Did the putative leader of the party of NO explain what he proposes to replace it?

“But is that public television or just a different commercial venture where the advertisers are rich individuals and their foundations instead of mass market consumer companies?”

Republicans have tried unsuccessfully to kill funding for PBS, but their wealthy constituents have found other ways to steer the content away from honest criticism of corporate exploitation and wrongdoing. If this censorship trend continues, we will have nothing left but artifice. That is why I advocate not watching TV.

As others have indicated, it is not a matter of suppressed knowledge but of corrupted intent, which is at a zenith of historic cycles that have become more frequent as the world has developed technologically and ever more sophisticated means are deployed by the elites to dominate and subjugate.

Industrial civilization’s inevitable decline will drastically alter this political and economic landscape as a result of people’s heightened awareness of their insecurity. It is unfortunate that most humans only learn the hard way because all of us will suffer. But we can take some comfort in the presence of others whose clear thinking is based on knowledge rather than blind faith.

I would suggest it is time for news agencies and reporters to start using sophisticated encryption technology.

I don’t know how you came to that conclusion. Links, please? And plz don’t cite BLS stats which are largely BS.

It’s clear that not only young people but also older working-age Americans are being shafted, as many of their jobs have been terminated or hours/wages/benefits cut and new opportunities are closed to them.

I would characterize Obama’s Grand Bargain not as “demented” but rather as diabolical, commensurate with the vast majority of his policies which demonstrate blatant hypocrisy and betrayal.

Time to celebrate! Plan B has been approved by a federal judge for sale without an Rx to all women age 15+, contravening the negation of Director Sibelius at HHS. A giant step forward in reproductive freedom.

It probably goes beyond that, to find out if there might have been a network of other complicit individuals or organizations. It’s a dirty business, and subverting the law with any “exception” becomes a slippery slope.

The civilized way to resolve conflict is for leaders to talk it out and address legitimate grievances. There is belligerence on both sides here. The U.S. should immediately halt its joint military exercises with SK, which are a perceived threat to NK, and should agree to bilateral talks. (Cheney is the embodiment of doo-doo.)

Being smart doesn’t guarantee you’ll get rich, which ‘of course’ is the primary goal of pursuing politics. Especially in the Republican Party, it’s all about knowing on which side your bread is buttered, so you can pander to the factions that side promotes. It’s all a game these days, with only a few players believing in serving the greater good for the people.

I suspect the reason the Feds won’t allow hemp growing is that would make it much harder to spot the illegal kind (to eradicate and crack down on growers), especially if it were camouflaged by the hemp. I’m afraid not until all the states decriminalize pot will that position change, regardless of the economic advantages of both being endorsed.

Since we are all obligated to be “looking forward, not back,” this rigged game will take us to the next stage of corporate consolidation of power over the people.

There’s another reason why Bush invaded Iraq, which I have stated many times on this site and others, but nobody seems to have paid attention or addressed it:

Remember during the first Gulf war, Desert Storm, when Saddam retaliated by shooting Scud missiles into Israel? That was seen as a grave threat to Israel’s security — which it was — so they wanted Saddam’s regime removed. They were disappointed that George H.W. Bush didn’t invade to get rid of Saddam, and they lobbied the rest of the neocons to get it done the next time.

The invasion of Iraq was planned well in advance, along with 9/11 and a wider annexation of the Arab countries in the region. This whole scheme was just waiting for a Republican president to fulfill the plan, and George W. Bush was installed to enable it to go forward.

The U.S. should immediately stop the joint military exercises with SK and agree to bilateral talks in good faith. That’s all NK wants and I think it is reasonable.

Please, the word is “moron” spelled just like it sounds.

This is totally insane. The SC knows darn well that this invasion of privacy is unconstitutional, so it is incumbent upon them to hear the case. The “standing” of the challenger is completely irrelevant!