tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:04:33 +0000FatahRobin HayesRham EmanuelMike HuckabeeTom CaseyChuck HagelJohn KerryGoldArlen SpecterElectoral CollegeHassan QomiNancy PelosiCivil RightsWarrantless WiretappingTroop ReadinessSomaliaWeapons BanMilitarySean HannityLouisianaTony SnowVoting ReformMohamed ElBaradeiRobert GatesRandall TobiasPaper BallotsGuantanamo BayCanadaCarolyn McCarthyMilitarismIraq WarAndrew NatsiosSpinSanctionsLobbyingAl QaedaWorld Trade OrganizationTortureFaithlessDick CheneyAnn CoulterMonica GoodlingKeith OlbermannTalibanDarfurCorrupt LegislationFederal ReserveOsama bin LadenImmigrationMark FoleyRed CrossJohn McCainOilU2CIABarack ObamaRuss FeingoldFaux NewsImpeachmentCarl LevinGun LawsCorruptionPatriot ActBush AdministrationOxfam InternationalHamasRudy GiulianiHate CrimesRaúl CastroTyrannyMohammad SaeedNicholas BurnsVitaly ChurkinIraq Study-Group ReportVideosCubaSaving the NationHalliburton/KBRTroop SurgeFree TradeStephen HadleyMilitary Commissions ActGood LegislationDavid GregoryThink FastAbortionDonald RumsfeldCondoleeza RiceMoveOn.orgAllen BoydGeorge W. BushHuman RightsPatrick LeahyIslamoFascistNuclear Non-Proliferation TreatySaddam HusseinWar on TerrorMusic VideosEconomyMedia MistakesIranCNN2008 ElectionPope Benedict XVIIAEAHarry ReidFear-MongeringAlberto GonzalesTroop WithdrawalThomas GimbleHillary ClintonDr. Ron PaulSaving the WorldVirgil GoodePalestineRenewable EnergyPartially Impartialhttp://www.thinkmoderate.com/noreply@blogger.com (Publius)Blogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-3029372191432280571Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:05:00 +00002011-05-06T15:33:43.631-05:00I began Think Moderate in October of 2006 because I felt the need to do something more than yell at the television.  I hoped to raise awareness, at the very least, of a number of issues that I considered important.  Since then, the site has been visited by thousands of unique visitors, had articles voted to the top of various social bookmarking sites, and has been linked by several well-known http://www.thinkmoderate.com/2010/02/think-moderate-officially-retired.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Publius)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-4389878803045980112Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:07:00 +00002008-04-02T14:49:19.911-05:00CubaRaúl CastroEconomyNew President Raúl Castro has made numerous reforms since he came to power. While Cuba is still very much Communist, there is a definite large-scale change underway:Agriculture is being decentralized (lending state land to private farmers), farmers can decide for themselves what supplies they need and the prices paid to them are rising to boost food production.Raul ordered the official (http://www.thinkmoderate.com/2008/04/cubans-are-feeling-bit-more-free-these.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Publius)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-2910673943502018802Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:33:00 +00002008-03-19T17:52:29.191-05:00MilitarismIraq WarWar on TerrorA brief compilation of a few articles covering the multitude of anti-war protests today:Across the US -Voice of AmericaAmerican Free PressAl-JazeeraGuardianTVNZCaliforniaConnecticutIowaDistrict of ColumbiaNebraskaPennsylvaniaMassachusettsNew YorkNew Jerseyhttp://www.thinkmoderate.com/2008/03/thousands-protest-hundreds-arrested-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Publius)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-7880460627091147362Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:33:00 +00002008-03-17T01:00:10.072-05:00EconomyFederal ReserveGoldOilNightmares tonight...it's not looking good.JP Morgan is poised to buy Bear Stearns, one of the world's largest banks, for $2 per share; Bear Stearns closed at $30 per share on Friday.Oil has hit a record $111 per barrel against the weakening dollar.The Federal Reserve has cut the discount rate (again) from 3.50 to 3.25 and is expected to cut rates again on Tuesday.U.S. Gold reached another recordhttp://www.thinkmoderate.com/2008/03/financial-crisis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Publius)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-2818160004308294475Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:40:00 +00002008-03-05T19:35:42.976-06:00SomaliaMilitarismCIAAl QaedaWar on TerrorOxfam InternationalMonday, March 3rd - The U.S. launched two or more cruise missiles at the Somali town of Dobley in an attempt to kill a single "Al Qaeda terrorist," the fourth attack in fourteen months. Six are reported dead, twenty wounded, and the terrorist - Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan - survived, although he may be among the wounded. The missiles were reportedly launched from U.S. submarines, though http://www.thinkmoderate.com/2008/03/us-continues-military-action-in-somalia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Publius)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-5843540792153965965Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:05:00 +00002008-02-24T12:23:31.015-06:00Media MistakesFaux NewsIraq WarVideosFaux Host: "Alright, Julia and Lee, we appreciate it. I'm sure you guys are gonna have alot more jokes for the rest of the campaign year."Lee: "Ugh..what? Can I just ask a question?"Faux Host: "Sure."Lee: "What is Fox News? It's just a parade of propaganda isn't it? It's just a festival of ignorance. A million people are dead in Iraq! Come on; this is ridiculous. What's the point of http://www.thinkmoderate.com/2008/02/comedian-refers-to-fox-news-as.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Publius)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-4618231818271805669Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:53:00 +00002008-02-17T16:21:49.561-06:00LouisianaJohn McCainCorruptionMike HuckabeeDr. Ron Paul2008 ElectionDespite Mike Huckabee having won the Louisiana Primary and Ron Paul having won the Caucus (before the corruption), John McCain will be receiving the support of 44/47 Louisiana national delegates. Granted, the primary was "officially" irrelevant because no candidate earned a majority.The state caucus was yesterday, and the McCain camp has 39 signed affidavits from delegates and verbal commitmentshttp://www.thinkmoderate.com/2008/02/44-of-47-louisiana-national-delegates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Publius)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-5169040058835999175Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:10:00 +00002008-02-10T01:43:00.487-06:00Dr. Ron Paul2008 ElectionI've just returned from casting my vote for Ron Paul here in Prairieville, Louisiana. At approximately 3 pm, there was no one at my polling place except for the workers. This doesn't bode well for voter turnout, but I did pick an odd time I suppose.::Update::With 100% reporting, the results of the Louisiana beauty pageant are as follows:(1)Huckabee 43%(2)McCain 42%(3)Romney 7%(4)Paul 5%Since nohttp://www.thinkmoderate.com/2008/02/voting-accomplished.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Publius)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-4747772540014525161Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:13:00 +00002008-02-09T09:59:20.417-06:002008 ElectionWith Bush's approval rating at an all-time low of 30%, one would think that his endorsement of John McCain would in fact act as a deterrent.“The President behind the scenes has told people for months that he thought McCain would be the nominee. Even during some of those dark periods he still thought he could win. And also that McCain would be the best to carry forth his agenda.”However, even http://www.thinkmoderate.com/2008/02/irrational-voters.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Publius)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-7123112293643594403Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:07:00 +00002008-02-09T09:11:34.298-06:00Dr. Ron Paul2008 ElectionAccording to the campaign:"According to campaign projections, a minimum of 24 delegates were won in yesterday’s contests. When added to projected delegates coming from strong showings in Iowa (4), Nevada (8), Louisiana (3) and Maine (3), that brings the total delegate count to 42 delegates or more."You won't hear it on the news, of course.http://www.thinkmoderate.com/2008/02/ron-paul-42-national-delegates-counting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Publius)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-7145737755808720186Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:19:00 +00002008-02-04T01:36:57.113-06:00Dr. Ron Paul2008 ElectionAs of 5:20 PM Sunday, February 3rd, the results of the Maine caucus with 70.5% reporting are as follows:52% Romney (2502)21% McCain (1019)19% Paul (901)6% Huckabee (281)2% Undecided (100)Write-in (9)F. Thompson (4)Giuliani (3)Keyes (1)Cox (0)Hunter (0)In other news, acclaimed Chicago artist Caleb O'Conner has just unveiled a portrait of Dr. Paul. According to Q4 FEC filings, Paul has received http://www.thinkmoderate.com/2008/02/paul-battling-mccain-for-2nd-in-maine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Publius)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-4702660784184261025Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:37:00 +00002008-01-31T16:47:10.537-06:00Dr. Ron PaulVideosCorrupt LegislationCNN2008 ElectionAfter McCain and Romney argued like 13-year-old girls for 45 minutes over who said what when, Dr. Paul stepped in to deliver a crushing blow, garnering much applause from the audience.Paul's off to a good start in Maine, coming out ahead of McCain and Huckabee in the first town caucus, although the turnout was pathetic. He also continues to fight for the constitution and civil liberty by http://www.thinkmoderate.com/2008/01/ron-paul-slams-republican-war-mongers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Publius)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-685538563231058371Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:12:00 +00002008-01-31T09:24:19.652-06:002008 ElectionThere is alot of chatter as of late which suggests that Governor Schwarzenegger will endorse John McCain's presidential bid some time today. This is obviously not a good start for the Romney campaign going into Super Tuesday."Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will endorse John McCain today, giving a boost to the Republican presidential front-runner six days before California's high-prize primary.The http://www.thinkmoderate.com/2008/01/governor-schwarzenegger-to-endorse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Publius)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-2196657691011260668Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:49:00 +00002008-01-31T09:25:35.238-06:00LouisianaCorruption2008 ElectionThe Louisiana GOP has posted the official caucus results, and the following statement:"After the verification and counting of provisional ballots was completed late Friday evening, the results of the 2008 Louisiana Republican Caucus were deemed official.In order to cast a ballot in the Caucus, a person must have been a registered Republican as of November 30, 2007. The Republican Party of http://www.thinkmoderate.com/2008/01/louisiana-gop-posts-official-caucus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Publius)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-7205219671589843249Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:36:00 +00002008-02-24T12:25:28.414-06:00Faux NewsIraq WarVideosFox Stooge #3: "Was the pressure of stardom too much for the young actor (Heath Ledger)? Someone who knows how it can be under the glare of the celebrity microscope is Montel Williams who joins us in the studio this morning."All Stooges: "Yeaah! (etc.)"Montel: "Good morning; thanks for having me."Fox Stooge #3: "It's good to have you here, boy we talk about a tragic situation - Heath Ledger - http://www.thinkmoderate.com/2008/01/montel-turns-tables-on-fox-morning-show.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Publius)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-2161165538367097407Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:02:00 +00002008-01-27T13:32:13.041-06:00LouisianaDr. Ron Paul2008 ElectionIn Louisiana...all of them.Louisiana has a two-part caucus to select GOP national convention delegates; (the primary is basically a beauty pageant). See explanations of how it all works here and here.Various pro-Paul groups around the state were able to amass enough qualified individuals to submit a full slate of delegates - more than any other candidate; one third of all delegates submitted http://www.thinkmoderate.com/2008/01/how-many-gop-presidential-candidates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Publius)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-7397687327857868541Sun, 20 Jan 2008 05:45:00 +00002008-01-21T19:57:24.975-06:00Faux NewsCorruptionDr. Ron Paul2008 ElectionAs of today, January 19th 2008, Ron Paul has beaten Rudy Giuliani in 4 primaries/caucuses, he's beaten Fred Thompson in 3 and has taken 2nd place in Nevada, ahead of John McCain and Mike Huckabee. He has amassed a total of about 106,000 votes thus far and has raked in $1.35 million in donations already this month.With this in mind, consider the following:Click to EnlargeThis graphic was on http://www.thinkmoderate.com/2008/01/disgraceful-coverage-of-ron-pauls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Publius)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-2035407572652270777Sun, 09 Dec 2007 18:27:00 +00002008-01-23T00:05:07.573-06:00Voting ReformElectoral CollegeSaving the Nation"Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector."There are 535 members of Congress, and the http://www.thinkmoderate.com/2007/12/how-538-individuals-can-invalidate-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Publius)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-8155712475013342110Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:50:00 +00002007-11-23T21:10:39.670-06:00Iraq WarBush AdministrationMilitaryWounded Soldier: Military Wants Part Of Bonus BackThe U.S. Military is demanding that thousands of wounded service personnel give back signing bonuses because they are unable to serve out their commitments.To get people to sign up, the military gives enlistment bonuses up to $30,000 in some cases.Now men and women who have lost arms, legs, eyesight, hearing and can no longer serve are being http://www.thinkmoderate.com/2007/11/beyond-disgusting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (2Shay)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-8471417339924096567Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:55:00 +00002007-10-04T13:09:41.562-05:00LouisianaI say to you with absolute certainty that the next Louisiana governor will be a Republican. How can I possibly know this? Let's take a look...The leading Republican candidate for governor is Bobby Jindal, a congressman from Louisiana's first district and former Bush-appointed Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Planning and Evaluation. Jindal has raised over $2.4 million in http://www.thinkmoderate.com/2007/10/2007-la-gubernatorial-republican.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Publius)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-4485446964122389105Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:23:00 +00002007-09-15T12:36:05.569-05:00Halliburton/KBRCorruptionLast Friday, I posted an email I received from Halliburton and the response I gave, informing them that I would be protesting their business practices and presence at a pre-expo reception to take place at Louisiana State University. Well, here's how it went.I never received an email back from them. Nonetheless, I planned to attend the reception; I posted a note to Facebook three days beforehandhttp://www.thinkmoderate.com/2007/09/my-one-man-halliburtonkbr-protest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Publius)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-433345948463566036Sat, 08 Sep 2007 03:02:00 +00002007-09-15T14:27:25.591-05:00Halliburton/KBRIraq WarCorruptionToday I received the following email from Halliburton:Hi [my name]Halliburton recruiters are coming to Louisiana State University and would like to meet you! We are hiring students majoring in business, engineering, math,physics, geology and science for exciting careers across the globe!With nearly 50,000 employees in approximately 70 countries,Halliburton is one of the world's largest providers http://www.thinkmoderate.com/2007/09/my-halliburton-email.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Publius)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-2107730280410853279Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:22:00 +00002007-09-01T09:57:22.078-05:00War on TerrorMilitaryFor my first entry on "Think Moderate" I touched on the disrespect displayed by the US government when they began to consolidate fallen soldiers' memorial services. And I ended the piece wondering how they could further dishonour those who were prepared to give their lives for their country. Unfortunately, I found my answer."Nyles Reed, 75, of Houston, was given his medal Monday by U.S. Sen. Johnhttp://www.thinkmoderate.com/2007/08/i-dont-know-how-but-they-did-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (2Shay)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-3531839320090556267Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:54:00 +00002007-12-11T16:22:59.064-06:00Dr. Ron PaulA running list of presidential candidate Ron Paul's polling positions:January 13, 2007 | Maricopa, AZ ~ Ron Paul received 0 votes out of 458March 2, 2007 | Spartanburg, SC ~ Ron Paul finished 10th with less than 1% of the voteMarch 24, 2007 | Summit, OH ~ Ron Paul received 0 votes out of approx. 800April 21, 2007 | Greenville, SC ~ Ron Paul finished last with 1 vote out of 421April 21, 2007 | http://www.thinkmoderate.com/2007/08/ron-paul-polls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Publius)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-8149567826823359776Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:10:00 +00002007-07-20T10:25:56.915-05:00Tyrannyvia reddit:Election staff convicted in recount rig in Ohio 2004 presidential election that gave President Bush the electoral votes he needed to defeat Democratic Sen. John KerryBush signs landmark executive order increasing White House power over federal agenciesBush's Signing Statement DictatorshipSenator asks Bush to explain signing statement that gives President authority to open mail without http://www.thinkmoderate.com/2007/07/have-you-people-begun-to-realize-what-f.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Publius)3