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Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth Two views, one tragedy. "We've experienced so much hateful language... such a negative environment has been created around the work that Planned Parenthood does," said Vicki Cowart, president and CEO of Rocky Mountains Planned Parenthood, on ABC News "This Week with George Stephanopoulos." "We've seen that across the country from all sorts of speakers in the last few months," she added. "I can't believe that this isn't contributing to some folks, mentally unwell or not, thinking that it's ok to target Planned Parenthood or to target abortion providers." "We at Planned Parenthood are first and foremost a healthcare provider," Cowart said. "We provide life-saving services to all kinds of folks, men and women, across our communities," she added. "And the tirades against Planned Parenthood in the last few months have really been over the top.” SOURCE ...

Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth A Conservative Manifesto (revised 11/25/15)  1) Limited effective government with authority granted to it as enumerated in our Constitution 2) A true free market capitalist economy, that is to say a market regulated to insure honest competition. For a market to be free it must be regulated. 3) A judiciary (Supreme Court) that interprets law from a strict constitutionalist prospective. 4) A legislative branch that recognizes their responsibility is to the people and not their own corrupt political interests or those of any special interest group. 5) A government that recognizes the rights of the individual as delineated in our Bill of Rights and the Constitution. 6) A government that views its mandate to tax the citizenry as limited to funding the proper role of government. Which includes providing for the national defense and the general welfare of the nation. 7) A government that recognizes the value of borders, languag...

From Rational Nation U S A  Wishing All The Best The Holiday Season Has To Offer And A Healthy, Happy, and Prosperous 2016 

We the People are responsible... in our democratic republic we always have been .

Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth Following is the day dreamed about in the land of wingnuttery. In this idyllic land of reactionary bliss the hands of time are turned back. Evolution takes a back seat to creationism, Christianity is the religion of the land, Science is trumped by faith and mysticism, the market and corporations are free to run totally unregulated, civil liberties are suspended and troops are rushed to the southern border, healthcare is returned to those most concerned with profits, and the list goes on. A true reactionary rightwing UTOPIA . January 20, 2017 President Marco Rubio and Vice President Carly Fiorina are sworn into office. In a rare event on inauguration day, Congress convenes for an emergency meeting to repeal the illegal and unconstitutional Socialist healthcare farce known as Obamacare. The new Director of Health and Social Services Dr. Ben Carson announces that an independent group of healthcare management professionals is hired...

Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth Donald Trump, perhaps one of the least honest bloviating blowhards in the 2016 republican presidential fields adds to his list of fear mongering lies. His recent claim that thousands and thousands of Muslin in Jersey City cheered on 911 when the World Trade Center came down is a flat out lie. All of us are aware that Islamic jihadist in the middle east cheered when the WTC collapsed, but there is absolutely no truth to the statement made by Trump. The Donald is playing the politics of fear as he appeals to the low intelligence and low information people who flock to hear his BS. For the Donald it is not about truth, it never gas been. Rather it all abut the Art of the Deal and winning, no matter what it takes. Donald Trump lacks the ethical standards the howler monkeys claim Obama lacks. Yet when Mr. Lying Trump spews his BS the low intelligence and low information folks not only look the other way they swear he's telling the truth and...

Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth Donald Trump's response to a reporter's question concerning his position on how the United States should consider handling Muslims has created quite a furor in both political parties and the media. The Donald's response to the reporter was, as he is often wont to do, not very specific, in fact is was as vague as hell. MSNBC is s news network not often linked to on this weblog as it can often be as partisan as FOX News. Having said that, Rachel Maddow did a seven minute segment on the Trump controversy that was reasonable and balanced. It is proper that on a matter as critical as domestic security, civil and human rights that a candidate's position on such matters is clearly understood. Follow this link to the video segment during which Maddow pressed the issue, highlighting the The Donald lack of specifics . Of course The Donald is trying to walk back his remarks by attempting to place responsibly (blame) on the report...

Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth History is replete with examples of the power of fear and ignorance, to which even the great can fall prey. Franklin Roosevelt calmed a nation in bleakest days of the Depression, but he also signed the executive order imprisoning tens of thousands of American citizens for the crime of Japanese ancestry. In our time, disastrous things have been done in the name of safety: the invasion of Iraq, spawned by delusion and lies; the creation of an offshore fortress, sequestered from the Constitution, to lock up those perceived as threats, no matter the cost and injustice; an ever-expanding surveillance apparatus, to spy on the people, no matter the futility. Al Qaeda and the Islamic State did not compel us to shackle ourselves to a security state, or to disgrace our values by vilifying and fearing refugees and immigrants. This bitter truth is lost on the politicians now grasping for the Republican presidential nomination, whose guiding prin...