Daily PUMA Column - Commentary by Alessandro Machi
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
How to Avoid the Race Card Game by Really Trying.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Voters Remorse Youtube Music Video by the Conservative Kooks (a Paraody of "Runaway" by Del Shannon).
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Ashley Dupree gets her own Add Vice Column with the New York Post.
Friday, December 11, 2009
A Powerful Excerpt From Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Speech and the subtle political rebukes that appear to be intertwined.
A very strong rebuke of Ron Paul's world political view can be found in the excerpt below from Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Speech. A more subtle rebuke of George Bush, John McCain and Hillary Clinton's position that we don't negotiate with rogue nations can be found as well.
However, earlier in the speech, Barack Obama also acknowledges that speech making is never enough (which kind of reminds me of the Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign quote about Barack Obama's political experience amounting to a speech he wrote...)
------------------excerpt from Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Speech--------------------
...."The same principle applies to those who violate international laws by brutalizing their own people. When there is genocide in Darfur, systematic rape in Congo, repression in Burma -- there must be consequences. Yes, there will be engagement; yes, there will be diplomacy -- but there must be consequences when those things fail. And the closer we stand together, the less likely we will be faced with the choice between armed intervention and complicity in oppression.
This brings me to a second point -- the nature of the peace that we seek. For peace is not merely the absence of visible conflict. Only a just peace based on the inherent rights and dignity of every individual can truly be lasting.
It was this insight that drove drafters of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights after the Second World War. In the wake of devastation, they recognized that if human rights are not protected, peace is a hollow promise.
And yet too often, these words are ignored.
For some countries, the failure to uphold human rights is excused by the false suggestion that these are somehow Western principles, foreign to local cultures or stages of a nation's development. And within America, there has long been a tension between those who describe themselves as realists or idealists -- a tension that suggests a stark choice between the narrow pursuit of interests or an endless campaign to impose our values around the world.
So even as we respect the unique culture and traditions of different countries, America will always be a voice for those aspirations that are universal. We will bear witness to the quiet dignity of reformers like Aung Sang Suu Kyi; to the bravery of Zimbabweans who cast their ballots in the face of beatings; to the hundreds of thousands who have marched silently through the streets of Iran. It is telling that the leaders of these governments fear the aspirations of their own people more than the power of any other nation. And it is the responsibility of all free people and free nations to make clear that these movements -- these movements of hope and history -- they have us on their side.I reject these choices. I believe that peace is unstable where citizens are denied the right to speak freely or worship as they please; choose their own leaders or assemble without fear. Pent-up grievances fester, and the suppression of tribal and religious identity can lead to violence. We also know that the opposite is true. Only when Europe became free did it finally find peace. America has never fought a war against a democracy, and our closest friends are governments that protect the rights of their citizens. No matter how callously defined, neither America's interests -- nor the world's -- are served by the denial of human aspirations.
Let me also say this: The promotion of human rights cannot be about exhortation alone. At times, it must be coupled with painstaking diplomacy. I know that engagement with repressive regimes lacks the satisfying purity of indignation. But I also know that sanctions without outreach -- condemnation without discussion -- can carry forward only a crippling status quo. No repressive regime can move down a new path unless it has the choice of an open door...."
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Thursday, December 10, 2009
Native American Lawsuit Settlement was probably well deserved, but it does raise some interesting questions in regards to the 2008 democratic race.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Hillary Clinton was supposed to quit the 2008 democratic race, but Sarah Palin is called a quitter, Disingenuous games the Obama supporters play.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
The Living Christmas Tree Company, an example of superior green job creation that actually makes sense.
The entire living tree process appears to have a higher ratio of wages paid per price charged while not wasting or overusing precious resources. Recycling by reusing is the ideal green solution but one that only certain green economies can utilize. Plastic bottles can't be reused as is when removed from the original user, but a living christmas tree can.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
GOOGLE LINK HACKERS, are they attacking certain blogs to drive down traffic?
and discovered a shocking blog article that mentions the exact same IP that "visited" my blog.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Real Cancer Research Breakthrough Finally Here?
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
To All the Enlightened ones who Voted for Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton because of Hillary Clinton's war voting record...
Please Download the Chase Bank Protest Flyer for FREE, and then all that needs to be done is just give a few copies out, it is really that simple.
Barack Obama to use ACORN volunteer soldiers in Afghanistan.
Monday, November 30, 2009
TheBurningPlatform.com » Economy » SCHOOL - 1957 vs 2009
Sorry, but this link is no longer working and beyond Daily PUMA's control to fix.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Judges Suddenly paying attention to Banksters that abuse the system and are starting to take them on! Better now than never.
Presently, tax payer funded law enforcement is being used by the banksters to evict homeowners without any judicial notification or approval, and that needs to change.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Oh No, Convicted UBS employee turned whistle blower is suing for a whistle blower reward, wants BILLIONS!
Federal Reserve tries theater ads to burnish its image -- latimes.com
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