"Liberals are very broadminded: they are always willing to give careful consideration to both sides of the same side."

Social Justice and Progressives

“Social justice” is a term that has been bandied about recently. Glenn Beck has said that Progressives are using “social justice” to transform America into what they want.

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NFL Week 4-- Ya'll Going Down, I'm telling you...Well, maybe

ShawnD19 was the man this past week at 10-6. So, ShawnD, on behalf of everyone else, let me be the first to say that you're lunch this week. This week's schedule:

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The Republican "Pledge to America" was not broken.

The problem with politics is that when making a certain point, people often invariably leave very pertinent points out.

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The Politics of Entitlement

One of the major reasons the Tea Party has sustained its momentum (long past the time most pundits gave it) is the fact that there are too many politicians in Washington that have been there much too long and way past their usefulness. Some examples would be:

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Obama's Gangsta Government

When looking for an appropriate description of the Obama Administration, might I recommend the following video. It is a long video, but they have accurately described all aspects of the administration. Gangsta Government Rap

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NFL Week 3-- Who's going to win?

Week 2 came and went... Elaine-1503791 went a blistering 11-5 with her picks and is Queen of the Hill. She needs to go to Vegas with a record like that. So, the question is: Does she stay on top? Or does someone knock her off? Now, onto Week 3:

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NFL Week 2-- Who you got?

For something a little more fun and interesting than the typical fare you find on NV...l'm calling out the real fans to see who can win a weekly prognostication smackdown. So, here we go. Week 2 schedule:

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Progressive Economic Policies #4

As the end of Wilson's second term approached, the U.S. economy sunk into an economic depression. Wilson had led America through WWI, but he also increased the size of government and accumulated a huge debt in the process.

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Obama's Iraq Speech

Let's take a look at some of the highlights from last night's speech, shall we? Here's a link to the full text of the speech.

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What does it mean to be open-minded?

In this age of political correctness, you would be hard pressed to come across a person who hasn't been accused of being close-minded. So, that begs the question, what does it mean to be open-minded?

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The Art of Discussion

According to Dictionary.com: Discussion – noun; an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., esp. to explore solutions; informal debate.

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Off to Philly...

I am supposed to say that I will be working in Philadelphia for a few days, but I think on a subconscious level that I am craving a really good cheese steak. So I am not certain that I will be online for the next few days, so see you in a few.

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The Bill of Non-Rights

We the sensible people of the United States, in an attempt to help everyone get along, restore some semblance of justice, avoid more riots, keep our nation safe, promote positive behavior, and secure the blessings of debt-free liberty to ourselves and our great-great-great-grandc …

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Obama: The Bailout President

I thought that we need to set the record straight on this with verifiable facts. During the first nineteen months of his presidency, Obama has provided the following bailouts (in no particular order):

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Progressive Economic Policies #3

Roosevelt running as a third party candidate split the Republican vote which gave the presidency to Woodrow Wilson.

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And there isn't media bias?? The MSM buries the Arpaio story almost immediately.

When it came to the protests of AZ SB 1070, liberals and progressives were all over it. I lost count of the number of articles and seeds here on the 'Vine that bashed the law, Gov. Brewer, Republicans and anyone who didn't think that ILLEGAL immigrants had the right to be here.

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Progressive Economic Policies #2

By most historical accounts, Taft was considered Roosevelt's hand-picked successor which was due in part to Roosevelt's popularity and not his acumen for dealing with economic disasters.

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Sarkozy threatens immigrants who target police

President Nicolas Sarkozy says he wants to revoke the French citizenship of immigrants who put police officers' lives in danger.

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Progressive Economic Policies

According to some of the progressives I have spoken with here on the 'Vine, the Obama Administration would usher in a progressive agenda that would once again make America the best country in the world. Let's take a look at this with an eye on history.

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Breaking News: Muslim Strike in London

BBC News (London, July 26) -- Muslim suicide bombers in Britain are set to begin three day strike on Monday in a dispute over the number of virgins they are entitled to in the afterlife.

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What is Progressivism?

I have been told on more than one occassion that I need to be more educated and become better informed on every topic possible. So, I thought that I would ask. What is Progressivism? According to Wikipedia:

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"Race To The Top"; "No Child Left Behind" both suck!! (Part 2)

During my teaching career, I made the decision to leave the profession if I ever got to the point I lost the excitement for the profession. That day happened when an irate parent came in for a conference and it didn't affect me at all. No excitement, no butterflies, nothing.

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"Race To The Top"; "No Child Left Behind" both suck!!

Ever since the "A Nation At Risk" report came out in 1983, every politican under the sun has said they have the "solution." They can "fix" our failing education system.

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It's a conspiracy I tell you...

I was working on an article last Thursday night when all of a sudden I get an error message saying that a "fatal hardware error" had occurred and that I needed to contact my vendor for technical support. Also, that my system had halted.

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