The Ministry of Commerce for the People’s Republic of China issued a statement today, 9-14-2009, concerning US and Chinese trade.

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No figure in American politics has caused as much controversy and disgust as that of Richard Nixon.  One of Nixon’s greatest adversaries, the journalist Hunter S. Thompson, phrased the anti-Nixon sentiment; “It is Nixon himself who represents that dark, venal and incurably violent side of the American character almost every other country in the world has learned to fear and despise”  (Thompson, p. 2).

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Ignorance is one of the leading problems in the world of politics. It has been for a long and most likely will continue. To many, this sounds harsh, dismissive and arguably ignorant. But, let me explain.

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We will not be updating the site over the next 5 days or so, until Memorial Day.
Both Dave and I will be attending the Bella Vida music festival in southern MN. This fest will include 4 days of camping and music as well as art, community and other fun entertainment.
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This is why I have a problem, in general, with the Tea Party. They do not even represent this country, in fact, it seems that they are very un-American.

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Almost all of you know about (hopefully) Arizona’s new immigration law SB1070. This law is in place to combat the growing problem of illegal immigration. The original intent of this law was to allow police officers to use race, ethnicity and nation of origin as a determining factor in detaining a person. If they were Mexican, they could be stopped and asked to prove they are US Citizens.

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Recently, the GOP of MN announced that Tom Emmer would be their candidate for Governor.  Emmer, known for being in the far-right of the Republican Party, is a big shift in thinking for the MN GOP. No longer is the MN GOP a party of fiscal responsibility or moderate politics. Instead they are the victims of an orchestrated takeover of the party by the most extreme elements of it.

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The military has traditionally been used for killing purposes. In US history we have used the military for many different reasons. These reasons vary from “The British are coming” to “Let’s declare war on Spain to prove we can fight.”

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Well, the first year or so of Obama’s administration has been interesting. The healthcare battle seems to finally be over as the Democrats have successfully pushed through the much needed reform bill. But, the war for reform has just begun and if the previous battle was any indication, it will not be easy.

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After graduating college Dave Schoofs and David Brooks decided they wanted to make a difference by providing a voice on the web. Schoofs, the tech guru with a passion for technology, pitched the idea to Brooks about starting up the site. Brooks, who loves to write about politics and has a moderate stance, loved the idea of the site. They both consider the moderate stance as one that no longer existed.

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Sarah Palin is going around the country spreading her lies at the moment. In honor of her speech in the Boston Commons today I gathered some great quotes from her.

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Recently there has been fuss over a “joke” made by a Democratic congressman. He made a remark to a Navy Admiral that Guam might capsize if more US military is positioned there.  Obviously, the congressmen did not truly believe that the island would capsize. But it is still pretty funny.

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The tone around the US has been rather negative over the past year and it is almost entirely coming from the extreme right wing. Whether it is Palin with her lies about death panels, her attacks on anyone (Letterman, LL Cool J, etc), her recent targeting of certain politicians, Glenn Beck’s claims that Obama is not a US Citizen, Rush Limbaugh’s threats against democrats, the Barack the Magic Negro song or a recent letter sent out by a GOP group threatening to “remove”  a lot of governors from office (both dems and repubs).

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Now that Health care reform has passed it is clear that the Obama administration is moving forward on a number of other reforms. As I was looking through various news reports today I found a surprising, but pragmatic news story.  Obama has announced his intention to free up land to allow oil drilling off the shore of Virginia.

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