Archive for the 'Civil Rights' Category
Live-Blogging the Protests in Bangkok
Well, they’re there again today, determined to oust a legally elected government which was actually elected in a special election required BECAUSE the PAD was instrumental in ousting the previous government, and now swears to High Heaven that the current Samak government is ‘corrupt’ and inept.
‘They’re there again today’ means thousands of hoodlums disguised as [...]
As the saying goes, “Be careful what you ask for…”
A same-sex couple who were married in Fresno County on June 27 – just 10 days after county clerks in California started issuing marriage licenses for gay and lesbian couples – have filed for divorce.
The couple, Theresa Ramirez and Adelita Guajardo, are among more than 100 same-sex couples who applied for a marriage license in [...]
How to Lead, Obama
If you were a Messiah, Obama, you could lead with your words, your deeds and your actions.
You, Obama, would have an example promised to humankind in the Holy Bible, in the person of One, like unto the Son of Man. His coming May 22, 1844 was marked by the advent of the electronic age, yes, [...]
Freedom More Than ‘Doing What I Want’
An excellent post on American freedoms, what they are and what we’re protecting them against:
Freedom to THINK!
Remember THIS Part, Obama?
The South was attacking from the north, and the North was defending from the South, and the battle was in its third day when General Lee ordered Longstreet to send General Pettigrew’s, General Trimble’s and General Pickett’s brigades into the Union center.
Approximately 12,500 men in nine infantry brigades advanced over open fields for three quarters [...]
Obama: Can We Hope for Change?
Dear Hussein Obama,
As you know from your studies of America and American history, the Democratic Party and American Democrats during the Civil War were calling for ‘peace at any price’, and were acting generally discourteously and often treasonously.
The American Civil War may have begun over ‘States’ Rights’ (a state’s right to continue ENSLAVING humans, mostly [...]
Dear Candidates: Open Letter #1
Mr Obama, Mr McCain and Mrs Clinton,
You may very well have read this before, but it is probably NOT in your current campaign material for reading or quoting in your speeches.
Gleaned from Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, it contains some insights that may be pertinent to America’s situation at this time, as Lincoln was leading his [...]