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Nov 4 2008

As of late, much has been made of the so-called “Real American”. The “Real American”, we are told, watches NASCAR, drinks beer, has barbecues, fears God, works in a “real” occupation like plumbing, and has a very...

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The (Real) Real Americans

Michael C, Nov 5 2008

Yeah, I know what you mean!! Writing the article is the cool bit and I get stuck into my subject and bang away at the keyboard like a madman in order to get my ideas down as quickly as possible. Then, because I’m in a hurry to put my latest...

The (Real) Real Americans

Hassan Rizvi, Nov 5 2008

Hey Laura, I see this is your first article at insta at least;Let me tell you ,you must write more.You have a way of writing which keeps the reader engaged. I enjoyed the blog - and am awaiting the result of the elections betting Obama would win -...

The (Real) Real Americans

Michael C, Nov 4 2008

Thanks for your very informative and thought-provoking article. There’s just one thing that I would like you to help me out with though, if you would. What is ”Real American”? What is ”Native American Indian”? My...

The Death Penelty In A Time of Recession

Mar 13 2009

As disgusting as it is to me that the reason for eradicating the death penalty might be economical instead of ethical, you bring up an important point here. Constantly, one of the arguments made in favor of the death penalty is that law-abiding,...

The Tragedy of Elie Wiesel. Not!

Feb 28 2009

You forgot to mention that, sadly, it isn’t simply that Israeli/Jewish settlers are taking up Palestinian land in the occupied territories. (And fencing themselves off, I might add, their expensive houses surrounded by barbed wire fences so that...

The (Real) Real Americans

Nov 15 2008

Thanks, Hassan! I definitely plan on contributing more articles. If you’re interested to read more, here’s another article I wrote on one of the lesser known aspects of President-elect Obama’s record:...

The (Real) Real Americans

Nov 4 2008

Hi, Michael- Thanks for reading and for your thoughtful comments. Yes, I hear where you’re coming from, which is why I ended the piece on the note of, let’s stop all this nonsense about who’s a ”real American” and who...

The (Real) Real Americans

Nov 4 2008

Talk about a typo...McCain’s homestate, and of course also the state where the bill attempting the forced relocation of Navahos for the purposed of mining was introduced, was Arizona–not Alaska. Oh, the dangers of posting articles late at...

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