Tag: Republican Revolution II

Thoughts in October 2014: Flu Vaccines, Political Example-Stories, Confederate Ghosts in the Fog, and Mobile, Alabama memories

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“Down in Mobile they’re all crazy, because the Gulf Coast is the kingdom of monkeys, the land of clowns, ghosts and musicians, and Mobile is sweet lunacy’s county seat.”—Eugene Walter So I was in Mobile, AL, a port city as complex as it is old, the Confederacy’s “undefeated” city, and my hometown, and I move … Continue reading “Thoughts in October 2014: Flu Vaccines, Political Example-Stories, Confederate Ghosts in the Fog, and Mobile, Alabama memories”

Public Health Back on the Frontburner with Ebola Panic

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Nick Analysis: Focus on Long-term Policy Choices This attack ad put out by “The Agenda Project,” an org that apparently exists solely to place anti-GOP TV spots, is aimed at the electorate voting in the upcoming decisive midterm races for House and Senate. And it is unique in several ways. Most obviously, the ad is … Continue reading “Public Health Back on the Frontburner with Ebola Panic”

What Right-wing Radio Reveals About the Shutdown Fiasco and the Republican Party

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Learning about views you disagree with iTunes gives you the ability to tune in to pretty much any radio station across the country, so during the government shutdown I listened in to the right-wing echo chamber that is talk radio, trying to understand what’s going on, what’s driving the Tea Partier rage. Very few activists … Continue reading “What Right-wing Radio Reveals About the Shutdown Fiasco and the Republican Party”

Insightful Blogging in the Wake of the Gov’t Shutdown

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October 2013 Roundup: Acts of Bloggery in the Shutdown’s Wake My picks for the blogosphere’s most valuable insights into the shutdown insanity: Moral lens: The 8 immoral ways the government shutdown is hurting the needy | On Faith – the shutdown inflicted pain on people already struggling and making due on government aid amidst the post-2008 “economic realignment,” … Continue reading “Insightful Blogging in the Wake of the Gov’t Shutdown”

Do The Orwellian Police State Cha-Cha!!

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Last week, like the careful student of political science I am, I was reading the full text of the Pledge to America, the new policy platform for the GOP’s Fall Election campaign… The thing that disturbed me the most is that the text so emphasizes the Constitution and a return to the Constitution, all this … Continue reading “Do The Orwellian Police State Cha-Cha!!”

The Cost of Denial For People with Disabilities

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To respond to the comments made during WBAI radio’s roundtable discussion about my latest blog essay “Why It’s Time For Survival Politics For People with Disabilities…” The last statement in the radio segment about my blog was Josie Byzek saying that (my paraphrasing) the Tea Party may win big in the midterm elections, but then … Continue reading “The Cost of Denial For People with Disabilities”

Nick’s Crusade Blog Featured On Local Radio WBAI!

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My blog posts are making waves! My new blog essay about the affect of the Tea Party and the related drastic benefit changes on people with disabilities was the subject of a roundtable discussion this morning on local WBAI radio’s disability chat show “The Largest Minority.” You can listen to the radio discussion here. Sept. … Continue reading “Nick’s Crusade Blog Featured On Local Radio WBAI!”

Why It’s Time For Survival Politics For People with Disabilities

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To listen to WBAI radio’s roundtable discussion about the below essay, go here. This isn’t “The Great Recession,” it’s “The Great Change.” The recession–that is just a symptom of these enormous tectonic shifts going on (societally, technologically, economically, politically) and our inability to keep up has caused disruptions and economic downturn. That economic downturn is … Continue reading “Why It’s Time For Survival Politics For People with Disabilities”

New York GOP’s Gubernatorial Candidate Tries To Brush Off Racist, XXX and Bestial Emails

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As I detailed before, the New York Republican party elected far-right candidate Carl Paladino to run on their gubernatorial line, and he’s been embroiled in controversy over racist, XXX and bestial email forwards he sent. I talked about this in my last blog post; I don’t support and never post such crass material, but I … Continue reading “New York GOP’s Gubernatorial Candidate Tries To Brush Off Racist, XXX and Bestial Emails”

Republican Revolution II: Electric Bugaloo

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Terrifyingly far-right candidate Carl Paladino crushed state GOP-endorsed Rick Lazio Tuesday night and won the Republican nomination for Governor, meaning he will go head-to-head against Democratic nominee Andrew Cuomo for Governor of New York in the November 2nd election. Paladino is known for his “controversial” bigoted comments and extremist stances on the issues. Here’s a snippet of … Continue reading “Republican Revolution II: Electric Bugaloo”