About Andy Hailey
Vietnam Vet, UT El Paso Grad, Retired Aerospace Engineer, former union rep, 60's Republican now progressive, web admin, blogger.
There are two truths that contributed to the creation of our constitution, the laws we strive to live by, and our way of life: Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely; Checks and balances are necessary to hold power in … Continue reading →
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://proctoringcongress.blogspot.com/2008/01/k-street-mccain.html" target="_blank" title="32 Bundlers taking donations for McCain are lobbyists">K Street McCain</a>
- Supporting Articles: <a href="http://mccainsource.com/corruption?id=0006" target="_blank" title="This chart lists all lobbyists tied to the McCain campaign.">McCain Has Had At Least 118 Lobbyists Running His Campaign & Raising Money For Him</a>
- Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=389" target="_blank" title="We the peopleâ€\ are the foundation of the process">The Power of Our Republic - Are We The People Squandering It?</a>
Posted in Authoritarianism, Corporate Intrusion
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In April 2005, Media Transparency reported that the neocons bet wrong in the 2000 presidential election by “excitedly preferring John McCain to George W. Bush.” Now, eight years later, John McCain is the heir apparent to the Republican Party nomination … Continue reading →
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/10/us/politics/10mccain.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&fta=y&pagewanted=print&adxnnlx=1208369833-9P/ZzsWnOsRquhKkJJ9aEA&oref=slogin" target="_blank" title="Mr. McCain is susceptible to influence from the neoconservatives because he is not as fully formed on foreign policy">2 Camps Trying to Influence McCain on Foreign Policy</a>
Posted in Authoritarianism
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Who’s the Real Elitist with 10 Luxury Homes? The following facts and their sources were compiled by MoveOn.org and are worth sharing. You will not hear about them through mainstream media and they should help with your decision on … Continue reading →
I must share this. Back in February, the Senate voted to immunize telecommunications companies for being duped by the Administration into eaves dropping on all kinds of communications. When Senator Hutchison’s vote supporting immunity was reported to me, I sent … Continue reading →
Despite repeated denials by Senator Obama and his campaign team, the misinformation from Fox “Noise” still gets around. Sean Hannity made two attempts in January and February to link Obama with the statements by others (Farrakhan and Jeremiah Wright) which … Continue reading →
- Recent NPR Story: <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/news/2007/06/rightwing_show_host_repeats_ob.html" target="_blank" title="Facts didn't stop far-right shock jock Michael Savage from repeating the allegation">Right-Wing Show Host Repeats Obama Misinformation</a>
Posted in Authoritarianism, Media-Info Control
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Tagged Noble Lie
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Month to Month Change In this twenty-ninth survey of the web, The WAWG Index monthly average was up by 3.9 percent from February 2008. Of the fourteen categories tracked, 5 were up, 8 were down and one was unchanged. The … Continue reading →
I recently received one of those emails encouraging me to view a YouTube video with lots of photos of our courageous men and women in uniform. We need to do more than remember the troops and their significant sacrifices. … Continue reading →
The House of Representatives has stood up to President Bush’s fear-mongering. The Bush White House tried to bully the House of Representatives on an important bill that affects your privacy. With cries of “soft on terrorism,†they insisted that the … Continue reading →
Month to Month Change In this twenty-eighth survey of the web, The WAWG Index monthly average was down by 12.1 percent from January 2008. Of the fourteen categories tracked, 4 were up, 9 were down and one was unchanged. The … Continue reading →
From a 2005 article in Looking Glass News by John Walsh, here are some excerpts on Noble Lies as a primary tool of the neocons: All governments lie as I. F. Stone famously observed, but some governments lie more than … Continue reading →
- Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=181" target="_blank" title="The neocons that President Bush has in his inner circle of friends and staff.">Bush’s Administration - Neocons Everywhere According to Bush and Rumsfeld</a>
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18319248" target="_blank" title="e report includes an online database that allows readers to search by phrase, person and subject.">Group: 'Orchestrated Deception' by Bush on Iraq</a>
- Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.alternet.org/story/15935" target="_blank" title="Many neoconservatives like Paul Wolfowitz are disciples of a philosopher who believed that the elite should use deception, religious fervor and perpetual war to control the ignorant masses.">Leo Strauss' Philosophy of Deception</a>
Posted in Rampant Cronyism/Corruption
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Tagged Noble Lie
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Andy Hailey