Posts Tagged: politics

A video is making the rounds that claims Google is manipulating its Autocomplete results, those suggestions you get as you type out your keywords, to hide terms related to Hillary Clinton’s criminal activities. Since this is my area of expertise, I though it would be appropriate to chime in. Not often does SEO, let alone Google Autocomplete, make national headlines. Unfortunately, most people have no clue how any of this search stuff works, so it’s a bit like the Aquatic Ape Theory in that it’s….

The problem with a democracy is that half of any population is below average. Do you really want them having so much power? Election laws that would prevent people from voting on any basis, even intelligence, would be flawed. However, I’ve worked out a system that I believe could truly help the outcomes of America’s elections. The solution is simple: joke candidates. A joke candidate would be kind of like writing in Mickey Mouse, except that he’d be on the actual ticket! No need to….

Buying Our Freedom

Patriotism isn’t symbolic. It’s not the flag or a lapel pin. It’s not emotion either. It’s not love for your country or hope for our future. Patriotism is action. It’s participation. Asked what kind of government we formed in our early days, Benjamin Franklin responded, “A Republic, if you can keep it.” That is what patriotism is: the act of keeping our republic. A republic functions on the principle that elected officials represent the people. There are and always have been threats to that representation…..

Gary Johnson on Reddit

Having been excluded unjustly from the Dartmouth debate, Governor Gary Johnson turned to where the people really are: the Internet. He tweeted during the debate and answered questions on Reddit. I know that to the uninitiated, Reddit can seem confusing, so hopefully this will simplify some things for you. Here are some highlights of his Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything): On Occupy Wall Street: On Ron Paul: On Potential Senate Run: On Vetoes: On Gay Rights: On the War on Drugs: On His First Action….

Sometimes I wonder why I’m even a Republican. Fortunately, the Democrats continually remind me. However, it just seems like it’s getting more and more difficult to be an admitted member of the GOP. It feels more like the OP at times. A plethora of candidates already grace the national stage, and most are downright appalling. Whatever their merits, they have at least one huge shortcoming that would cause voting for them to weigh heavily on my patriotic soul. Michele Bachmann is stupid You know how….

It’s finally Independence Day. It’s one of the most important holidays to me, and yet has long been one of the most depressing. I’m forced to remember our nation’s history, and the realization that we hold almost no ideals originally found in the Declaration of Independence is more saddening each year. Rather than talk about how there is a problem challenging our Independence, I decided instead to talk about seven specific threats to it. From Wikipedia: “Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or….

I don’t usually do this, but it’s my blog, so I can make up the rules as I go. Here’s a video from the YouTube: This is apparently from a group called The Whitest Kids U’Know. The video is brilliant. After watching it, it made me upset that the Pledge is still a mandatory thing in most public schools. This isn’t about the “Under God” thing. While that certainly has no part in the American Pledge of Allegiance or mandated in any public schools, my….

A few years ago the world was introduced to a woman it had no business knowing. A small-minded beauty pageant winner turned governor enthusiastically hopped onto the political stage. She was as unpolished as moose excrement and nearly as popular. That didn’t stop the GOP from making a shameless appeal to the worst of their base by choosing Sarah Palin as their 2008 nominee for Vice President. She lost. Going Rogue Despite her failure, she went on to quit her job as governor. That would….

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