The Mission

Can you name an unbiased journalist? Hard question huh? Truth is there's no such thing. In today's media everyone's got an opinion. All the pundits, commentators, experts, analysts, and yes, journalists all have something in common - they all have an agenda. This personal agenda can be beneficial for the common man or detrimental. I think that bias has become so prevalent in today's "news" to the point that you can't get any solid educational information (in cable TV news- which is the most popular medium for media now).

From this point on, this blog will look at the news and the news-tellers from the standpoint of a man seeking freedom for all those who have none. I have no personal agenda other than to tell the stories of the day as they are as I see them.

Let Sarah Be Sarah

Since the beginning of time Republicans and Democrats seem to butt heads on pressing issues of the day. But there's one thing that everyone in Washington can agree on - even the media pundits. Let Sarah be Sarah.

One week after the election, 2008 Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin is now center stage in the partisan battle against her Democratic rivals. Republicans believe she is the new voice of the "conservative" party. Democrats like having her around because - let's face it - she's a complete dumb-ass. 

Let's get some things straight. I like Sarah Palin - she's good looking, she's entertaining, and she seems to be a loving mother. However, these are not all-encompassing traits one would like to see in a leader. Dumb-ass may be a bit strong of a term but let's look at the FACTS:

She didn't know what the Bush Doctrine is. This is the weakest in my argument for the dumb-ass allegation because I honestly didn't know what Charlie Gibson meant either but shouldn't a Vice Presidential nominee?

Katie Couric Interview

• Palin can't name another Supreme Court decision besides Roe v. Wade
• She can't name one periodical - not one

A Couple Positives About Sarah Palin

Palin is a good public speaker. Her statements definitely lack substance but like any other politician - what can the American people expect? 

Palin is a self-made woman. She doesn't come from much and it's noteworthy that she wasn't born with a silver spoon like so many other leaders - and there's something respectable in that.

The Question of a Socialist America

The notion that Barack Obama is a socialist is a true one - he's at least quasi-socialist. John McCain is part socialist also. McCain is a self-subscribed maverick which means no one can tell which way his decision-making mind is going. They both voted for the bailout package.

Both agree the bailout had to pass because of the possible repercussions of doing nothing. 

However, the notion from FOX News and the GOP that the democrats are completely screwing us [ideally as Sarah Palin puts it - the Trifecta] Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and Barney Frank is a farce. Both parties have deeply rooted problems with ethics and money handling issues. This facade of Democrats versus Republicans is getting tired - and it's also just beginning. When the Democrats win in a landslide this November - FOX is going to get louder - and probably steal back some listeners.

Politics is a dirty dirty game. Politics on the presidential scale are run like billion dollar Fortune 500 corporations. Dirty money flows at an oceanic scale throughout Washington. Democrats and Republicans alike accept dirty money and personal favors.

Socialism is when the governments run our life. Fascism is where the corporations run the government and therefore our lives. Democratic capitalism is a mixture - a balancing act between the two. A regulation or checks and balances on the fight between corporations and governing bodies.

The truth is that Socialism has been around for nearly one hundred years. Our government is made up of completely un-American entities like the Federal Reserve, Social Security, and Medicare/Medicaid and possibly the IRS. 

Politics & Big Business Make Powerful Bedfellows

If you wanted to run against big corporations in an election of any kind it would be very difficult to win. Look at Dennis Kucinich and Ralph Nader. It's as if they're getting tossed about like rag dolls in the Octagon. It's shameful how Obama gets his money - but could he even come close to having a chance without all the big money backing? 

From Russia with War

OK. It's been a while since my last post. The Democratic Convention is over and Barack Obama is finally the OFFICIAL democratic nominee for the President of the USA. We are in the midst of a situation in southern Russia which could lead to the beginning of the next phase in the Cold War.

Let's break the Georgia-Russia Conflict down to understand it. We'll begin with the history of the land in dispute - South Ossetia.

Impeach Bush: Instead of Slamming Kucinich - Get to the Facts Congress!

George W. Bush is an incompetent moron who only got to where he is through lying, stealing, and the use of his daddy's money and little black book. But all that aside - George Walker Bush is a murderer as well. 

He knowingly led us into an illegal war. He propagandized all Americans into believing Saddam had something to do with 9/11. When that turned out to be false he claimed Saddam had WMD. And when that turned out to be another lie, the story inevitably became 'Saddam was a tyrant and had to be dealt with in order to secure the region.'

Bush knew Saddam had nothing to do with 9/11 but took us to war anyways for no other reason except to make money for God knows who (other than Halliburton, Balckwater, Carlysle Group etc).

Now we have incontrovertible proof - documented evidence - that Bush publicly and knowingly deceived the people of the United States into a war that has resulted in over 4,000 American deaths and countless Iraqi deaths.

Reticent Americans are saying impeachment - or even the investigation leading to the impeachment process - is useless but I can't stop thinking: what are we waiting for? This matter goes way beyond politics - it has to do with justice. You remember justice right? Probably the most important cornerstone in American virtue.

The Case Against George W. Bush for War Crimes:

Vincent Bugliosi is best known as the lead prosecutor in the Charles Manson trial. He later wrote the best selling true crime book Helter Skelter. Bugliosi is also known as one of the best - if not the best - prosecutor in U.S. legal history having a near perfect record of litigation wins.

In Bugliosi's new book: The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Bugliosi paints a clear-coated picture of an open-and-shut case for convicting the president for the murder - a premeditated act - of over 4,000 americans and about a million innocent Iraqis.

Bugliosi recently appeared on Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman. His interview made me buy his book the next day.

Dennis Kucinich - my idol - is on a quest for truth and justice. He wants to hold this failed administration responsible for what he says are war crimes against Americans, Afghanis and Iraqis. His call for impeachment of Dick Cheney in 2006 was thrown into absentia soon after he brought it to the floor of the House. 

Hopefully his new list of 34 articles of impeachment for Bush will hold and make it through the House Judiciary Committee.

Kucinich and Bugliosi are spearheading a fight that many are unwilling to commit to. I expect many republicans to support Bush (they will no matter what it seems) but for any self-respecting democrat to say "Impeachment is off the table" without looking at the evidence mimics that same old Bush rhetoric.

This is incredulous! It reminds me of a great quote from Stephen Colbert at the White House Press dinner a few years back. He said Bush sticks to his guns - "he'll believe the same thing Wednesday that he believed on Monday no matter what happened on Tuesday."

Nancy Pelosi is just another Washington elitist with stronger ties to her pocketbook than her brain. Our leaders are failing us miserably. Nancy Pelosi is a sham.

P.O.W. John McCain VS Up-&-Commer Barack Obama: Pros & Cons

John McCain is the worst option - next to a 3rd Bush term in office - which is exactly what a McCain presidency would be. 

Barack Obama brings the biggest change to Washington since -- well ever. 

Obama offers a 180' change from the current strategies and policies of an abhorrent administration.

McCain will bring a continuation of the past 8 years of the attrocious Bush/Cheney governance. He is 72 years old and will be the oldest Republican Presidential nominee in history.

If he wins Obama stands to be the 4th youngest president in history. If the word change annoys you at this point - remember what it stands for - Obama has called for the following: troop withdrals, government transparency with an online accessible budget, end to federal raids on medical marijuana persons, promote anti-global warming legislation. 

McCain lies and flip-flops on issues including torture, the Iraq war, and campaign finance reform. He's unfit physically. He is completely misguided morally and has zero credibility.

If McCain wins I will not fight this war for him or any other politician who is completely out of touch with what concerns the goodness in all people. We know for certain that the Iraq war was waged under false pretenses, yet McCain continues to blather on about how we must win in Iraq. Win what?

John McCain is not all bad (I will attempt to be objective and give the man the benefit of the doubt) he does want to fight global warming.

Although it's hard to tell how credible the man is. You can't really take him at face value - it's impossible to trust what he says because he constantly gets caught lying -- blatantly. 

This is where we find the major difference in the two candidates with any real political substance -  the question of character. I have not seen any hard-hitting evidence where Obama has lied or attempted to cover anything up.

On the other hand, with McCain - there is a plethora of information validating the accusation that McCain lies. For evidence look below. 

Do we really want another liar in office?

Leaders of Our Time

Ever since I became self aware I noticed that the most influential leaders were the best speakers. In religion and in pop-culture today, the speech remains an effective medium to inspire.

Have you ever wondered what MLK Jr. would be doing today if he were still alive today? Same thing with J.F.K. or Gandhi. These men were all great speakers. They brought hope at a time when there was none. They surprised us when they lived and they continue to boggle our minds today decades after their deaths.

At a time in history when our nation is divided, we try to find the people who can invigorate our minds. The people who can get you to think and maybe even get you to act. 

The thing that joins these three men is their ability to make people feel as though they are talking directly to them. All the messages were simple ones. Economic equality and a general peace.