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Bill Bean Nobel Peace Prize To Obama, Really?

Granted, the peace prize pretty much became a farce when they gave it to Yasser Arafat and Al Gore (really?) Neither of them had anything to do with promoting peace. Giving it to President Obama also cheapened it for those who have received it before. Lech Walesa, Martin Luther King, the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela, and others with lifetimes of incredible sacrifice and dedication have come before him. While I don’t like his politics, at least Jimmy Carter has years of service, wrongheaded or not… Continue

Added by Bill Bean on October 10, 2009 at 1:15pm — No Comments

Bill Bean Because Enough Hasn't Been Said About Health Care

Every time I come across good thinking it reignites the frustration. How come the smart people are not representing us? It's unfortunate that, for the most part, only tools and salesmen get elected. Blog post excerpt from Are We Really All Healthcare Collectivists at the FEE blog. In fact they did. Nearly every aspect of medicine and health insurance that the politicians say needs fixing is the result of po… Continue

Added by Bill Bean on August 1, 2009 at 10:18pm — 3 Comments

Bill Bean Jousting Windmills?

Maybe he's jousting windmills but Kudos to local freedom advocate Sean Shepard. Glad to see the Star talking to someone other than just D's and R's. In the article, he's talking about dialing back the power of federal government. Bush and Obama are both going to get credited with growing the power of the federal government more than any other two presidents before them. I hope are children will know enough to… Continue

Added by Bill Bean on July 4, 2009 at 6:22pm — No Comments

Bill Bean Jay Leno on Government Stimulus

via The Liberator Online, a Libertarian newsletter "The country of China is going to be doing a Broadway-style play based on Karl Marx's book on communism. A play based on communism. You know, that's where capitalism has been replaced by the government taking over control of all private industries. Or as we call in this country, 'a stimulus package.'" -- Jay Leno, The Tonight Show, March 24. Continue

Added by Bill Bean on June 10, 2009 at 5:47pm — No Comments

Bill Bean Same Results, Same 'Ol Insanity

Doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results equals insanity. We all know that. Or do we? New leadership is needed across the board in most government entities. Granted, this would introduce a real disruption but if we want new solutions and new ideas we have to have new people at the table. Indiana's state leaders cannot get the job done. Politicians are doing their best to lay responsibility at the feet of their opponents. Passing the budget is the one thing they are re… Continue

Added by Bill Bean on May 12, 2009 at 10:00pm — 2 Comments

Deanna Sipe Really?

Let's be honest for just a moment. I get it that people don't want to be sold. I feel that way anyday I get pharmaceuticals, x-rated materials or letters from strangers in foreign countries begging my assistance in my email box and I can't understand how they got my name! That being said, the truth… Continue

Added by Deanna Sipe on April 3, 2009 at 5:00am — 1 Comment

Mike Seidle Be Careful What you Tweet

Chris Flener got me thinking (Chris has a habit of being thought provoking) with a comment he made. Chris's was to the effect that people's comments, especially political ones, on sites like Smaller Indiana should not be used against them in real life. Ethics aside, reality is that everyone from your next employer to law enforcement to th

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Added by Mike Seidle on March 23, 2009 at 7:00am — 3 Comments

Bill Bean Join Us At The Center

We now know the respective birthplaces of the Democrat and Republican parties.

Photo: Baruch Ben-Chorin/Yang Kun

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Added by Bill Bean on March 10, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

Bill Bean Just Say No...Stimulus

Catastrophe is inevitable without the stimulus(a.k.a. spending) package. At least that is what our politicians want us to believe. President Obama is at the top of the list. I think the Wall Street Journal has it right when they compare the current state of affairs with Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. Catastrophe is what is coming as we continue to empower the government and weaken the people. Slowly, but surely, we are moving tow… Continue

Added by Bill Bean on February 9, 2009 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

Greg Mayo I am Running for Congress in 2012!

That's it! I am so fed up with the pin heads in Washington I have no option but to run for Congress in 2012. I would go in 2010 but I think it will take that long to mount a campaign. What I think many of us want is a representative that tells the truth, knows what it means to be a regular citizen and knows how to use common sense and compromise to get things done. Don't see many like that on The Hill. So my platform will be simple... First I will impose a term limit on myself. Three terms (six… Continue

Added by Greg Mayo on November 13, 2008 at 11:24pm — 6 Comments

Erik Deckers 2008 Ballot Measure Breakdown

We all watched history unfold Tuesday night when we elected our first black President, just 44 years after the Civil Rights Act was passed. President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama was born three years before the crucial piece of legislation that eventually paved the way for him to become President of the United States. So for everyone who thought we would never see a black President in our lifetime, you can imagine Obama's excitement when he did. I kept my… Continue

Added by Erik Deckers on November 7, 2008 at 12:44am — 1 Comment

Nwokedi C. Idika The McCain Strategy: Not New

Clearly, McCain's negative campaigning isn't new in politics, but the climate being fermented by the divisive nature of McCain's strategy goes way back. Above is a link to a video of Tim Wise. He describes the origin of "Whiteness" as it pertains to race. Tim states that the notion of "whiteness" was simply an effective trick (see video for more details). One of the examples he cites deals with the Civil War. The South wanted to secede from the Union to maint… Continue

Added by Nwokedi C. Idika on November 1, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Hazel "The Queen" Walker From the UK

One of my friends in the UK sent me this link, it is very fun and funny to play with. Just click on every thing in the office for a different response. CAUTION......POLITCAL HUMOR http://www.palinaspresident.us/ Continue

Added by Hazel "The Queen" Walker on October 16, 2008 at 7:09pm — No Comments

Lisa Sirkin Vielee I'm a Democrat

I'm a Democrat and... I'm an American. I go to church. I pay taxes. I own a home. I own my car. I graduated from college. I have an American family. I take my kids to soccer, basketball, softball, kickball and volleyball practice. I help out with homework. I took care of my dad when he was dying. I call my mom every day. I pay my bills on time. I'm saving for college. I'm saving for retirement. I read the newspaper online. I read news magazines in bed. I read my RSS feeds daily. I read to kids.… Continue

Added by Lisa Sirkin Vielee on October 1, 2008 at 11:01am — 4 Comments

Erik Deckers Politics Makes Loud Bedfellows

This week's Laughing Stalk column originally started out as a blog post on Smaller Indiana. I liked it so much, I wanted to share it with the more than 12 people who read the things I post (Wait, what?). So if you missed it the first time, check out this week's Laughing Stalk blog entry. A conversation with a friend this week got me to thinking about politics. Specifically, why do people turn in… Continue

Added by Erik Deckers on September 19, 2008 at 12:30am — 1 Comment

Erik Deckers Political Advocates or A-holes?

A small conversation with a friend this morning got me to thinking, why do people get the most upset about politics and religion? We rant and rave and scream and get purple in the face about the two things we have absolutely no control over. We will argue with friends, family, and strangers about our point of view, and want to commit cartoon levels of violence if someone doesn’t agree with us. Yet we don’t get that passionate about our work or our families. “Hey, my kid is smarter than your kid… Continue

Added by Erik Deckers on September 16, 2008 at 3:16pm — 9 Comments

Erik Deckers I Hobbed, I Nobbed, I Conquered

I walked into my very first HobNob with the Candidates event last night, unsure of what to expect. I knew a few Smoosiers would be in attendance, but I was surprised at how many were actually there. Either we have a lot of people who like politics, or Smaller Indiana is truly starting to make inroads into state and local politics.… Continue

Added by Erik Deckers on September 5, 2008 at 5:18pm — 2 Comments

Nwokedi C. Idika Are Liberals and Conservatives Brains Wired Differently? A Study Says YES

In this LA Times article researchers found in a simple experimental study that right-wing folks are far less likely to change to a new behavior when stimuli suggests otherwise. All experiment participants (ranged from very liberal to very conservative) were conditioned into a behavior, and the right-wingers were far more likely to succumb to this conditioning when presented with the stimulus that indicates… Continue

Added by Nwokedi C. Idika on August 27, 2008 at 2:00pm — 9 Comments

Kyle Lacy Politicians Do Not Understand Social Media!!

I say this with some exception. There are a few political hopefuls browsing around the Smaller Indiana site. I give them respect for keeping with it and igniting conversation. Now, on to the people who do not understand. We had a politi… Continue

Added by Kyle Lacy on August 22, 2008 at 10:07am — 28 Comments

Jeremy Williams The price of Oil...

There was a pretty intense debate several weeks ago about the price of oil and its relationship to the price of a gallon of gas. I mentioned that the value of the Dollar played a significant role in the price of a Barrel of oil and this chart shows exactly that. (Thanks to Andy Horning for posting this chart on his blog) This… Continue

Added by Jeremy Williams on August 21, 2008 at 12:18pm — No Comments

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