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Mary Pitt: The Disgraceful Plight Of American Poor
Wednesday, 13 September 2006, 2:06 pm | Mary Pitt
The adage that people should not condemn others until they have walked a mile in their shoes was never more true than today. It is one thing to read dry headlines outlining the plight of the American poor and the increase in their numbers. It is ... More >>
Mary Pitt: A Majority In Search Of Leadership
Tuesday, 29 August 2006, 12:47 am | Mary Pitt
A staggering number of Americans are totally discouraged by the political actions of both parties as Congress continues to rubber-stamp the recommendations of the Bush administration. More >>
Mary Pitt: Trust Is A Mutual Affair
Thursday, 6 July 2006, 11:12 am | Mary Pitt
If there are two words in the English language which should raise one's level of alertness, those words are, "Trust me". In our personal lives, it takes time and experience with another to reach a comfortable level of trust and there are few who ... More >>
Mary Pitt: A Time For Euthanasia
Friday, 19 May 2006, 11:23 am | Mary Pitt
The old dog has outlived its usefulness. Granted, we have loved it dearly for its caring companionship and its contribution to the safety which we have found so precious. It still has the endearing tail wag when we approach and always seems glad to act ... More >>
Mary Pitt: So You Want To Be A US Citizen
Wednesday, 26 April 2006, 12:48 am | Mary Pitt
My Aunt Tildie has been gone for an extended visit with one of her granddaughters and I thought it would be nice to see her again. I love her active mind, her awareness of whar is going on in the world amd had missed her irrepressible commentary on social ... More >>
Mary Pitt: Compassionate Immigration Reform
Thursday, 30 March 2006, 10:24 am | Mary Pitt
As our nation is being inundated by the stream of illegal immigrants crossing our southern borders, flooding our factories and fields with potential employees who are willing to work at extremely low wages, and overwhelming our already-stressed ... More >>
Mary Pitt: What If We Don't?
Thursday, 23 March 2006, 11:21 am | Mary Pitt
There is much talk among the populace about whether it would be possible or advisable to launch impeachment procedures against President Bush so close to the end of his second, and last, term. It would likely leave us with Dick Cheney as president for ... More >>
Mary Pitt: J-Mac And The Prez
Monday, 20 March 2006, 12:56 am | Mary Pitt
The whole nation cheered as Jason McElwain was shown on the news, becoming the hero of his high school basketball team in Greece, New York. This autistic young man, having been given the "honor" of being the team manager for his school, was allowed ... More >>
Mary Pitt: To Our Republican Congress
Monday, 13 March 2006, 1:27 pm | Mary Pitt
WOW!!! That felt good, didn't it? You sent the message to Little George, loud and clear, "The security of America is NOT for sale!" At long last, the lion of the American Congress found its hind legs, stood up and roared! More >>
Mary Pitt: Who You Callin' Liberal
Monday, 13 March 2006, 1:24 pm | Mary Pitt
If one dares to suggest that any policy of the current administration may be unacceptable, one is instantly bombarded with the sobriquet of "liberality" in absolutely insulting terms. One would be hard put to count the times that we have been verbally assaulted, ... More >>
Mary Pitt: Planned Media Gag May Save America
Tuesday, 7 March 2006, 11:28 am | Mary Pitt
Senator Pat Roberts, (R-KS), has announced that he is working on a bill that. if passed, will criminalize the publication of any "classified" information by the media. More >>
Mary Pitt: Personal Responsibilty
Friday, 3 March 2006, 2:00 pm | Mary Pitt
President George W. Bush is very big on "personal responsibility". He preaches it incessantly. He wants to end Social Security as we know it so that we can assume "personal responsibility" for our own retirement through our savings. More >>
Mary Pitt: The Good News
Monday, 27 February 2006, 10:20 am | Mary Pitt
Our President is complaining because our media is not reporting the "good news" from Iraq, the order that has been established, the school that has been opened, the fact that there is now power and water some of the time in most places. Well, after three ... More >>
Mary Pitt: Walkin' Up On A Jackass
Friday, 24 February 2006, 11:21 am | Mary Pitt
My daddy was a flatland famer and, though a perfect gentleman in public with "Yes, Ma'am" and "No, Sir" dripping from his lips like honey, at home he was as profane and vulgar as one could imagine. His favorite expression in denigrating a man for ... More >>
Mary Pitt: Talking to Bush Republicans
Monday, 20 February 2006, 10:25 am | Mary Pitt
While sitting in the waiting room of our doctor's clinic, an old friend arrived, accompanied by her daughter, and we began to chat since we had not seen each other for a while. The daughter inquired as to whether we had "signed up" for the new prescription ... More >>
Mary Pitt: The American Turkey Is Dead
Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 11:24 am | Mary Pitt
That's right, Buster, I said dead. Our national symbol of peace, prosperity, and plentitude has been slaughtered, cooked and the multi-national ghouls are fighting for the rights to pick its bones! When the rank-and-file American voter rubs the ... More >>
Mary Pitt: This Presentation May Be Too Graphic
Tuesday, 7 February 2006, 2:11 pm | Mary Pitt
Is anyone else tired of hearing this crap whenever the "mainstream media" are talking about the consequences of the War of Choice? The announcement is made on the television "NEWS" channels every time there is a story about a bombing incident or a disaster ... More >>
Mary Pitt: The Great Medicare Maze
Friday, 30 December 2005, 2:47 pm | Mary Pitt
If you have never seen a riddle in an enigma, wrapped in a conundrum, just log into the Medicare or the AARP site and try to figure out the plans for Medicare, Part D. Now, this is not to be confused in any way with Medicare as we know it. Gone is ... More >>
Mary Pitt: It Is SO About Class
Wednesday, 28 December 2005, 12:24 am | Mary Pitt
Whenever our government sells us another abominable ripoff of the ill, the elderly, and the handicapped or increases the burden of the working people, they are prompt to tell us that "it is not about class". They lie. It is always about "class" and ... More >>
Mary Pitt: Time To Fish Or Cut Bait
Monday, 19 December 2005, 10:22 pm | Mary Pitt
While Congress is obediently cutting taxes for the rich in response to the wishes of the President, the displaced persons from New Orleans are still crowded into hotels or the living quarters of relatives and other caring persons and rapidly losing hope ... More >>
