cleare

Politically, I'm either Green or a progressive Democrat dependent on where I'm living at the time. I've lived in New York, New Jersey, New Mexico, California (Southern), Kentucky and now in Missouri.
My hot-button issues are preservation of and improvement to our democratic processes and institutions, the critical need for quality public education for everyone and the environment. Bottomline, if we haven't got clean air to breathe, water to drink and healthy food to eat and a decent education, nothing much else matters
Professionally, I'm a media curator and very interested in public access and media literacy.
Privately, I practice both christian (non-evangelical) and pagan traditions. I'm passionate about my family and friends, music (I play guitar), film, TV, books, travel, art & design, antiques, history and pets.

Submitted Comments (238)

Countries Are Preparing for Rising Seas But the U.S. Is Far Behind »

• um...we live in a global community. and while much of the us may escape the coastal devastation that africa, asia & europe will experience, there ...

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• weather and climate are completely different equations. you can't just step into your back yard, check the weather and make a judgment about climate change
  

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Bigger Savings Seen from Limiting Medical Lawsuits »

• i don't think many doctors are so afraid of lawsuits they order unnecessary tests. my brother had a serious back injury and supposedly good insurance ...

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Al Sharpton doesn't want Rush Limbaugh to buy St. Louis Rams »

• rams & rush in the same sentence makes me want to hurl. i'd rather see the rams back in l.a. than see rush in st. ...

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• rams & rush in the same sentence makes me want to hurl. i'd rather see the rams back in l.a. than see rush in st. ...

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Rx for U.S. Healthcare Reform A Proven Model for Non-Profit Universal Healthcare »

• it's not just lose-lose, it's down-right immoral. making profit by denying health care to the most vulnerable members of our society is evil.
  
  when ...

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Sarah Palin's monologue with America »

• everyone in america has the right to make an ass out of themselves. as far as i'm concerned, let her go on doing it...she's not ...

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• yes she does have the same rights...and half the brains. she drives us nuts because she's an idiot and a loser and a quitter.
  
  

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• she is a loser and a quitter and a hypocrite, but she does have the right to make and go on making a public fool ...

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Obamacare: The Culmination of Liberal Incrementalism »

• this article is so full of cr@p, it's hardly worth commenting on.

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'Kill Obama' Painted On Phoenix-Area Campaign Signs »

• i'm just glad that the secret service is as good as they are...i heard that death threats against obama are up 400% from death threats ...

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Sarah Palin notably absent from gubernatorial races »

• ah...that explains it. thanks, beau...i didn't know this!

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• i was in alaska last month, and everyone i spoke to has disowned palin.
  
  can't imagine who's buying her book. up to now my ...

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Police stop more than 1 million people on street »

• so what, locky?
  
  why not just put armed check points at the end of every street and search everyone...that should be an effective deterrent.
  

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Study Suggests Possible Strategies to Halt or Prevent Type 1 Diabetes »

• why would anyone drop this topic?
  
  this is very hopeful news.

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CRS: House ACORN ban may be unconstitutional - Glenn Thrush - POLITICO.com »

• more like apples in a bushel than an elephant. you're viewing an organization of diverse individuals as a single entity.
  
  i admit that ...

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• i wouldn't call a bill of attainder a "loophole".
  
  further, i am proud to say i worked with acorn on voter registration drives in ...

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Glenn Beck's Demagoguery, Right Wing Extremism, and Racism »

• no one wants to censor beck or limbaugh or o'reilly or coulter, we just wonder why any human being would WANT to listen to them.

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• hey fishifanb -
  
  bossy's not only "a little paranoid", he's a lot delusional.

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Doctors on Coverage — Physicians’Views on a New Public Insurance Option and Medicare Expansion | New England Journal of Medicine »

• ...and the average life expectancy during the drafting of the constitution was 43 years and medical care was rudimentary at best. they had no real ...

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• i dunno bossman...
  
  my mail arrives consistently on time and i found all my interactions with the irs, when i had outstanding taxes due, ...

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Judge Orders Early Discovery In Obama "Natural Born" Lawsuit »

• children born on a us military base anywhere in the world are considered natural born americans.
  
  ...but, how do we know mccain was actually ...

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GOP Health Plan Auctions Surgeries To Lowest Bidder »

• hmmmm, health care to the lowest bidder, eh? i think that's what my employer is already doing...

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