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Is Ten Percent Too Much For Health Care?

President Obama is having his fourth news conference as I type.  He is suggesting health care will cost us ten percent of our national budget if we do not gain control over costs.  Is that a bad thing?  How do we measure the health of our population against other priorities?
When President Eisenhower left office in [...]

23Jun2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
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The Conservative Manifesto For American Bloodshed

The deceptive elements of evil are alive and well within the right wing conservative movement. These people worship at the alter of false Reaganism. They quote Reagan as an opponent of government, when the obvious fact is that Ronald Reagan was the head of the government. The right wing of the early 21st Century distorts the words of President Reagan to serve their own evil purpose. Ronald Reagan NEVER advocated an armed revolution against the United States of America.

29Apr2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
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Lincoln and Obama, Saving the Union

What is President Obama really saying about the economic stimulus package before Congress.  Here is what I heard, “It is of the right scope, and addresses the right issues.”  What does he mean by that?  Does he agree with all of the details of the package?
When Abraham Lincoln faced the Ciivil War, the most threatening [...]

6Feb2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
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Palin – Everything That Is Wrong With America

Sarah Palin is on the airways.  Most notably defending herself against accusations of incompetence by ‘anonymous’ members of the John McCain Campaign staff.  With tags like diva and whack job, Palin took some personal hits.  If Palin is the future of the Republican Party – then the future of the Republican Party is in deep [...]

4Dec2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 48 comments | Continued
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A Gay Jesus and Catholic Art

“Corpus Christi” is a play written by an Irish Catholic named Terrence McNally, first performed on Broadway in 1998 and revived for two weeks in October. It is a controversial interpretation of the life and work of Jesus Christ, so it can be considered a part of the crazy-quilt reality of living as a Catholic [...]

4Dec2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
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Obama Drives the American Mini Van

Barack Obama has taken the reins, he is behind the wheel, with a delicate foot on the gas pedal.  The American family Mini Van is on a new journey.  With President-Elect Obama at the wheel, Rahm Emanuel riding shotgun, and the back of the van is loaded with the children of an American President.
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10Nov2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued
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Catholic Socialism

I was driving home when I heard on my car radio a minister say that “from each according to his ability, to each according to his need” was a Looney-tune idea. I don’t make a habit of speaking back to the radio, but I couldn’t help but scream, “It’s in the Bible!” Acts 2: 44-45 [...]

8Nov2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
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Fat Prejudice

America, Love It or Fix It.  We don’t know who these folks are.  They produced the following video on prejudice of obese people.  We don’t know what to make of this – it this a good thing or not?
Certainly the video does a good job of pointing out sarcasm, prejudice, and even plain old meanness.  [...]

7Nov2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
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Taxes Are Inherently Socialistic

Taxes.  No one likes them, no one agrees on equal distribution, no one wants them raised – but we all agree that they are necessary and useful.  How insane is that?  Taxes are inherently socialistic – they inherently redistribute the wealth.
From the U. S. Department of the Treasury: “The federal, state, and local tax systems [...]

24Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
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Election Anxiety

Only the fools are not nervous about this election.  Too much is at stake.  By every measurement this country is worse off than it was eight years ago – and the decline continues.  Every news cycle brings new anxiety – new fears for our future.  And there remains uncertainty in the election outcome.
The Bush Presidency [...]

23Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 6 comments | Continued
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Gender and Ages and Race, OH MY!

Here at The Fireside Post, we intend to drive home our suggested connection between the elements of this election cycle and the the kooky world of Frank Oz.  Allow me, if you will, to expand on it a bit.
There are some great messages of hope and tolerance in the Wizard of Oz.  The movie is [...]

15Oct2008 | bryan | 0 comments | Continued
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Men At Work

We were driving down the street this morning and we noticed three men putting in a retaining wall. We saw a couple of shovels and a wheelbarrow. There were stacks of those pre-formed hex-shaped concrete ’stones.’ The men had dug out the bank and were placing the stones in place. No more mowing of a [...]

14Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
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Americans want a Revolution – 2008

We are ready.  We are ready for change.  We are ready for a Revolution. The American people have already demonstrated a powerful desire for revolution.  Witness the Party Primaries of 2007 and 2008.  Democrats have registered to vote in historic numbers.  Barack Obama – a relative unknown – won because he represented the best chance [...]

4Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 7 comments | Continued
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Video – Kennedys endorse Obama, from MSNBC

Son,
I could not capture the power of the news conference today. My earlier post has some of the quotes from the Kennedys – but the written word cannot capture their presence.
We can all have hopes for the future of America. Hopes for Social Justice, for health care, for education, for peace, for prosperity, for dignity [...]

25Aug2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
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America – Hope or Prozac Nation

Son,
When Columbus left Portugal over five hundred years ago it was with the hope of finding a water route to Eastern trade. He found a new land. When the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, it was with the hope of freedom of religion. When Jamestown was founded in 1608 it was with the hope of [...]

19Feb2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
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“Yes We Can,” The Mantra of Barack Obama

Son,
Supporters of Barack Obama have created this inspiring video.  There is a clear demonstration of unity across race, age, gender, and gifted talented people.
Barack Obama has inspired America.

We must help share this message of hope.  This is not just about America – it is about standing up at a time when our country needs us.
Dad

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5Feb2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
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John Wayne talks about America

Son,
When I was growing up John Wayne was the great American Hero. He embodied everything that it was to be a real man, to be a real patriot, to have honor and to honor tradition.  Who are the heroes of today’s youth?

John Wayne was replaced by John Lennon. Then Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger came [...]

3Feb2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
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