person, one who pays his or her bills and for years has paid (too much) for health insurance, doesn’t stand…
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Too big for trial?
As much as I criticize politicians and their actions, there are bright, shining stars worth keeping an eye on. One of these stars is Elizabeth Warren, now the senior…
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Marco’s left ear
Comedy Central is making fun of him. Even New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, a somber and serious writer, commented in his latest column that zombies have eaten Marco Rubio’s…
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Failed savior
Tuesday Night / February 12 /11:36 p.m. - Marco Rubio peaked as a politician seconds before he delivered his response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union tonight. After…
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