A Plea to My Family and Friends
by KJ Kaufman on Jun.10, 2010, under Featured Posts
I know that many of you, who are members of my family or are very dear and close friends as well as just those of you who are mere acquaintances, are apolitical. I know that many of you don’t share my oft obsession with politics. I implore all of you, however, to please indulge me just this one time and read my plea to you in its entirety. When you finish this plea, you are free to dismiss my arguments and point of view, but please give them fair consideration.
The Sestak Cover-Up Continues – Obama Shill Gov. Ed Rendell Plays Cover for the Administration
by KJ Kaufman on Jun.05, 2010, under Politics
June 4, 2010, Washington D.C (10:00PM EDT)
Governor Ed Rendell appears on the Greta Van Susteren show and tells Greta that he had conversations with the White House and then spoke with Representative Sestak (supposedly with no jobs being offered) encouraging Sestak to not pursue a Senate primary against Senator Arlen Specter. Greta pushes Governor Rendell regarding why he didn’t mention this just last week when Greta was interviewing him about the Sestak controversy. Governor Rendell replies that he didn’t think it was relevant because he didn’t speak to Sestak about a job, and on Greta’s show the week before, they were talking about a job being offered. The real story here is not that Governor Rendell withheld information; the real story is that Governor Rendell is now covering for the White House and has become a willing participant in this scandal.
Why is James Taranto Given Any Credibility?
by KJ Kaufman on Jun.05, 2010, under Constitutional Matters
While watching the Fox News channel’s weekend show Journal Editorial Report where James Taranto of the Wall Street Journal is a frequent guest (as well as a frequent guest on many other Fox News shows), I wonder why we give propagandist James Taranto any quarter anywhere in journalism. I’m speaking in particular of James Taranto’s propaganda piece from July of 2009 entitled It’s Certifiable. At the time, Leo Donofrio (who brought one of the suits regarding Barack Obama’s eligibility to hold the Office of the Presidency) unequivocally outed Taranto for being a propagandist in the piece. Since that time, Donofrio has taken down his blog posts as he pursues his legal career defending Chrysler dealerships and the Bankruptcy proceedings that closed over 700 Chrysler dealerships. I thought, however, it might be a good time to revisit Taranto’s propaganda and place back into the blogosphere the distorted facts and lies that Taranto spun on July 30, 2009 just so that we can all be clear that Taranto has no credibility.
Democracy Is Killing Our Republic
by KJ Kaufman on May.31, 2010, under Constitutional Matters
Yesterday, I went to a BBQ in the hopes of avoiding all political discussions and just enjoying the day. You see, I’ve gotten myself into trouble before talking about politics at family functions, so I had vowed to spend a day mute on all things political. I made it three hours. Then, while standing in the kitchen with my nephew and two of his friends, I was asked what I thought about SB1070 (Arizona’s illegal immigration bill). Damn, I thought, I can’t walk away from this discussion. So I asked the questioner if he had read the legislation. To which he responded that he had watched a lot of media coverage on the bill, and therefore, knew what it was about. So I said, “but you haven’t read the legislation, is that correct?” To which he replied, correct. So I said, “then, please let me educate you on what this bill is really about.” I subsequently shared the four goals of the legislation which I’ve written about here and here. I explained to him that if we were still allowed to have honest discussions in America, the Arizona citizens would be allowed to participate in an intellectual discussion on whether or not the goals the legislation attempts are worthy goals, just and in the best interest of Arizona citizens. His final reply on the subject was, “well we should have voted on the legislation.” And that is the crux of today’s piece, our youth think we are a democracy instead of a republic, and until we educate them on the differences, we have little hope of seeing the “Great American Experiment” survive.
