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Author Archives: GP McClure
Avoidance
A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues. — Theodore Roosevelt I noticed our beloved Congress has avoided the fiscal cliff, or so the mendacious main stream media would have you believe. … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Self-Help
Tagged 2013, American dream, Divine Providence, fiscal cliff, low informed voters
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Transitions
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. — Martin Luther King, Jr. This is my … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, 2013, liberal, liberalism, Martin Luther King, transition
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Thoughts
Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the dangers of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of ‘crackpot’ than the stigma of conformity. And on issues that seem important to you, stand … Continue reading
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Tagged civil war, freebies, Lincoln, regrets, time management, Vocational Education
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A Thanksgiving Wish
If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. –Thomas Jefferson What does Thanksgiving mean to you? Is it just a reason to have turkey? You … Continue reading
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Tagged Divine Providence, freedom, self-reliance, Thanksgiving
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Living in Loserville
I felt despair. Though it seems to me now there’s two kinds of it: the sort that causes a person to surrender and then the sort I had which made me take risks and make plans. — Erica Eisdorfer It … Continue reading
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Tagged American dream, divide and conquer, freeloaders, losers, socialist
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Visualizing Life
We will discover the nature of our particular genius when we stop trying to conform to our own or to other peoples’ models, learn to be ourselves, and allow our natural channel to open. — Shakti Gawain Only lately have … Continue reading
Posted in Self-Help
Tagged a great life, comfort zone, lazy, self-reliance, visualization
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Being Rich
When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is. — Oscar Wilde There is a concept in today’s America, even the world, that being … Continue reading
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Tagged class envy, corruption, getting rich, political power, politicians, self-reliance
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At the Mercy of…
Do for yourself or do without – Gaylord Perry Do you feel like you are being manipulated, controlled, and told what to believe and what not to believe? Join the club. So, what is the truth? What is the lie? … Continue reading
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Tagged 47 percent, freedom, politicians, self-reliance, slavery
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Angry and Just Plain Mad
He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. — Benjamin Franklin Getting started on this post is difficult because I am so angry I can’t even see straight. I know what I want to say … Continue reading
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Tagged government regulations, national debt, public education, the universe
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The Power of Rest
Energy and persistence conquer all things. — Benjamin Franklin There is a time for work and there is a time for play and most of us forget when to apply which to what. I have not had a major vacation … Continue reading
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