I am pleased to announce that my next book will be called Operation Bald Eagle. After a long line of non-fiction books, Ozzy started the move towards fiction when it was released in May. Now I find myself in the unique opportunity to participate in National Novel Writing Month where writers are encouraged to write [...]
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Announcing Operation Bald Eagle
November 7th, 2011 · No Comments
Wall Street Bankrolls Mitt Romney Campaign
November 3rd, 2011 · No Comments
Eight of the top ten contributors to Mitt Romney’s campaign for president are Wall Street banks or large financial institutions. The list includes influential names like Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase. Coincidentally each of these firms want Wall Street reform to be repealed, passed in 2010 under President Obama and a Democratic [...]
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Cain’s $35,000 Settlement
November 3rd, 2011 · No Comments
In the ever-changing Herman Cain sexual harassment saga: The settlement given to a former female employee after an alleged sexual harassment by Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain reportedly amounts to $35,000. Cain initially denied knowing of a settlement but quickly backtracked, saying that the settlement amounted to a severance package lasting roughly a few months. [...]
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Move Your Money Campaign Gains Steam
November 1st, 2011 · No Comments
The unpopular Wall Street banks are feeling the wrath of average consumers. Since the government won’t break them up, The People will have to do it on their own. Grassroots groups have been calling for a closure to personal banking accounts at the big banks since they received bailout money in 2008 and crashed the [...]
Americans Support Legalizing Marijuana
October 18th, 2011 · No Comments
Support for legalizing marijuana has hit an all-time high: For the first time in polling history, 50 percent of Americans support marijuana legalization. That is up 14 points from where the country was just five years ago. Along with shifting attitudes on gay marriage in the United States, where a majority now support legal recognition, [...]
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Occupy Wall Street Protests Win Broad Support in NY
October 18th, 2011 · No Comments
New Yorkers support the Occupy Wall Street protests by a wide margin: Sixty-seven percent of those who responded to a Quinnipiac University survey said they agreed with the Occupy Wall Street protesters, who are upset that banks were allowed to earn huge profits after being bailed out during the recession, while average Americans remained under [...]
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All U.S. Troops Out of Iraq by End of 2011
October 15th, 2011 · No Comments
This is great news and long overdue: The Iraq War, which started in March 2003, will officially end on January 1, 2012 after nearly nine years of fighting. Withdrawal from the country was a central promise of President Obama’s campaign in 2008. The Associated Press report, based on anonymous administration officials due to the sensitivity [...]
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Bill Maher Mocks “We are the 1%” Protest Signs
October 15th, 2011 · No Comments
On last night’s Real Time with Bill Maher, the comedian mocked wealthy Chicago market traders that placed signs from their windows with the phrase “We are the 1%”, a play off of Occupy Wall Street’s “We are the 99%” signs. Occupy Chicago is among over a thousand protests in cities worldwide that have formed as [...]
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Will the Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up?
October 11th, 2011 · No Comments
The DNC has come out with a series of brutal new ads highlighting the endless flip-flops that Mitt Romney has taken over his political career – from his pro-choice position when running for the Senate against Ted Kennedy to his support for economic stimulus (before he was against it, of course). His healthcare flip-flop is [...]
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The Tea Party vs. Occupy Wall Street
October 9th, 2011 · No Comments
Why is it that rich white people that protest a democratically elected government are called “patriots” yet a diverse group of middle class Americans protesting unaccountable corporate greed are called “mobs”? Just a thought. var wordpress_toolbar_urls = [];var wordpress_toolbar_url = “”;var wordpress_toolbar_oinw = “”;var wordpress_toolbar_hash = “aHR0cDovL2t5bGViZWxsLmNvbS8yMDExLzEwLzA5L3RoZS10ZWEtcGFydHktdnMtb2NjdXB5LXdhbGwtc3RyZWV0Lzx3cHRiPlRoZSBUZWEgUGFydHkgdnMuIE9jY3VweSBXYWxsIFN0cmVldDx3cHRiPmh0dHA6Ly9reWxlYmVsbC5jb208d3B0Yj5LeWxlIEJlbGw%3D”;
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