Archive for the ‘Scandals’ Category
An Unintended Stroll Down Memory Lane
Last week, the company that hosts M.R.S. wouldn’t let me in to update the blog. at first, I thought the problem might lie on my end because my computer had recently started acting funny. As a computer-tech by trade, my first thought was that I had a virus, but several thorough scans pronounced my PC as safe & […]
February 17, 2014
Posted in: General, Infrastructure, National Security, Politics, Right-wing Facism, Scandals, War
Which Was Worse? Snowden’s Revelations or Cheney’s?
The latest big-reveal by self-proclaimed “whistle-blower” Edward Snowden over the weekend was the fact that the U.S. government has been using/abusing its electronic surveillance capabilities… intended to protect Americans from terrorism… for “industrial espionage” purposes, providing Corporate America with high-tech secrets from foreign corporations. Set aside for a moment the distasteful notion that we are abusing a massive […]
January 27, 2014
Posted in: Crime, National Security, Politics, Scandals
Why the Chris Christie Bridge Scandal Matters
Whether NJ Governor Chris Christie actually ordered the closure of three out of the four outgoing lanes of the busiest bridge in the world is almost besides the point now. I’ll assume you already know the story rather than rehash it here. Last Thursday, Christie held a two hour Mea Culpa where he basically told everyone how […]
January 13, 2014
Posted in: Crime, Election, General, Politics, Scandals
A Liberal Look: Snowden No Hero
In 1992, the short-lived ABC investigative news program “Primetime Live”, following up on reports by former employees, revealed that national grocery chain “Food Lion” was engaging in “cost cutting measures” that included cleaning old food that had already been tossed in the dumpster (eg: cutting off the discolored spots on broccoli), washing expired meat with bleach and […]
January 6, 2014
Posted in: Crime, Rants, Scandals, Seems Obvious to Me, Unconstitutional
Bush Administration Makes Allies of America’s Worst Enemies – And our enemies their greatest benefactors.
IE7/Firefox users: Please use RSS for a browser link that notifies you every time this Blog is updated! You must REGISTER before you can post comments. (It was tough deciding on whether or not to follow up on last weeks reports on the continuing decline of the stock market after last Friday’s plunge of 281 […]
August 5, 2007
Posted in: Middle East, National Security, Politics, rewriting history, Right-Wing Hypocrisy, Scandals, Terrorism, War
Bush Commutes Libby Sentence. The Hypocrisy is Palpable.
NOTE: Register to post comments and receive e-mail notification every time this Blog is updated! SPECIAL EDITION: President Bush Commutes Libby’s Sentence. For months since Cheney’s former Chief of Staff was found guilty in a court of law for “Perjury and obstruction of justice” by lying to a Grand Jury, Republicans have been screaming for […]
July 2, 2007
Posted in: Crime, National Security, Partisanship, Politics, Scandals, Unconstitutional