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 12-11-06

Tom DeLay has a Blog “to provide Americans with a new meeting place where such opinions and viewpoints might be better shared, discussed and debated”, but Democrats will be filtered out – At first, the filter was manual, so posts … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 12-08-06

Bill O’Reilly says “we are going to level that country (Iran), because you … need gasoline to live” Republican “Do-Nothing” Congress Tries To Give Itself a Raise On Final Day – Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi of California and Sen. Harry … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 12-06-06

Richest 2 percent own more than half the world Study shows that the richest 2 percent of adults own more than half of global wealth, while the bottom half own only 1 percent. Tony Snow Doesn’t Answer a Single Question … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 12-04-06

CONDITIONS OF DETENTION… UNPRECEDENTED IN THE MILITARY JUSTICE SYSTEM Jose Padilla was denied access to counsel for 21 months. His lawyers argue that he has been so damaged by his interrogations and prolonged isolation that he suffers post-traumatic stress disorder … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 12-01-06

U.S. Assigns Secret ‘Terror Scores’ to Travelers Without notifying the public, federal agents for the past four years have assigned millions of international travelers, including Americans, computer-generated scores rating the risk they pose of being terrorists or criminals. Travelers are … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 11-30-06

The Bush administration proposed to ease public reporting requirements for companies that handle or release toxic chemicals That plan – now shelved because of pressure from Democratic senators – would have raised the threshold for reporting releases of toxic chemicals … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 11-29-06

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says, “A strong dollar is clearly in our nation’s interest and I feel very good today about the strength of the U.S. economy,” as the U.S. dollar hit a 20-month low against the Euro Treasury Secretary … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 11-28-06

Newt Gingrich said the country will be forced to reexamine freedom of speech to meet the threat of terrorism Gingrich talked up limiting free speech at the annual Nackey S. Loeb First Amendment award dinner, which fetes people and organizations … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 11-27-06

Turkey of the Year Award Goes to Shelly Sekula-Gibbs Fun With Shelley, Part XVII Sekula-Gibbs had said in an interview that the deaths of 2,800 Americans in Iraq needed to be put “in perspective” because after all, 9,000 Americans were … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 11-21-06

Six Muslim scholars Removed from a US Airways flight after reciting daily prayers A passenger raised concerns about the imams — three of whom said their normal evening prayers in the airport terminal before boarding the Phoenix-bound plane, according to … Continue reading

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