By: John Thinch After the not guilty verdict of Casey Anthony, America responded in the only way it knew how: changing its Facebook and Twitter statuses to PO'd and drumming up some ridiculous federal law that would further curtail civil liberties. Many expressed how we should change the Fifth…
By Jim Hoover I watched the pilot to Falling Skies and the only thing that fell was my high regard for Steven Spielberg. Spielberg’s films have covered many themes and many genres, but we have grown to expect quality from his film-making endeavors. His Schindler’s List, Saving Private…
By Jim Hoover It is unmitigated idiocy to be cutting the federal budget now with over a 9% national unemployment rate. We need more investment spending on infrastructure, education, and manufacturing technology. Miscreant Republicans are controlling the debate on this topic. They know that sitting presidents normally have difficulty…
By Jim Hoover Our system of leadership grossly failed us regarding the appointment of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. Apart from his questionable associations with outside forces, apart from lying about his wife’s income for several years, apart from refusing to recuse himself for decisions that involved a…
The Black community is filled with hypocrisy. Recently, I had a raging debate about gay marriage with a friend of mine who is a Christian and holier than thou. He feels that gays should be put on an island somewhere away from the God-fearing, good, self-righteous heterosexuals and compared…
By Jim Hoover Two clowns, Rep. Eric Cantor and Senator John Kyl, performers for their real ringmasters, the rich, walked out of bicameral bipartisan debt ceiling talks. Ironically, the elephant in the meeting room still remained. Not the Republicans, but the obvious fact that these meetings, for the Republicans,…
By Jim Hoover Exactly when did we go insane with our military policy and why do we allow this insanity to continue? As of today, the total cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is over $1.21 trillion. If you go to “costofwar.com” you will see that…
By Jim Hoover http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGXQ1Xwn4ws&feature=player_detailpage#t=63s Unlike traditional coal mining, dynamiting the tops of pristine mountains to extract coal, permanently alters the beauty of the landscape. The Appalachian Mountain System, running 2000 miles from Newfoundland to central Alabama, has graced the landscape of what is the eastern US today, originally formed…
By Jim Hoover Seeing the weak Republican presidential field, Rick Perry (above) looks good to Republican kingpins. Whether Rick Perry runs for president or not is immaterial. As another radicalized Republican, he is forced to follow the extremist path carved by Republican leadership, one supported by corporate money. That…
By Jim Hoover Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey is being courted to run for president. Perhaps it relates to his extremism. The Republican base likes radical right-wingers. How can we identify his right-wing stripe? Look at him, listen to him, and watch him. He is large. He is…