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Category Archives: Political
Muslims, Jews and Christians
Following is excerpted from an 2009 article written by Dr Farrukh Saleem, an Islamabad-based freelance columnist. There are only 14 million Jews in the world; seven million in the Americas , five million in Asia, two million in Europe and 100,000 in … Continue reading
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Overheard
From Michelle Obama: “We cannot let anyone discourage us from casting our ballots. We cannot let anyone make us feel unwelcome in the voting booth. It is up to us to make sure that in every election, every voice … Continue reading
Posted in commentary, Political
Tagged current-events, michelle obama, politics, voting booth
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Sabers and epees and foils. Oh, my.
“In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the militaryindustrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist”. Dwight D. Eisenhower (General of … Continue reading
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What did I do?
This isn’t the blog I said I was going to write, but this one is writing itself. The “I” in the title refers to you. To all of us. It’s the question each and every one of us should be … Continue reading
Posted in current events, Patriotic, Political
Tagged current-events, middle-east, politics
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Ten Years After – Re-posted from September 11, 2011
In the 60’s and 70’s, musical Utopia for many of us Boomers, English blues-rock band Ten Years After produced eight Top 40 albums. Their name apropos of the 10-year anniversary of the destruction of WTC, two of their hit songs seem fitting, … Continue reading
Back to the future
On her Facebook page, a dear friend – who is smart, compassionate, a good wife and mother and generally a terrific person – writes that she is concerned for her children and the $16 Trillion National Debt that will be … Continue reading
Independent’s Day
A longtime friend once said to me, “Weren’t you the one who said that if you weren’t a Liberal in your 20’s, you had no heart, but if you weren’t a Conservative in your 30’s you had no head” ? … Continue reading
EXCERPT: SUPERMAN IS AN ILLEGAL ALIEN
Following is an excerpt from one of my Monday morning newsletters, TrenzAndFrenz: http://mondaymorningcomments.wordpress.com/ SUPERMAN IS AN ILLEGAL ALIEN: We’ve all been stuck in traffic behind a pickup truck with all the ubiquitous pseudo-American bumper stickers, including “I learned everything I … Continue reading
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EXCERPT FROM VETERANS DAY, 2011
Following is an excerpt from one of my Monday morning newsletters, TrenzAndFrenz: http://mondaymorningcomments.wordpress.com/ VETERANS DAY, 2011 Last week began with the implosion of MF Global, sending Masters Of The Universe scrambling to secure their domains. This week will end with … Continue reading
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Rocky Mountain Way 
Lowdown
I don’t know the margin of error, but a study released last week said that 63% of Republicans believe that we found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Democrats scored much less mentally challenged with a meager 23%. Either way, … Continue reading →