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Phil Gramm says we are a nation of whiners. God. He ALWAYS says that. But maybe he's right. Whine away, pro or con.
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Ellen Brown: Goldman's Profits Come From Our Pockets: Why We Need a Tobin Tax
While Wall Street's welfare queens have been busy collecting generous government handouts, the 50 states have been left to fend for themselves.Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler: William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
At home, Dad spoke of the racism he saw every day in the courtroom. Civil rights leaders, he told us, where only honored when they were safely dead.Joseph Satto: Face-To-Face Communication: Just Say 'No' to Your Mobile Device
Mobile technology has made 'connectivity' easier but has made the simple ability to sustain live and meaningful exchange more difficult.Clutter Murders "In Cold Blood" Leave Lasting Impact In Kansas
Fifty years ago, on Nov. 15, 1959, four members of the Clutter family were brutally murdered at their rural farmhouse in Holcomb, Kansas, a crime which inspired the Truman Capote book "In Cold Blood."
Capote's book played a big role in the development of the crime genre, but it was never well received by those from Holcomb. "They made a tremendous amount of money off our great tragedy," said Bob Rupp, who as a teenager dated Nancy Clutter.
The hunt for their killers - Dick Hickock and Perry Smith - mesmerized the nation, drawing journalists from across the country to this rural outpost on the Kansas prairie.
The Witchita Eagle and others are asking Kansan residents in 2009 what their memories are of the Clutter murders, 50 years ago.
Writes Beccy Tanner of the Witchita Eagle, the event "became an iconic moment for many Kansans. They marked a turning point: Doors were locked. Strangers were eyed with suspicion."
The deaths of Herbert (48), Bonnie (45), Nancy (16) and Kenyon (15) Clutter also gained notoriety as a movie and TV mini series, both called "In Cold Blood," and for their role in 2005 film "Capote."
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Michael D. Brown: USOC Belongs in Colorado, Not Mississippi
Flying under the radar has been the surprising story of the United States Olympic Committee and the City of Colorado Springs arguing about money, facilities and threats to leave the state.
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McCain Intended to say "economy is sound for fundamentalists" not "fundamentally sound."
Started by Robert R. Frump Sep. 18, 2008.
King George III: "Colony of Whiners....!" 6 Replies
Started by Robert R. Frump. Last reply by Robert R. Frump Sep. 2, 2008.
Anonymous Whiner Nation Citizen: Gramm is correct! 6 Replies
Started by Robert R. Frump. Last reply by Maggie Jul. 28, 2008.
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Dear Redacted
(Wednesday, July 25, 2007)
We are home in Arizona as of 1 am July 24. EXACTLY one year after we arrived..to the day...from our terrible war adventure.
It was a long hard trip (redacted). Good and bad...mostly closure of some things. Letting go of the ideal of "expatriatism" for now. It has been my central motivation and I realize now that I must move forward and I must move in this direction and at this pace.
What to do. The Middle East is a downright catastrophe and as… Continue
Posted by Maggie on August 3, 2008 at 9:06am
Borderline Psychoses
(for Ogden Nash)
I am the blossom of the X Generation now watch me go to seed. Not born in the fifties, unable to really read. This is true blue flag waving in a yellow polka dot bikini. This is me who never watched a single flick Fellini. Here I am Tonto bound a prize in a box of carmelled corn. Up on the mantle is Maya Angelou she's talking to Big Bird yet her friend Dr. Seuss thinks deterrence an itsy bit absurd. Here is a train stub from… Continue
Posted by Maggie on July 28, 2008 at 8:30am
Why Me?
May 11, 2006
No more problems says the package
the cure came in, no more
warning labels and the price tag
no longer legible. It began
with flashy children and fast cars
then people started talking
about the leftover stuff
after the move out,
wondered what would happen
to the crystal ball and Japanese flag.
Where to put Mars now?
Whose house next?
Yesterday it was exactly two years ago that I began my exile in my own hometown. The irony of that nearly drove me ma… Continue
Posted by Maggie on July 25, 2008 at 10:30am — 4 Comments
The End of Supply Side Economics
Posted by Braised Cod on July 20, 2008 at 5:23pm — 7 Comments
Gamm is gone, but John and George are more than here.
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Posted by Robert R. Frump on July 19, 2008 at 6:10pm — 6 Comments
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"Nation of Whiners Website" Launched to Consider Phil Gramm Comments
Nation of Whiners website goes public to consider Phil Gramm statements. Weigh in with your opinions, but in our opinion, whining isn't what it used to be.
New York, NY (PRWEB) July 11, 2008 -- Race Point Productions, Inc., launched a new public social website today devoted to discussing Phil Gramm's assertion that we are a nation of whiners.
Reaction from the nation to Nation of Whiners was swi… Continue
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