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iphoenix and Anthony Noel are now friends
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iphoenix commented on the diary post Finding (and Protecting) Obama’s Primary Challenger by iphoenix.
Thanks, Anthony. It’s good to learn that there are others who are unwilling to accept the idea that Obama cannot be challenged, or that a true grassroots alternative cannot emerge to challenge, if not reform, our 2 party political system.
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iphoenix wrote a new diary post: Finding (and Protecting) Obama’s Primary Challenger
The superwealthy have devastated America with a virtual tsunami of bad news for the non-wealthy. The social debris has built up to a point now that there is so much wrong, so much missing and broken, so much that is so obviously just plain bad for so many people, that the hopelessness and despair of [...]
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iphoenix commented on the diary post Is Obama Even Worse Than Bush? by David Swanson.
David, as much as it pains to admit this, I agree with your incisive assessment of Obama’s leadership and the conclusion that he must be removed from office. Impeachment is unlikely, but there is an election next year. The problem is, who do peace and democracy-loving, patriotic Americans have to vote for instead? Given America’s [...]
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iphoenix commented on the diary post Computerized Voting Machines Must Be Eliminated by iphoenix.
fortmorgan, What? Are you suggesting that “the fix” you talk about could not easily be coded into the software? Ofcourse it could! And it would be worth the trouble for whoever was determined enough to dictate an election outcome. Are you suggesting that where the machines are used matters? The hack could very easily be [...]
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iphoenix commented on the diary post Will You Walk to the Gulag? by Daveparts.
This is powerful stuff Daveparts. Thanks for writing it! And, Nogod? You need to r-e-a-d the national news in addition to watching your obviously censored local news! Cops are tazering people like crazy now because they can assault people without firing their guns, and if they are lucky, nobody dies. But sometimes their targets do [...]
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iphoenix commented on the diary post Computerized Voting Machines Must Be Eliminated by iphoenix.
Crafty or dumb? Really? Those are the only two descriptive possibilities? You sound like you need surgery! OK, let’s begin. My point is, using computers to vote provides a 21st Century mode for ballot tampering, whether votes are added or subtracted. The fundamental issue is the ease with which the tampering can be done. Worse, [...]
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iphoenix commented on the diary post Computerized Voting Machines Must Be Eliminated by iphoenix.
I have to wonder about that. Why do you suppose MI Republicans are trying to pass laws making it harder for college students, poor people, and the homeless to vote? Could it be that they (the Progressive Youth and the emergent 99′er class) might be able to snatch victory from the gold-plated fangs of the [...]
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iphoenix and David Swanson are now friends
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iphoenix commented on the diary post A Contract Broken by rjfoot.
Too bad Obama did not remain so aloof during the Wall Street reform debate when the FAUX News-Propaganda crowd was arguing against “breaking the contracts” of all those “talented” money wizards the world supposedly needed to pull us out of the quicksand they lead the rest of us into! They got bailed out and kept [...]
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iphoenix commented on the diary post Fascism Comes To Michigan by David Swanson.
David, I hear you loud and clear. But what good will a general strike do? There are millions of unemployed people who would gladly become scab “heroes” while the strikers are vilified by the media, the Koch-class, and the craven Bluedogs and Washington “centrists.” Do you think there is enough overwhelming and sustainable support in [...]
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iphoenix commented on the diary post Computerized Voting Machines Must Be Eliminated by iphoenix.
hellcat, I’m not mad at computers. Hell, I’m using one right now! I’m mad that American citizens’ precious vote can be subverted so easily just becuase digital technology is so enthralling. And people are so gullible as to believe that the super-wealthy would never use whatever means at their disposal — and I’m talking about [...]
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iphoenix commented on the diary post Testing, Testing, 1…2…3… by shakespearessister.
Well said!
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iphoenix commented on the diary post Wisconsin Subterfuge Violates American Democratic Values by Leo W. Gerard.
So, what’s to be done about it? We know what the problem is, but all we do is complain about it. Words are no longer deeds, and Liberals/Progressives continue to get punked, even by Democrats! So, how long do we get spit in the eye and shoved in the face before we respond in kind? [...]
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iphoenix wrote a new diary post: Computerized Voting Machines Must Be Eliminated
After watching media coverage of the Walker coup over the last few days, I posted the following response on FOK News: For all the confident statements of replacing the Red Republican Bastards, there will be no successful recalls or impeachments unless states get rid of computerized voting and return to the tried and true paper [...]
