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Comment on Think Progress Tied to Far Left Money by Auto Insurance Guy

Auto Insurance Guy — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:58:11 +0000

Ah!!! at last I found what I was looking for. Somtimes it takes so much effort to find even tiny useful piece of information. Nice post. Thanks Auto Insurance Guy's last blog post..Fight Back Against Home Insurance rate Increases.

Comment on The Soros – Google Love Fest by Google Money Master

Google Money Master — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:21:03 +0000

Thanks, had a great read. I really like your writing style. How much time did it take you to write this article?

Comment on Tim Gill dabbling in Oklahoma Politics by NSFW

NSFW — Sat, 02 May 2009 20:41:53 +0000

I find this somewhat confusing.... NSFW's last blog post..The Cracked Round-Up: This Time It's Impersonal.

Comment on Think Progress Tied to Far Left Money by Great

Great — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:07:44 +0000

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Comment on Liberal Money Goes After Constitution by Chris D

Chris D — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:57:19 +0000

Is the Fairness Doctrine your strongest example of the Progressives not supporting free speech? In 1949, the Fairness Doctrine stopped the publicly owned and licensed frequencies from being monopolized by the few who could afford the license and broadcasting equipment. By insisting that broadcasters present contrasting viewpoints to issues, the FCC broadened the public access to information. This is supporting free speech.

Thanks to the presidencies of Ronald Regan’s and both Bush’s, the Fairness Doctrine and such similar rules that guaranteed people the airtime to refute personal attacks and for political candidates to be given opportunities to offer opposing political editorial have nearly all been abolished.

Yes, after almost six decades of change in the media, the original Fairness Doctrine may be a bit outdated, but its intent is still important. Allowing those who can afford access to broadcast media to be the only viewpoints heard shifts the balance of free speech.

The only way for speech to be free is for the mediums that communicate speech to be equally accessible to all who would speak. How do you propose to make that happen?

Comment on Liberal Money Goes After Constitution by Eric Odom

Eric Odom — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:56:28 +0000

Progressives support free speech in media? You mean like… the fairness doctrine?

Comment on Liberal Money Goes After Constitution by Chris D

Chris D — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:38:13 +0000

It is interesting to me that you would say:

Well, the reason nobody is making that argument is because it’s absurd. The “progressive side” stands for everything the founding fathers went to war with England over.

The “progressive side” stands for defending:
- Free speech and freedom of the press which the Conservative have worked very hard at limiting through their Big Brother attempts to monitor and curb the freedoms of the internet and their monetary control over the media. It is absurd when we have to get news vital to understanding how our government is working via England our ancient enslaver.

- Freedom of religion which the Conservatives have morphed into freedom for Judeo-Christian religion.
- The 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th Amendments which the Conservative based “Patriot Act” has shredded.

The Conservatives have spent decades working on ways to interpret the Constitution in such a manner as to take us back to pre-Revolutionary times where the State held supreme authority and the right to dissent did not exist. The left is simply trying to go back to the basics of reading and interpreting the Constitution to make their case for coming back into balance.

Comment on The Colorado Model by Buffoon

Buffoon — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:59:22 +0000

Scary stuff indeed…
I’ve gotten so jaded of ALL politicians that other than encourage people to vote for the lesser of the evils, is all I’m left with.

I’ve never figured out how a person already wealthy would pour so much money and time seeking a job that pays $210,000 a year (guessing). Talking about politicians.

It’s all about money.

When I look at the Open Secrets site I see that the funds on hand are pretty even for each side, it’s just maybe not being spread around right?

I think our “vast right wing conspiracy” money is now in the hands of the indoctrinated children of those that have passed on.

Comment on The Colorado Model by Eric Odom

Eric Odom — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:11:04 +0000

The Republican Party is about effective as a lead balloon in any state. It’s the conservative activists that should be taking the lead here.

The left has million dollar activists at every corner waiting and willing to drop huge checks on liberal candidates. They do it with or without the party structure.

Our problem is that the “vast right wing conspiracy” never existed. And now that the “vast left wing conspiracy” is in play, everyone is sitting around being shell shocked.

Comment on The Colorado Model by Howard Flomberg

Howard Flomberg — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:05:19 +0000

Actually the problem here in Colorado is the Republican Party. The Party Leaders have given up on Denver. They will not spend the money or launch a serious candidate. This has been the fact sfor years. If they give up on 1/2 the state - what chance do we have? Howard Flomberg's last blog post..Can you say Brown Shirts?