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Ohg Rea Tone is all or nothing. He is educated and opinionated, more clever than smart, sarcastic and forthright. He writes intuitively - often disregarding rules of composition. Comment on his posts - he will likely respond with characteristic humor or genuine empathy. He is the real-deal.

“…Anger Can Blind Human Vision…” – Malcolm X

The Elijah Muhammad’s of 21st Century America are found in the right wing radio personalities and in the fringe of the Republican Party. People like Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck and Ann Coulter, and the entire FOX media system. These are people who use distortion of reality to ferment, distill, and bottle the anger of misguided masses. They sell their potions of angry snake oil from the backs of their wagons every day. They have but one target – any form of civil progress as debated and negotiated by our representative Government.

7Aug2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 4 comments | Continued

The Rat In The Corner – Iran, Health Care, etc.

To paraphrase Henry Kissinger: Never back a rat in to a corner – he will come out fighting. Always leave your opponent an escape route – a means by which they can save face. President Obama recently used a phrase much as this when referring to Iran. He said something like, “We are trying to […]

10Jul2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 3 comments | Continued

Celebrity Medicine, The AMA, Ethics, and Health Care Reform

What is going on with medical practitioners and celebrities? Michael Jackson is just the latest in an ever increasing list of celebrities who have died at the hands of their enabling medical doctors. Where is the American Medical Association (AMA) on this issue? Is the AMA the go-to-guy for advice on health care reform? This […]

29Jun2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued

Michael Jackson, Legendary Hero or Villian

Michael Jackson is dead at age 50. Already the hype has taken over the airways. Even in death Jackson continues to shock the sensibilities of the entire populace, fans and foes. Farrah Faucett died today at age 62 – no offense intended but Farrah has been bumped off the news cycle. Michael Jackson was as […]

25Jun2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued

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 […]

23Jun2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued

Tobacco Legislation – Save Our Children

President Obama signed legislation today placing tobacco under the authority of the Food and Drug Administration. Well, finally!. Nicotine is a drug; a very powerful drug. Nicotine should be regulated, as much as heroine or cocaine or methamphetimines. Actually, regulation is not the correct word, or correct response to nicotine. Nicotine has an addiction rate […]

22Jun2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued

Tehran, Iran, is not Birmingham, Alabama

Riots erupt. The police respond. Riot gear is employed with relish. The authorities are determined to quell the violence – determined to stop the demonstrators. Unwittingly – it is the authority of government that is the source of the violence. But Tehran, Iran, is not Birmingham, Alabama. Limited access to actual events on the ground […]

20Jun2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off | Continued

Obama Apologies – Appropriate? Or Not?

Does President Obama apologize unnecessarily for America? President Obama faces the world with legitimate humility, humbled by the embarrassment of the past administration. President Obama is working hard to remove the plank from our own eye before trying to remove the splinter from adversaries. We live in a harsh and brutal world, a world of […]

18Jun2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off | Continued

Polite Manners With Name Prefixes

How do you address others? How are we supposed to address others? The internet serves to mix cultures and polite manners. My internet friend in San Francisco calls me Mr. Tone. I call her Ann – thinking by so doing I would subtly give her permission to call me Ohg. She figured me out and […]

12Jun2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued

Confirmed As A Friend – Social Networking

Friends. What a wonderful concept. Everyone hopes to have at least one. There are actually psychological studies affirming the value of friendship. That affirmation comes with caveats – such as your friend has to actually like you for who you are. Cyber friendships on social networking sites bring all of the joys and pitfalls of […]

11Jun2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 4 comments | Continued

The Zodiac Predicts Modern Holidays

Astrology – the predictor of the Christ. The three wise men followed their star charts to find the young King of men in his manger. Who, we ask, can argue with the validity of astrology. Even today, some 2,000 years later – the Zodiac accounts for, and often predicts, the activities of American holidays. I […]

9Jun2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off | Continued

Of Fear, Faith, and Foreign Affairs

Fear and faith do not live in the same home. The word ‘faith’ conjures images of peace of mind, hope for the future, for the fellowship of man. Faith speaks to the lion lying with the lamb – and the lamb can sleep with both eyes closed. Fear exists in a troubled mind, a troubled […]

5Jun2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued

The Seven Points of Obama’s Cairo Speech

United States President Barack Obama is carrying the dove of peace. The dove is in a cage, surrounded by the guards of ignorance, prejudice, deep anger, and fear. President Obama would like to release the dove – but he knows he must first educate the guards. The President is in the middle east, holding the […]

4Jun2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued

Obama Speech in Cairo, Egypt 6-4-09

President Obama spoke in Cairo, Egypt. The text of the speech follows the video. I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, and for over a century, Cairo University has […]

4Jun2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off | Continued

Christian Sponsored Terrorism

The Associated Press has composed a list of recent abortion-related violence. As an aside, we find their headline rather ironic – because it suggests the violence is a result of abortion. But more important than the headline are the facts of fundamentalist Christian violence (we prefer to call this behavior Christian Terrorism). We have written […]

1Jun2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 3 comments | Continued

Sotomayor’s Media Week In Review 5-30-09

Sonia Sotomayor has been nominated by President Obama to the Supreme Court of the United States. The pick was guaranteed to raised the hackles of the declining fundamentalist movement. And sure enough – it did. This youtube video highlights the first week in the media after Sotomayor’s nomination: One has to love the pseudo conservatives […]

30May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off | Continued

Jay Leno’s Final Tonight Show Moments (Video)

Jay Leno has finished his run of 17 years as host of the Tonight Show. As he noted in the following video – he took over when the show was number one, and he is leaving the show as number 1. Leno is a class act – his final monologue was a tribute to those […]

30May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off | Continued

Billy Crystal Sings for Jay Leno

Billy Crystal was Jay Leno’s first guest 17 years ago. This song by Crystal for Leno seems very appropriate. Crystal sings a medley in the fashion he originated as a host for the Oscars. Check him out – he is always entertaining:

29May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off | Continued

Mormon Scientologists for Jehovah on the 7th Day

Help me out here. In literature we distinguish fantasy from Science Fiction. The distinguishing variable – is it plausible. Do the premises set forth in the story violate basic principles of physics? Like a two ton dragon flying with a ten foot wing span – probably fantasy. A space ship flying across the galaxies in […]

29May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 21 comments | Continued

The Rise And Fall of 20th Century Fundamentalism

Fundamentalism is always reactionary, always combative, always fearful, and often militant. The term originated with American Protestantism and gained momentum in the early 20th Century, but may now be aptly applied to a variety of religions and politics. According to Merriam-Webster fundamentalism is “a movement or attitude stressing strict and literal adherence to a set […]

28May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 4 comments | Continued

Baking Bread – An Experience

I began baking bread about fifteen years ago. I have experimented with white bread, egg bread, sweet bread, rolls, loafs, braided loafs, and combinations of these. I now use a single recipe of my own design – it is a sweet egg bread. Recently I tried using some wheat flour. I found that if I used about half white flour and half wheat flour I had the best chance of achieving the texture and flavor I like.

28May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off | Continued

Memories – Streisand, Paige, and Boyle

‘Memories,’ one of those great songs that demands great artistry. Recognized artists like Barbara Streisand and Elaine Page do justice to this song – but how about Susan Boyle. Page is the artist Susan Boyle claimed as her goal in artistic performance. Which rendition do you prefer. For my money – no one beats Streisand […]

26May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off | Continued

George Carlin on Saving The Planet

Check out George Carlin in this youtube video. What is your take? Is Carlin opposed to modern environmentalists – or is Carlin being sarcastic? Check it out – what do you think? Listen closely – what is Carlin’s message? I agree wtih Carlin. The planet will be fine – but we humans will no longer […]

21May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 3 comments | Continued

Cheney Is Afraid Of The Rule Of Law

Dick Cheney is speaking this morning, again. But this time he is not being interviewed – he is giving a prepared speech. His words are designed to discredit the President of the United States – something he abhorred when his President was in office. Cheney continues to manipulate information to suit his needs – we […]

21May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued

Obama on National Security, Text and Video, 5-21-09

We are proud of our President for being mature, honest, moral, and non partisan. President Obama continues to do as he said he would do – he looks for practical solutions while protecting our safety and the integrity of this great nation: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Remarks […]

21May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued

Real ID’s: Why Are We Frustrated With Government

Modern government is a real enigma. We all agree that we need government, but we all want “the gov’ment” to leave us alone. In many ways conservative and liberals are alike – no one wants big brother government – but everyone wants equality and protection. Everyone hates bureaucracy – but everyone also has their pet […]

20May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued

Top Ten Positive Emotions

Dr. Barbara Fredrickson has done some extraordinary work on positive emotions. Having a positive attitude has so may anecdotal arguments that we are frankly sad when we hear another. If I hear one more person tell me to ‘have an attitude of gratitude’ I think I will just spit. Thank God for Dr. Fredrickson – […]

19May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off | Continued

Obama’s Notre Dame Speech

Thank you, Father Jenkins for that generous introduction. You are doing an outstanding job as president of this fine institution, and your continued and courageous commitment to honest, thoughtful dialogue is an inspiration to us all. Good afternoon Father Hesburgh, Notre Dame trustees, faculty, family, friends, and the class of 2009. I am honored to […]

17May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued

Health Care Distortions by Conservatives

The Conservatives For Patients Rights (CPR) proudly defines four ‘pillars of patient’s rights.’ These rights are: Choice, Competition, Accountability, and Personal Responsibility. This group defines the basic application of these rights in the following video. We do not disagree with the four principles, but we take exception to the interpretation. Watch the video and we […]

17May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued

The Radical Right’s One Per Cent Solution

We have recently done a series of posts, with progressive concern, about the danger posed to this country by the Extreme Radical Right Wing. What is the Radical Right Wing? If we are to believe the media ratings companies like Nielsen – and we look at the ratings for Rush Limbaugh and Shawn Hannity – […]

16May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued

Liberal Blog Proud of President Obama

We are proud of our President. And we are considered by the radical right to be far left liberals. But President Obama has thrown some change-up shots across home plate. We used to say, “Never throw a change-up to a weak hitter.” The weak hitters are swinging like lunatics at some of President Obama’s policy […]

15May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued

Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan – an Unusual Duo

We have images of people. We have images of singers. We have images of music genre. Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan are two images that contrast in my mind. The curiosity of a County Star singing with an anti-war legend struck me as worthy of comment. After some reflection – the only approach that seemed […]

15May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off | Continued

Three Dog Night Youtube videos

When I was a young man – long, long, ago – when I was interested in pop culture – long, long, ago – before I realized man had been around for a long time – there was Three Dog Night. Today is a day for music reflection – and we shall begin with these favorites: […]

15May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off | Continued

Rush Limbaugh is Imploding

Before the dawn of the flat screen television everyone used CRT’s (Cathode Ray Tubes). Before the dawn of the 2008 elections people listened to Rush Limbaugh. These two inventions of modern man are very similar. They are both filled with vacuums and when struck they implode. Rush Limbaugh is imploding. Limbaugh’s biggest fan is DICK […]

14May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued

Boy “Scouts Train to Fight Terrorists…”

The New York Times has a stunning article in their May 13 edition on the Explorer Boy Scout Program. The Explorer Program has twelve specific areas of training – training youth for future careers. Who can argue with that? The Times is reporting on a new Explorer Program to train youth to fight terrorism and […]

14May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 5 comments | Continued

Boy Scouts Fight The ACLU

Last year I went down to St. Joe, Mo., to participate in a Boy Scout Pine Wood Derby. Well, actually I was more of a spectator than a participant. But some of those events are small and even the spectators feel like we are somehow participating. This particular event was at a ‘district’ level. There […]

13May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued

Shuttle Mission to Repair Hubble

The space shuttle is launching today (weather permitting) an a final mission to repair and upgrade the Hubble telescope. For the first time in the shuttle history NASA has a second shuttle ready for an emergency rescue should the need arise. The danger in the present mission is from space junk around the Hubble. Should […]

11May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off | Continued

Just Keep On Walking

Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal writer and former GOP speech writer, is an occasional guest on Morning Joe. A couple of weeks ago the topic of the day was torture. American torture. American torture of others – America committing war crimes as defined by the Geneva Convention. We wring our hands, questioning – What to […]

8May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued

Abortion and Common Sense

Abortion is not black or white, liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican. Abortion is a problem of humanity – and this era of Abortion in American will be studied by future historians. The folks looking back will recognize the futile and selfish partisan bickering that prolonged the agony of a health care disaster. Both fanatical […]

6May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 8 comments | Continued

New Ideas From the GOP?

Here we go. The GOP has showcased three of their finest minds in an attempt to re-brand the old cow. Jon Stewart is probably the best at highlighting nonsense – or perhaps he just has a great staff with good video editing capabilities. Let’s check out the new ideas of the Republican re-branding. Check out […]

6May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued

McCain’s Opinion of the GOP Base

What does John McCain think of the radical right wing base of the Republican Party? That is an easy one. When running for President, John McCain felt a need to appeal to the ‘base’ of his party. So where did he go, what were his impressions of the ‘base?’ Answer: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and […]

5May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 8 comments | Continued

American Soldiers as Christian Evangelicals – Hunt for Jesus

No one would deny a soldier the right to faith – even if we wanted to. Is there anything wrong with having military chaplains? Not at all. I have a copy of a Navy Hymnal from 1941 – and it seems to me that each solider is better off, is even a better soldier, if […]

4May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued

Swine Flu, Pandemics, and Paid Sick Leave

Fast forward to the swine flu – and other possible contageous diseases that might one day strike at the heart of America. The Center for Disease Control is advising people to stay home from work if they are sick. But the financial burden of a sick day has been transferred to the employee – taking a sick leave in today’s work world means loss of potential income – or more accurately – a loss of future income.

3May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued

Political Candidates as Supreme Court Justices

Justice David Souter is rumored to be retiring from the Supreme Court. Appointed by President George H. W. Bush, Souter has surprised everyone with his more liberal perspective on the constitution. There will be pressure on President Obama to appoint a woman or a Hispanic – political pressure is always present. President Bush the First […]

30Apr2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off | Continued

The Concept of “Small Business” in 2009

When I was a child growing up in an Ozzie and Harriet neighborhood we had neighborhood grocery stores, hardware stores, gas stations with neighborhood mechanics, and a small bakery. All of these businesses were mom and pop operations. All were a joy to visit. There was always a friendly face and a genuine desire to help the customer. The environment of that time was one of mutual respect and support. As Joe DiMaggio might say, “Nostalgia is not what it used to be.” America has changed – and the mega corporations drive the economy.

30Apr2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off | Continued

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 | Comments Off | Continued

Arlen Spector Switches Political Parties

Senator Arlen Spector, a long time Republican from Pennsylvania, is reported to be poised to switch political parties. Senator Spector has always been his own man, not necessarily following party lines. (Don’t we all wish there were more of these types of politicians). The powerful punch of this news rests in the power structure of […]

28Apr2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued

Radical Fanatics Are A Threat To America’s Safety

There is not a nickel’s worth of difference between the Left Wing Radicals of the 1960’s and contemporary Right Wing Radical fanatics. Both groups talk of revolution. Both groups oppose the government of The United States of America. Both groups have representatives who intentionally terrorize America. Both groups are responsible for the fear and hate and divisiveness that grips our country in troubled times.

27Apr2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 7 comments | Continued

John Denver on Global Warming

John Denver was one of the most popular folk singers of the late 20th Century. He had the capacity to resonate with each of us – even folks in the big cities loved his music. Denver spoke to a harmony with nature, to the love of nature, to respect for nature. What would John Denver […]

27Apr2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off | Continued

The Two-Edged Sword of Justice

President Obama demonstrates his wisdom. He is reluctant to pursue charges against Bush administration officials for possible war crimes conducted during their ‘war on terror.’ Justice is a funny thing – and the Constitutional Lawyer in Barack Obama speaks to him of justice – but his maturity speaks to him of the bitterness of vengeance.

23Apr2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued

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