Islamophobia: It appears to alive and well in America!

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Monday August 30, 2010 · 6:39 PM PDT

2010/08/30 · 18:39

In all of my 70 years, I have never seen such hatred in the past several months against Islam in general! I grew up during WW II when the Japanese were referred to less than human and American Japanese were interred in concentration camps during the War. After WW II, Sen. Joseph McCarthy had us looking for Communists everywhere, while many innocent people had their lives crushed. During the Vietnam War, anti-war protesters were beaten in the streets and called traitors. President George W. Bush gave probably the best speech in his life to the nation on the night of September 11th. When addressing the world’s Muslim people, "I also want to speak tonight directly to Muslims throughout the world. We respect your faith. It's practiced freely by many millions of Americans and by millions more in countries that America counts as friends. Its teachings are good and peaceful, and those who commit evil in the name of Allah blaspheme the name of Allah." Have we forgotten that night and how it united the nation, as well as the World! It appears that we have!

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Saturday August 07, 2010 · 10:13 AM PDT

2010/08/07 · 10:13

There is more anger in America today than any time other than the Viet Nam War. Those of us who lived through it saw rioting in the streets and a truly divided nation. There was no question as to what that anger was directed to: The War! Once again, Americans are angry! They have good reason to be, but they brought it on, in part, by themselves. The "average American" was sold a bill of goods that promised them "The American Dream" but they became the victims of corporate greed and that of their own.

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Tuesday May 18, 2010 · 3:49 PM PDT

2010/05/18 · 15:49

What appeared to be a leak by BP in the Gulf of Mexico is now probably the worst ecological disaster of our lifetime! Unfortunately, there appears to be no immediate solution to stop it. The only way to stop it is to drill a relief well, which may take several months to drill, as it may have to down as much as 13,000 feet to intercept the existing well. In the meantime, it is estimated that between 250,000 to 1,000,000 gallons of oil a day is spilling into the Gulf of Mexico. What have we let loose?

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Saturday March 20, 2010 · 1:55 PM PDT

2010/03/20 · 13:55

With the performance by both the Democrats and the Republicans over that past several weeks, it’s definitely time to change back to an Independent! Never in my near 70 years have I seen such a debacle in Washington, D.C. Both Parties have shown their true colors. The Democrats have absolutely no backbone and the Republicans have the biggest brass balls in town. This week will bring back memories for anyone over 60 as TWTWTW, aka This Was The Week That Was with David Frost in the early 1960s. Whether I’m stuck in "Comedy Central" or reliving my past with the BBC, the next week should be made into a comedy sitcom!

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Saturday February 13, 2010 · 9:04 AM PST

2010/02/13 · 09:04

It was a little over a year ago when the most of nation felt that the hands of government had been handed to a President that would set us towards a a new direction, even in an economic crisis. A year has passed and the nation seems to be no better off and its government in total gridlock. Wall Street has made a substantial recovery, while the rest of the nation has seen the government impervious to the needs of the general public. We watched nearly a trillion dollars set aside to bail out Wall Street and a Stimulus Bill passed, which did little to create jobs but may have saved others. We’ve seen a government in gridlock, while more than 8 million jobs have been lost due to the Recession and the count continues to rise. We’ve seen a Health Reform Act derailed and become a total disaster for both sides of the isle, as well as for the general public. What happened?

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Monday January 04, 2010 · 2:56 PM PST

2010/01/04 · 14:56

I’ve been biding my time on this one as the Senate has continued to strip all of the "Reform" from H.R, 3962, passed on November 7, 2009. The U.S. Senate continues to obstruct any meaningful reform for the General Public, whether it is The Credit Card Holder’s Bill of Rights or the Health Reform Act of 2009. In nearly every case, 100 men and women, elected by their constituency, have blindly followed the money trail left by the Lobbyists of Corporate America to screw the American Public! We are a witness to the betrayal of the ‘Public Trust," given to them by the Constitution and mandated by the people who placed them into office.

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Wednesday November 25, 2009 · 1:50 PM PST

2009/11/25 · 13:50

President Obama announced on Tuesday, November 24th, that he would "finish the job" in Afghanistan. It is speculated that he will announce the addition of up to 35,000 more troops committed to the War. Perhaps someone should remind him that the answer to solving the problem in Afghanistan lies south of the border in Pakistan.?

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