Iris Mack's Blog - Politics

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Knows Nothing About Nothing!

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:33:00 --0100

Attorney General Eric Holder testified before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday, and he didn't know, wasn't sure of, or simply couldn't remember a lot of information.

Politico: Scandal Politics in the Obama Administration

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:35:00 --0100

Scandal politics are sweeping Capitol Hill.

Just days after news broke that the IRS targeted conservative nonprofits, Speaker John Boehner?s House committees will morph into mock courtrooms where the White House will be the defendant in what amounts to a number of high-stakes political trials.

The most recent scandal to grip the Obama administration came Monday evening, when The Associated Press disclosed that the Justice Department sought its reporters? phone records ? including those of correspondents who sit in the Capitol. Within hours, House Republicans vowed to investigate. To make things worse for President Barack Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder is scheduled to be on Capitol Hill Wednesday for a House Judiciary Committee hearing.

That?s hardly the president?s only problem.

Please find more information here.

Obamagate: Benghazi, IRS target, Wiretaps,....

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:31:00 --0100

President Obama is now being compared to former President Nixon!

Please find more information here.

Economic Advice from Former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln

Mon, 06 May 2013 20:46:00 --0100

You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

You cannot help small men by tearing down big men.

You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.

You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.

You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income.

You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatreds.

You cannot establish security on borrowed money.

You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence.

You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.

Abraham Lincoln

16th President of the United States

Note: Some sources attribute this quote to Lincoln. However, other sources report that the author of these words of wisdom is the Rev. John Henry Boetcker.

U.S. Congressman Hank Johnson: "Imagine a World Without Balloons"

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:59:00 --0100

OK, lately I have not been getting lots of sleep - trying to finish a book, consulting, etc. So, when I first saw this video I thought perhaps I did not "get it" because I was just a bit sleep deprived. But today, I looked at it again, and all I could think was "God, please help the U.S.A."!

Italy's Beppe Grillo Explains the Global Monetary System

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 02:44:00 --0100

The most powerful guy in Italy right now is a former stand-up artist named Beppe Grillo. He sums up the global monetary system in about 5 minutes. Take a look!

Hillary Clinton: US Losing Propaganda War to Alternative Media

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:19:00 --0100

Perhaps if the American mainstream media reported real, honest and intelligent news, this would not be the case....

Bloomberg: Sarkozy Is First French President in 30 Years to Fail Reelection

Sun, 06 May 2012 20:57:00 --0100

Nicolas Sarkozy?s defeat in the French presidential election makes him the ninth European leader to be booted out since the region?s debt crisis began. Sanctioned for his flamboyant personal style and slowing economic growth, Sarkozy lost to Socialist Francois Hollande, who got 52 percent of the vote against 48 percent, five polling estimates showed. Sarkozy becomes the second French president to lose a re-election bid since World War II after former President Valery Giscard d?Estaing was vanquished in 1981. Please read more here.

Singaporean Politicians' Salaries: Over Million Dollars Per Year

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:22:00 --0100

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has been forced to take a 36% pay cut. However, at $1.7 million a year, he's still one of best paid leaders in world. Mr. Loong earns four times the salary of Obama and eight times the wage of Cameron. He will be taking a pay cut following public anger over income inequality. Please read more here.

Business Insider: Nassim Taleb Says "The Only Candidate I Trust Is Ron Paul"

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:36:00 --0100

In case you were wondering, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of "Fooled By Randomness" and "The Black Swan" (not the Aronofsky movie) is endorsing presidential candidate Ron Paul. This is according to Taleb's Facebook page. Amen, brother Taleb!

Congressmen Who Received Money to Vote for Internet Censorship Bills

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:05:00 --0100

Here is a list of Congressional politicians in favor of the bills known as SOPA and PIPA . This list also contains the amounts of money these politicians received from the SOPA and PIPA backers who bought their favor in voting yes for both bills. Who sold themselves out, and who sold the justice system down the river for money. These are the politicians who took money, to support the most damaging bills that would put control of the global internet into the hands of the Hollywood directors. Get the money out of politics. Voting out these people is the one way to clean house and clean out the corruption in the U.S. government.

U.S. Congress Walks on the Dark Side

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:57:00 --0100

This just in from a friend of mine at the Gates Foundation. It'll make you want to throw all the bums in Congress out! ASAP!

Wall St. Cheat Sheet: Occupy Congress on January 17th (videos)

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:28:00 --0100

Don't you just hate it when you return from vacation and after a few days you feel like you need another one? Well, I am beginning to feel that way already with all the news about NDAA indefinite detention, SOPA internet censorship, protests, unemployment, wars, etc.....

Americans Plan Nationwide Protest of NDAA Indefinite Detention Law (VIDEO)

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:27:00 --0100

Leave it up to Americans - with the help of our politicians in Washington, D. C. - to start the New Year off with a bang!

Compassion of Dr. Ron Paul (video)

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:07:00 --0100

Wow!