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Monthly Archives: August 2011
A Challenge: Who is More Evil than Cheney?
Can anyone think of any figure in the history of American government more inherently evil than former Vice-President Dick Cheney? I’m talking in terms of personality, ideas and policy. I would be surprised if anyone can surpass Dick Cheney, who … Continue reading
BPR Quote of the Day: Government Spending is Making God Mad
“I don’t know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians. We’ve had an earthquake; we’ve had a hurricane. He said, ‘Are you going to start listening to me here?’ Listen to the American people … Continue reading
Posted in Quotations, Republican Party
Tagged earthquakes, God, government spending, hurricanes, Michele Bachmann
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BPR Quote of the Day: Kings and Kingdoms
“‘Smaller government,’ it turns out, is not actually smaller government but different government. It’s government for the rich instead of government for the rest of us. It’s a departure from democracy and a shift toward the old hierarchical systems of … Continue reading
Posted in government, Quotations
Tagged Bechtel, corporations, Dick Cheney, Donald Trump, hierachical, kingdoms, kings, middle class, Screwed, smaller government, Thom Hartmann
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BPR Quote of the Day: Self-Interest Determines Understanding
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” Upton Sinclair
Alternate Pledge of Allegiance
from the The Whitest Kids U’ Know
BPR Quote of the Day: Definitely Not Enough
We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.” … Continue reading
Why You are Going Broke Filling Up Your Car
“There has been a major debate over the last several years as to whether spikes in oil prices are caused by the fundamentals of supply and demand or whether excessive speculation in the oil futures market is playing a major … Continue reading
BPR Quote of the Day: Parasite Nation
“The United States lives on credit, which for one of the leading economies is very bad. They are living beyond their means and shifting their problems onto the rest of the world. To some extent, the US is a parasite … Continue reading
What If There were an “American Spring”?
It is encouraging to watch the “Arab Spring” movements spreading throughout the Arab world. Beginning late last year in Tunisia and Egypt, and continuing at this moment in Libya and Syria, ordinary citizens are taking to the streets and demanding … Continue reading
Posted in politics
Tagged American Spring, Arab Spring, corporate media, Egypt, Libya, popular culture, propaganda, right-wing think tanks, Syria, Tunisia
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BPR Quote of the Day: Mad With Power
“Some people say I am mad with power, but I just have them killed.” Brooke Alvarez Brooke Alvarez (real … Continue reading
Posted in Quotations
Tagged Brooke Alvarez, FactZone, Onion News Network, power, Suzanne Sena
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