Author Archives: Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day: Great Moment in History?

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“I think what happened yesterday is going to go down as the single most important event in government history in our lifetimes, and that is when Paul Ryan came out with his budget plan.”  Fox News TV anchor Bill Hemmer … Continue reading →

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Anybody See a Trend here?

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Read America’s 10 Most Overpaid CEOs/ Mother Jones

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The Vulture Chart

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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Video: Scary Pastor Welcomes Santorum

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Louisiana Pastor Dennis Terry introduced Rick Santorum with a fire-breathing speech Sunday evening. “This nation was founded as a Christian nation,”  exclaimed Terry. “There is only one God, and his name is Jesus.. We don’t worship Mohammed and we don’t worship … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: “Return Fraud to Wall Street In One Easy Step Act”

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“Once again, the Puppets on Capitol Hill are about to slam the Muppets on Main Street. The country still hasn’t recovered from the Wall Street-induced financial cataclysm of 2008, yet Congress is preparing to enact the Orwellian ‘JOBS Act‘—a bill that should … Continue reading →

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What’s In the Patriot Act? You Don’t Need to Know

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Senators terrified with abuse of Patriot Act’s secret laws RT.com/ March 16, 2012 Horrified with the way the US government uses the Patriot Act against its own people, two senators have been trying to make these practices public for years. … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: It’s All Downhill (or Uphill?) From Here

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments. Here was a machine of precision and balance for the convenience of man. And (unlike subsequent inventions for man’s convenience) the more he used it, the fitter his … Continue reading →

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The TSA: Doing Their Part to Make Airline Travel a Miserable Experience

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

 How Wasteful and Ineffective Is Airport Security?   from the Daily Beast and Newsweek

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BPR Quote of the Day: “Widening Our Circles of Compassion”

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“A human being is part of a whole, called by us the ‘Universe’, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest – a kind of optical delusion of … Continue reading →

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Classic GOP Debate Highlight

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Romney and Gingrich go at it!

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