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Apr
21

Talking to America’s Mr. Right

By Katie Kieffer

I have listened to The Jason Lewis Show since I was a very little girl. At first, my dad made me listen to Jason’s show at the dinner table. We would sit down to eat and he’d inevitably say, “Katie, you should listen to Jason. You’ll learn something.” Eventually, I became hooked. Now, I listen by choice. Continue reading

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Apr
05

Love oil and it loves you back

By Katie Kieffer

Image credit: "Sunrise - Gulf of Mexico" by Vince O'Sullivan on Flickr via Creative Commons.

Listening to morning shows is a good way to wind up in a psychiatrist’s office. I flip between 300 channels and have three basic choices: Bad economic news, high-profile violence or cotton candy interviews with reality stars. I try switching to Twitter and a trending topic is a cobra that escaped from the Bronx Zoo. I almost choke on my Pop-Tart.

I’m tired of negative news and hearing people whine without offering solutions. So, I’m defying the world by being optimistic. Continue reading

Posted in Economy, National Security, Sustainability | 2 Comments

May
03

Clamping down on Facebook

By Katie Kieffer

Image credit: "Scott Beale / Laughing Squid," laughingsquid.com.

The SEC conveniently had Goldman Sachs to distract the public from its own internal corruption. Now, liberal politicians have embraced “privacy concerns” to reframe their power grab to “protect” Americans from social networking entrepreneurs like Facebook‘s founder, Mark Zuckerburg.

A group of four liberal Senators, including my own Sen. Al Franken, have launched an attack against Facebook’s new tools called “social plug-ins,” and its “Instant Personalization Pilot Program,” claiming that they could violate individual privacy. The FTC even wants to “weigh in” on the debate.
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Mar
17

Why liberals hate health care reform

By Katie Kieffer

Angry bald eagle. Image credit: www.alaska-in-pictures.com

Many liberals are angry. Really angry. Whether politicians or voters, they feel cheated, and rightfully so.

Here is their short list of grievances with President Obama’s health care reform bill and process. Continue reading

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Mar
12

Blah health care, talk law

By Katie Kieffer

Image credit: Richard A. Bloom/Corbis

Blah, blah, blah. Stop talking about health care for 15 seconds. You have until at least March 18th to analyze Speaker Nancy Pelosi and streakerciser Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel bludgeon Congress to vote for Obamacare.

Let’s talk about the stories of legal manipulation and scandal that this administration is happy you aren’t paying attention to while you’re focused on jobs and health care. Continue reading

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