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 10-29-2007

The Bush Wild-West Influence: Texas is Now Like Iraq; Shoot First, Gets Facts Later – Texas recently passed a law branding anybody breaking into a home or car as a real threat of injury or death to its occupants. John … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 10-23-2007

Glenn Beck Says “A handful of people who hate America … are losing their homes in a forest fire today” – On the October 22 edition of his nationally syndicated radio program, host Glenn Beck stated, “I think there is … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 10-22-2007

Evidence of Tax Evasion by Blackwater– The Blackwater employees responsible for considerable violence in Iraq as they go about the job of protecting State Department officials aren’t Blackwater employees at all — they’re “independent contractors.” Why would Blackwater chose to … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 10-19-2007

Attorney General Nominee Isn’t Sure if Waterboarding Should be Considered Torture – President Bush’s nominee for attorney general, Michael B. Mukasey, declined Thursday to say if he considered harsh interrogation techniques like waterboarding, which simulates drowning, to constitute torture or … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 10-18-2007

Fred Thompson Proposes to Cut Social Security Benefits by 25 Percent – Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson proposed to curb the cost of Social Security by cutting projected benefits by as much as 25 percent over the next 33 years, … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 10-17-2007

Mitt Romney’s New National Security Adviser Said He’d Torture “In A Heartbeat” – Retired General James “Spider” Marks, who has just been named a new national security adviser to Mitt Romney’s campaign, asserted in a 2005 interview that he would … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 10-16-2007

The Man Behind the UK Court Attack on Al Gore’s Film is a Fuel and Mining Magnate – The school governor who challenged the screening of Al Gore’s climate change documentary in secondary schools was funded by a Scottish quarrying … Continue reading

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How many Republicans does it take to change a light bulb?

1. One to deny that the light bulb needs to be changed 2. One to attack the patriotism of anyone who says the light bulb needs to be changed. 3. One to blame Clinton for burning out the light bulb. … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 10-12-2007

Ann Coulter says Jews need “to be perfected” and the nation would be better off if it were all-Christian – Appearing on “The Big Idea” with host Donny Deutsch on Monday, Ann Coulter said Christians were tolerant of racial diversity … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 10-11-2007

Two Iraqi Women Killed by Security Contractors – Two Iraqi women were killed when guards from the Australian-run private security firm, RTI International, working for the U. S. State Department, fired at the women’s white Oldsmobile. As many as 40 … Continue reading

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