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Are Gay Rights Civil Rights?


Are Gay Rights Civil Rights? Posted by gestroud on June 3, 2009

There is a saying that history repeats itself and without a doubt that is what is currently taking place in this country with the gay rights movement.

People who supported slavery, denied white women and people of color the right to vote, were all on the wrong side of history by denying people’s basic human and civil rights. And today, there are many who are still on the wrong side of history by denying gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans basic civil rights.

Pro-Israeli Lobby Group Advocates Death for Unpatriotic Journalists & Military


Pro-Israeli Lobby Group Advocates Death for Unpatriotic Journalists & Military Posted by gestroud on May 21, 2009

Future wars may require censorship, news blackouts and, ultimately, military attacks on the partisan media. Why? Because the “anti-war” media has caused increasing numbers of American military figures, and a host of ex-diplomats, intelligence officers and others to publicly challenge the Jewish lobby.

Were the Democrats Complicit in Torture?


Were the Democrats Complicit in Torture? Posted by gestroud on May 19, 2009

The shock that some lib­er­als dis­play in light of the Democrats’ com­plic­i­ty (or at least com­pli­ance) to the “harsh in­ter­ro­ga­tion tech­niques” is in it­self shock­ing. Are we to be­lieve Congress has nev­er tak­en the time to in­ves­ti­gate and dis­cov­er the acts in­side the in­ter­ro­ga­tion room?

What’s the Media’s Solution for War? More War


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U.S. media are always keen to push the latest bloody count.

Obama to Chrysler Lawyers: An Offer You Can’t Refuse


Obama to Chrysler Lawyers: An Offer You Can’t Refuse Posted by gestroud on

Did White House representatives utilize a well-calculated campaign of fear by threatening to ruin or destroy the reputation of certain companies if they didn’t fall in line? Before providing an answer, let’s look back to an incident that occurred in October 2008 when Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson gathered executives from America’s nine largest banks in a room, then gave each a one-page document and said, “No one is leaving this room until it’s signed.”

Patriot Act to Arrested Teen’s Mother: We Don’t Need No Stinking Constitution


Patriot Act to Arrested Teen’s Mother: We Don’t Need No Stinking Constitution Posted by gestroud on

Church-going sixteen-year-old N.C. boy held since Feb. 15 in Indiana on domestic terrorism charges.

“Never in my worst nightmare did I ever think that it would be my own government that I would have to protect my children from,” the boy’s mother said. “This is the United States, and I feel like I live in a Third World country now.”