Issues Under Fire

If the United States had leaders interested in protecting American jobs, living wages and a decent standard of living, we would hear proposals like establishing an international minimum wage for any and all labor that can be exported/outsourced from one nation to another. In other words, workers in China, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Ethiopia, India, Ukraine, Romania, etc would be paid the same rate of pay an American or European worker would be paid for the same job. Workers around the world would now compete on how good they're at producing what they produce and not how cheaply they can be paid to produce what they produce.

Hundreds of thousands of French students could see current labor protections like these guaranteed a life style worth living and a life style that needed to be protected. From their perspective, the new labor proposals would benefit big business at the expense of the next generation, as the new rules would to apply to them going forward. And their not having it. If Hollande is going to save his ass, he's not going to do it by tinkering with the French experience.

There is a serious vacuum to be filled in America's news media. There are millions of well educated, highly interested and involved Americans being under-served and ignored. There is an exodus of eyes and ears seeking trustworthy news sources that actually produce unvarnished and unfiltered news they can actually use. Focusing on sh*t like Hillary Clinton's issues with middle class Whites or Donald Trumps issues with women might sell a lot of commercials, but it won't help anybody trying to understand what's going on in their world.

Woman trades life for evil

As New York's primary looms nearer, questions of Clinton's ties to Wall Street will only be amplified as a calls for the transcripts of her speeches to Goldman Sachs will be demanded by those convinced she's on the take. When someone is paid as much as $675,000.00 for three speeches lasting less than an hour each, one shouldn't be surprised if more than a few eyebrows are raised. At $225,000 per chat, its not unreasonable to be curious as to what was actually said, promised or if any commitments were made.

Lonely and looking for love in all the wrong places, soldier finds horrors and other strange events in his dark future.

Cheating lovers face hateful consequences

Greedy guest risk death and horror for cash

Since Donald Trump has been so successful in capturing the hearts and minds of those who want their country back, we thought it'd be a cool idea to examine what Trump supporters mean when they lament the loss of America as they knew it. Ever since Barack Obama became president, "I want my country back" has been the rallying call for many conservatives longing for days of Father Knows Best, even if he really didn't.

If you accept this analysis, you'll have to accept the fact that America's least educated and least informed voters will nominate America's least honest and least trustworthy candidates for the presidency of the United States. Having far more dimwitted simpletons than any other demographic populating the U.S. electorate, no matter which Party wins the White House, the simpletons will have been conned into settling for the least of all possibilities.

Bottom line: No matter how this story is spun by the White House, the reality is, Vladimir Putin took control of the Syrian conflict by identifying, targeting and eliminating terrorist threats to Syria's sovereign government. Ignoring vail threats from the West to stay out of the fight, Russia stood by its regional ally and turned the United States and other Western powers into sidelined spectators. Where we go from here is a mystery because only Vladimir Putin knows for sure.

While, Donald Trump may call himself a Republican, "The Donald" is a Country Club Republican and these are two very different demographics. Cloth Coat Republicans work for Country Club Republicans and by and large, generally they're poorly compensated for their labor. The Country Club types didn't build financial empires by treating workers fairly, paying a living wage or giving a damn about a low wage earner's job security. Country Club types are driven purely by profit and loss.

Curious observers would like to know if any of the candidates are taking medications for mental, psychological or emotional problems and if so, how much and for how long. One would also like to know if any of the candidates have issues with anger and stress management. It'd also be helpful to know if the candidates had issues with empathy and patients. Is there a history of mental illness in the family and if so, is it hereditary?

Blood

Because the American people are literally placing their lives and futures in the hands of strangers with no more to go on than televised debates, campaign slogans, photo opportunities and sound bites, they should demand proof from those seeking their votes. How else can one tell if these creatures are exactly who and what they say they are.