Intellectual theft by Stan

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by Eugene “Gene” Novogrodsky Complaints galore we have about Congress. But imagine if we from South Texas were dropped in North Carolina where three Democrats in the US House of Representatives voted against the recently passed Health Care Bill. Our representatives from South Texas, thank goodness, voted for the bill, which is, really, a start [...]

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Another painful thought: Political parties suck Okay, answer me this question: what is the legal justification for taxpayers paying to conduct primary elections? Political parties are not public entities, but private associations, aren’t they? Yet this morning I read in The Brownsville Herald that the county commissioners have voted to pay to defend election administrator [...]

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The bastards, of course, are the bankers. Most bankers

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TO THE EDITOR: And now John Wood and Ernie Hernandez are closer to having major roles in Cameron County’s future thanks to their victories the low-turnout Democratic Primary Run-off election. Here’s hoping they have the vision to throw every legal obstacle possible in the proposed West Loop Toll Road-Parkway, which if built, will be an [...]

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A rant from Stan Raines Today’s the day. Tax day. I myself am going to have to write a fairly stiff check just as soon as I find that checkbook. All those reductions in withholdings that the Obama administration worked out at the beginning of the year didn’t work so well in our case. It’s [...]

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Intellectual theft by Stan There’s nothing to sweat in the land of the free, the home of the brave, the country of reasonable folks, is there?

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Alex Jones emails us We received this by e-post by Alex Jones. Fall Of The Republic & The Rise Of The Resistance! This is a special alert from Alex Jones reminding everyone out there that my latest documentary movie, Fall Of The Republic, lands on October 21st and that we need everyone to see this [...]

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Noted on Talking Points Memo John L. Perry, writing on Newsmax, opines that our military leadership may be contemplating a coup. His words: Obama Risks a Domestic Military ‘Intervention’ Sep 29, 2009 There is a remote, although gaining, possibility America’s military will intervene as a last resort to resolve the “Obama problem.” Don’t dismiss it [...]

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from Brave New Video Here are Robert Reich’s comments urging support for the public option. He says it’s not demonic. He seems to be avoiding mentioning how socialistic and pinko-lefty it would be.

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From Barry Horn, Director The Brownsville Museum of Fine Art is the result of the dedication and inspiration of eight artists who gathered together almost 75 years ago in Brownsville to develop their artistic talents and to provide educational and exhibition opportunities. These eight women would marvel at their legacy.

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A comment Congratulations to Melissa Zamora and Rose Gowen, newly elected members of Brownsville’s city commission. We appreciate the strengths you’ve shown through the election cycles and wish you well in your new positions. We also look forward to your efforts to improve the city’s business and to a healthier atmosphere at city council meetings. [...]

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A history lesson Editor’s note: This piece was run in it’s entirety in this month’s Harper’s Magazine. It is such a poignant statement, however, that we wanted it to be available to our readers in it’s entirety. This and other documents on the Soviet’s slow recognition of a reality outside its mythology and ideology are [...]

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Recommended reading The New York Times Magazine ran quite a rundown by Charles Duhigg on what we had suspected has been up with the credit card companies for quite some time: psychological profiling of its customer base. The Obama administration has proposed to do something about credit cards. We’ll see whose side it’s on. The [...]

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Video from Media Matters Apparently Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, and Mark Steyn and the rest of the Wingnuts have identified a previously un-noted key to American manhood — ketchup on your burger. Listen to the rants: We’re glad, as a public service, to help unmask yet another key to Barrack Obama’s unmanliness. Somebody wake up [...]

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by Gene Novogrodsky How wonderfully self-centered! Scarcely a word from the developed world when it comes to: contaminated water; diarrhea; AIDS; malaria; malnutrition; general sanitation and hygiene; starvation; birth difficulties; factory farming and its unhealthy spin-offs …and the list goes on and on …. Why worry! Those health issues only affect about half or more [...]

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Opinion by Gene Novogrodsky I am addressing this to the mainly erroneous TEA Party and secessionist adherents – though they have at least two good points. The current federal tax code is written with favors to the rich at its core, so the Tea Party folk have a gripe there – not that I heard [...]

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A video by Edgar Clinton, Jr. Here is some documentation of the TEA party in Harlingen. The text of the accompanying song:

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By Gene Novogrodsky Before the urban animal control truck Came to take the dark grey possum To the still-wild brushland, A white possum came to the trap – A visit – and then ran across a cracked yard, Slanted street and under a rotted-board House when the truck stopped ….

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A comment I’ve been trying to get some information on a tax protest that’s supposed to come to fruition at Noon, April 15th at the Federal Courthouse, according to the KURV afternoon shock jock Colonel Ray (last name unposted on KURV’s Web site). Of course, there’s the problem–the source, this repeater in the Great Right [...]

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by Gene Novogrodsky I went to the south end of Palm Boulevard in Brownsville prepared to be angry, and was probably already angry; The Wall had come to that beautiful river’s edge, its scrub fields, coyote scat, Gulf winds, but I left sad, sad that very misguided governmental officials, past and present administrations, had decided [...]

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by Stan Raines We noted an advertisement this morning in the Brownsville Herald from the Brownsville City Commission District 3 candidate and incumbent Carlos Cisneros which consisted of a letter from a constituent describing how she had contacted Mr. Cisneros about her recent discovery of potholes (potholes!! in Brownsville!!!) in the street where she lived. [...]

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Intellectual theft by Stan Raines Couldn’t help it. Part of our current situation connects right back to the 1990′s debacle over health care which ended pretty much like this from Pat Oliphant.

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A response from Gene Novogrodsky State Representative Rene Oliveria contends that West Brownsville needs a road. It does not! But it does need repairs to Military Highway, West Elizabeth Street, West Jefferson Street and Boca Chica Boulevard. And it also needs a bike, hike and nature trail when the railroad is relocated. As for traffic, [...]

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