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Jeffrey, As the old saying goes, the more things change, the more they stay the same. All the best, Tom Degan
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Beautiful piece, Kadiyah. All the best, Tom Degan
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HE'S COMING FOR OUR CHILDREN!!!

Last week when the White House announced that President Obama would be giving a little speech to the nation's children, encouraging them to stay in school and study hard so they might go far in life, who in their right mind could have possibly predicted the shit storm of outrage that is now emanating from the extreme right? Actually, I did predict it - but I am of my right mind - honest, I am! It's just that these knuckleheads are so damned predictable. The sun will rise. The moon will set. R… Continue

Posted on September 8, 2009 at 4:47pm —

Tom Degan

Glenn Beck: The Louse That Roared

It always saddens me to see a "Child Left Behind" - all grown up. Glenn Beck would be a text book case. Back in the spring on his unintentionally uproarious FOX Noise program, Beck told his television audience:

"First they came for the bankers, and I did not speak up because I was not a banker. Then they came for the A.I.G. executives, and I did not speak up because I was not an A.I.G executive."

He then looked the camera dead in the eye and ominously told his clueless viewers that eventual… Continue

Posted on September 8, 2009 at 4:44pm —

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Teddy Kennedy 1932-2009

"To speak for those who have no voice; to remember those who are forgotten; to respond to the frustration and fulfill the aspiration of all Americans seeking a better life in a better land....for all those whose cares have been our concern, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dream shall never die."

Edward Moore Kennedy, 8/12/80

The lion sleeps....

I'll never forget the night Ted Kennedy gave that speech at the Democratic National Convention after failing to win his party's nom… Continue

Posted on August 26, 2009 at 2:00am —

Tom Degan

The GOP's Little Image Problem

In case you've missed it, the Grand Old Party has been having a bit of a PR problem of late. Maybe I can help them overcome their latest difficulty but (Heh! Heh!) I kind of doubt it. In an article that was posted just this morning on AlterNet (see link below) Francis Schaeffer, a former Religious Right activist who has since come home to Jesus, wrote as follows:

"THE SCORCHED EARTH POLICY: Dick Army and company have been driven mad by their reversal, not just of political fortunes but of se… Continue

Posted on August 7, 2009 at 7:30am —

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At 10:06pm on September 1, 2009, Sparrow said…
yes, thank you, I will try to look at your blog. At the moment, I have a deadline for Chronogram, that's making me nervous. But hopefully soon I will have time.
At 7:33pm on September 1, 2009, Ray Saunders said…
Enjoyed browsing your blog, a man after my own heart, evidently.
Unfortunately, I haven't the time to really track many blogs, much less contribute much to my own - haven't posted for weeks. I follow mostly science and writing feeds...best of luck and keep shooting at the rascals.
At 1:05pm on September 1, 2009, NABIN RIMAL said…
Hi Tom.....its a sure pleasure receiving a feather from you. I read your blog and swear! it went to my heart. But you must be knowing this....a nation plans for 100 years from now so that their sons and daughters live a prestigious life.

I am a engineer and all the effects of my plans are for more than 100 years ...say an buildings design life span is 100 or more.

So does a nation...

Thus the planners or the old men of the nation such as yours the US .....the number one in the world with its shadows on europe....the number two being only asia........does sure have its plan.

My gesture today....will make the grandchildren heart beat....

So i REALLY AGREE WITH THE OLD MEN..

The economists...the presidents......from kennedy to bush.....obama....lets try him to the limit........you americans deserve it!

Peace brother..

In the old hindu saying we scream......."hari om"

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At 11:30am on September 1, 2009, djelloul marbrook said…
Thank you, Tom. Good to hear from you. I will check your blog out. When I started out in the newspaper industry in the late 1950s none of us ever envisioned such a democratic (small d) kind of journalism.—DM
 
 

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