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• Rethinking the Death Penalty
  on Dec 27, 2011 in Death penalty Politics
  "With age comes wisdom"I do not know exactly when it was that I changed my mind about the death penalty; all I know is that it happened. At one time I believed we should put to death the most heinous of criminals. Of course if something of this magni...
• Occupy Wall Street: Another example of a grassroots movement 'hijacked' by politicians, PACs, and astroturf organizations. Part 2 of 2.
  on Dec 22, 2011
  A few weeks ago I blogged this post about the Tea Party Movement and the danger of it being co-opted by entities with ulterior motives. Here is  part 2 which talks about the same dilemma facing the Occupy Wall Street Movement. Make no mistake, Oc...
• Occupy Wall Street: Another example of a grassroots movement in danger of being 'hijacked' by politicians, PACs, and astroturf organizations. Part 2 of 2.
  on Dec 22, 2011 in Occupy Wall Street Politics
  A few weeks ago I blogged this post about the Tea Party Movement and the danger of it being co-opted by entities with ulterior motives. Here is part 2 in which I briefly discuss the same dilemma facing the Occupy Wall Street Movement.  Occupy Wall S...
• Get out and do something nice for someone today.
  on Dec 21, 2011
  When you have the opportunity today, why not do something nice for someone? Stand up and be a human being, have compassion, show that you care. Just look around you, there are countless opportunities to do random acts of kindness. I don't need to gi...
• "Despite the perfect—simply perfect—performance of Hugh Laurie as the Sherlock Holmes stand-in Dr. House, a crabby medical genius, House ran out of steam long ago"
  on Dec 20, 2011 in Television [H]ouse M.D. Season 8 Hugh Laurie
  Screencrave listed its five TV shows that should end in 2012. This is one of the best quotes so far on the direction the series has taken this season... "Like The Office, House, M.D., has been running for eight seasons now. And, like The Offic...
• SB. 1867 National Defense Authorization Act is meant to be directed towards US citizens...
  on Dec 15, 2011 in NDAA Politics National Defense Authorization Act 2012 Enemy Combatant
  Big controversy here folks and people should be aware of what's going on. Dr. Robert Chesney of the University of Texas, who is a nonpartisan expert on military detention wrote this piece a few days ago and it is MOST DEFINITELY worth reading! Oreg...
• [H]ouse, M.D. Season 7 finale makes TV Guide's list: "Top TV Moments of 2011" and "Worst TV Moments of 2011"
  on Dec 13, 2011 in TV Guide Robert Sean Leonard [H]ouse MD Season 7 Television [H]ouse M.D. Season 8 Hugh Laurie Lisa Edelstein
  The House Car Crash Although we love condescending, acerbic and self-destructive House, we always felt that at heart, he was a good (if massively dysfunctional) guy. We could not, however, forgive his complete disregard for human life when he rammed...
• The Tea Party Movement: One example of a grassroots movement 'hijacked' by politicians, PACs, and astroturf organizations
  on Dec 7, 2011 in Politics beyond the Beltway Grassroots Politics Tea Party
  Author's note: This is the first of a two-part article where I briefly discuss the co-opting of the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street grassroots movements by politicians, political action committees and other political organizations.  The second part...
• No surprise that Cain calls it quits!
  on Dec 3, 2011 in Herman Cain 2012 Election Politics Ginger White
  I am seriously disappointed with this latest news about Herman Cain. In the beginning I had hoped this man would be someone who could make a difference. As an Independent, I overlooked the fact that he is a Republican and that I disagree with him on...
• [H]ouse, M.D. Episode 8x08 "Perils of Paranoia"
  on Nov 28, 2011 in Omar Epps Robert Sean Leonard [H]ouse M.D. Television [H]ouse M.D. Season 8 Hugh Laurie Lisa Edelstein
  I went into this episode with high hopes. Not just because I happen to like the immensely talented Vincent Spano but because anything involving House-Wilson hijinks catches my attention. Remember the chickens. Need I say more? LOL! The POTW interest...

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