Memorial

Remember them on Memorial Day and every day…

Persons of the week

Persons of the week nominees: Governor Jindal, James Carville, Bill Clinton, Joe Sestak… And: See What Happens segment…

Illegal Immigration — deal with it incrementally, not massively

Illegal Immigration issues and education issues (The Deam Act, for example) related to the children of illegal immigrants — probably will not be dealt with before the November elections because of the emotion laden issues involved, such as with the massive Health Law that has not been embraced by the masses…

Potpourri Pan America: Headlines news in brief

Headline news in brief: read the stories — from arguments on the rig in the Gulf before the explosion to drug problem videos, from repealing the “don’t ask, don’t tell to terrorists in the mist, and more…

President “postures” at home, but tiptoes around dictators?

Is President Obama and his advisors too aggressive against Americans who disagree with him but too timid with dictators? And, is that stance harmful to American interests at home and abroad?…

Potpourri Pan America:Headlines in brief – a political bribe(?), a rebellion(?), gasoline taxes(?), immigration, and more

Potpourri Pan America: headlines in brief — from Falkland Islands War redux(?) to rounding up illegals in San Diego, from Democratic Rep. Sestak making charges against the White House, to a governor seemingly saying dissent is bordering on encouraging rebellion, and more…

Climb the highest mountain, kiddo, it’s all right

Considering the current news frenzy about things such as: Arizona’s illegal immigration law, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill fiasco, lying politicians, the Iranian nuclear standoff, as well as the catastrophe of  North Korea sinking the South Korean ship,… the reporting of underage kids setting world records in this or that categories sounds neither exciting nor important – [...]

PERSON(s) of the Week

Persons of the Week — Americans will continue to be ill served because of inter agency infighting among intelligence services and due to a poorly written intelligence law… Mexican President Calderon enthusiastically becomes a political instrument of the Obama Administration.

President’s aunt Zeituni Onyango gets preferential treatment?; and Presidential guest Calderon critiques

President Obama’s aunt gets a reprieve and Mexican President Calderon gets an ovation?

Potpourri Pan America: Headline news — from Open Borders to increasing taxes, and more

Headline news — from elections, to Arizona illegal immigration law to taxes to freedom of the press lacking… President Calderon and President Obama coordinated their speeches from the White House about Open Borders?

Military Veterans: used as Political Props?

Some politicians use veterans and veterans organization simply as props — and misrepresent themselves, such as Attorney General Blumenthal of Connecticut seems to have done, simply to get elected.

Potpourri Pan America: Headline news in brief — from beauty pageant to packing Pakistani, to Brazil gaining influence

Potpourri Pan America: from beauty pageant to packing Pakistani to Brazil and Iran, and more.

In combat, charge the enemy, not the American

Men and women in the military are periodically charged with criminal acts while fighting under extremely difficult conditions in Iraq and afghanistan — to appease the locals?

Geography for children or those who have not lost their childlike spirit

Geography for children, and adults who have not lost their childlike spirit — learn by playing geography games.

Evo Morales: reportedly has said he is America’s worst nightmare

Evo Morales of Bolivia, worth knowing what effect he might have on the wellbeing of the U.S.A.

Potpourri Pan America: News headline briefs

Headline briefs: from President Obama’s growing the nation’s deficit to Danny Glover opposing the Arizona boycott, from curbing street-drugs in Los Angeles to continuing oil spill problems and accusations of police brutality, from dolphins to Russians.

Plata o Plomo?

Plata o Plomo, accept a bribe or die, say the henchmen of the drug cartels to law enforcement people down south… But who is ultimately responsible for the lawlessness?

Karzai and Netanyahu visits: quite a contrast

Hamid Karzai deserves a better welcome from the Obama Administration than Benjamin Netanyahu received?

Potpourri Pan America: news headline briefs

News headlines in brief: from Evo Morales of Bolivia building alliances around the world, to baseball and drug cartels; and more…

Politicians, including President Obama: are they “playing” the public?

Should politicians be trusted, why cut healthcare for the military and will taxes be raised? And a bit more…

For kids and for adults who have not lost their childlike spirit

World Almanac educational page for kids, and for adults who have not lost their childlike spirit.

Dead people and dead numbers but workers not dead

Social Security Administration numbers are used by some illegal immigrants altho’ the numbers of course were not issued to them, and monies are deducted from these employees’ wages as future pension money… How did that situation develop and can anything fair be done about the matter?

Cultural Awareness days without Commonsense nor Appropriate guidance

Cultural Awareness days such as Cinco de Mayo celebrations in schools can do more harm than good if not properly run.

Potpourri Pan America: news briefs, from here to oil

A potpourri of BP oil spill news briefs/headlines — from environmental shortcuts and political contributions to playing the blame game and rafting, plus, helping the wildlife.

“Cinco de Mayo”, orginally not simply “Party Time”

Cinco de Mayo, which means May 5th in Spanish, is a historical date in the history of Mexico when at the Battle of Puebla in 1862 a Mexican army contingent defeated a French force that on the surface ought to have won the battle. It is the date of a battle, not the Independence Day for [...]

What’s wrong with America?!

What is wrong with America? Or, what is wrong with those who rush to blame America?…

New pages update: for your information

Two page Buttons have been added at the top of the MAIN PAGE:   one, an About page with general information about the page itself and its administrator/editor, the other with some Sports Sites that might be of interest… Suggest any other sports/teams if you’d like…

Potpourri Pan America: News briefs, from the Statue of Liberty to Shakira’s World Cup song, and more

A potpourri of brief news from South Africa to Mexico, from the USA to Paraguay, and more…

In the November elections, will the Secretary of Homeland Security or the President (or others) be blamed for the border security issue of illegal immigration?

Secretary of Homeland Security Napolitano or President Obama (or others) will be blamed for the illegal immigration problem (in the November elections)? — by the illegal immigrant community and its supporters, as well as by citizens… And will the press become less supportive of the Obama Administration between now and November?

It’s the day after T.G.I.F. so it must be “hang loose” Saturday

Children rejoice! — and those who have not lost their childlike spirit, too… Use the computer for a couple of geography educational games…