By Kimberley Johnson on July 20, 2016
2016 general election, Dan Savage, Donald Trump, Green Party, Hillary Clinton, Jill Stein
Election 2016, Opinion / Open Letters / Rants, Politics
Last May, on the 500th episode of Savage Lovecast, host Dan Savage took off the kid gloves and colorfully explained to a caller why a third party, specifically the Green Party, is not viable in a general election. “If you’re interested in building a third party, a viable third party, you don’t start with president. […]
By Samuel Warde on May 25, 2016
Racial Issues, Reagan, Reagan Used Racial Tensions To Raise taxes, Reagan used racial tensions to sway middle-class white Americans, Ronald Reagan and the Southern Strategy, Videos, Voting against self-interest
Economics, History, Politics, Racial Issues, Social Justice, Videos
This video clip recalls how Ronald Reagan – “the great communicator” – used racial tensions. In this interview with Bill Moyers, Ian Haney López discusses how Ronald Reagan used “racial tensions to sway middle-class white Americans to vote for policies not in their self-interest.” As reported by Moyers & Co., “In Dog Whistle Politics, author […]
By Samuel Warde on May 23, 2016
Mental Health Issues in Congress, Sean Penn Mental Health Problems in Congress, Tea Party Members Committed by Executive Order, Tea Party Mental Illness, The Tea Party, Videos
Interviews, Opinion / Open Letters / Rants, Politics, The Tea Party, Videos
“I think there is a mental health problem in Congress.” ~Sean Penn Actor and activist Sean Penn sat down with MSNBC’s Piers Morgan in late 2013 to discuss Congress’ “mental health problem” and his belief that some members of the Tea Party should be “committed by executive order.” Penn had recently been in Haiti as […]
By Samuel Warde on May 15, 2016
Donald Trump and The Southern Strategy, GOP Strategy to get the racist vote, How to get the racist vote without appearing to be racist, Institutional Racism in America Today, James Earl Carter IV Lee Atwater Interview, Lee Atwater Interview Alexander Lamis, Racism and Politics, Racism Conservative Movement in America Today, Republican Strategy to get the racist vote, Republicans and Racism, The Southern Strategy
Bigotry, Conservatives, Politics, Racial Issues, Racial Justice, Republican Logic, Republicans
The GOP has had a strategy in place for decades for winning the racist vote without appearing to be racist. In 1981, the legendarily brutal campaign consultant Lee Atwater, after a decade as South Carolina’s most effective Republican operative, was working in Ronald Reagan‘s White House when he was interviewed by Alexander Lamis, a political […]
By Samuel Warde on May 3, 2016
Conservatives confused about Libertarians, Libertarians and laissez-faire capitalism, Libertarians are Pro-Choice, Libertarians Believe in Climate Change, Libertarians Support Gay Marriage, Libertarians Support Open Borders and Free Trade, libertartians and limited government, My Libertarian Friends Are Confused, strong property rights in America and Libertarians, The Libertarian Party Platform
Conservatives, Libertarians, Politics, Republican Logic, Republicans, The Tea Party
“As Libertarians, we seek a world of liberty; a world in which all individuals are sovereign over their own lives and no one is forced to sacrifice his or her values for the benefit of others.” ~from the Preamble to the Libertarian Party Platform Having grown up in Texas, most of my lifelong friends are […]
