Earlier tonight, President Obama laid out what I personally thought was his best State of the Union address to date. It was optimistic, and honest, and filled with the sort of promise we've wanted to hear from a President for a very long time. I disagreed with some o …
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Way back in the fall of 1996, when I was a student at Binghamton High School, I was tinkering with my PC, trying to get a game I enjoyed to run properly. The issue I was having was that my computer, with its woefully-low specs, couldn't quite handle the game. The oper …
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On October 15th, I headed out to the first major Occupy Wall Street (or "OWS") event in my city, Binghamton New York. Today, roughly two weeks later, the small park being occupied on the corner of Court and State is still packed to the brim with tents, and driving by on an …
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You'd expect me to be a firebrand supporter of the Occupy Wall Street movement, but, truth be told, I'm not. I believe in Occupy's mission, philosophy, and goals. I believe they have the potential to usher in real change, and I'm hopeful they'll make that happen.&nbs …
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Late last night, my girlfriend and I were sitting in our apartment, chatting about the Occupy movement, and how it really isn't entirely too different from the Tea Party, when you look past the face-value messages of the two groups of course. I made the prediction that thi …
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In the panic and confusion of the devastating floods that wreaked havoc on the Binghamton area during Tropical Storm Lee, I found myself being prematurely thankful that my girlfriend and I weren't too severely directly impacted by the disaster. That says nothing of my frien …
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In the panic, confusion, and disarray of catastrophic flooding, accidents will happen. But one tragic story has highlighted extreme levels of malfeasance on the part of a large corporate pet store, PETCO, which allowed an estimated 100 animals to die as the Twin Tiers expe …
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On Monday of this week, I rode with the bassist and the singer of my band to our recording studio in Johnson City, crossing over Binghamton's Exchange Street bridge, as we had countless times before, as we headed off for another day of work, recording and writing some new …
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Once upon a time in the US of A, money troubles loomed in a most menacing way. They had wrung up great debt over many long years, while Republicans gave tax cuts to only their peers. There were wars, and Katrina, and Homeland Security. Banker's bad practices pu …
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(WASHINGTON, DC) In a stunning announcement made this morning to the White House Press corps, Bank of America will begin processing a foreclosure on the White House on Monday morning, with a 90-day payment notice issued Friday afternoon to White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley.& …
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In an effort to make House bills easier to research and file, a new bill proposed by the GOP would limit the titles of bills to 140 characters or less, matching the character limit on Twitter. The proposal was expected to pass in the House until this morning, when Presiden …
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There's been a great deal of heated debate in the past few years regarding taxing the wealthy to pay down our national debt, and that debate only seems to be intensifying as the United States crawls toward a default amidst the debt ceiling issue/ crisis. We could …
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Hey everyone! Republican Jesus here! Welcome to the pilot episode of my new show, The Republican Jesus Show! Over the years, the Liberal lamestream media has made me out to be this weak, peace-loving hippy jerk. The kind of guy that appeals to L …
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(CAPE CANAVERAL, FL) Breaking news reports from inside NASA indicate that Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn) has successfully fallen into the space agency's trap, and is currently stowed away on board the space shuttle Atlantis, to be jettisoned approximately 24 hours from …
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Dear customer and/ or valued shareholder, MegaSuper Corp mining and drilling divisions have been getting an unfair amount of bad press lately. The accidental oil spill in the Yellowstone river, our efforts to hydro-frak in populated areas of New York State's Southern Tier …
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In a shocking announcement made via a joint press release issued by numerous mainstream media outlets this morning, including CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, the BBC, AP, and Reuters, the "not guilty" verdict in the Casey Anthony trial has resulted in a tremendous volume of global catastr …
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Hello America! I'm General George Washington, the first President of the United States of America. I'm writing to you today from the afterlife, communicating via this bizarre children's board game called a "Ouija Board" that Matt Rock and the fine folks at Newsvine have se …
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(INDIA) Debt Calling Solutions Intl., the world's largest debt collection agency, struck a deal late Saturday evening with China to begin the transfer of the United States' debt to a series of debt collection accounts held by the massive firm. DCSI executives claim that in …
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(WASHINGTON, DC) Constitutional scholars announced this morning that, due to their recent discovery of additional text from the Founding Fathers on the back pages of the Constitution, former President George W.
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Dear Glenn, It saddens me that you're leaving the airwaves tonight. Having only just returned to writing satire near the end of your reign as a Fox pundit, I feel as though I missed out on years of jokes and funny commentary at your expense, and as you'll most surely cry o …
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(WASILLA, AK) Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, speaking at a press conference on a turkey farm in Wasilla, Alaska, announced this morning that like Michele Bachmann, Palin also shares her spirit with a celebrity Iowan. And just like her Congressional counterpart, P …
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(NEW YORK, NY) A district court ruling in New York City this afternoon has prohibited Conservative radio and TV personality Glenn Beck from "gay marrying" the United State Constitution, citing that New York State's recent approval of a bill allowing same-sex marriage does not ex …
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(GOLDSHIRE, AZEROTH) President Barack Obama's World of Warcraft character, a level 85 night elf druid named "Blackninja_1600," was reportedly kicked out of his guild, Legislatin' Fools, on the Antonidas server late last evening, after he failed to offer adequate "heals" to fello …
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(SYRACUSE, NY) A large tour bus carrying 44 members of the Tea Party was saved today by a critically-timed abortion performed by a homeless gay surgeon in Syracuse, New York. The incident, dubbed by local reporters as "the Irony Miracle," is said to have occurred early thi …
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Earlier tonight, President Obama laid out what I personally thought was his best State of the Union address to date. It was optimistic, and honest, and filled with the sort of promise we've wanted to hear from a President for a very long time. I disagreed with some o …
Most of us, reading the above, would grab a History Book; quickly thumb through, and point definitely to Washington, Roosevelt, Lincoln, or Kennedy.
Want to know why non-believers sometimes get pissed off and seem aggressive in their opposition to belief? It's articles like the one I'm about to share with you.
Last night’s O’Reilly Factor began with a question near and dear to the heart of anyone trying to follow the 2012 race for the White House: “is the presidential election a joke?” Bill O’Reilly did not mean it in a colloquial way, however, but in th …
Last week that Kansas House Speaker Mike O’Neal (R) was forced to apologize to First Lady Michelle Obama after forwarding an email to fellow lawmakers that called her “Mrs.
Matt. Just read article about the differences between GOP tea and democrats. Lol. Pretty good. I think u should write for the Washington post and ny times. Love your insights as well ad the j Carter tie in
Good luck. Keep it real
Good article (Let's Restore Our Dignity, Before We "Restore Honor"). I've watch you beat your head against the wall for two days now. Its a shame nothing will change their point of view.
— fmcarp
Hi, I would like to invite you to check out my poll...
http://illuminate.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/23/4952437-poll-whats-your-political-ideologyTake care!
— McSpocky
Matt,
Your recent piece - Christian Right: Please Leave - says everything I've thought since the 1980s. The Christian Right presents a clear and present danger. And your writing was exceptional.
I'd like to follow your posts.
Friend request sent.
How about doing a story on CD2 in Arizona - retired teacher who is going to face Right Winger Trent Franks in the General Election - www.thrasherforcongress.org.
Nice articles man.
Where ya been? Haven't seen you in awhile. Looking forward to more articles from ya.....
Great comments and seeds... Keep up the good work!
Take care!— McSpocky
Matt,
I loved your 'Extreme-Right Arguments, and How to Counter Them' article.
!! Thanks for the tools I will use them regularly !!!
P.S. your are adorable :]
Well Done !
Great work on your article "The Celebration of Stupidity". I'd left the Vine for awhile, but it's articles like yours that make me want to stick around. I've added you to my Watchlist as well, and I look forward to more things you write.
Even though I we disagree, I respect your willingness t o make a stand based on a personal philosophy. I think there is growth to be found on the vine. (no pun intended) I'd be happy to debate with you anytime. My fishing partner has similar views to you. We have some pretty interesting conversations on the the way to the river
— Ed Wood
Hey Matt,
Been awhile. Hope all is well with you.
I've just written an article. Personally I think it's pretty good and I'm trying to get it publicized onto Newsvine Live. I wanted to first send it to my friend base to get some comments. If you get an opportunity, please stop by.
Title: Say what you want, Obama is a Fighter
I appreciate your input. Oh, and take the poll please. Take care and keep up the good fight. It's been a historic week!
Sincerely,
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