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I am a member of the Libertarian Party and hope to assist the nation in rejecting the two party system that holds us back from improving our society and enables corrupt politicians to disregard our Constitution to do whatever they can convince the people

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Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction Book previews: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J.K. Rowling: 1 of 20
I don't see how we can have book reviews on a book that isn't even going to be released for another month. I how that after next month each of us will leapfrog these articles when we actually know what happens in this book and can review the specific book mentioned in the title rather than the rest of the series we have seen... More..
Relationships & Family > Dating Commentary Big women are beautiful too: 4 of 12
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and when I first beheld my wife I fell in love with her with a 40 some odd inch waist and otherwise very big she was gorgeous. However it wasn't because of her size that I was attracted to her, it was in spite of it. A woman who is beautiful on the inside has no need to worry about how s... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights Should US companies be required to provide equal pay to women and men?: 20 of 55
As much as I believe in gender equality I have seen that affirmative action has served no purpose in creating any kind of equality. If companies were required to pay both genders equally it would not actually create the kind of fairness that would be intended. Rather it would tie the hands of employers who wanted to use rais... More..
Entertainment > Movie News & Previews Anticipating the release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: 11 of 27
I am eagerly anticipating this movie for a variety of reasons. There are several new actors playing familiar characters. I understand they have a new actor to play Dumbledore as well as Snape. I personally like Alan Rickman as an actor although I rarely like his characters much. He was great in Galaxy Quest. I don't know why... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Commentary Anna Nicole Smith: We're still interested: 12 of 28
No we're not. The other day my attention was caught by a news report in which I could have sworn I heard the name Obama. However after I started to listen to it, I quickly realized that what I had misheard was the name of the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby. Upon realizing that I said never mind I don't care, then walked ... More..
Arts & Humanities > British Literature Should Harry Potter consider Professor Snape more of a friend or a foe?: 8 of 16
I have written articles on this subject previously but discovered a new opinion now that all is revealed. Spoiler Alert!' I've always wanted to say that. Anyway I often suspected that maybe Snape was really on Dumbledore's side from the beginning but couldn't bring myself to believe it. Having finished the series finally I s... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections Archives US elections 2008: Al Gore and the burden of history: 7 of 14
Of all the elections I've seen in my lifetime I have yet to see a loser more ridiculous in their behavior after the election than Al Gore, although John Kerry came close. The political pundits have done their best to rewrite history but my memory isn't so short that I would forget what actually happened a mere seven years ag... More..
Arts & Humanities > US History (Other) American Warrior-Kings: Ranking American presidents who also served as military generals: 3 of 6
I dislike the title in general. If you really knew your history you'd know why. After George Washington won our Independence from the British the Continental Congress was ready to declare him to be King George the first of America. He refused stating that he had just won our Independence from one King George he would not see... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Politics (Other) The US Congress should increase membership to better represent the people.: 1 of 2
In 1910 it was decided that there was no need for the House of Representatives to continue to grow with the United States, which is why they froze the number of Representatives at 435. At which time the each congressman represented an average of 211,000 people. According to the 2000 census the average has now increased to 60... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Book review: 100 people who are screwing up America (And Al Franken is #37), by Bernard Goldberg: 1 of 2
I was told to revise this article because it was "too opinionated" but most of the opinions in here are quoted from the author of the book I'm reviewing. It's a very strongly opinionated book. I used the word jerks to replace another word I don't normally use anyway which the moderators found offensive. That's about the only... More..