Author Archives: Jim Vogas

  Abusive Tactics Used to Seek Iraq-al Qaida Link According to Report – The Bush administration applied relentless pressure on interrogators to use harsh methods on detainees in part to find evidence of cooperation between al Qaida and the late … Continue reading →

What is a grassroots movement? From Wikipedia: A grassroots movement (often referenced in the context of a political movement) is one driven by the constituents of a community. The term implies that the creation of the movement and the group … Continue reading →

  Republican Women’s Newsletter Spreads False Information – The Spirit of Freedom Republican Women’s Club (Ft. Bend County, TX) newsletter contains the following misinformation: Scariest Quote of the Day…. Nancy Pelosi wants a Windfall Tax on Retirement Income. … She … Continue reading →

CIA Waterboarded Al Qaeda Suspect 183 Times in 1 Month, Memo Reveals – Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (still in U.S. custody) was waterboarded 183 times in March 2003 and Abu Zubaydah (the man who allegedly fears insects) was waterboarded 83 times … Continue reading →

Want to get steamed on tax day? Well, here are some things to get steamed about, and it’s not that junk being pushed at those goofy tea parties.   More CEOs Got Pay Hikes Than Cuts Last Year – Eleven … Continue reading →

Right-Wing Extremism is a Growing Threat to America According to Dept. of Homeland Security – A new report issued by the Department of Homeland Security that says right-wing extremism is on the rise throughout the country. DHS had no specific … Continue reading →

Goodbye Maple Syrup: Climate Change Pushing Sugar Maple Out of Northeast U.S. – For some places in the Northeast, the sugar-tapping season is getting shorter and shorter, sometimes lasting only a week, as it did in Quebec last year. Warmer … Continue reading →

The Texas State Board of Education has just issued a new decision to require the teaching of arguments against the existence of global warming. That’s right — global warming deniers on the SBOE are peddling their anti-science propaganda to our … Continue reading →

Fifty-Seven Percent (57%) of U.S. Voters Favor a Military Response to North Korea’s Missile Test – Fifty-seven percent (57%) of U.S. voters nationwide favor a military response if North Korea tested a long-range missile. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone … Continue reading →

Glenn Beck Mocks Obama’s Aunt – So, President Barack Obama’s aunt was recently granted a reprieve from an immigration judge in her asylum case, which has been ongoing since 2002. Time for a substantive discussion on immigration policy? NO! This … Continue reading →