Author Archives: Jim Vogas

About Jim Vogas

Texas A&M Aggie, Retired aerospace engineer, former union member, Vietnam vet, Demcratic Party organizer, husband and father.

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.

 

Bad Deeds for 11-30-2007

CNN Has Different Standards for Republican and Democratic Debate Questions – CNN Washington bureau chief David Bohrman, who’s executive producing the CNN You Tube debate, said that YouTube videos “asking the Republican candidates to defend their opposition to gay marriage … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 11-29-2007

Firefighters Asked to Report People Who Express Discontent With the U. S. Government – It’s like the novel “Fahrenheit 451” has come to life. Firefighters are being trained to not only keep an eye out for illegal materials in the … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 11-28-2007 (Add-On to Earlier Post)

Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Bad Deeds for 11-28-2007 (Add-On to Earlier Post) Giuliani’s Business Contracts Tie Him to the Man Who Let 9/11’s =20 Mastermind Escape the FBI Three weeks after 9/11, when the roar of fighter jets still … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 11-28-2007

Texas Oilman Was At Center of Corruption in Iraq Oil for Food Program – Texas oilman Oscar Wyatt Jr. paid millions of dollars to Iraqi officials to get an unfair share of contracts connected to the oil-for-food program, which ran … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 11-27-2007

Karl Rove Says “Congress Pushed Bush to War in Iraq Prematurely” – According to Karl Rove on the Charlie Rose show on PBS, the Bush Administration did not want Congress to vote on the Iraq War resolution in the fall … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 11-24-2007

Dirty Tricksters Caught on Video – California Counts, a cabal of right-wing political operatives linked to Rudy Giuliani, is working hard to steal the White House (again) in 2008. They want to fool California voters into changing the rules so … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 11-20-2007

Bush, Cheney, Rove and Others Passed Along False Information Says Former White House Press Secretary – President Bush, Karl Rove, and other top administration officials were involved in misleading the White House press corps about the outing of ex-CIA agent … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 11-19-2007

US Provides Haven to War Criminals From Abroad – More than 1,000 people from 85 countries who are accused of such crimes as rape, killings, torture and genocide are living in the United States, according to Department of Homeland Security … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds Special: John Cornyn’s Voting Record

Cornyn was ranked by the National journal as the fourth-most Conservative United States Senator in their 2006 rankings.

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Bad Deeds for 11-14-2007

Mortgage Mess: Uh-oh. It’s Enron All Over Again – Just as Enron’s off-balance-sheet vehicles were propping up its stock price by camouflaging the company’s real financial results, so structured investment vehicles were inflating the credit market by providing demand for … Continue reading

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