Democratic communications using the proper narrative is essential if the real Progressive change is to be realized is the near future.
General News
The great front of socio-ethical values
We are living through dramatic socio-political times. Never in our history has there been such widespread hate and rage, especially in the social mass media.
Pharma extortion: Opioid drug price rise from $500 to $4000
Pharma should not be allowed to hold Americans, hostage, as they do with their drug pricing schemes to maximize their profits on sickness.
Why Progressive Democratic policies do better & tax cuts don’t create jobs
Here is the simple explanation of why tax cuts do not work to generate more jobs and make an economy more dynamic.
The Republican Party Establishment pathology not waning fast enough
Real Conservatives left the GOP. The Republican Party Establishment is in it for one class of people. They use race and culture to fool a large percentage of white people.
Who, Us? Corporate Media Ignore Their Role in Trump’s Refugee ‘Invasion’ Panic
If there is any question about how the corporate media in many respects is complicit with Donald Trump this makes it clear.
A Few Takes
Survey of battleground House districts shows Democrats with narrow edge
Most of the battleground districts are now in GOP hands and their vote went heavily for Republicans in 2016. This poll suggests a major change could be coming.
Bob Woodward: “People better wake up to what’s going on” in the Oval Office
Recently in his first TV interview, Bob Woodward paints a picture for CBS’s David Martin of the Donald Trump’s administration in complete disarray.
Supreme Court gives states the right to arbitrarily purge voters
The Right is slowing eroding our democracy as they attempt to codify minority rule. A robust registration of voters can mitigate this anti-democratic act.
ABC cancels ‘Roseanne’ after Roseanne Barr compares black Obama aide Jarrett to an ape
ABC announced on Tuesday that it would cancel the sitcom “Roseanne” following “abhorrent” comments from the star, Roseanne Barr, who had compared former Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett to an ape.
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Sports
Houston Astros beat LA Dodgers 5-1 to win World Series
The Houston Astros beat the LA Dodgers to win the 2017 World Series. After enduring Hurricane Harvey, it could not have come at a better time.
The worse rendition of God Bless America occured at the World Series in Houston? (VIDEO)
This is likely the worse rendition of God Bless America you would have ever heard. And it happened at the World Series in Houston, Astros vs Dodgers
Netroots Nation
Netroots Nation 2013 Day 2
Day two of Netroots Nation 2013 was great. I first attended a panel titled “How To Leverage Your Video For Your Cause”. We got a lot of techniques for getting it out. Most importantly the moderator provided great techniques for producing and getting the video out at the right time to increase its chance for […]
Occupy Movement
Occupy Kingwood – A Sustainable Form Of The Occupy Movement
There was another successful Occupy Kingwood rally today Saturday 7th, 2012. It was decided that this event will be held every Saturday between 9:00 AM and 10:30 AM to raise awareness of the plight of the middle class even in a relatively affluent community like Kingwood, TX. Again most of the people who drove by […]
Coffee Party Posts
Coffee Party USA Board of Directors 2016 Meeting in Blue Ridge, Georgia
The Coffee Party USA board of directors coalesced around a strong voter education and turnout strategy that we will be releasing in the forthcoming weeks.
Move To Amend
Move to Amend’s Daniel Lee: Transcending political parties at the People’s Convention (VIDEO)
Many grassroots organizations have converged on Philadelphia, PA using the Democratic National Convention as the catalyst to organize for a better America.
Columnists
Christianity Is to Blame for the Bigoted Purposes to Which It’s Being Put, but …
This is a riveting article that explores Christianity’s part in the bigoted tenets of society and ponders the religions complicity using Paul’s words.
Why We Must Vote Every Republican Out of Office
The Republican Party has lost its right to govern. It once stood for a set of ideas like states’ rights, free trade, and fiscal prudence. Now it’s Trumpism.
Radio Shows: Politics Done Right
Democrats must go bold and be ready for the stock market crash and economic collapse
The impending stock market crash and economic collapse mean another shot for Democrats to go bold after Trump and his cabal destroyed the economy.
Big Pharma extortion, another component of our legally fraudulent healthcare system
Even after passage of the Affordable Care Act, the healthcare extortion continues. Why? Because their big pharma and other lobbyist forced our politicians to put in the necessary loopholes to allow it.
Guest Bloggers
The great front of socio-ethical values
We are living through dramatic socio-political times. Never in our history has there been such widespread hate and rage, especially in the social mass media.
Saint Oscar Romero: “cease the repression”
The caravan that President Trump continues to malign should be looked at in a history of repression where U.S. policy is partially causal.
Local News
Gen Z voters camp out to be first voting in Midterm 2018 in Houston Texas (VIDEO)
Midterm 2018 will tell us a lot about the American electorate including the impact of the Gen Z voters. Most importantly it will tell us if Trumpism is still on the ascent.
DO NOT allow DCCC or Democratic Establishment to hack our primaries
Never decide on a candidate based on DCCC directives. Firstly, they have no insight into who’s more likely to win any district as they have a failing record nationally and statewide.
Houston Parents & Activists stopped board: No to charter schools (VIDEO)
Houston parents & activists stopped the school board from making them charter schools. Pressure from a united constituency can force politicians to do what is right.
Harris County wasn’t ready for Hurricane Harvey. Has anything changed?
In the year after Hurricane Harvey, an important question looms on the horizon: What happens if a storm hits this year and we still aren’t prepared?
Battleground Texas
Republican pros think Cruz is losing to Beto. VOTE! We can do it!
Here is the reality, if Texans continue to vote in the numbers they voted in the early primaries, then Beto will be the next Texas senator.
Entertainment
Aretha Franklin, you will be missed but you left us this (VIDEO)
Aretha Franklin is dead but she lives on in the manner most of us knew her. And as such, she lives on and will live on forever.
Anthony Bourdain, Chef, Travel Host and Author, Is Dead at 61 – The New York Times
Anthony Bourdain, celebrity chef extraordinaire committed suicide in Paris. He will be missed for both his cooking and his insight.
Egberto On TV
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Egberto Mentioned In Media
Quoted at This Just In CNN.com – How does same-sex marriage factor into voters’ decisions?
Today I submitted an iReport on President Obama’s decision to continue evolving on his support for same sex marriage. CNN picked it up for its CNN.com website and other properties. Many like California ex-Speaker Willie Brown and MSNBC Chris Matthews thinks he is doing the right thing for winning the election. Their contention is that […]
Around Atascocita – Nov. 2 – Your Houston News: Living
KINGWOOD AREA DEMOCRATS The Kingwood Area Democrats invites all in the community to the Nov. 2 monthly meeting. KAD President Egberto Willies will be speaking about his personal experiences with the Coffee Party, the Occupy Movement and Rebuild the Dream. He recently returned from Washington, D.C. where he participated in the Enough Is Enough […]
Egberto’s Published Articles
Is Net Neutrality Really Necessary? You’re Damn Right!
by Egberto Willies and Keyan Bliss (Originally Published at Common Dreams) Three weeks after Christmas, the American judiciary gave telecommunications corporations a huge present. On January 14 a federal appeals court decided to weaken the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Internet Neutrality policy by striking down the rules it adopted in 2010 to regulate Internet service […]
Egberto Willies: Wendy Davis’ life story provides empathy necessary to be governor – Kingwood Observer
It seems like I chose just about the right time to write an article on Wendy Davis. She finds herself under attack not only by the entire Right Wing establishment, but from the traditional media as well. She happens to be the story to balance the myriad of bad acts by Republicans. There is a […]