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Death Penalty: The Fallible System.

Posted on September 30, 2010. Tags: capital punishment, United States

“Our system of criminal justice, for all its protections, is sufficiently fallible that innocent people are convicted of capital crimes with some frequency (United States v. Quinones, p. 466). The morality of the death penalty has been hotly debated for almost a century in the U.S.

Posted in Brooks Report, Featured Articles, Philosophy2 Comments

America is at a crossroads and we must decide.

Posted on August 31, 2010. Tags: Christian, Founding Fathers, Glenn Beck, History, Religion, Restoring Honor Rally, Texas School Board

Mr. Glenn Beck held a rally on the 47^th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech. He held his rally for ‘Restoring Honor’ at the same location as MLK did 47 years ago as well. I watched the whole speech and was surprised by his out-of-character appeals for unity, positivity and cohesion amongst all people.

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Posted in Current Events, Glenn Beck, Media, Philosophy, U.S.1 Comment

Quotations

Posted on August 31, 2010. Tags: Founding Fathers, Quotes, Religion

Question with boldness even the existence of a god; because if there be one he must approve of the homage of reason more than that of blindfolded fear.

-Thomas Jefferson, letter to Peter Carr, August 10, 1787

Posted in Miscellaneous, People, Philosophy, U.S.1 Comment

USA Marijuana for Profit.

Posted on August 30, 2010. Tags: Barack Obama, Marijuana, United States

It is obvious to many people that our nation is undergoing a change and we are trying to do so at a time of unparalleled debt. This can be a tricky thing to do. How can one manage the budget, fight multiple wars and have socially progressive programs? This seems like a recipe for disaster, bankruptcy and possibly far worse.

Posted in Barack Obama, Brooks Report, Business, Current Events, Featured Articles, Health, Health Care, Obama Administration, Philosophy, U.S.0 Comments

Tea Party Fear and Hate.

Posted on August 27, 2010. Tags: Barack Obama, Michelle Bachman

Everyday I get more and more befuddled by the mess that we call the news. I am shocked to see so many people attack science, intellectualism and education. I am shocked to see so many people cling to pre-modern beliefs that are bad ideas. I am not talking about beliefs such as religion or morality; those are for individuals to choose on their own.

Posted in Barack Obama, Brooks Report, Current Events, Michelle Bachman, Obama Administration, Philosophy, Sarah Palin, U.S.1 Comment

Personal Issues

Posted on July 30, 2010. Tags: Civil Rights, Gay Rights, Target, Tom Emmer

Emmer smash! Emmer mad! Grrrr! Emmer unable to form complex human emotions. Emmer Sad.

Posted in Current Events, Minnesota, Philosophy0 Comments

Bull’s Eye on this Target

Posted on July 28, 2010. Tags: supreme court, Target Corporation, Tom Emmer, United States

I got a response from Target and this is a good one.

Posted in Business, Current Events, Democrat, GOP, Government, Minnesota, Miscellaneous, Philosophy, Politicians, U.S.4 Comments

Avoidable

Posted on July 02, 2010. Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Barney Frank, Communism, economy, socialism, United States

It is almost the 4^th of July. It is getting hot outside and we had our first big thunderstorm of the year this past week. I love this time of the year. As we move forward celebrating another Independence Day I think it is appropriate to look at some current news stories affecting our nation.

Posted in Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Bush Administration, Business, California, Current Events, Health Care, Michelle Bachman, Obama Administration, Philosophy, Sarah Palin, U.S.0 Comments