A racist listener called my Politics Done Right show attempting to disrupt it but found out that he was incapable of doing so for several reasons.
General News
Everytown for Gun Safety scorches Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in full page ad
We need strict gun control, period! Americans are complicit in the murders and mass killings by allowing a corrupt gun industry to use its goon, the National Rifle Association, NRA to willfully deceive them.
No need for Democrats to fear their Progressive wing, join it
The Progressive Wing is living up to the spirit of the Democratic Platform. Tempering candidates are not only hypocritical; it reveals that there is no intent to live up to its tenets.
Republican Rewards His Kids For Marrying White People
This Republican candidate rewarding kids for marrying white people proves the Trump effect is just the permission slip for these folks to come out.
This Liberal went to a Right Wing candidate forum and saw an alternate reality (VIDEO)
The Candidate Forum between two Republican Primary candidates proves an important point, the Right Wing lives in an alternate state of reality.
Santa Fe Texas School Mass Shooting Leaves at least 8 Dead
At least eight people are dead in a school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, several local news outlets reported Friday morning.
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A Few Takes
Starbucks Baristas at flooded & rebuilt Kingwood store expose their talented side (VIDEO)
These young people are more than baristas. These Starbucks baristas are not only talented but friendly smart thinking millennials.
Jake Tapper slams Right Wing Trump supporting preacher using Bible (VIDEO)
This preacher’s hypocrisy shows a serious flaw in their movement. They don’t even seem to understand the book they profess is their doctrine.
Thomas Piketty study may indicate an impending death of two-party system
Matt Taibbi deconstructed a study by Thomas Piketty that compared several countries’ voting patterns. What it shows is an electorate that is extremely polarized.
Right Wing Conservative writer slams Parkland parents
Right Wing Conservative writer Kimberly Ross’ article in RedState shocked me. She has gone from disparaging the Parkland kids to attacking their parents.
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
Elizabeth Warren proves factually that most Americans are Progressives (VIDEO)
Elizabeth Warren proves that based on social & economic values, the American people are in fact progressives.
Occupy Movement
Occupy Kingwood – A Sustainable Form Of The Occupy Movement (2012-01-21)
Occupy Kingwood VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL Our weekly Occupy Kingwood informational rallies are now 5 weeks strong and continuing. Every week we get a new set of neighbors that hear about us and join in. I continue to be amazed at the mostly positive response we continue to get in our area. We even […]
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
Dim foresight: Place seed corn in microwave, press ‘start’ Trump’s slaughtering America
Donald Trump and his cabal in his evert to use America as its personal cash register is dismantling much of the policies needed to move us forward. Worse, their search for instant gratification will kill the economy.
We Used to Think Only Other Countries Suffered Crises of Political Legitimacy.
There are two takeaways on Trump and legitimacy. First, Trump came in as a self-appointed disrupter and his supporters so far want that.
Guest Bloggers
List of DEMANDS for ALL Political Candidates running in 2018
Demand list submitted by the reader of my political blog who asked to have the list shared as widely as possible. We obliged.
SATIRE: FaceMed ® Social Network FAQ – Medical Care for the Internet Age
Welcome to FaceMed Ad-Supported Healthcare: Free Market (Free!) Medical Care for the Internet Age!™ We are delighted to have you as a member.
Radio Show: Politics Done Right
Democrats have got to remember that it is still the economy stupid
The Democratic crater has begun. Democrats are supposed to be the grassroots people yet I fail to see them working on anything other than old-style party activities.
Today we discuss race & racism, no judgment with nothing held back
Yesterday a racist listener called into the show. I extended the show a bit to allow him to say his piece about race. Now it’s our time.
Local News
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?
My fender bender showed me there are still good people around
My recent fender bender is a story I needed to relate especially in these times when it seems we are all at each other’s throats.
Battleground Texas
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.
Entertainment
I feel vindicated to my fashion haters, my crocs are in again
I will continue to sport my two pairs of crocs. I love the comfort. Even as they are now aged, they fulfill my podiatric needs.
“Breaking In” Movie: The constant emasculation of black men continues
Subtle messages are passed on subliminally in films. Gabrielle Union’s new movie Breaking In did just that in a manner that should infuriate all black men.
Egberto On TV
Guested On HuffPost Live Discussing GOP vs Obama On Welfare … (VIDEO)
House Republicans passed a bill that would forbid the Obama administration from granting states waivers on work requirements in their Welfare program. MSNBC’s Chris Hayes is taking over the network’s 8 PM weekday slot, according to the New York Times. A new study from the PLOS ONE journal reveals that overheard cell phone conversations are […]
my FOXaustin 7 Coverage of War On Women Rally
I was in Austin for the War On Women Rally with the Kingwood Area Democrats and other organizations including the Coffee Party. I got an email yesterday saying I was on Fox 7 and then went to their website to check it out. WOW, I got a whole five seconds of coverage. I was busy […]
Egberto Mentioned In Media
I Am America: Entrepreneur Egberto Willies – In America – CNN.com Blogs
I Am America: Entrepreneur Egberto Willies Egberto Willies lives in Kingwood, Texas and is a naturalized U.S. citizen from Panama. He is Black, Hispanic and Caribbean. He is also a husband, a father and political activist who says he believes and lives the American dream. What makes you American? Check out Egberto’s story and […]
CNN Names Egberto Willies iReport Pundit of the Week
This week I was named CNN iReport Pundit of the week. CNN iReport is a platform I jumped on when they came out because it gave me the opportunity to get arguments and positions out. Think about it. You are watching the news and they are just not making sense or they are missing a […]
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 […]