Category Archives: Bad Deeds

Examples of American authoritarian activities. “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” Lord Acton (1834-1902), and Washington, D.C. has too much power concentrated in the authoritarian hands. So much power goes bad and Jim summarizes just some of it.

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 8-26-2011

  Rick Perry Sought State Profits from Death Speculation on Teachers – According to the notes of a meeting in 2003, which were authenticated by a meeting participant, the Perry administration wanted to help Wall Street investors gamble on how … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 8-25-2011

  Republican Congresspersons Charging Their Constituents to Attend Town Hall Meetings – Congressmen like Paul Ryan (R-WI) Ben Quayle (R-AZ) and Chip Cravaack (R-MN), instead of hosting their own constituent town hall meetings, are having events hosted for them by … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 8-24-2011

  Quake Sensors Removed Around Virginia Nuke Plant Due to Budget Cuts – A nuclear power plant that was shut down after an earthquake struck central Virginia Tuesday had seismographs removed due to budget cuts. U.S. nuclear officials said that … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 8-23-2011

  “Pro-Life” Kansas Governor Cuts Funding for Dying Infants – Republican Governor Sam Brownback respond? He is gutting the agency responsible for child protective services, child support enforcement, and child, adult and family well being services, after a failed attempt … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 8-15-2011

  Tea Partiers Cheer the Downgrade of America’s Credit Rating – At a tea party rally in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, the Tea Party Express rolled into that northeastern city. The most shocking moment of the event wasn’t the vitriol … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 8-8-2011

  Republican-Controlled House Subcommittee Cuts NASA Funding – Last week, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives Commerce, Justice, and Science Subcommittee cut NASA’s funding to $16.8 billion last week, which is $1.6 billion below last year’s level, and $1.9 billion below … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 8-6-2011

  Americans for Prosperity Sends Out Ballots With Late Return Date to Democrats – Something is rotten in the state of Wisconsin — and the Koch-backed advocacy group Americans for Prosperity is behind it. The second round of state Senate … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 7-28-2011

  Right-Wing Groups Seeking Weapons of Mass Destruction According to Alleged Norway Mass Murderer – The man who has acknowledged carrying out last week’s mass killings in Norway claimed in his online treatise that he was allied with other right-wight … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 7-26-2011

  Republican Lawmaker Admits He’s Extorting Congress to Rewrite Constitution – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) told MSNBC’s Chris Matthews Monday that he is giving Congress ten days to pass a constitutional amendment that would make raising taxes nearly impossible. And … Continue reading

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Bad Deeds for 7-25-2011

  Fox News Host Falsely Blames Muslims for Norway Attacks – [Last] Friday night on The O’Reilly Factor, guest host Laura Ingraham did a brief report on the terrorist attacks that killed dozens of people in Norway. She began by … Continue reading

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