Politics « Acts of Faith In Love & Life

Calm Heads Must Prevail When Reacting To Iran’s Election

I really wanted to title this post “Before We Show Our *sses Making Assumptions” but I think you get the point. We need to be careful how we discuss and engage North Korea as well. We had better think carefully about how easily we are manipulated by the United States corporate media. Also do I [...]

I Had No Idea It Was Lisa Ling’s Sister Being Held in N. Korea

With so much attention being given to Roxana Saberi who had been held – and thankfully released in Iran – I’d glanced over reports of the two Asian-American journalists arrested in North Korea. The US media has dominated its airwaves with one load of crap after another it’s hard to distinguish what’s real anymore. So [...]

You’re So Lame Award of Shame – White Men Howling At the Moon

I swear if I had a dollar for every white man supporting a supremacist agenda that has cried foul, racism, had a pity party and engaged in other mealy-mouth BS over the SCOTUS nominee I’d have quite a few extra in my pocket this week! So let’s clarify that President Obama’s choice of Judge Sonia [...]

Poor, Single, Overworked or Other: Are We Our Own Worst Enemies?

Have you ever been on a “diet” and found yourself eating junk food you’d never bought before? Do you claim to be broke but can’t put down the credit card? Do you decry racism that personally touches you but say nothing about the sexism you personally engage in? Is it normal for you to say [...]

You’re So Lame Award of Shame – Bill Maher

When musician M.I.A. announced on Twitter that she was appearing on Real Time with Bill Maher I was looking forward to the interview. I had been pleasantly surprised by the quality of the interview with Tavis Smiley which occurred in February shortly before she gave birth to her first child. I felt confident that Maher’s [...]

Donna Edwards On Support & Accountability

See this is why I just love what (D-MD) Donna Edwards has done while in office. She is a true progressive and always make SENSE!!! It’s as if she wants us to take back the world “liberal” and make it clean again. This is why I mention those in the Republican Party who either aid [...]

California to Ah-nuld: DROP DEAD

Subtitle to this post: Schwarzenegger’s Revenge. California’s about to go Third-World! Why you may be asking? Well some of us haven’t received our unemployment checks for weeks. Others have actually had them BOUNCE. Yup, I don’t think anyone would have anticipated a check from the Federali with no legal tender but it has happened. Despite [...]

Karen Bass on the California Special Election

Speaker Bass sounds so reasonable and is so personable. Perhaps if she had been able to talk to more people…nah! Nobody was buying that temporary increase with a decrease in services argument. Yet, I’d still like to see her run for Governor. Here’s what she says the State will do in response to this [...]

Arnie If You Want Real Reform Here’s Where You Start

So the Governator’s second round of ballot measures got the perverbial smack down last night. Every Propostion with the exception of 1F which called for cap on Legislator salaries in an economic downturn. With low voter turn-out California voters sent a very clear message they’re not happy with Schwarzenegger. Why should we be. He rode [...]

Why Do These Politicians Insist On Lying?

If this was a soap opera this latest saga between Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, the CIA and the Republican obfuscation agenda would be called: The Lying Liars and the Lies. If you believe that Pelosi didn’t know the methods of interrogation being used by the CIA and others in the government I’ve [...]