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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Newt Gingrich recently repeated the well known phrase on power and absolute power but he put it in the context of what has been happening to the U. S. Congress, “Big government tends to corrupt. But government with no party … Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5135241" target="_blank" title="The former Speaker of the House says his party is in danger of losing the moral high ground on Capitol Hill. He calls on fellow Republicans to embrace reform, and to return to a vision of smaller government.">To Fix What's Broken in Congress, Start 'Small'</a>
Posted in Rampant Cronyism/Corruption
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So, what does the fundamentalist control of the United States mean for the institutions and individuals that do not agree with them? It means federal funding is taken from those on the enemy list and given to those in the inner circle. It means the enemy is labeled over and over as evil or at least as liberal. It means verbal abuse will become physical abuse and physical abuse will spread from terrorists to other enemies. It means evil liberal ‘activist’ judges will be replaced with conservative ‘activist’ judges. It also means subjugation of women will increase, increased world violence based on our decision for preemptive war, and the standard for human rights has been lowered worldwide by our lead. It means, do something before it’s too late. Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4989281" target="_blank" title="Steve Inskeep talks with former President Jimmy Carter about his new book, Our Endangered Values.">Carter Sounds Warning on Values in New Book</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4984885" target="_blank" title="Blurring the line between church and state threatens civil liberties and privacy, says former President Jimmy Carter.">A Former President Warns of 'Endangered Values'</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5071001" target="_blank" title="A look at the cultural legacy and influence of the boomers.">Baby Boomers Turn 60</a>
Posted in Enemy/Scapegoat
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Whoppers, whether told by presidents of countries or companies, survive only with the help of the profit oriented media. Most who believe George Bush’s version of the Osama satellite phone story, revived recenlty to justify unchecked spying, also still believe … Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5069307" target="_blank" title="A look back at presidential statements that, in the end, turned out to be not quite true."> Presidential Apocrypha</a>
Posted in Media-Info Control
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There has been plenty of news recently about the federal Patriot Act and its potential for violating our civil rights and expanding the options for identifying candidates for the terrorist watch list. However, there is state legislation in the final … Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4696652" target="_blank" title="Bush Stumps for Patriot Act Renewal ">June 9, 2005 · The President visits Ohio to push for renewal of portions of the Patriot Act</a>
Posted in Enemy/Scapegoat, Human Rights Abuse
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… a disturbing cabal that started after the resignation of President Nixon and continues today in the Bush administration with some of the same saboteurs. Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5014688" target="_blank" title="The Corporation for Public Broadcasting's Inspector General has released a report that finding former CPB Chairman Kenneth Tomlinson violated federal law in his efforts to rid the public airwaves of what he called its liberal bias.">Report Finds Ex-CPB Chair Violated Law</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5013575" target="_blank" title="Former Corporation for Public Broadcasting chairman Kenneth Tomlinson violated his office's code of ethics as he sought to bring political change to the organization, according to the agency's internal investigation.">Report Faults Ex-CPB Chair Tomlinson on Ethics</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5014066" target="_blank" title="He also allegedly used political tests as a factor in hiring a new president. " >CPB Report Details Ex-Chairman's Wrongdoings</a>
Posted in Rampant Cronyism/Corruption
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In Warnings from Katrina and Rita?, I provided a chart that plots the number of named storms over time for the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. This chart was created by a coworker from various internet data sources and goes … Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5044101" target="_blank" title="Science Friday - recent research that suggests 2005 was the most extreme weather year on record.">Ira Flatow on Science: An Extreme Weather Year</a>
Posted in Environment
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In Has America’s Greatest Generation Begat The Failure Generation?, I summarized the introduction to “The Rise of the Rogue Executive,†where the authors point out, “Business scandals are just another part of the stream of daily news that is full … Continue reading →
- Recent NPR Story: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5056527" target="_blank" title=""December 16, 2005 · In Los Angeles, a federal grand jury has handed down an indictment to Ralph's supermarket chain.>Ralph's Supermarkets Charged in Labor Dispute</a>
Posted in Corporate Intrusion, Labor Power Loss
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The total WAWG index was down 11,407 points from November, 2005. The December average was down 834 points from November’s. This is the second down month. But this is only the third month of tracking this index. … Continue reading →
Will the administration’s lack of recognition of the growing political power of China add international failure to the current list of domestic failures of my boomer generation? Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5020199" target="_blank" title="How the Rise of the Next Super Power Challenges America...">Chronicling the Rise of a New Superpower: China</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5019091" target="_blank title="Friday's ceremony for Hu Yaobang, whose death helped spark the Tiananmen Square protests, wasn't the endorsement of more progressive politics that some Chinese had hoped for.">China Honors Reformist Whose Death Sparked Protests</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5050285" target="_blank" title="Pentagon figures show that attempts to break into Department of Defense systems increased dramatically from 2003 to 2004.">Defense Contractors May Be Chink in Cyber Security</a>
Posted in International
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This government media source isn’t as blatant as Pentagon Channel and seems to be more more responsive to requests to cut out the propaganda. According to The Recovery Channel web site, “The focus of the FEMA Recovery Channel is to … Continue reading →
- Related WAWG Article:: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=10" target="_blank" title="More recently Allison Barber, performing other Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense duties, was video taped preparing 10 members of our military for a teleconference with President Bush. ">Pentagon Channel - News or Government Media Control?</a>
Posted in Media-Info Control
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