The Republic is free falling into the history pages as a "once mighty" nation. America is much too young to fade so quickly into the category of a "has been," but that is where we are headed.
We live in a country that could provide a job, a home, unlimited nourishment, medical care and a first class education to all 319,000,000 people. Instead, our unemployment is 9% nationally, 16.2% are unemployed among the 39,000,000 million African Americans and more than 20% of Americans that possess a college degree are unemployed. At the same time in 2011, over a span of a few months, our government spent some $56,000,000,000 on military defense while banks attempt to foreclose on the homes of soldiers and their families. Economic inequality has never been mightier in the Republic. Why does a country that has everything appear to be throwing it all away and failing the citizenry with perfect regularity?
The Tea Party (the former Republican Party) cannot lead the nation to economic or policy prosperity. And since they lack ingenuity and effective leadership they are attempting with frightening ferocity to destroy our nation. Elected officials within the party of "NO" carry hatred for President Obama that is so intense and perverse they've decided to plunge America--into a backward and chaotic society. And yet, citizens have become so disgusted with the elected body that rather than mobilize and vote--they sit on the sidelines and cry foul while in the meantime political corruption in the heart of the Republic reigns supreme.
American media has failed us, too. When Murdoch's News Corp Inc. /FOX News are considered a "credible" source of information then you know the profession of journalism requires an enema. Where are the journalists with integrity who report honestly without relying on talking points? There are a handful of American journalists like Ms. Goldie Taylor and Cenk Uygur who possess journalistic integrity. Both are having difficulties with being given a platform to report on because networks are afraid to give them a news show--if only they would "play the game" that the "establishment" requires. What makes matters worse is that hand in hand with irresponsible journalism are the many Americans failing to read what international journalists are reporting collectively and "objectively" about world issues. For example, despite what many Americans may believe, many countries in Africa (Africa is a continent, Ms. Palin) are living in poverty and some parts are facing droughts of epic proportion. It is criminal that politicians will often sit and bicker tit for tat about this and that when they have the authority to aid those who are hungry, severely malnourished and deprived of clean water--but time and time again, they simply do nothing.
"We the People" have it within us to change this current outcome of the Republic becoming "a once mighty nation" but we must hurry--time and demise wait for no one.
"Progressives will bring balance to the Republic"
Anthony P. Johnson, Candidate for State Representative 180th District, 2012
* Special thanks to Ms. Terri Willmott.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
"A Journalistic Enema"
The media has failed us. When Murdoch's News Corp/FOX News is considered a credible source of information then you know the profession of journalism requires an enema.
"Progressives will bring balance to the Republic"
Anthony P. Johnson
"Progressives will bring balance to the Republic"
Anthony P. Johnson
Sunday, July 17, 2011
"Status Update"
"The World Food Program estimates that the drought in East Africa specifically, the Horn of Africa is the worst in over 50 years, and is affecting more than 10 million people. The UN Children's Fund has said that more than two million children are malnourished and need emergency medical help."
This is what it is; they need us! Where are the elected officials in the Republic on addressing this matter? Where is the "immediate aid" to stem this horrible human episode?
Strange, but many of our elected officials are always ready to suit up and go to war--but the minute a humane effort is required they move slower than molasses on a frigid day. But, I think I have figured out why. Perhaps they are waiting for you to respond, my middle class, working poor and poor citizenry. They want us to pay for the aid. You see, we've done it before. Remember Haiti and Japan? We opened our hearts and our check books and now they're asking us to do it again. The citizenry of America strive for humanitarian efforts while politicians make war.
It's up to the citizens--again. I'm asking that everyone contact your elected representatives and ask them to assist in the efforts of providing immediate aid to East Africa. Our humane spirit must come to the rescue once again and bring balance to a society overcome by apathy.
Anthony P. Johnson
Candidate for State Representative 180th District, 2012
This is what it is; they need us! Where are the elected officials in the Republic on addressing this matter? Where is the "immediate aid" to stem this horrible human episode?
Strange, but many of our elected officials are always ready to suit up and go to war--but the minute a humane effort is required they move slower than molasses on a frigid day. But, I think I have figured out why. Perhaps they are waiting for you to respond, my middle class, working poor and poor citizenry. They want us to pay for the aid. You see, we've done it before. Remember Haiti and Japan? We opened our hearts and our check books and now they're asking us to do it again. The citizenry of America strive for humanitarian efforts while politicians make war.
It's up to the citizens--again. I'm asking that everyone contact your elected representatives and ask them to assist in the efforts of providing immediate aid to East Africa. Our humane spirit must come to the rescue once again and bring balance to a society overcome by apathy.
Anthony P. Johnson
Candidate for State Representative 180th District, 2012
Monday, July 11, 2011
“Charlatans Posing As Educators”
It appears that Atlanta School District officials are not the only ones that cheat to get ahead.
According to the "Philadelphia Public School Notebook," a 2009 report has identified dozens of Pennsylvania schools for possible cheating including more than twenty schools in the School District of Philadelphia (SDP). The statistical analysis is available at:
http://www.thenotebook.org/sites/def...rt%20Final.doc
Data files were examined from test score scanners to determine the rate of erasures to right answers, and for certain grade levels, the amount of "correctness" attained per student from a previous test to a current test.
The report dates to 2009, but considering that Harrisburg did not commission a report for 2010 and did not do anything with the 2009 report, it is clear that the cheating has probably gone unmonitored and unpunished.
Once again humanity has given way to the dark angels within. Here's how bad it is in Philadelphia:
DISTRICT SCHOOLS
Elementary Schools:
1. Catherine
2. Cayuga*
3. Franklin Edmonds
4. Frederick Douglass
5. Disston
6. Fitler
7. FitzPatrick
8. Lamberton
9. John Marshall*
10. Thurgood Marshall*
11. McClure
12. Muñoz-Marin*
13. Olney Elementary
14. MH Stanton
15. Ziegler
Middle School:
1. Penn Treaty
2. Theodore Roosevelt*
3. Wagner*
4. Woodrow Wilson
High School:
1. Frankford
2. Northeast
3. Strawberry Mansion
CHARTER SCHOOLS
1. Alliance for Progress Charter
2. Charter High School for Architecture and Design
3. Imhotep Institute Charter High School
4. Maritime Academy Charter
5. Walter D. Palmer Leadership and Learning Partners Charter
6. Wissahickon Charter
7. Philadelphia Electrical and Technology Charter
* indicates schools that had three or more flags in multiple grades
If the cheating is true, then all individuals involved must be rounded up and face termination, permanent banishment from the field of education and hefty fines. However, termination, banishment and fines will never rectify what these charlatans posing as educators have done to our children and our education system. Look away, Horace Mann, look away.
“Progressive will bring balance to the Republic”
Anthony P. Johnson
According to the "Philadelphia Public School Notebook," a 2009 report has identified dozens of Pennsylvania schools for possible cheating including more than twenty schools in the School District of Philadelphia (SDP). The statistical analysis is available at:
http://www.thenotebook.org/sites/def...rt%20Final.doc
Data files were examined from test score scanners to determine the rate of erasures to right answers, and for certain grade levels, the amount of "correctness" attained per student from a previous test to a current test.
The report dates to 2009, but considering that Harrisburg did not commission a report for 2010 and did not do anything with the 2009 report, it is clear that the cheating has probably gone unmonitored and unpunished.
Once again humanity has given way to the dark angels within. Here's how bad it is in Philadelphia:
DISTRICT SCHOOLS
Elementary Schools:
1. Catherine
2. Cayuga*
3. Franklin Edmonds
4. Frederick Douglass
5. Disston
6. Fitler
7. FitzPatrick
8. Lamberton
9. John Marshall*
10. Thurgood Marshall*
11. McClure
12. Muñoz-Marin*
13. Olney Elementary
14. MH Stanton
15. Ziegler
Middle School:
1. Penn Treaty
2. Theodore Roosevelt*
3. Wagner*
4. Woodrow Wilson
High School:
1. Frankford
2. Northeast
3. Strawberry Mansion
CHARTER SCHOOLS
1. Alliance for Progress Charter
2. Charter High School for Architecture and Design
3. Imhotep Institute Charter High School
4. Maritime Academy Charter
5. Walter D. Palmer Leadership and Learning Partners Charter
6. Wissahickon Charter
7. Philadelphia Electrical and Technology Charter
* indicates schools that had three or more flags in multiple grades
If the cheating is true, then all individuals involved must be rounded up and face termination, permanent banishment from the field of education and hefty fines. However, termination, banishment and fines will never rectify what these charlatans posing as educators have done to our children and our education system. Look away, Horace Mann, look away.
“Progressive will bring balance to the Republic”
Anthony P. Johnson
Thursday, July 7, 2011
"The Same Stale, Moldy Characters"
The moment ordinary citizens choose to make a "career" out of serving as an elected official, corporations began to suck the life out of democracy.
Career politicians don't know when to exit the stage and the longer they stay--the easier they can be manipulated and bought by corporations and betray the citizenry, democracy and the Republic.
I vigorously debate friends and foe alike about my views on career politicians--and I stand my ground. I believe as an elected official you can effectively accomplish the goals on behalf of your constituents without holding on to the post for 15-20 years or longer. Career politicians also stifle young would-be-elected officials from seeking office. Sadly, new and innovative ideas that would transform America into a vibrant and thriving nation are lost. This is especially true since we know that campaign finance reform is a forgone conclusion after the corrupt U.S. Supreme Court green lighted corporations to buy, buy, and buy career politicians.
The former Republican Party now taken over by the Tea Party, but still staring the same stale, moldy group of cartoon characters cannot lead America to prosperity. President Obama has given them everything they've asked for and still--they have not created one (1) job. Their recommendations to fix the Republic's decayed infrastructure borders on lunacy and treason. In essence we have a political party that believes if they cannot control every aspect of the Republic--they would rather destroy it.
Every citizen that is registered to vote must proceed to vote and remove career politicians from the perch of the Republic's government and infuse a new generation of public servants that place the "needs" of the majority ahead of the "greed" from the minority. Until this is accomplished, we will continue to witness the rising tide of Bachmann, Santorum, Boehner, McConnell, Cain and Duke making a mockery of democracy--a gift that millions of Americans have and continue to sacrifice their lives for.
"Progressive will bring balance to the Republic"
Anthony P. Johnson, Candidate for Pennsylvania State Representative 180th District, 2012
Career politicians don't know when to exit the stage and the longer they stay--the easier they can be manipulated and bought by corporations and betray the citizenry, democracy and the Republic.
I vigorously debate friends and foe alike about my views on career politicians--and I stand my ground. I believe as an elected official you can effectively accomplish the goals on behalf of your constituents without holding on to the post for 15-20 years or longer. Career politicians also stifle young would-be-elected officials from seeking office. Sadly, new and innovative ideas that would transform America into a vibrant and thriving nation are lost. This is especially true since we know that campaign finance reform is a forgone conclusion after the corrupt U.S. Supreme Court green lighted corporations to buy, buy, and buy career politicians.
The former Republican Party now taken over by the Tea Party, but still staring the same stale, moldy group of cartoon characters cannot lead America to prosperity. President Obama has given them everything they've asked for and still--they have not created one (1) job. Their recommendations to fix the Republic's decayed infrastructure borders on lunacy and treason. In essence we have a political party that believes if they cannot control every aspect of the Republic--they would rather destroy it.
Every citizen that is registered to vote must proceed to vote and remove career politicians from the perch of the Republic's government and infuse a new generation of public servants that place the "needs" of the majority ahead of the "greed" from the minority. Until this is accomplished, we will continue to witness the rising tide of Bachmann, Santorum, Boehner, McConnell, Cain and Duke making a mockery of democracy--a gift that millions of Americans have and continue to sacrifice their lives for.
"Progressive will bring balance to the Republic"
Anthony P. Johnson, Candidate for Pennsylvania State Representative 180th District, 2012
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
"Sick Leave Bill Burdensome?"
So passing the Sick Leave Bill would harm business growth and stifle job creation in Philadelphia?
Are you serious sir?
For the last several years unemployment in Philadelphia is in the double digits and growing businesses in the city is as rare as the Dodo bird.
"Progressives will bring balance to the Republic"
Anthony P. Johnson
Are you serious sir?
For the last several years unemployment in Philadelphia is in the double digits and growing businesses in the city is as rare as the Dodo bird.
"Progressives will bring balance to the Republic"
Anthony P. Johnson
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
"Idle Time"
Mayor Michael Nutter,
Are you ready to effectively address the youth and teen violence that has enveloped Philadelphia or will you continue to sit idle as they assault and murder innocent victims, and each other?
“Progressive will bring balance to the Republic”
Anthony P. Johnson
Are you ready to effectively address the youth and teen violence that has enveloped Philadelphia or will you continue to sit idle as they assault and murder innocent victims, and each other?
“Progressive will bring balance to the Republic”
Anthony P. Johnson
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