Tag Archives: Van Jones

When Donald Trump tweeted out that the press was the “enemy of the people” a few days ago, he had to have known that one of his supporters had just been taken into custody for plotting the murder of several journalists and elected Democrats

By Mark | February 20, 2019

Last Friday, Coast Guard lieutenant Christopher Paul Hasson was taken into federal custody, and today, thanks to a filing in Maryland district court, we know why. It would appear that Hasson, who worked at the Coast Guard headquarters in Washington, was plotting to murder several Democratic officials, as well as members of the press. According […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, anti-Semitic, Chris Cuomo, Christopher Paul Hasson, Civil War, CNN, Coast Guard, domestic terrorism, Don Lemon, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Warren, Nancy Pelosi, narcotics, Pocahontas, Richard Blumenthal, steroids, Supreme Court, white supremacist | 65 Comments

If we can’t organize to stop the appointment of Steve Bannon, a known white nationalist, we’re not going to be able to do anything to stop Trump

By Mark | November 17, 2016

Earlier this week, as we discussed a few days ago, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he would be appointing Steve Bannon, the race-baiting head of Breitbart News, his chief White House strategist. And this, my friends, is something that we, as civilized people, who value things like civil rights and diversity, should do everything in […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged #DumpBannon, advice and consent, Alt Right, Andrew Breitbart, Andy LaBarre, anti-Semitic, Brenda Lawrence, call to action, Candice Miller, Cicilline letter, Dan Kildee, David Cicilline, Debbie Dingell, Debbie Stabenow, Donald Trump, Dump Bannon Caucus, ebbie Dingell, Fred Upton, Glenn Beck, Harry Reid, Jews, John Conyers, nationalism, neo-Nazi, political correctness, Pravda, racism, Russia, Sander Levin, Stephen Bannon, the press, the shameful state of the American press, threats to Democracy, threats to journalists, Tim Walberg, White House, white nationalism, white nationalist, white supremacist | 50 Comments

“The Best 10 Ways to Keep Your Older White Relatives from the Polls Come November 8”

By Mark | September 20, 2016

I know it’s kind of anti-democratic, but I’ve started work on a new project that I think has a lot of potential. I’m putting together a list of “The Best 10 Ways to Keep Your Older White Relatives from the Polls Come November 8.” I know I can do better, but here’s what I’ve come […]

Posted in Mark's Life, Special Projects, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2016, Barack Obama, Benghazi, Bill Ayers, black helicopters, chemtrails, Cracker Barrel, Donald Trump, executive orders, gun rights, guns, Hillary Clinton, Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy, Make America Great Again, Mark's big ideas, Obaba's private black army, Presidential politics, racism, rapture, Ted Nugent, that evil Socialist Barack Obama, the border with Mexico, the gay | 18 Comments

Election Night 2012… results, interpretation, and celebration

By Mark | November 6, 2012

OK, I’ve got my beer and I’m in front of a television… let’s do this, America. 8:13 I just talked with Growing Hope’s Amanda Edmonds. She heard from a friend of hers this morning that there was a handwritten sign telling voters at the Huron County Township Hall that state-issued voter ID was mandatory. Amanda […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Alan Grayson, Amanda Edmonds, Bridget M. McCormack, Carol Kuhnke, collective bargaining, Congress, Connie Marie Kelley, Debbie Stabenow, Donald Trump, Election Day, election results, electronic voting, Elizabeth Warren, Florida, Gretchen Driskell, Indiana, Jeff Meyers, Jim Fink, Kerry Bentivolio, legitimate rape, Mark Ouimet, Massachusetts, Michele Bachmann, Obama, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Pete Hoekstra, Presidential politics, rape, Richard Mourdock, Romney, Senate, Shelia Johnson, solar powered abortion equipment, Steve Pierce, Syed Taj, Tammy Baldwin, tea party, Thayrone X, Todd Akin, Victoria Jackson, Virginia, voter suppression, WAAM, Wisconsin | 126 Comments

Bernie Sanders on the threat of oligarchy and why we need to push Obama harder on reform

By Mark | September 9, 2012

I know I should be typing up my notes about last night’s 10th anniversary party, but I’m watching Bill Moyers interview Bernie Sanders, and I’m finding it difficult to work up the motivation to do anything more than just sob and gnash my teeth. You can find the whole transcript by following this link, but […]