Category Archives: Morning Thoughts

Short blurbs on various topics. (I think most clearly in the morning, hence this category – ed.)

The Privatization of Education

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Dennis Allard   [ Cateories: Left, Morning Thoughts ] [ Bookmark: permalink ]

This morning, Uprising Radio addressed the issue of how education is being privatized and how test scores are being given more importance than education. The story is heart wrenching, explaining for example how little kids from the ghetto are asked … Continue reading →

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Why does KPFK give air time to Gary Null?

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Dennis Allard   [ Cateories: Left, Morning Thoughts, Vents ] [ Bookmark: permalink ]

I have tired of turning on KFPK radio (90.7 FM, Los Angeles) at night only to hear the self-aggrandizing voice of Gary Null being emitted into the vacuum of the Los Angeles radio air. At first one tends to like … Continue reading →

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Tar Sands Pipeline

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Michael Zagone   [ Cateories: Left, Morning Thoughts, Vents ] [ Bookmark: permalink ]

Tar sand and oil shale are both boondoggles. Both extract very little usable oil. Both take huge amounts of energy to get to it. And both tar sands and oil shale tear up the landscape and damage the water supply. … Continue reading →

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Charlie Sheen please shut up

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Dennis Allard   [ Cateories: Morning Thoughts ] [ Bookmark: permalink ]

Are you, like me, fed up with hearing about Charlie Sheen? When the radio starts talking about him I do the following. I change the channel. You can do that too. Try it sometime. Of course sometimes that means you … Continue reading →

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Daniel Ortega is a horses ass

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Dennis Allard   [ Cateories: Left, Morning Thoughts ] [ Bookmark: permalink ]

The statement made today by Daniel Ortega expressing solidarity with Moammar Gaddafi is an insult to the worthy Sandinista ideals that he once purportedly represented and an insult to the brave people of Libya. Daniel Ortega is a disgrace to … Continue reading →

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Congratulations Egypt!

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Dennis Allard   [ Cateories: Left, Morning Thoughts ] [ Bookmark: permalink ]

Today, there was something new under the sun. Mubarak is out. The people have spoken. Democracy is emerging in an Arab state. This is going to be interesting. “This is only the beginning”, stated one of the young people leading … Continue reading →

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Hillary Clinton opposes legalizing drugs but why?

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Dennis Allard   [ Cateories: Left, Morning Thoughts ] [ Bookmark: permalink ]

Each day I realize more that I live in a world dominated by power and not by truth. I just heard Hillary Clinton opposes legalizing drugs “because there is too much money in it”. And I read that “Hillary Clinton … Continue reading →

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The Arab world is changing, how will the US oligarchy handle it?

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Dennis Allard   [ Cateories: Left, Morning Thoughts ] [ Bookmark: permalink ]

Democratic movements are trying to change the power structure and the shape of government in the Arab world. Will the US do the right thing and support these movements for change or, instead, will the US continue to back the … Continue reading →

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Michael Steele and Ted Williams

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Dennis Allard   [ Cateories: Morning Thoughts ] [ Bookmark: permalink ]

What do these two recent media stars have in common, here in January of 2011? Can you spell “boring”? The good news is that both will very soon disappear from the public mind share never to return. However, we are … Continue reading →

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How to remember how to spell therefore vs therefor

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Dennis Allard   [ Cateories: Morning Thoughts ] [ Bookmark: permalink ]

If you’re like me, you forget if therefore has the letter e at the end. Yes, it does. But the word therefor without the e also exists. Therefor is an ancient word that simply means for. So it’s easy to … Continue reading →

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