So I'm Sick and I'm Tired Too
I am a 58-year-old, female, Caucasian, native-born citizen of the US. At present, I have no health care other than AZ Medicaid. I have spent my working life employed at jobs making about 150% of the...
View ArticleAre You an "Enemy Belligerent"?
Senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman have introduced a 12-page bill that rivals the PATRIOT act and Military Commissions Act as the most short-sighted and therefore frightening piece of legislation...
View ArticleConservative Examiner smears Daily Kos
Anthony G. Martin at the Conservative Examiner had smeared Daily Kos in his article entitled:"New investigation into Obama background spells trouble ahead"the topic of which constitutes just more...
View ArticleNo Tier 5 Extension So... Goodbye.
Congress has failed to enact a Tier 5 Extension of Unemployment Benefits.I can't pay the bill, so I expect to lose my Internet on Monday.
View ArticleProposed OWS Manifesto
Speaking for myself, I consider myself Moderate and Pragmatic. I want a Centrist approach and government that WORKS, regardless of it's size. I want spending when spending is needed on food, jobs,...
View ArticleA Treatise on Religious Tyranny
Yesterday, I was reading this article on Newsvine:What Do You Say to This Kind of Crazy?There are liberals and there are conservatives but the modern day GOP doesn't seem to represent either. They seem...
View ArticleIn Memoriam -- Robert Anson Heinlein
Writer and Dean of Science Fiction, Robert Anson Heinlein, would have been 95 this month if he were still with us. Of all his stories and writings, the following is my favorite. In his honor, I...
View ArticleHalf Broke - from the Huffington Post
Half Of American Households Hold 1 Percent Of WealthWASHINGTON -- The share of the nation's wealth held by the less affluent half of American households dropped precipitously after the financial...
View ArticleI Predict...
that if Romney wins in November, he will open the door to Big Corporatism to have full sway.1) The Democrats and Independents are already out.2) The Republicans will be out because Big Corporatism...
View ArticleDown with John Galt - Up with Adam Smith
The Wealth Of Nations is no endorsement of economic greed, as sometimes caricatured. Self-interest may drive the economy, but that is a force for good – provided there is genuinely open competition and...
View Article"CO Family: Give Up Your Religion or Your Business" - The DOJ Didn't Say That
I saw this first on Newsvine:DOJ to Colorado Family: Give Up Your Religion or Your BusinessFrom the linked article:In response to the Justice Department’s argument that the Newlands can either give up...
View ArticleEvery white man is not rich
This diary originated as a comment I made is response to another comment on Newsvine - "White males for Obama :rise"by Coral AtlasMore below the "squiggle"
View ArticleThe New Domestic Enemy: Why our Vet's are still fighting for their lives
Reposted here from moutainfirefall's column on Newsvine
View ArticleHomelessness - A First-hand Account
My husband John and I have been married for over 17 years, and have been homeless - with or without a vehicle to sleep in - for nearly half our marriage.We're not stupid. I got my B. A. in philosophy...
View ArticleThink Progress Hacked?
I've been visiting Think Progress safely for years. Now all of a sudden I get the following message from Mozilla Firefox:Reported Attack Page!This web page at thinkprogress.org has been reported as an...
View ArticleBreaking - 2:04 PM AZ Time
Jack Welch admits to Chris Matthews that he had no evidence of cheating. "It's coincidental", but no evidence and no proof.I was watching it as it happened when I posted this diary.Here's a link:Jack...
View ArticleThe BLS Employment Figures May Have Been Unfairly Hurting Obama, Not Helping Him
Article from Mother Jones:So I open up my LA Times this morning, and the front page of the business section greets me with this headline: Steep drop in jobless rate has some Obama foes crying foul...
View ArticleWal Mart Employees Protesting Nationwide
As a former employee myself, I'm glad to see Wal Mart Employees are finally protesting nationwide in numbers big enough to make the news and give the corporate giant troubles.See these articles for...
View ArticleOur Democracy’s “F” Word by Reed Richardson
Reprinted here from the Nation post, with express permission of the author.Full tet below the squiggle.
View ArticleAn Open Letter to the GOP
Care of Soph0571 on NewsvineAn Open Letter to the GOPGood grief for the life of me I have never experienced such a bunch of whiny old men as I have since President Obama was duly re-elected. I mean...
View ArticleRed Sky in Mourning Glory
My tribute to Challenger, written within an hour of that disaster, presented on this anniversary.
View ArticleIt's confirmed: Westboro is here (PHS)
It's confirmed: Westboro is here (Prescott High School) \http://prescott.craigslist.org/..."This evening, Westboro did in fact drive by the High School as the Vigil event took place."Fortunately, due...
View ArticleThe Tonopah Angel
"The Tonopah Angel" by Midge Baker(c) 2008 (c) 2013 by John and Midge BakerOh no..."There's no recycling center in Tonopah." the man had just said. Now that was going to be a problem...Since January...
View ArticleThe Hitchhikers
From our own personal experience, a true story, as my husband tells it:The Hitchhikers (c) 1999 (c) 2013 by John and Midge BakerA thumb goes up, a car goes by, it's nearly 1:00 am and here am I,...
View ArticleThe Pragmatics of Patriotism
As Memorial Day approaches, and with the flagrant way the word "patriotism" is bandied about today, I think it's time to republish this.
View ArticleAn open letter to my fellow gun owner Joe Wurzelbacher and all other gun...
by Vlad's DogRe-posted here from Newsvine, with permission of the author.
View ArticleStonekettle Station will be off-line until further notice. (Updated)
My email to sent today: Dear Mr. Wright,You don't know me, but your articles brought my Viet Nam era veteran husband to tears.I am one of those many people who so enthusiastically LINKED (not violated...
View ArticleOkay, Democrats, so we lost THIS time
Stop crying and dig in for the NEXT fight in 2016. We've got two whole years to get or act together, and GO for it!!! We'll have the advantage then:SENATORS UP FOR REELECTION IN 2016DEMOCRATS...
View ArticleMy Letter to Benjamin Netanyahu
Dear Prime Minister Netanyahu,I speak to you as a disabled, retired American citizen. It is my wish to caution you, sir.If I criticize Israel on occasion, it's not because you're Jews, but because...
View ArticleJan 28, 1986 -- 30 years ago this week
Red Sky in Mourning Glory©1986, 2008 by Midge Clark (Baker) Through oblate spheroid of television glass,Darkly and lightly in shades of black - white - greyI await the takeoff with uncounted unseen...
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