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By nikflorida on October 13, 2011 At “I Have a Theory About That,” we generally don’t advocate for or against specific political candidates or issues, so much as we work hard to get you to actually think and consider the issues, and understand where the candidates stand on them. In this instance, though, I am going to make an exception, because I really think this person is so vile and contemptible that he deserves as much scorn as we can possibly muster. I generally advocate against bullying, too. I think we need to be supportive of all sorts of diversity of demographics, opinions, and viewpoints. However, Rick Santorum is just vile and contemptible, and I’m committed to doing everything possible to cleanse our society of such filth.
So, as a bit of a PSA of a sort, I’m offering you the opportunity to explore this definition so you can understand exactly, specifically, the kind of vile filth we’re talking about here.
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By nikflorida on September 21, 2011 After receiving a provocative Facebook message from a former student, announcing a “proposed 28th amendment” to the US Constitution (this same basic claim as been around for a few years, with minor changes– one version claims that congress does not participate in the Social Security system, which was true before 1984 but no longer applies), I did a bit of fact-checking and concluded that while the message is incorrect in many of its particulars, I think it’s right on target as to its intent, and clearly voices a common frustration of the public.
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By nikflorida on September 20, 2011 People applying for TANF (“welfare”) should be subject to drug-testing, say lots of “conservatives” (who really aren’t conservatives at all, but radical activists). A few things you hear often from these folks as ‘justifications” for this victim-blame, are easily debunked and show how little these folks have actually thought about their positions.
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By nikflorida on August 20, 2011 Rep. Paul Ryan called police yesterday to disperse a “sit-in” at his Kenosha, WI local office by unemployed constituents who felt like he was avoiding their repeated requests for an audience. He’s also, as have many GOP congressmen, made arrangements for food catering at his upcoming “town hall meetings” incurring an entry fee of $15.00, making it more unlikely that he will have to face disgruntled, unemployed, cash-strapped voters.
What has this to do with Mick Mulvaney? His Rock Hill office is woefully non-compliant with ADA, and is notably inaccessible to mobility-impaired constituents (estimated at about 40,000 and more likely than average to oppose the “libertarian” policies he supports). The staff at the Rock Hill office, who were made aware of the problem nearly two weeks ago, and have not offered any evidence that it is being addressed, make it very clear that they are both well aware and unconcerned.
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By John Perkins on August 12, 2011 This article was first published on Mr. Perkins’ blog, and is reprinted here with permission.
Like Robin Hood, we live in a time of turmoil. The feudal lords once again are exploiting We the People, and chaos has ensued. It is time for change. There is no other choice. There is no more option to transform gradually over time. We MUST instigate rapid change now or go down in the chaos.
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