Retired Major General lost his father in Vietnam. He has a few words about Donald Trump – ‘For America’ Retired Major General Paul Eaton, best known for his command of operations to train Iraqi troops during Operation Iraqi Freedom, is speaking out against Donald Trump in a new campaign ad called “For America.” Eaton details […]
HBO’s John Oliver has a plan to beat the National Rifle Association (NRA) and their efforts to lobby against the interests of the American people. This Sunday, a week after that deadly attack, Oliver addressed efforts by the NRA to prevent the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from using any funds to […]
Brad Paisley has something to say about transgender bathroom laws. Country music legend Brad Paisley sang a song about North Carolina’s controversial transgender bathroom law Tuesday night. Paisley pulled out a guitar on Tuesday while appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live and belted out a a re-worked version of Tammy Wynette’s “Stand By Your Man.” “Sometimes […]
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 […]
“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 […]