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POSSIBLE REASONS PEOPLE SUPPORT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND FASCISM

March 18, 2024 Score Card Comments 0 Comment

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Possible reasons for the slow demise and ruin of the Republican Party.

It is quit normal to want things your way. It is a bit more sophisticated to listen to other people’s ideas and wishes and take them into consideration to measure both your ideas with other people’s. Fascists are typically politicians and individuals who are self centered and want to promote their own selfish gains to achieve rewards at the expense of the broader society. Fascism seems to be a bit more exciting than the workings of Democracy, thus the attraction…

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Book Review: The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America By Thom Hartmann

October 28, 2019 Score Card Comments 0 Comment

I have a really bad habit of buying books that I never read. The one most recent exception to this failing is my most recent purchase. I discovered this book by listening to this pod cast: How “We the People” Can Take Back the Supreme Court. The above podcast touted a book that I rushed out and purchased: The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America by Thom Hartmann. Only soft cover. I can not find…

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Copy Stores Fail To See An Opportunity.

April 22, 2019 Score Card Comments 0 Comment

Any copy store like Staples has a brief window where they could offer to print the book at a really good price. This just might be a clever promotion to get customers into their stores, a loss leader.

Learning Adobe Premier Pro CC

September 23, 2015 Score Card

The best solution for me was actually free. The embarrassing part is that it was right in front of me. Adobe offers terrific tutorials,

Book Review: Command Decisions

February 19, 2015 Score Card Comments 0 Comment

I found that this book hard to put down for some really unusual reasons. On the one hand it was written in a dreary style and on the other it held a view that was very different and included information that was somewhat surprising.

Book review: The Party Is Over. How Republicans Went Crazy, Democrats Became Useless, and the Middle Class Got Shafted by Mike Lofgren

August 16, 2012 Score Card Comments 0 Comment

Just prior to receiving my copy of The Party Is Over. How Republicans Went Crazy, Democrats Became Useless, and the Middle Class Got Shafted by Mike Lofgren, Penguin Publishing. I was having lunch with a friend, I will call Mike. I asked him why the American public fails to change their view of the GOP. Why do vast numbers of Americans still vote Republican? He came back with what I calculate to be a very good answer. He said that…

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Winner Take All Politics by Hacker & Pierson, a book review

June 17, 2012 Score Card Comments 0 Comment

Title: Winner-Take-All Politics Authors: Jacob S. Hacker & Paul Pierson Publisher: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks ISBN: 978-1-4165-8870-2 List price: $15 (paperback) Following is a book review that is in progress and as such may change at any moment. How I chose this book to read: I must confess that although I buy a lot of books, I seldom find the time to read any book more than part way through. Not enough time and not enough sustained interest may be…

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Outliers The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell.

April 2, 2009 Score Card Comments 0 Comment

My sister called me one day to tell me she was sending me a book by mail. I got the book the very next day at around 11:30am. I had completed three quarters of the book by the time I went to bed. It has been years that I have had my hands on a book that read so quickly and was this compelling to read. Before we get started with this review, I would like to flatly state that…

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Book Review: Marching Toward Hell by Michael Scheuer

January 12, 2009 Score Card Comments 0 Comment

Book Review: Marching Toward Hell Author: Michael Scheurer Analysis: The book is all about the history of USA war with radical Muslim warriors. Patriotic to the core and is the author’s supreme measure for all things. Brutal exploration of the subject giving no respect to anyone in and out of power. Honest intent which is well delivered. Insightful in a host of ways especially the author’s analysis of our problems fighting this war. Compelling read because as one turns each…

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Review of Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 by Garrick Chow

October 30, 2007 Score Card Comments 0 Comment

Review of Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 by Garrick Chow I have been working on web sites for over five years. My first training was at a state university extension class. It was a great introduction but I quickly realized that web site design would require a lot more effort, a lot more books for me to read. Over time, I was amazed at how web site development has changed and for anyone not making a good effort at keeping current; your…

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