INSANITY DEFINED Police and prosecutors in Dallas, appropriately sensitive at having been the site of the 1963 killing of John F. President Kennedy, have apparently taken out their shame on assassination buff Robert Groden. As the Dallas Observer reported in September, Groden has been ticketed by police dozens of times for operating book sales booths near the “grassy knoll” … [Read more...] about NOTW: Insanity defined, weird science and aging pickpockets
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Watch Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s Memorial Day remarks at Makawao Veterans Cemetery
Here are the remarks given by Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D–Hawaii, at the Makawao Veterans Cemetery on Memorial Day. A major in the Hawaii Army National Guard and Iraq War veteran, Gabbard spoke of the uselessness of of a nation that promises to "support the troops" while sending them off to fight in stupid, imperialist wars. They’re a wise counterpoint to the imperial power … [Read more...] about Watch Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s Memorial Day remarks at Makawao Veterans Cemetery
From Baldwin to Beast: One Baldwin High grad’s quest to go to West Point
Like a very small percentage of high school seniors and recent graduates, Maui native and H. P. Baldwin High School grad Benjamin Wuthrich anxiously awaits word from the United States Military Academy at West Point for an admission, or Appointment, to the Academy. These cadet-hopefuls, more than 10,000 of them, are eagerly checking their mailboxes on a daily basis, hoping to … [Read more...] about From Baldwin to Beast: One Baldwin High grad’s quest to go to West Point
LONE SURVIVOR Special Bonus New Movie Review
I walked out of this movie with a lump in my throat and fighting back tears. That's probably the most important thing you need to know up front. Movies depicting military combat are hit and miss with me, and I rarely go back and watch them a second time, though I'll make an exception for this one. Lone Survivor portrays the horrific ordeal experienced by four Navy SEALs, whose … [Read more...] about LONE SURVIVOR Special Bonus New Movie Review
2012 Election Endorsement Sneak Preview: @MauiTime Endorses Green Party Candidate @JillStein2012 for President
U.S. PRESIDENT Jill Stein Talk about a depressing race. Yeah, we guess Democrat incumbent Barack Obama has done an okay job, but to think that we have to overlook a miserable eight percent unemployment rate, the prolonging of the unwinnable war in Afghanistan, the absolutely unconstitutional targeting of American suspected terrorists by drone missiles, the mindless … [Read more...] about 2012 Election Endorsement Sneak Preview: @MauiTime Endorses Green Party Candidate @JillStein2012 for President