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 2-15-07

Cheney’s 2002 phone call set the stage for CIA leak probe – A story in Vice-President Dick Cheney’s morning newspaper reported that telephone calls intercepted by the National Security Agency on September 10, 2001, apparently warned that Al Qaeda was … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 2-14-07

U.S. Election Assistance Commission Chair, Donetta Davidson, Knew About Problems of Voting Machine Test Labs But Kept Quiet – Bush-Appointed Chair Found Near Center of the Growing Scandal/Cover-Up Which Even Included a Stealth Attack on Election Integrity Advocate John Gideon. … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 2-12-07

A bill introduced last week by Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX) would require Internet Service Providers to record all users’ surfing activity, text messages and email traffic indefinitely The bill, dubbed the Safety Act by sponsor Lamar Smith, a republican congressman … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 2-9-07

Friendswood City Councilman Chris Peden Says English is the Official Language of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) – Voicing his support to make English the official language of Friendswood, Councilman Chris Peden said, “I just find it … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 2-8-07

US Refuses to Sign Accord on Secret Detentions – Representatives from 57 countries on Tuesday signed a long-negotiated treaty prohibiting the arrest, detention or kidnapping of a person by state agents or affiliates and subsequent denials about the detention or … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds from Glenn Beck

BECK: “I don`t have a lot of African-American friends, and I think part of it is because I`m afraid that I would be in an open conversation, and I would say something that somebody would take wrong, and then it … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 2-7-07

Republican Congressman Chose Golf Over Legislating – Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN) missed 19 House votes over four days in order to play in a ‘Pro-Am’ charity golf game. Army made video warning about dangers of depleted uranium but never showed … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 2-6-07

Former Republican Representative Katherine Harris (FL) is still parking her car in a Congressional building Convicted terrorist serves in Iraq parliament – A member of the new Iraqi Parliament was convicted in 1984 by Kuwaiti authorities of having bombed the … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 2-5-07

Fox News Parent Company CEO Rupert Murdoch Confesses To Propaganda On Iraq – News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch was part of a panel at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday. Asked if … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 2-2-07

Right-wing think tank offers $10,000 to dispute climate study – Letters sent by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), an ExxonMobil-funded thinktank with close links to the Bush administration, offered $10,000 for articles that emphasize the shortcomings of a report from … Continue reading

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