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Frank J. Ranelli is an independent scholar, skeptic and critic, author and essayist. His erudite and iconoclastic style of provocative writing has been extensively published in a variety of news outlets and across the Internet. These include the Naples Daily News, The Online Journal, Information Clearing House, Alternet, The Smirking Chimp, and the former progressive journal of thought, Wicked Philosophy.
(6 comments) SHARE Tuesday, October 2, 2007 Congressman Duncan Hunter's Message to Universities, "Be Patriotic, or Else!"
Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter brazenly attacks the world of academia, insistent on legislating an Orwellian doctrine and desires to return McCarthyism and blind nationalism to governing by censoring the thoughts of the American people.
(1 comments) SHARE Saturday, September 29, 2007 John Edwards Brings Populist Message Back to Ohio
Democratic Presidential candidate, John Edwards, brought his message of returning power to the people into Columbus, Ohio Friday evening. Speaking to a lively and engaged crowd of about 800 people, Edwards laid out his distinct vision for America.
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, September 26, 2007 Terrorism Awareness Project: The 21st Century's "Red Scare" Movement
A radical faction of the right is attempting to reconstitute McCarthyism in the 21st century by spreading exaggerated falsehoods to college campuses, eschewing accuracy and espousing hysteria about Islam and the honest threat of terrorism. Their aim is simple: Envelope the next generation of young minds under the umbrella of constant panic and indoctrinate them with deceptive and ignorant fear.
(3 comments) SHARE Thursday, September 20, 2007 Dystopian and Dysfunctional, Senate "Expresses the Sense" that Critical Thought Must Be Censured
While Republicans can openly and with applause deny soldiers equal rest at home for equal days in hell, the Democrats, gutless and apprehensive, are once again lulled into interpreting "supporting the troops" means suppressing dissent and kowtowing to Bush's brood of enablers.
(3 comments) SHARE Monday, September 17, 2007 Michael B. Mukasey as AG Appointee: Are all the wrong questions being raised?
Former federal judge, Michael B. Mukasey, is President Bush's decisive choice to head the Justice Department following Alberto Gonzales' resignation and departure. While ideological conjecture churns around his nomination, many may be already asking the wrong questions and ignoring the obvious specter that it simply may not matter who is Gonzales' successor.
(13 comments) SHARE Wednesday, September 12, 2007 Pelosi's Gavel Proves to Wield Little Power to End Conflict in Iraq
Amid disingenuous half-truths, an obvious penchant to submit to Bush's resolve to indefinitely stay in Iraq, and now cobbled together excuses instead of results, Nancy Pelosi has shown little true grit to exercise Congress' ability to end the bloodbath in Iraq.
(14 comments) SHARE Monday, August 27, 2007 Chertoff to be Recess Appointed?
Claiming "exigent circumstances", Bush is likely to recess appoint Chertoff as Attorney General, breaking a deal with Senate leader Harry Reid.
SHARE Friday, August 17, 2007 Former Ohio AG Jim Petro Likely to be Replacement for Deborah Pryce in OH-15
In the wake of the current Republican D.C. mass exodus, that now includes Ohio's own favorite Bush toady, Deborah Pryce; it appears that former Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro (R) will try his sorry hand at yet another republican political run. This time, for Pryce's soon to be vacated and soiled congressional seat.
SHARE Saturday, August 11, 2007 A Real Call-up to Duty?
Conscription may be coming to a recruiting station near you soon! Bush supporters encouraged to be first in line.
SHARE Monday, August 6, 2007 A Prescient Thought to Ponder, Especially for Republicans
A Bush proclivity for secrecy, a reputation for arrogance and power grabs, and openly flouting the rule of law has one conservative Republican asking, "Do we candidly desire reaping what we have sown over the past six-plus years?"
(3 comments) SHARE Friday, August 3, 2007 Former Speaker Newt Gingrich Eviscerates Bush, Calls War on Terror "Phony"
The contentious and conservative, erstwhile Speaker of the House bemoans how Bush has helped America become a country that is "no longer serious", harshly criticizes the Bush administration's handling of terrorist groups, calling the war on terror "phony", and claims hyper-partisanship is a "stupid way to run a country".
(9 comments) SHARE Wednesday, July 25, 2007 Democracy Interrupted
Why we as a nation, have been titrated, which is the gradual increasing of dosage, pressure, and propaganda, till the desired effect – an inured and compliant society – have willingly bequeathed away our autonomy of self-government, embraced the genesis of tyranny, and begin our seemingly inexorable march towards dictatorship.
(26 comments) SHARE Friday, June 29, 2007 Christians' Addiction to Porn Blamed on Technology
The Religious Right's newest adversary of evangelicalism and outward disdain for pornography may have less to do with their distaste for it and more to do with the fact it is maxing out their credit cards.
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, January 23, 2007 Bush by the Numbers
While fixated solely on a massively deteriorating situation in Iraq, Bush continues his irreverence and refuses to listen to the voice of America. Now, in a shockingly candid and irrefutable rejection of Bush's imperialism, a new poll makes clear American's umbrage with their 43rd president.
(4 comments) SHARE Friday, December 29, 2006 Bush's Wonderland and through the Looking Glass of Iraq
Seduced by a powerful cocktail of intoxicating hysteria, America tumbled down the rabbit hole of Bush's Wonderland only to discover the looking glass was a window in reverse with a frightening view.
SHARE Monday, December 18, 2006 Sounding the Alarm, Saving the Internet
A new instructional video from savetheinternet.com explaining 'net neutrality' and why some large telecommunications conglomerates want to abolish this virtual "equal rights" of the information super-highway known as the World Wide Web.