COMMENT: The right wing government of Hungary continues to manifest programs and ideological pronouncements disturbingly reminiscent of that country’s past–a fascist nation allied with the Axis in World War II.
Under the stewardship of the Arrow Cross organization, Hungary fought alongside Nazi Germany and was an enthusiastic participant in Hitler’s social agenda as well.
Now that nation has [...]
COMMENT: Well, folks, they’ve done it. The GOP’s Tea Party fascists (with a generous assist from an apparently clueless and definitely gutless Barack Obama) have succeeded in causing S & P to downgrade the U.S.‘s credit rating from AAA–the first time in history that this has been done.
In FTR #412, we outlined the strategy of [...]
COMMENT: With draconian provisions on the books in Michigan to dismantle democratic process in the name of financial emergency, we are seeing the beginning of the realization of the laws’ intent.
“This is sad news for democracy in Michigan,” said Mark Gaffney, president of the Michigan AFL-CIO. “With the stripping of all power of duly elected [...]
COMMENT: Some scary and [possibly] precedent-setting events are unfolding in Michigan.
The GOP in The Wolverine State has crafted a blueprint that would use the need for “fiscal austerity” to implement an agenda that is clearly undemocratic and, in its fundamentals, fascist.
“Rachel Madow Exposes Michigan Republicans’ Secret War on Democracy” by Sarah Jones; politicususa.com; 3/9/2011.
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COMMENT: Yesterday, there was the surprise announcement that Keith Olbermann was ending his show on MSNBC. It’s officially being declared that this had nothing to do with the approval of Comcast’s takeover by NBC Universal but that seems questionable given that Comcast’s leader’s are staunch GOP supporters.
Comcast’s long-time ruling duo, Tom Murphy and Daniel Burke, [...]
COMMENT: In the wake of the shooting in Arizona, many unanswered (and often unasked) questions suggest themselves. To do justice to the event will require more time and analysis than can be put into a Food For Thought post.
Sufficient analysis and discussion will necessarily have to wait for a For The Record program and [...]
COMMENT: John Wheeler III, an expert on the U.S. military who served in the administrations of Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush was found murdered in a Delaware landfill.
Who killed him and why remains to be seen.
In this context, it is worth noting that Wheeler was very afraid of the possibility of cyber warfare. [...]
Breaking journalistic taboos about the JFK assassination, Russ Baker portrays the reality of American power politics, as exemplified by the Bush family’s use of covert action to manipulate the United States and its citizens.
Comment: The “deficit reduction” proposals now being presented by the “bipartisan” commission on the budget are, simply put, a frontal assault on the New Deal, the American people and the country itself.
Former GOP senator (Wyoming) Alan Simpson has sounded a battle cry to gut social security, raise taxes for the bottom 80% of the population, [...]
Comment: GOP Congressional candidate Rich Iott of Ohio has been flying colors that demonstrate the true nature of the Republican party. A favorite of the Tea Parties, Iott for years participated in “reenactments” of battles of the Fifth Waffen SS division (Viking). (Iott is second from right in this photo.)
As noted in numerous broadcasts, the [...]