The Crazy Left

The Truth

2012-02-28T06:23:00.000-05:00

Sometimes, I wish I had words that could inspire others to be better people. But I never seem to have that effect. I come off as depressing. Or self righteous. Arrogant, even. I guess it depends on who you ask. And I know it hardly makes a difference when I say I don't mean to. When I really stop to think about it, I find sentiments like "don't worry, be happy" to be a total cop out. I think we

Update!

2012-02-12T23:22:00.000-05:00

My laptop has been, for lack of a better term, shitting the bed lately, and my internet has been going on and off. Long story made short, it didn't make it easy to research, write and post new material. BUT! It appears it may be back to normal. Hopefully I don't jinx anything... not that I believe in that sort of nonsense. ;) So, I'm going to get cracking and hopefully have some new material

Gingrich Wants Palin To ‘Play A Major Role’ In His Adminstration

2012-01-18T20:24:00.001-05:00

Newt Gingrich may still be fighting to be the republican presidential nominee, but we all know he’s not really in the running anymore. That’s why it’s come as little shock that he’s trying to pick up just a few more fringe votes by name dropping Sarah Palin. Todd Palin has already announced his support for Gingrich, and when Sean Hannity asked Sarah yesterday if she was throwing her support

Surge In Prescription Drug Overdoses Causes Drug Induced Deaths To Top Motor Vehicle Fatalities

2012-01-18T16:26:00.000-05:00

As of late, there has been an increased wariness of prescription drug use. A growing number of people have been expressing concern with many aspects of modern medicine, especially corruption on the part of the FDA and the over medicating of American citizens, even children. Many who criticize prescription drugs are quick to point out the dangers, and even argue that they pose an even greater

Dismantling The Conservative Platform - Part 1: We Need Federal Government

2011-12-02T15:14:00.000-05:00

This country has hardly ever been so divided, particularly on so many issues. And this has, most unfortunately, led to a great number of US citizens becoming either entirely apathetic, or loath to the very idea of partaking in the political “game” at all. While the former does present a huge problem in this country, it is the latter that threatens to actively drive passionate people away from

Hate Crimes Legislation

2011-11-27T23:14:00.001-05:00

Matthew's parents, Dennis and Judy Shepard, with President Obama The laundry list of things to be upset about when it comes to this nation’s affairs has been growing exponentially over this last decade. Recently, people have become more vocal in expressing their unhappiness at the status quo, as evidenced by the growing “Occupy Wall Street” movement. It’s fairly easy to recognize what’s wrong in

Robert Reich On Occupy

2011-11-24T02:59:00.000-05:00

Quick update: I am now writing for addicting info. I will post links to my articles there, and will still write some posts exclusively for the site. :)

Live Updates Of OWS At The Stock Exchange

2011-11-17T09:50:00.000-05:00

I am posting updates from a mix of the solidarity Occupy pages, as well as several different live streams over on the facebook page. Feel free to follow there. I am currently watching several different streams, this one has been the most informative thus far.

Old Posts

2011-11-14T03:46:00.001-05:00

Just a quick note on some upcoming changes to the site. Some of the oldest posts on this site are quite a few years old now and were written when I was just fifteen or sixteen. Many of them were written before it occurred to me I might ever have an audience and are therefore not exactly as well written as I would like them to be. I may be revisiting some old posts and topics to make them more

Feminism, Masculinity, Genderless Babies And Everyone's Expectations

2011-11-14T03:06:00.004-05:00

An image and idea far too many of us are familiar with (borrowed from tumblr). Feminists get under my skin. I know that should never come from a woman, and that by the most basic understanding of the term, I am one. However, I've realized that many feminists have a problem. It's actually a problem many people have. And it's something I try to avoid like the plague. Most people lose sight of

The Trouble With The Electoral College

2011-11-10T16:22:00.001-05:00

Great video on youtube about some of the problems we encounter with having an electoral college. Check it out. Quick note: Maine and Nebraska don't quite operate this way.

Did Scott Olsen Provoke The Police In Oakland?

2011-10-31T11:40:00.002-04:00

Newer video footage says no. Scott Olsen(right) shown minutes before being struck with a canister. Pic from businessinsider. Last week, I posted this article about the police response to Occupy Oakland protesters which included video of Scott Olsen after he was shot in the face with what is presumed to be a tear gas canister. These videos have been met with horror and shock all over the

Occupy Oakland Shut Down

2011-10-26T13:57:00.006-04:00

Several demonstrators assist a wheel chair bound protester in escaping the tear gas. Picture from Occupy Oakland Demonstrators at the occupation in Oakland, California were evicted from their camp at 5 AM tuesday morning. They were met with tear gas, rubber bullets and flash grenades and over seventy people were arrested. Their camp was torn down, and all their belongings were thrown away. (I

I Feel This Way Sometimes

2011-10-24T01:00:00.000-04:00

pic from kontraband

My Trip To Occupy Boston

2011-10-18T05:52:00.003-04:00

This is my protest sign from saturday. Hopefully, it rings true with a lot of people. I have to apologize yet again for not posting nearly as much as I should. I have to admit that I, like many in this country, have been pretty transfixed on the occupations. I visited Occupy Boston on saturday to join in the marches ( an anti war march and student solidarity march, the second of which was two

Herman Cain "Imagine There's No Pizza"

2011-10-18T02:43:00.000-04:00

Just for you guys.

Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%

2011-10-17T07:13:00.005-04:00

An article from Vanity Fair written by Joseph Stiglitz in May of this year, before the occupations started. Well said.-Sam Americans have been watching protests against oppressive regimes that concentrate massive wealth in the hands of an elite few. Yet in our own democracy, 1 percent of the people take nearly a quarter of the nation’s income—an inequality even the wealthy will come to regret.

What The Wall Street Protesters Want

2011-10-10T17:14:00.004-04:00

Pic from CNBC It's that difficult to figure it out. Here's the statement they released last week. Declaration of the Occupation of New York City As we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must not lose sight of what brought us together. We write so that all people who feel wronged by the corporate forces of the world can know that we are your allies. As one

Virtual Wall Street Occupation

2011-10-06T16:26:00.005-04:00

The media is doing a pretty shitty job of covering the occupation in Wall Street. And it's allowed many average Americans to believe that it's a small movement, led by spoiled, liberal college kids. Well, they're wrong. Sure, lots of the protesters are young students. But they're not spoiled. In fact, they're scared for their futures, and they're worried about everyone else. And they're being

Top Five Facts About The Wealthiest 1%

2011-10-06T10:36:00.002-04:00

Reposted from Think Progress. Pass this on! As the ongoing occupation of Wall Street by hundreds of protesters enters its third week — and as protests spread to other cities such as Boston and Los Angeles — demonstrators have endorsed a new slogan: “We are the 99 percent.” This slogan refers an economic struggle between 99 percent of Americans and the richest one percent of Americans, who are

Climate Change Isn't Really All That Debated

2011-09-27T17:06:00.000-04:00

The Earth Day Network just posted this picture displaying the percentage of scientists who support the climate change claim(green) and those who argue against it(red). If you think it's all a conspiracy, fine. That means there's no convincing you. But there's no scientific ground to stand on when disputing climate change. So this is for all those who think it's a hoax, and that there's a good

Phew...

2011-09-26T04:58:00.000-04:00

I just spent almost two hours fixing all the tags on my posts, so they can all actually be sorted now. Yay! I fear that it doesn't make much of a difference to anyone though. Oh well, now I can stop fretting over it. Carry on about yourselves. :) -Sam

Food, Inc.

2011-09-26T03:34:00.005-04:00

Great documentary, I recommend it to all of you. It's becoming more and more important to demand transparency when it comes to where and how our food is made, and to make the right choices to show corporations what we expect from them. Make sure you click to close the advertisement, and use the play button at the bottom of the video. They set it up to be a little tricky. Edit: Oh, and if you

Bill Clinton On The Tea Party

2011-09-22T21:36:00.001-04:00

Article stolen from Think Progress. Former President Bill Clinton blasted the “non-fact-based political debate” surrounding the Republican primary race and Tea Party economic policies which advocate for limited government services and low taxation. Clinton, who met with a small group of bloggers on the sidelines of the Clinton Global Initiative’s annual meeting in New York City today, responded

Silent Protest

2011-09-22T03:36:00.003-04:00

Suspicious that this has no coverage, to say the least. I'm sure people will be talking about it now, thanks to Olbermann.