About Andy Hailey
Vietnam Vet, UT El Paso Grad, Retired Aerospace Engineer, former union rep, kid of a WWII WASP, Vet for Peace, universist, web admin, blogger - helping to expose America’s growing Authoritarianism.
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According to John Dean, the Senate “is not yet an authoritarian body,” however, “This is not to say there is no authoritarianism in the Senate.” The Republicans are anxious “to extend their power in the Senate in a fashion similar … Continue reading →
- Related WAWG Article:: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=92" target="_blank" title="Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?">Authoritatian Personality Traits</a>
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Tagged John Dean
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In this fourth in a series of four, I start with a few quotes from John Dean about Dick Cheney, which John backs up with other details in his book, Conservatives without Conscience: Cheney is an authoritarian dominator. Dick Cheney … Continue reading →
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.taylormarsh.com/archives_view.php?id=24433" target="_blank" title="Baseball, hotdogs, apple pie and jackbooted government thugs kicking down your door">Apple Pie Authoritarians</a>, <a href="http://www.ourfuture.org/onmessage/other_contributors/20040128_kuttner.cfm" target="_blank" title="America as a One-Party State by Robert Kuttner">Single Party Dominance</a>
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5705665" target="_blank" title="mr. high and mighty, who are your sights set on now?">A Protest Anthem That Rocks and Stomps</a>
- Related WAWG Article:: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=92" target="_blank" title="Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?">Authoritatian Personality Traits</a>
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According to John Dean, Profession Altemeyer has identified three types of authoritarians: The Followers, The Leaders and the Double Highs. The professor has developed psychological tests to identify individuals as either part of a “submissive crowd” or as a social dominator. Those who score high on both tests he calls double highs. Continue reading →
- Related WAWG Article:: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=97" target="_blank" title="The House that Newt Built">Authoritarians, Part 1a</a>, <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=96" target="_blank" title="The Double High House of Delay">Authoritarians, Part 1b</a>, <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=95" target="_blank" title="The Frist Mini-House Senate">Authoritarians, Part 2</a>, <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=94" target="_blank" title="The Cheney Executive Branch">Authoritarians, Part 3</a>
- More ... : <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?tag=nazi" target="_blank" title="More Current entries">American Fascism and The Authoritarian "Masses" that Power It.</a>
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Tagged Christianist, Fascism - Here?, John Dean, Unitary Executive
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In this eleventh survey of the web, the WAWG Index group average was up by 8 percent from July 2006. Of the fourteen traits tracked, 9 were down slightly, 5 were up, and 0 were unchanged. The cumulative change for … Continue reading →
In February 2006, the IRS published the results of their review of reported violations of the Revenue Act of 1954 by organizations, including churches, whose tax exempt status prohibits their participation in or intervening in “(including the publicizing or distributing … Continue reading →
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=154780,00.html" target="_blank" title="The IRS began this review following an increase in complaints about political activities during the 2004 election cycle. ">IRS New Release</a>, <a href="http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=154712,00.html" target="_blank" title="Election Year Activities and the Prohibition on Political Campaign Intervention for Section 501(c)(3) Organizations">IRS Fact Sheet</a>, <a href="http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=154622,00.html" target="_blank" title="IRS Reports on Political Activity Compliance Initiative">Full Listing of IRS Related Documents</a>
Posted in Church/State Unification
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Tagged Christianist
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This blog began over concerns about where the political powers of this country are taking us. As this blog has grown, my concern grew further as I learned how the two political parties had become more polarized over the last … Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5584522" target="_blank" title="The american bar association blue ribbon task force described president bush's use of signing statements as presenting a challenge to the separation of powers">The Unitary Presidency</a>, <a href="http://wamu.org/programs/dr/10/02/04.php#29448" target="_blank" title="The Birth of the Unitary Executive">Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State</a>
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.abanet.org/op/signingstatements/aba_final_signing_statements_recommendation-report_7-24-06.pdf" target="_blank" title="TASK FORCE ON PRESIDENTIAL SIGNING STATEMENTS AND THE SEPARATION">Full text of the ABA report</a>, <a href="http://www.lwv.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=7465" target="_blank" title="by Mickey Edwards">Presidential Signing Statements: Above the Law</a>, <a href="http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/signingstatements" target="_blank" title="The American Presidency Project">Presidential Signing Statements - Hoover - G.W. Bush</a>
Posted in Authoritarianism
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Tagged Unitary Executive
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As I have written previously in this blog, I was deceived by another president forty years ago. I watched the man I supported, and worked for, become further corrupted by both the power that comes with being President of the … Continue reading →
- Related WAWG Article:: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=35" target="_blank" title="talked the President out of signing amendments that would have put stronger teeth in the Freedom of Information Act">Corruption Requires Secrets, Secrets Need Protection, and Protection Requires Collusion and a Hobbled Media</a>
Posted in Disdain of Educated & Artists, Human Rights Abuse, Obsession with National Security, Rampant Cronyism/Corruption
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The Energy Information Administration (EIA) provides official energy statistics from the U. S. Government. The statistics include sources of energy, international comparisons, CO2 emissions and much more. Energy Consumption by Source, 1635-2000 (Quadrillion Btu) Click on the image to see … Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5524909" target="_blank" title="Is carbon dioxide a pollutant in the traditional sense of the word?">Supreme Court Takes First Global Warming Case</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5474683" target="_blank" title="A new group of strange bedfellows wants 25 percent of Americas energy to come from renewable resources">An Energy Plan for 2025</a>
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In this tenth survey of the web, the WAWG Index group average was up by 14.1 percent from June 2006. Of the fourteen items tracked, 1 was down, 13 were up, and 0 were unchanged. The cumulative change for the … Continue reading →
NPR ran a series on Torture this last June. The following are excerpts from this series that went from legalize it to it’s not very useful. Click on the related link to hear and read more. Alan Dershowitz, author, lawyer … Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5451760" target="_blank" title="Pentagon officials have reportedly decided to omit a Geneva Convention rule against humiliating and degrading treatment of detainees from a new army manual.">Army Omits 'Humiliating and Degrading' Rule</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5498114" target="_blank" title="He also reveals that al-Qaida was planning an attack on the New York City subway system.">Inside the War on Terror: 'The One Percent Doctrine'</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4271214" target="_blank" title="Did American doctors participate in the torture of enemy combatant detainees in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay?">Report Alleges Doctors Aided Torture of Terror Detainees</a>
Posted in Human Rights Abuse
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