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Stupid Old People: Solutions; and Why Sarah Palin Trumps 1970s

by John March 2, 2013

  (This is a script of a video presentation that should be up soon.) I’ve come to this conclusion.  We have too many Stupid Old People. And they are the problem in America. But I have some solutions. First, understand who these people are. Take a look at the town hall meeting John McCain had […]

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Why Sequestration Is Useless: Third Way Report

by John February 28, 2013

  Please read this. It’s from Third Way.  It makes way too much sense for elected officials to understand. In short: Sequestration does nothing to curb long-term entitlements. Sequestration hurts current economic growth. We need: Drastic changes to Medicare — to kick-in in 2 years — and future lawmakers can’t change it. Invest now in […]

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Woodward Versus White House: Silly Inside Politics; Follow The Money

by John February 28, 2013

  One bias I have brought to you is the NFL Bias. The NFL Bias is where elected officials act like NFL players and owners.  They beat each other’s brains out for our entertainment – and for our dollars.  Yet behind the scenes, they work together to ensure they get all of our money. That’s […]

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Oscar Time: Somewhat Informed and Mildly Inflamed

by John February 24, 2013

  It’s prediction time for Oscar Night. But I am looking more for your feedback since I have my biases here. First, understand that these are what I am predicting the Academy to choose – not what I think are the best choices.  Although, my predictions this year aren’t that far off from what I […]

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Americans Are Whacked: Blame Russia

by John February 20, 2013

We Americans fail to look ahead to the future — like we did in the past. The solution is found in what’s called the ArroganceTalent Quotient. Here’s my latest diatribe.  

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Maxima Mea Culpa: A Review And Catholic Context Today

by John February 18, 2013

  I just finished watching the HBO documentary Maxima Mea Culpa – about the Catholic priest pedophile scandal. I had intended to watch it either way.  As you know from this site, I am curious about how religion affects politics and the economy. There were two reasons why I did immediately. The first is Pope […]

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Become Your Own TV Journalist: Here’s One Way

by John February 17, 2013

  One of the goals of Informed Not Inflamed is to make you the most important journalist in your life.  It requires two things. The first is the ROIL system which is my simple information gathering system of Read, Observe, Interview, and Learn.  Send me an email and I will send you a PDF of […]

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Book Review: Scientology Takes A Hit

by John February 10, 2013

This is my review of Lawrence Wright’s book, Going Clear, about Scientology. Give me your thoughts. It’s also my first video review.  I have a stealth editor who put the piece together.  I will be anxious to see what captions will be in there.  So, give me your comments on that too. Here’s a link to […]

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Informed Not Inflamed on Sequester: Let’s Not Get Our Panties Into A Big Wad

by John February 9, 2013

This is a good piece that might keep the blood pressure down — if Congress fails (again) to provide any real budget and sequester takes over. The Economist piece concludes: But the sequester involves the application of Keynesian considerations to decidedly sticky budget line items. Where the payroll-tax cut could quite reasonably be expected to […]

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Great Lesson: Internet Lethal In Hands of Teens

by John February 9, 2013

This story was in the Washington Post about a website that got a hold of a story about a high school sex tape scandal. It was hush-hush until this underground website had some followers mention it — leading to a TV news reporter following up. It blew the lid — sorry for the pun — […]

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