http://keepamericafree.com They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:03:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Many who look beyond the insane rhetoric of never ending lowered taxes for the super-rich, while insisting that Americans work until they drop dead rather than depend on Social Security or Medicare, may have some statistics to back up the concern that the economic policies and direction of the past ... http://keepamericafree.com/?p=40 I just posted this note via the contact form at the White House, regarding the forced resignation of Shirley Sherrod from her USDA position. If Shirley Sherrod is not IMMEDIATELY reinstated in her USDA position, my support of Obama is over. Done with. I donated $250 to his campaign, and ... http://keepamericafree.com/?p=39 Juan Cole, who regularly publishes some of the most commentary available on the Middle East on his blog, Informed Comment, has published one of the most brilliant take downs of Sarah Palin and the insanity of anti-Muslim and Christian Dominionism rewriting of American History I have seen in his post ... http://keepamericafree.com/?p=38 Signed into law in April by Governor Patrick and effective today, the law, Chapter 74 of the Acts of 2010, imposes severe restrictions on the distribution of constitutionally protected speech on the Internet. The law could make anyone who operates a website or communicates through a listserv criminally liable for ... http://keepamericafree.com/?p=37 Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman published a column in the New York Times on July 4th that relates directly to my posts here of July 2nd and July 4th, namely the votes of Lugar and Hill against extending unemployment benefits for the jobless at a time of national economic ... http://keepamericafree.com/?p=36 On July 2nd, I faxed Sen. Lugar and Rep. Hill my thoughts on their vote against extending unemployment benefits. I want to credit Rep. Hill for constituent outreach. One of his aides called me on the phone at home, and we talked for probably a good 15-20 minutes. That is ... http://keepamericafree.com/?p=35 Anderson Cooper of CNN, 'Letters to the President #501: "The birds' " Sure, it’s just a few birds. But the plight of animals touches a chord in many American hearts and can spur outrage beyond anything you have seen so far in the Gulf. Maybe that’s not right; maybe it’s not ... http://keepamericafree.com/?p=33 Fax To Senator Richard Lugar and Representative Baron Hill Subj: Republicans Love Their Bankers and Bombs, but Hate Unemployed American Workers. Sadly, Baron Hill, D IN-09, Marches to the Same Mistaken Drum One has to wonder about what legacy Richard Lugar thinks he is going to leave for all his years of service ... http://keepamericafree.com/?p=34 To: Congressman Baron Hill 233 Cannon House Office Bldg Washington, DC 20515 Subj: VOTE YES ON HEALTH CARE REFORM THIS WEEKEND! First the bottom line: If Baron Hill does not vote YES on this legislation we will never contribute to him again; we will never make phone calls soliciting votes; we will NEVER vote for ... http://keepamericafree.com/?p=32 Date: March 11, 2010 Faxed To: Senator Evan Bayh, Senator Richard Lugar, Representative Baron Hill CC: Senator Harry Reid, Representative Nancy Pelosi, Pres. Barack Obama Subj: Pass Health Care Reform via Reconciliation Allow Up or Down Vote on Public Option Allow Up or Down Vote on Optional Medicate for Any Citizen at Any Age The blinding hypocrisy of the ... http://keepamericafree.com/?p=31