Tag Archives: political stupidity

“I don’t want to hear it…”

Posted on September 2, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

No doubt we have all laughed over the situation where someone being told something puts their hands over their ears and tells the speaker, “Nah, nah, nah, TMI.” Too much information! Well, we are seeing that among politicians around the … Continue reading →

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“Constitutional” rights?

Posted on March 25, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

(A Baker’s Dozen: our rights) How many times have you heard the claim “our rights are ‘given’ to us by the Constitution”? Or “government gives us our rights”? We were recently told by a pundit of some sort that anyone … Continue reading →

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Saving Our School Children from Politicians

Posted on June 22, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Editor’s note: This is based on a great story by Rob Morse, published at his Slow Facts webzine, about Tennessee. But it is important for us in every State. Across the Fifty States, politicians have left our students defenseless, and … Continue reading →

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Ramping up the fearmongering – more and more

Posted on April 21, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

It is another day – and another mass shooting. It is another day – and another killer cop gunning down yet another young black man. It is another day – and another vicious attack against an Asian here in America. … Continue reading →

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Stupid government – phobias and bans

Posted on March 16, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Stupidity to the point of insanity is increasingly a “occupational disease” of politicians – especially those elected to state legislatures.  Consider this. It is not a joke from the Onion or the Babylon Bee. It is Oregon House Bill 3305: … Continue reading →

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Ignorance, hypocrisy, and other character defects

Posted on August 11, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton While I am concentrating on conservatives and liberals in this article, does it not apply to virtually all of us?  We can all be ignorant, unknowing, hypocrites, inconsistent, and prone to attacking others with hurtful words or … Continue reading →

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