http://lee.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by lea and... c. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:36:34 GMT 2010-01-01T19:36:34Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977852302 Well, unless the paradigm shift in our brain occurs, nothing will change. One thing is the role we play, another the gender. There are qualites that women have which could benefit us . . . Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:14:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977852302 lea and... c. 2009-10-14T02:14:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977818716 We have a shameful state of affairs when high rank elected officials refuse to back off and continue to incite those among us who are the real enemy of the Republic. Not because they disagree with policy, . . . Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:13:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977818716 lea and... c. 2009-09-19T14:13:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977809433 One of the people I spent the most time discussing in my book on the history of the American political debate, The Progressive Revolution: How the Best in America Came To Be , was a man named John . . . Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:58:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977809433 lea and... c. 2009-09-12T03:58:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977803054 Used to be when someone said : It's a dogs life it meant you slept outside, ate leftovers and received little attention at times. If you got sick most likely you will die of it. Since then, the old . . . Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:51:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977803054 lea and... c. 2009-09-07T16:51:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977801256 Last night I was here until late reading and thinking about how the nation has strayed so far from the original intent of the founders. In my mind now 4 things are converging nicely but I will do my . . . Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:50:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977801256 lea and... c. 2009-09-05T20:50:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977801253   Why are you mad NOW? You didn't get mad when the Supreme Court stopped a legal recount and appointed a President. You didn't get mad when Cheney allowed Energy company officials to dictate . . . Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:16:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977801253 lea and... c. 2009-09-05T18:16:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977751473 Found this site as I searched for more information on the health reform plan.   http://healthcarereformmyths.org/HealthcareReformMyths.php#A13   There is so much talk, hard to say what . . . Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:08:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977751473 lea and... c. 2009-07-26T21:08:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977717758 By Andrew Sullivan at the Daily Dish   The reformist cleric in Qom, and once the designated successor to Khomeini, issues this statement . It may buttress the resistance's claim that they represent . . . Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:11:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977717758 lea and... c. 2009-06-22T00:11:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977714027 I have been following the Iran election scam and passed on instructions, proxies and other info on Twitter. Now I am hooked following this crisis in Iran and shed tears and worries about those we follow.Some . . . Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:55:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977714027 lea and... c. 2009-06-17T23:55:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977714001 A video to watch and tells the story from the beginning.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRt-vzPaB78 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:19:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977714001 lea and... c. 2009-06-17T23:19:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977711080 Petition text: We Iranian people and supporters of democracy and freedom across the world request united nations to condemn the current coup d'état, support Iranians in their efforts for . . . Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:17:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977711080 lea and... c. 2009-06-14T21:17:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977710475 By MUHAMMAD SAHIMI in Los Angeles | 13 June 2009 [TEHRAN BUREAU] Iran’s Interior Ministry has declared President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the winner of yesterday’s election. This . . . Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:50:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977710475 lea and... c. 2009-06-14T00:50:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977709669 Of course he is not the only one. The right wing extremist have become emboldened by his rhetoric, outright lies and slander attacking the left. Gingrich is helping by writing articles in the . . . Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:45:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977709669 lea and... c. 2009-06-13T02:45:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977707518 According to the World Health Organization, Genetically Modified Organisms(GMOs) are "organisms in which the genetic material (DNA) has been altered in such a way that does not occur naturally." 1 This . . . Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:03:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977707518 lea and... c. 2009-06-10T22:03:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977586279 I just heard Rachel Maddow show talking with Will Bunch the author of the book on Ronald Reagan,  explaining how in 1997 the neocon start building the myth of the president as a fiscal conservative, . . . Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:18:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977586279 lea and... c. 2009-02-06T15:18:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977581556 I found this piece in my old laptop notepad where I save interesting bits I read that make me think and write about it, occasionaly I share them. Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse . . . Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:59:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977581556 lea and... c. 2009-02-01T19:59:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977556516 Are you serious? Does anyone actually believes the body can take chemicals in and we can remedy any ills. I am sure there are few occasion when a pill can stop your head from exploding or open a sinus . . . Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:57:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977556516 lea and... c. 2009-01-07T23:57:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977461624 In America the traditional philosophy and system of government--designed primarily to make secure each Individual's unalienable rights against infringement by other Individuals, as well as by government--safeguards . . . Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:24:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977461624 lea and... c. 2008-09-28T16:24:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977460302  Letters From Home  Let me introduce someone from down under. Jake       I don't care what anybody says. Fall is the best time of the yere. Fer . . . Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:30:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977460302 lea and... c. 2008-09-26T21:30:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977454260 By John W. Dean  |  July 14, 2006 CONTEMPORARY CONSERVATISM and its influence on the Republican Party was, until recently, a mystery to me. The practitioners' bludgeoning style of . . . Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:54:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977454260 lea and... c. 2008-09-20T17:54:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977450891 As you can see this was written back in september 2008 while I as many others were wondering why the economy was faltering. The article below is clear. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Since . . . Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:47:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977450891 lea and... c. 2008-09-17T00:47:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977449519 Upon hearing that Sara Palin was John McCain's choice for V.P., These  Alaskan woman wanted to show their disgust. "Alaska Women Reject Palin" Rally Sun Sep 14, 2008 at 07:30:42 . . . Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:06:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977449519 lea and... c. 2008-09-15T16:06:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977448993 John W. Dean   former counsel of the president   How Our Constitutional Process for Selecting Vice Presidents Evolved Our founders gave little thought to the vice presidential . . . Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:14:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977448993 lea and... c. 2008-09-15T00:14:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977441316 He claims 23 million small-business owners would pay higher tax rates under Obama. He's wrong and repeating a falsehood doesn't make it true.  The vast majority would see no change, . . . Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:47:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977441316 lea and... c. 2008-09-05T21:47:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977441040 I love this guys, they do all work for those of us who have no time to spare. Riffing Wrongly In attacking Obama, Palin reeled off a few statements that had a nice cadence, but were . . . Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:55:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977441040 lea and... c. 2008-09-05T18:55:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977441021 Tough Grader Palin disparaged Obama's legislative record, both in Illinois and in Washington: Palin: But listening to him speak, it's easy to forget that this is a man who has authored . . . Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:40:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977441021 lea and... c. 2008-09-05T18:40:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977437520 By Frank Newport September 2, 2008 Obama Gains Among Former Clinton SupporterS Obama gains on other dimensions, including terrorism and leadership by Frank Newport PRINCETON, NJ -- The Democratic . . . Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:59:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977437520 lea and... c. 2008-09-02T23:59:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977436090 Great article by David Remnick...must read . Here is a peak: ''The success of Obama's convention in Denver was of a piece with the nineteen months of the Obama campaign. It was a disciplined, . . . Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:00:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977436090 lea and... c. 2008-09-01T17:00:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977434737 After reading this information and others I have come to the conclusion that either Bush is an idiot..did we knew that already or he an enemy of 90% of the people in this nation and since McCain has now . . . Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:42:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977434737 lea and... c. 2008-08-30T23:42:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977434603 Let's send a message this november to those who squander our resources, send our soldiers in arms way for no good reason and are the enemy of the people.   The Three Trillion . . . Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:40:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977434603 lea and... c. 2008-08-30T20:40:45Z