Author Archives: Andy Hailey

About Andy Hailey

Vietnam Vet, UT El Paso Grad, Retired Aerospace Engineer, former union rep, 60's Republican now progressive, web admin, blogger.

Tracking the Growth of American Authoritarianism

“Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?”
Libertarians are stealthily taking over America.
Since the 1971 Powell Memo, America has moved closer and closer to Fascism.

 

Reality and Howard Dean’s Hopeful Optimism

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Andy Hailey

Governor Dean, Your optimism is admirable relative to achieving a compromise between those that have such strong ‘feelings’ over the civic center in NY. However, history shows that right-wing authoritarians (RWA), not just their leaders, don’t compromise. They do not … Continue reading →

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Harry’s Hysteria – Going Over to the Dark Side

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Andy Hailey

Senator Reid, Have you been punked by the Republicans – like so many Democrats have been? Their right-wing authoritarian minions have been controlling the media with their week-after-week of fear mongering and Democrats just line up with the hysterical right … Continue reading →

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2010 Midterms – Are We Going to Continue Our National Legalized Trickle-up Ponzi Scheme?

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Andy Hailey

This posting was inspired by an article at Rational Revolution. It takes another look at the disproportionate shift in income to the mega and ultra rich, the disproportionate tax breaks for the mega and ultra rich, and the creation of … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.rationalrevolution.net/articles/recession_cause.htm" target="_blank" title="By - March 30, 2010">How Reagan Sowed the Seeds of America's Demise</a>
  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://pewsocialtrends.org/pubs/706/middle-class-poll" target="_blank" title="Fewer Americans now than at any time in the past half century believe they're moving forward">Inside the Middle Class: Bad Times Hit the Good Life</a>, <a href="http://www.comstockfunds.com/files/NLPP00000%5C177.pdf" target="_blank" title="Household Debt as a % of GDP">Our disposable income has also not kept pace with our expenses</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lincoln-mitchell/the-middle-class-how-we-g_b_677343.html" target="_blank" title="If the middle class in the US continues to whither away ...">The Middle Class: How We Got One and Why We Need to Keep It</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/decline-of-the-middle-cla_b_675022.html" target="_blank" title="And so it goes, leaving the nation with a Frankenstein system whose core objective of governance has become self preservation of power and personal influence">Decline of the Middle Class as Metaphor for the Decline of America</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/09/third-world-america-11-bo_n_672280.html" target="_blank" title="One of the characteristics of a third world country is that there is no middle class.">11 Books Predicting The Collapse Of The Middle Class</a>
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Nothing but Shirley Sherrod in the News This Week – What’s Up with That?

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Andy Hailey

The Shirley Sherrod story started on Monday with the release of a heavily edited video about a life experience which occurred decades ago. This story was released by a right-wing authoritarian (RWA) web site known for its lies. By Wednesday … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/21/goldman-sachs-jpmorgan-ce_n_653856.html" target="_blank" title="legislation that's being called the most sweeping set of reforms to hit the financial industry since the 1930s">Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan CEOs NOT Invited To Signing Of Financial Reform Bill</a>, <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/signing-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act" target="_blank" title="sweeping reforms of our financial system since the Great Depression and the strongest consumer protections in history">Signing the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act</a>
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RWA Lies Got Us Into Iraq, Killed ACORN, and Almost Killed Health Care Reform – Guess What’s Next

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Andy Hailey

Fearmongering and Noble Lies are primary tools for the right-wing authoritarians (RWA). Just think back to last year and all the RWA fearmongering and lies about health care and how it barely became law. It wasn’t so much about the … Continue reading →

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Things May Get More Expensive – If the CWCs Get Their Way

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Andy Hailey

In a recent conservative without conscience (CWC) email (You know one of those forwarded emails with mixed font and colors, false comparisons, and statements of problems that don’t exist.), there was a list of situations where one might be asked … Continue reading →

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Powerful Nationalism and the Right-wing Authoritarians

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Andy Hailey

One of the categories for this blog is Powerful Nationalism. In a recent Pew Research survey of 1,001 adults, some measures of this powerful nationalism were captured. These metrics confirm what has been posted previously in this blog and add … Continue reading →

  • Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=362" target="_blank" title="National behavior and abuse of power that enable fascist or protofascist single-party systems">Lawrence Britt’s 14 Common Threads – How Far Is Too Far?</a>
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The Changing Nature of Right-wing Authoritarian Lies – Then and Now

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Andy Hailey

One of the tools used by the right-wing authoritarian (RWA) or “Conservatives Without Conscience” (CWC) leaders (Rep. Senators, Dick Arm…, Rush Lim…, Glenn Be.., Bill O’…, Newt Ging…, Michele Bach…, Sharron Ang…, Ann Coul…,) is the Noble Lie. These lies … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-rodda/no-mr-beck-congress-did-n_b_598698.html" target="_blank" title="I've addressed this Aitken Bible lie many times before">No, Mr. Beck, Congress Did Not Print a Bible for the Use of Schools</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-rodda/no-mr-beck-john-adams-did_b_608570.html" target="_blank" title="On Beck's show, Barton also incorporated his other lie about this letter">No, Mr. Beck, John Adams Did Not Think Governments Must Be Administered by the Holy Ghost</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-rodda/no-mr-beck-jefferson-did_b_622122.html" target="_blank" title="I'm going to take on another of pseudo-historian David Barton's favorite lies">No, Mr. Beck, Jefferson Did Not Date His Documents 'In the Year of Our Lord Christ'</a>
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Where is the Right-wing Authoritarian Triad Taking Us?

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Andy Hailey

This blog tracks where we are going by documenting the characteristic categories of the minority right-wing authoritarians (RWA) in the United States. The RWAs are part of our political system and are currently represented by the Tea Party, Sarah Palin, … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.cceia.org/resources/transcripts/5171.html" target="_blank" title="Family values, moral values, and military values are a rather potent cocktail">The New American Militarism</a>
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As a Texan, Im Ashamed of Congressman Joe Barton

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Andy Hailey

Mr. Barton, You’re ashamed of BP suffering through a meeting with the President and having to honor their promise to pay “all legitimate claims?” As a homegrown Texan, I’m ashamed of your apology to BP. What could have made you … Continue reading →

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