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The Question


Why is it that so many folks attack, tweet and otherwise vilify Fox News? If you do not agree with them why waste time viewing them? The best way to deal with “Faux” news is to not look at them. It is common knowledge that the media “giant” is not a valid presenter of real news and an ardent purveyor of  “check out stand “style information. This station has long been an outlet that values misinformation above real journalism. Look at its luminaries ”

Bill O’Reilly-History teacher out to sell books at any cost

Glenn Beck- Ultra Conservative newsman who was a darling of the Republican party until he wasn’t

Elizabeth Hasselback- Semi knowledgeable presenter- error prone-

Ann Coulter- Racist incarnate , has one aim sell book that denigrate whoever it takes to sell a book and play to the insecurities,  racial hatred of certain segments of the population (who if they knew her would hate her).

We as hopefully rational people need to proceed cautiously in our support of incorrect and misapplied  information, while your personal beliefs are your own, they should be supported by truth rather than speculation and again misapplied information. It is entirely possible that failing to look at all sides of an issue will result in a poor judgment in electing our representatives. Anyone can present information that you like but not many present what you don’t like.

Congressional Fault


With the recent spate of Racially based crimes on buildings and individuals it is not hard to connect the dots. Our Congress since the election of Barack Obama has tacitly condoned (renewed) Racism. The vitriol over most programs presented by the President have met more opposition than possibly any of his predecessors. What we have is big money powering the anti’s coupled with the innate racism of some members of Congress. While it is not necessarily quantifiable, it is feasible to imagine that some members of Congress while advocating for their districts have seeded their “home” speeches with racial epithets that serve to invigorate the supposed or perceived Racial differences in America. While are we giving so much attention to “old flags”  the Oligarchs are pushing to enslave us all as they have enslaved our government ( Congress). Be aware that our Congress contrary to popular belief is not as independent as they would have us believe, they have all benefitted from the largesse offered from the Oligarchical coffers. Our political system is all about who can spend the most money while many voters are in dire need of healthcare, jobs and basic living standards all of which was promised by the people we elected to Congress to make this happen. The amount of funding provided by the oligarchs apparently is too tempting to ignore but comes with a price – “their Souls” . We have issues that should be clear to all Americans since this is the only country we have and it is just over 200 plus years in existence wouldn’t you think we should be more caring about it and our fellow Americans of all races (since these assorted Races are what make up America). From the beginning when the first landers on the shores of what is now the United States, they began to push the Real Americans (Natives) around and became upset when they fought back. From that point on it became open season on non whites (who had already been here for Eons), then there was the import of slaves , stolen from their home country because the New Americans wanted cheap (free) labor. It is small wonder that Americans as a whole have less respect around the world and that has translated into disrespect for our current President and his initiatives (which if he were White would be less of an issue). Our current and past Congress have all been at fault due to their short-sighted thinking and allowing “white Privilege ” to make a joke out of our Democracy. We have people who are aspiring to run for the Presidency who are advocating another round-up of “illegals” to provide jobs for Americans yet not many Americans want to do the jobs that these immigrants do which is why “Americans” hire them. Our Congress is more of a hindrance to better government than any of the left or right wing groups in combination. We voters (every  multi-ethnic one of us) should pay careful attention to who we elect as bombastic speeches do not make a competent legislators. Indolence in our voting will be our downfall as history has shown in the past.

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Someday


At some point hopefully in the near future we will observe the phenomena of responsible people running for office. At this time we have 17 +   candidates attempting to get the nod  for a run at being President of the U.S.  We are in the doldrums of politics, we have candidates running for office who spend millions to win while trashing the other folks, government and hiding their own flaws. It is easy to pot shot the status quo but the status quo will never change until these runners own up to their own frailties. The lowest income, minorities and underprivileged are the targets of these people but to listen to them they are friends of the people. It has been proven that a well informed person can make informed decisions but these bozo’s have spent millions on spin doctors who control the media for the benefit of their bosses. Politics has never been a clean business but in recent years it has become an absolute mud hole of innuendo and misrepresentation. The onus is on the voters to  remain above the dirt and understand who they are really putting in office. Someday  we may have people of integrity vying for office, someone we can really trust (as far as politicians can be trusted) . Someday we may be able to see through the smoke and mirrors, ignore the rhetoric that is considered truth but is only thinly veiled lies that serve only the speakers of the lie and their handlers. Someday we may have the solidarity we had in 1941 and lost in the 50’s, recovered somewhat in the late 60’s but started to back pedal in the late 70’s and on until now. Someday the radicals on both sides will be swept out by the real Americans who understand that we either stand together or fall separately. Someday.

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Caconyms and Their Relationship to Current Politics


My Caconyms:

Political parties:” Dupublicans and Scamocrats”
Media Outlet: “Faux News”
Governing Method: “Politricking”

Surveying the political scene and the assorted aspirants brings to mind the thought of what’s next for us? We have strayed far from what the Framers of the constitution had in mind. Many cite the Constitution (especially the politicians) but only for their own benefit. We the people (we do know who we are) have for a long time forgotten to trust ourselves. Our elected officials have let us down for many years and we have just begun to get that message. We should now turn off Jerry Springer, Maury, the Judges and especially the “Faux News”! It is unfortunate that w e have become addicted to entertainment news and have forgotten how to pay attention to the people we elect and the ones who want to be elected. The campaigners have staffers whose sole purpose is to influence our vote by using specific points to sway us (much like the advertisers who want us to buy their products). Almost all of the old sayings and adages apply here: “all that glitters is not gold”, “if its looks too good to be true, then it probably isn’t”, I think you get the point. This is why we all need to beware of what our political leaders and candidates aspiring to leadership are up to.

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Generalities


I am trying to figure out what the many candidates vying for the Privilege (?) of running for President are actually doing or talking about. Apparently this every four-year ritual has become no more than a political slam than an opportunity to show off ones abilities and capabilities.  Each aspirant is at once making their case and trashing the other runners. Then we have the added input and spin by the media according to their core and owners beliefs. Somewhere in the mix is the truth but it usually forever lost in the entertainment of these races. Now we have the federal government investigating the past Clintons e-mails! You would think that this issue would have been addressed after she stopped being Secretary of State but as many Federal government actions too little too late or too much too soon with corrections coming later. One example is the Department of veterans affairs “fix” for the Medical facilities problems, first attempt was a cookie cutter approach which exacerbated the situation and messed up the areas which had no problems, now there is a fix for the fix going into effect in November this year. Recently China had an economic  hiccup and the world staggered for a moment. Some the Dupublican  candidates are blaming President Obama  for the China economic problems, asserting failed economic policies. Remember these are the  folks whose handlers have bought and paid for them along with the manipulative actions which caused the High court to OK the unlimited and hidden sources of funding for these candidates. Our system was not perfect before but now it is broken almost to the point of no return. Our  only choice as voters is to elect people who are really in the game for us and not the ultra conservative money lenders whose sole purpose is to keep the lower and middle classes “in their place”!

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What’s Wrong with Illinois (aside from what we already know)?


The current Governor promised to run the state like a business ,that being said the state is in trouble now and will continue downward until the next Gubernatorial election. Why did Mr. Rauner win? Mr. Rauner won because Governor Quinn was so bad and the Libertarian Candidate was unknown. I voted for Chad Grimm(Chad Grimm State Representative, 92nd district, Illinois  Election Date: March 20, 2012) the Libertarian candidate primarily because the other two choices were so bad . Since the other two choices were so bad. I am not a Libertarian and by default I vote Democratic until Illinois decides to eliminate the need to declare a party when voting. The Federal government has been under the thumb of big money funded Legislators and loyal party members, this leaves the states in the breach many times because of it. We as a nation are still firmly entrenched in the pay to play system of politics and as long as the payees do what they are paid to do ( not by the voters), we the people will never have good or correct government. It is certainly easy to point fingers but harder to vote out of the box. Voters need to stop feeling helpless when they have the most powerful tool in their hands-their vote. Even if you have to declare a party you can still vote for the most unknown candidate. When voters break out of the rut of party line voting, politics will change for the better. At this time the political system has no fear of the voters and will continue to be fearless until the voters stand up and ignore the fodder presented as truth in the media.

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We Did It!.


The Middle East for several thousands of years has been a war zone in one area or another and by the same people (in ethnicity and religious beliefs). The names of the countries and the groups of people have changed over the years but the issues have remained the same. The intervention of Europeans and Westerners  did no more than exacerbate the issues primarily because we did not understand them. Even today we do not have a handle on the real issues yet we are still involved in their business (often without being invited). I am not against assistance but to what end? I believe that our messy intervention has more to do with the companies and or individuals who have the most to gain in these countries by supplying arms and other material support at the behest or at least with a wink of the government eye. This is not to say that as a country we condone these activities but possibly through some lobbying interests the activities occur.  Lobbyists usually approach folks who can help their causes, these folks could be in the administration, Congress or even Congressional staffers. These contacts for the sense of power, a promise of  work after an election or term of office and of money which for the payee can be substantial will, can and have committed breaches of  security. We as voters can complain for or against assistance but we do not fully understand ALL of the issues and may never get the true story until we access several sources to get a full picture. First and foremost we must not rely on the information issued by people running for office, this adherence to their message is as flawed as petting a snake and assume you will not be bitten. We as a country have allowed  our political groups to advertise us into voting for and approving their actions. It is these actions that have caused us more problems than we need or deserve but “WE Did IT!”

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Freedom


As a  free country, we will never be completely free until we control our Congress. Our current representatives have fallen under the influence of huge money and now they are owned by them. We have elected them over and over based on what they say, not what they do. How can you trust someone if they enact laws that hide their salaries and spending. Of course we can find these things out but how many of us can or will spend the time to search out this information? Our primary problem here is that we have no statesmen (or women), what we have are people who apparently lie for a living and take money from any source to keep a lucrative position long enough to make contacts that enhance their present and future lives. Their annual salaries as public servants would keep 5 families living above the poverty level each year. With these  statements in mind, who will you vote for the next time around and will you pay attention to what’s said or will you enjoy the Political equivalent of “Jerry Springer”? We will never be free until we address or at least acknowledge that we have been duped for years by the political theater of our political elections. It is unfortunate that the wide access to news and information via a multitude of  personal electronic devices is used to play games, text friends and not research the people we vote for.

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Global Warming?


The political climate in Washington D.C. is a big contributor to global warming due to the flaming rhetoric of the Congress  that we elected in good faith and trust. The politicians have relied on their ability to skirt the truth, misconstrue the facts and in fact  actually lie. It is difficult to cover all of the transgressions of our Congress due the depth of said transgressions. The choices we now have: elect the same people and expect different results (definition of insanity) or elect different people who we can plan to replace if they do  not perform as we need them to. It is important that we understand what it is that we want from our legislators. We ask for things that would benefit us personally but in the grand scheme of things will not benefit ALL of us now and in the future. That being said we have inadvertently created 535 people who feel they cannot please their “constituents” so they please themselves and their big dollar backers (who have bought and paid for them). We must understand that politicians use the public (all of us from non voters to voters) as pawns in their efforts to gain power to do the bidding of their true masters. If by some slim chance we (voters) could just step back and really look at our elected legislators we could really see that we have made some poor choices. The political system is designed to further their own ends not ours! Take the idea of redrawing (Gerrymandering) voting districts to help  a particular party or candidate, if each state were to use the normal county boundaries there would be no need to Gerrymander or redraw districts. It is conceivable that we as voters have ignored these seemingly minor things that our legislators do because we do not understand the long and short-range effects they have on our everyday lives. This what the seat fillers depend on our complacency and lack of knowledge along with the meandering language used to write laws. Suppose laws were written like an index, where you have detailed listing showing what a law is supposed to do  or needs to do. It is possible that our involvement in that way would give us a way to decide what we need as opposed to what we want (often what we think we want). Needs and wants are similar not the same and not necessarily interchangeable. It is and always has been incumbent on the voters to make real change in Government but we have made an unconscious decision to allow the political system to do what we will not.

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Failure to Communicate or Inform?


In the past 10 years it has become evident that America is not as progressive as Europe in spite of our industrial development. Britain has “socialized Medicine” where everyone has healthcare, the British Parliament discusses and resolves issues relating to the proper administering of the country’s needs rather than who marries who, who can live where or even what flag flies where. This Congress and the associated media has spent valuable time on innuendo, misconception and out right lies in some case to get their way with the voters. Shame on us voters for believing them. When a political “leader(?)” has to resort to subterfuge and disingenuous statements to keep or gain an office, then we need to provide a quick exit for them. Why does it take millions of dollars to gain election to a position that pays a lot less than the money spent to get it? There is an inherent flaw in the messages offered as truth and honesty to get to a high government (Local, State or federal) office. It is a failing on behalf of the voters to ascribe to the opinions of a heavily biased media who employ spokespersons who have a smattering of understanding about what real journalism is. These spokespersons are no more than sensationalists masquerading as experts. These people are as radical as any terrorist but using words as weapons. Their under and uninformed comments serve to inflame rather inform. WE as voters need to look behind the curtain of misinformation and  strip them of an audience for the illusory presentations  they assail us with on a daily basis. These are the times when the world bullies are on the move and using the same tactics  to spread THEIR propaganda. We  do not have a failure to communicate but more a failure to inform.

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