We are not bullying you, Dr. (if you are a Dr.) McGinnis. We are telling you that you are not welcome at this party and you should go away. I’m sure this is not the first time someone has told you that. This is a website for women over 40. Apparently you don’t have a peer group, or you would know that this isn’t yours and you don’t belong here. But when people respond to you, you become abusive. So, guess what?

Mark old boy we lost the checks and balances when BushCO came into power. It’s all the executive now along with trillions in debt to China. As for the government deciding they already are—where have you been the past 7 years. WE have domestic surveillance, torture, rendition and all on a republican agenda. GEt readl, Mark.

the Thank you comment is for Mugsy’s no no no no comment on page one, not the above comment

George Soros does NOT have ANYWHERE near the influence or platform of Rupert Murdock, whose media holdings are listed below. Soros DID have a now defunct 527 organization ACT. There is no LEFT-WING media. GE, FOX, Disney, etc ALL support the GOP. There are a FEW progressive outlets, and the GOP has had a major 20 year effort funded by Coors and Heritage Foundations and billionaires like Richard Mellon Scaife, etc, to “wipe liberals off the face of this Earth…don’t debate them, use almost Stalinist tactics.” That handbook with that instruction was distributed to 350 MAIN GOP centers of influence across the US and Grover Nordquist, who under earlier Reagan-Bush administrations headed US overthrows of democratically elected officials in developing countries to replace them with US puppets, lead the charge. GET A FRICKIN CLUE. All economically vital eras, nations, states are/were progressive. All fascist states sweep the wealth from the masses into the hands of the few by tricking the people by control of the media. Here are the 14 elements of a fascist state: Dr. Lawrence Britt has examined the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia) and several Latin American regimes. Britt found 14 defining characteristics common to each: 1. Powerful Nationalism - Constant use of patriotic symbols. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays. 2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights -Fascist regimes approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc. 3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc. 4. Supremacy of the Military - The military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. 5. Rampant Sexism - The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution. 6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation. 7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses. 8. Religion and Government are Intertwined - Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. 9. Corporate Power is Protected - The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite. 10. Labor Power is Suppressed - Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed. 11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked. 12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws.. 13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders. 14. Fraudulent Elections - Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections. Robert Greenwald did an excellent documentary, “Outfoxed” for those who actually wish to base arguments on facts, and understand who controls America which is now a hallogram of their shaping: http://www.iwantmedia.com/people/people39.html http://www.outfoxed.org/ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9904E3D6143BF932A25754C0A… Finally Murdock’s holdings, and “Dr.” McGinnis…a thought, pretty fades, stupid is forever. 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