Marlon Barkley  
marlon@thedeathofanation.com 

There has been a significant development for the privatization industry this past week. The United States Postal Service reported a quarterly loss of $2 Billion, despite higher prices and an increase in operating revenue. 

Publications like the New York Times perfectly assist the illustration of how another government run business is a candidate for privatization. Using this headline, "Postal Service Quarterly Loss Was $2 Billion, Despite Higher Prices", is an intentional attempt to mislead. They further the assist by adding in the first sentence, despite an increase in revenue on  almost every product the US Postal service is "mired in debt". When you dig deeper elsewhere, for even 10 seconds, you see the information necessary.

Those people with an ounce of curiosity and 10 seconds of time might wonder how this could possibly happen. USPS.gov has an explanation of this situation and cause posted right on their web site.  

Let's parse what the USPS is saying. The Republican controlled congress and Senate in 2006 passed a law to force the U.S. Postal service to pre-fund their health and retirement benefits to cover those expenses for 75 years. 

This makes total sense when you think about it. John Smith who might be born tomorrow and work for the post office starting August 1, 2035 will need retirement benefits in the year 2079. Good thing his retirement plan will be funded this year! 

Republicans manufactured a crisis for ideology or is it just to make a profit for their friends? You could easily argue the latter. Remember President George Bush's bank bailout? Republicans were unanimously behind it*. 

When Republicans finally privatize the postal service, will that make them eligible for a Republican bailout? Not only would they support it, they would probably promote it with some populist patriotism bull shit one could see through if one looked. Wouldn't it be nice if Republicans were this financially responsible on a day-to-day basis?

Prepare to pay ten times what you do now for mailing a letter, if you even get service. On second thought, you probably will not have to worry about it since delivery will not be available in any rural area thanks to privatization.

*Fox News watchers may find this FACT a complete surprise. Look at the date it occurred.

Marlon Barkley 
marlon@thedeathofanation.com

I thought Republicans were supposed to be "Pro-Life"? The message is beat into our heads by the media and consistently used as a Republican campaign message* that's won elections. Here's an astounding story about the reality of the Republican party platform.

Tennessee Representative Scott DesJarlais (R), an incumbent Republican looks to be sailing successfully through the primary, even though he appears to have some "family values" contradictory to the Republican mantra. DesJarlais is a Teabagger, thus given special permissions.  

DesJarlais is a doctor. Doctor's take an oath. In the 1990's DesJarlais decides to get it on with a few of his patients and one of them became pregnant. Dr. Desjarlais decides the best course of action would naturally be an abortion. We all understand we are going to make mistakes in our life and will regret the consequences of bad choices. The problem with this, is Desjarlais is pretending he is anti-abortion, he is lying about what he stands for and no one cares. 

If the Republican party actually stood for anything they say they do, then answer these questions.

• Why isn't the Westboro Baptist Church protesting Desjarlais as a baby killer like they do soldiers returning from a tour? 
  
• Why aren't there calls to remove Desjarlais and strip him of campaign funding like were done to Planned Parenthood?
  
• Why did the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) give Desjarlais a 100% score? Yes, a perfect score for someone who wanted a patient he fucked to have an abortion.
  
• Where are the death threats from the anti-abortion nut jobs who think killing a doctor who performs abortion is just? He's a doctor, doesn't he fit in to your parameters?

Not only should DesJarlais be stripped of he medical license, he has no business being a leader for any political party. How he is still even a viable candidate tells an amazing story of the Republican party. Deterioration.

*Although people with a brain or non-Fox News watchers understand the opposite. See study after study after study.

I've spent some time in Minnesota in a past life and it has always been very hard for me to understand how Representative Michele Bachmann (R) can get a single vote. 

It is rare that a congressperson spews imaginary "facts" so provably wrong, even the uninformed (or a Fox News viewer), doesn't need to waste time verifying its wrongness. 


Based on her lengthy track record, most of what she says can be immediately dismissed as irrelevant. This fits the formula for the perfect Republican or Tea Bagger candidate, however, she is so beyond ridiculous it is detrimental to the entire political process for both sides. Let's examine a few gems.

Bachmann said this on Sunday, June 26th, 2011 in an interview on Fox News. Why would Bachmann say this when it takes seconds to prove she is lying? Here, here, here, here and here. That literally took five seconds to find out she is wrong. Stupidly, she keeps repeating that quote while continuing to claim income from the farm on her financials.

Bachmann said this on Wednesday, July 30th, 2014 in an interview on the radio show "WallBuilders Live". She is clearly suggesting hospitals could do that research on undocumented children. Any other person saying something this psychotic would be in an institution. If you don't believe this, here is direct link to the audio. 

Bachmann said this to a group of local Republicans, while in campaigning in New Hampshire. The shot heard around the world, the beginning of the Revolutionary War were fired in Massachusetts. 

Bachmann said this while campaigning in 2011. This is not only irresponsible, but a dangerous and completely, provable false statement. Is she really that dim witted or is she lying? How often does the American Academy of Pediatrics have to release a statement contradicting a presidential candidate?

“The American Academy of Pediatrics would like to correct false statements made in the Republican presidential campaign that HPV vaccine is dangerous and can cause mental retardation,” O. Marion Burton, the academy’s president, said in a statement. “There is absolutely no scientific validity to this statement.”

Bachmann said this while appearing on Minnesota radio station KTLK-AM in 2011. How are those re-education camps progressing? 

Bachmann said this during an interview on the Republican radio show called Faith & Liberty. She offered no evidence whatsoever. Since Republicans against science, I guess that doesn't matter. Why is she still in congress?

Instances like these are endless with Michele "Welfare Queen" Bachmann. It is like a gift raining down on the American people every time she opens her mouth. What is really sad about this whole issue, is people voted for her. People believe what she has to say. 

A sad state of affairs.

Aiden Brennan   
aiden@thedeathofanation.com

God's biggest failure, James Dobson founder of the conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, decided to show his intellectual ineptitude at a National Day of Prayer ceremony with members of Congress. He destroyed a non-partisan day of prayer by calling President Obama, "The abortion president". 

I am completely serious, he said this. I know this sounds almost Onion-like. Dobson is either way dumber that anyone imagined, he is intentionally trying to obfuscate reality or he misplaced his copy of the ten commandments. 


I don't think the religious right would need any reminders about such an important document and I will give him the benefit of the doubt on his intelligence, so that leave only one reason. Dobson must be lying. Let's examine some Dobson history. 

• Dobson opposes any science, unless it fits his argument with his crusade on gays. Believe it or not, he knows why people are gay, he has "clinical proof". 
• When the horrible Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting happened, what was the response of the religious right? Dobson explained how the murder of children at Sandy Hook was God's punishment. "I think we have turned our back on the Scripture and on God Almighty and I think he has allowed judgment to fall upon us.  I think that’s what’s going on." says Dobson.
• Dobson equates gays with Nazi's. I realize this is part of the theme for Republicans, but alienating members of your own party? Yes, there are gay Republicans, ask Senator Larry Craig (R).
• My personal favorite, Dobson thinks Spongebob Squarepants is guilty of "Homosexual Advocacy". This was so ridiculous, the religious right had a counter campaign to explain that he didn't say that. Dobson's response was, "My comments were intended to express concern not about SpongeBob...but about the way in which those childhood symbols are apparently being hijacked to promote an agenda that involves teaching homosexual propaganda to children." Sorry Dobson, that's just as fucking stupid.

The religious right portray's Dobson as a man of the cloth, like he has some moral authority over all of us. He tries to to manipulate with statements like, "I mean millions of people have decided that God doesn’t exist, or he’s irrelevant to me and we have killed fifty-four million babies and the institution of marriage is right on the verge of a complete redefinition.  Believe me, that is going to have consequences too."  

He tries to convince you how concerned he is for America, not only with hatred for liberals, women and gays, but he has to lie to make his point. Now let's go to an actual statistic, since Dobson is apparently against both science and math.

Now we know Dobson has a history of lying, let's look at his claim about President Obama and abortion.

I encourage you to read more. There are hundreds of sources that analyzed the numbers. CNN has a report that shows abortions at a 40 year low. 

If you look carefully, you will notice the increase in abortion rates directly affected by Bush administrations. If Dobson labels President Obama with a ludicrous term in public, what does he say about the Bush's? Dobson and the religious right lie to continue this farce. They need money to keep the charade going, so what else can they do? 


I wonder how many people left religion because of God's biggest failure, James Dobson.

Hey Dobson, "Love your neighbor as yourself."  -Mark 12:31

Marlon Barkley   
marlon@thedeathofanation.com

We all know the Fracking industry insists it is totally safe and doesn't cause any pollution and has never contaminated anyone's water*.

Aruba Petroleum Inc. has lost a lawsuit for contaminating the property of a Bob and Lisa Parr. This is believed to be the first verdict against a Fracking company.

Of course Aruba Petroleum has a shit load of money, so they will appeal the case continuously for the next 25 years hoping Bob and Lisa die just before they get the money Aruba Petroleum owes them so Bob and Lisa can clean up the contamination of their water and land. Just part of the script, right?

Note: Dick Cheney made sure companies he had financial ties to received an exemption from the Clean Water Act. This doesn't classify as a scandal since it was a job creator or simply a Republican idea. I am puzzled, since Republicans always mouth off about letting the "Free Market" decide if a business is viable. I guess in the case of Fracking, Republicans decided government should modify the rules instead of allowing the "Free Market" to decide. If a business has to be allowed to pollute in order to operate, it's not a viable business. Deterioration.

UPDATE
Energy billionaire T. Boone Pickens decided he had to assure the world Fracking is totally safe. Fracking "isn't gonna hurt anybody. The environmentalists, they moan and groan about it, but when you get down to it, fracking is two miles down below the surface, you’re not gonna damage anything,” Pickens said fracking only causes "insignificant" emissions.

Anyone with ounce of common sense could figure this one out. A billionaire sees a legitimate threat to an industry he's made billions from. That is exactly what he should be doing as a tremendous business person. What I find interesting is the damage control was so immediate and pushed out as widespread as possible to portray the lawsuit as an anomaly. Pickens has the ability to command that attention. 

Let us not forget, this is an industry Republicans gave total freedom to pollute water. If the industry has to continuously come out to say, “I’ve never seen any of these things that these people claim are happening when you frack a well.” then that's a red flag. We've seen this before, haven't we? 

Marlon Barkley
marlon@thedeathofanation.com

I guess if you have a lot of money, there are apparently different rules you can follow, which seems to be a continuing story.  If you are I faced 45 felony charges for hitting and kicking your girlfriend 117 times in a half hour, one of us would be in prison. RadiumOne CEO Gurbaksh "G" Chahal has enough money to avoid getting an ass pounding like he truly deserves. 

Personally, I'd like to see women band together and take donations to hire a guy named, "Bubba" to pay this coward a visit every night for a week until he apologizes. Deterioration.

Remember when George Bush committed insider trading and his daddy prevented his prosecution? Or what about all the Wall Street fraudsters who belong in jail? Not going to happen. There is a different set of rules and Republicans have a beautiful marketing program that's been in progress for 40 years, convincing the uninformed that you can't put Gurbaksh "Girl Beater" Chahal in jail because he's a "JOB CREATOR".