http://wer4u2.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Americans 4 America en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:21:29 GMT 2009-12-31T13:21:29Z 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=281474977969533&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace It would seem at this point that Republicans are willing to politicize anything, even terror attacks on this country.  Michigan Republican Representative Pete Hoekstra is taking it a step further . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:52:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969533&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Ali Hussein Lopez 2009-12-31T02:52:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969041&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace James Hansen is the world's leading climate scientist fighting against global warming. Yesterday, Dr. Hansen told the Guardian: He is vehemently opposed to the carbon market schemes – . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:23:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969041&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Gary (aka: William Pinn) J. 2009-12-30T19:23:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968915&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace At the beginning of this great nation our founding fathers fought for freedom, and then in a few short years they had to fight for this nation's right to remain free. Our forefathers discovered what . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:41:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968915&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Charles Marcello 2009-12-30T17:41:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968695&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace I had planned to write a summary of 2009 with my thoughts, but the events of the past week in my family changed my plans.  I hope that you will forgive my abandoning of politics for this week. . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:09:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968695&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Troy Stouffer 2009-12-30T15:09:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968055&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace If it weren't so crazy, you wouldn't be able to link it to the continuing devolution of the Tea Party movement into a bunch of groups who act like they're toking serious ganja and chasing it with Jack . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:14:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968055&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Ali Hussein Lopez 2009-12-30T03:14:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967873&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Given the latest airplane terrorist attempt, there is a new call for more Walk-Through Scanners in airports.  Many object to them, because they are a little too accurate in showing what is under . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:28:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967873&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Poliwonk USA 2009-12-29T23:28:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966911&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace While we have been busy fighting over nothing they have been watching us piss away their world.     Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:03:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966911&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Darren ("Site Psychologist ") Lynn 2009-12-29T11:03:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966718&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace   Almost as soon as we were in the so-called "war on terror" some complained about that terminology, saying you cannot declare war on an emotion.  The term "war on terror" is accurate . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:45:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966718&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Bruce K. 2009-12-29T07:45:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966281&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace The recent passage within the House and Senate of markedly different versions of comprehensive health care legislation should not be viewed (despite what nearly all Democrats and the President are quick . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:29:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966281&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Ken S. 2009-12-29T00:29:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966204&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace OK, so you're a climatologist and some whistler blower published your emails on the internet for all to see. What can you do? Well, you might take a cue from a lying, cheating scumbag whose wife walked . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:10:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966204&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Gary (aka: William Pinn) J. 2009-12-28T23:10:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965793&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace As the first decade of the 21 st century comes to a close many historians are calling it one of the worst decades on record. And the year 2009 ranks among the top contenders for the title of worst . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:41:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965793&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2009-12-28T17:41:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965301&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace The impoverished nation of Yemen, Osama bin Laden's ancestral home, keeps popping up in the news, and not in a good way.  Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian terrorist who tried to ignite a destructive . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:10:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965301&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-28T07:10:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964400&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Bruised by the health care debate and worried about what 2010 will bring, moderate Senate Democrats, such as Mary Landriey and Ben Nelson, are urging the White House to give up now on any effort to pass . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:27:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964400&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Poliwonk USA 2009-12-27T14:27:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963842&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Hello America, my name is Charles Marcello. I’m just an average American who works hard all day and struggles to pay my bills at the end of every month. I don’t complain about my life, . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:35:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963842&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Charles Marcello 2009-12-26T21:35:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962142&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Yesterday I was watching a new piece on why we do not have enough swine flu vaccine for our country.  On first glance this does not seem to have much to do with how we evaluate our . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:46:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962142&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Bruce K. 2009-12-24T21:46:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960909&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace The parents of Balloon Boy, Richard Heene and his wife, Mayumi get jail sentence for their stupid act!! The presiding judge sentenced Richard Heene to 90 days in custody, to begin January 11. Heene . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:01:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960909&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Dexter S. 2009-12-23T22:01:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960626&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace I am hereby advocating the civil persecution of anyone who has stood up against healthcare reform attempts now being made by Congress.  If this healthcare reform movement fails, I call for all . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:17:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960626&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Dexter S. 2009-12-23T18:17:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960572&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace It’s kind of gotten to be a tradition for me to publish something a little lighter than my usual stuff on Christmas. This year I thought some Political Carols might be fun… enjoy. . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:47:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960572&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2009-12-23T17:47:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959661&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace I know its not popular to think of serious things this time of year, but life you may reflect on may be your own.  Over the years the holiday has become a depressing time for many. With extended . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:54:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959661&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Dexter S. 2009-12-23T02:54:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959532&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Seems to me the strategies for killing health care reform have been shifting and morphing like some kind of bad hallucination induced by a hard blow to the head ... which is what all of us who . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:02:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959532&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Bruce K. 2009-12-23T01:02:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959402&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Republican efforts to interview a former top aide to Michelle Obama in the controversial case of a fired inspector general have been stymied by the White House, the top Republican looking into the case . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:04:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959402&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Poliwonk USA 2009-12-22T23:04:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958592&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Maj. Gen. Anthony Cucolo,  the commanding general of our troops in northern Iraq, issued this statement to his troops on November 4. "I need every soldier I've got, especially since we . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:48:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958592&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Ali Hussein Lopez 2009-12-22T13:48:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957658&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace With todays 1:00 AM Vote for cloture in the U.S. Senate, we move ever so closer to passing a health care bill.  Now, almost every piece of legislation has some sort of deal making and compromise.  . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:26:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957658&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Poliwonk USA 2009-12-21T22:26:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957639&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace It is discouraging to live in a Free Country where people think that they are free to abuse, exploit, dominate and meddle in the lives of others.  but I do. There is a Tenth Amendment.  It . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:13:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957639&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Karl Leuba 2009-12-21T22:13:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957489&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace   Uhm, the image here just conveys a feeling and has absolutely nothing to do with this article. There is a movie coming out soon called "Killer At Large" that . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:28:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957489&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Bruce K. 2009-12-21T20:28:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957237&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace The cosmic radio that is Michelle Bachmann once again showed her tenuous connection to reality and her ignorance of history by comparing the Tea Party movement to the  Charge of the Light Brigade . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:46:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957237&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Ali Hussein Lopez 2009-12-21T17:46:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957197&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Whatever your opinion is of the pending healthcare legislation, everyone should agree that the level of incivility on Capitol Hill has never been worse.  The latest instance of  this type of . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:10:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957197&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Ali Hussein Lopez 2009-12-21T17:10:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957156&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace A judge in Oklahoma has temporarily put a restraining order on a law that would post women's abortion information online:   http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/12/18/oklahoma.abortion/index.html . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:41:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957156&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Ali Hussein Lopez 2009-12-21T16:41:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956034&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace It seems that the only thing Congress can agree on is war. War-funding defense bills sailed through both the House and Senate this week. The vote in the House was 395 to 34 while the Senate vote . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:55:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956034&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-20T22:55:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955312&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Many years ago, I spent some time with a small group of people who practiced a set of traditions every new years that was special to me. They had descended from a few families of Cherokee from the Appalachian . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:16:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955312&grpId=3659174697243783&nav=Groupspace Dexter S. 2009-12-20T05:16:15Z