Tag Archives: “birthers”

February 14, 2011

Are GOP Leaders Obligated to Condemn Doubters of Obama’s Birth and Beliefs?

“Meet the Press’s” Gregory’s attack on Speaker Boehner was unfair. When there’s a bi-partisan standard in effect, evenly applied, let me know. Continue reading →

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December 28, 2010

Gee, Thanks a Bunch, Chris…Big Lie Ethics and Obama’s Birth Certificate

Great. Now Chris Matthews is giving support to the birther conspiracy theory. The excitable MSNBC host recently asked why President Obama doesn’t just put the suspicion and rumors to rest by giving the OK for Hawaii to release his original … Continue reading →

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Tagged as "birthers", "The Big Lie", "the other", 2000 presidential election, Adolf Hitler, affidavit, Barack Obama's birth certificate, big lies, Chris Matthews, conspiracy theories, credibility, Democrats, duty of citizenship, ethics, fairness, Florida recount, honesty, integrity, journalistic ethics, legitimacy, misrepresentation, President George W. Bush, President Obama, racism, recklessness, respect, responsibility

October 17, 2010

Stay Classy, Mr. President: It’s Part of Your Job

As the lesser politicians get down in the mud and trade attack ads and half-truths, appealing to the worst instincts of voters rather than their better natures, it would be good for the nation and good for Obama if our President confines his campaign efforts to facts, persuasion, and non-divisive inspiration. He should not be on the campaign trail making fanciful accusations and trying to fan the flames of distrust and hate. Continue reading →

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September 7, 2010

“Birthers”: Unethical, or Merely Deranged?

Are birthers like General McEnerney unethical, or just deranged? Continue reading →

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August 22, 2010

Summer Rerun: “Ending the Bi-Partisan Effort to Destroy Trust in America”

Trust is the reason why ethics is so important in America: if there is a single post of the more than 700 I have written here since October 2009 I would like people to read, this is it. Continue reading →

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March 5, 2010

Essay: Ending the Bi-Partisan Effort to Destroy Trust in America

America has reached the breaking point in its loss of trust in the government. It took both parties, Left and Right to get us there. It’s up to the public to fix it, and time is running out. Continue reading →

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January 22, 2010

Final Ethics Alarms on the Coakley-Brown Race: Fairness and Honesty Take a Holiday

Congratulations to all those in the media, public and both political parties who managed to stay fair, dignified, respectful, candid and honest before the election, as well as those who avoided gloating, blame-shifting and spinning after it.
There weren’t enough of them. Continue reading →

The 2009 Ethics Alarms Awards, Part 1: The Worst

Welcome to the first annual Ethics Alarms Awards, recognizing the best and worst of ethics in 2009. These are the Worst; the Best is yet to come. Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: “birthers”

Are GOP Leaders Obligated to Condemn Doubters of Obama’s Birth and Beliefs?

Gee, Thanks a Bunch, Chris…Big Lie Ethics and Obama’s Birth Certificate

Stay Classy, Mr. President: It’s Part of Your Job

“Birthers”: Unethical, or Merely Deranged?

Summer Rerun: “Ending the Bi-Partisan Effort to Destroy Trust in America”

Essay: Ending the Bi-Partisan Effort to Destroy Trust in America

Final Ethics Alarms on the Coakley-Brown Race: Fairness and Honesty Take a Holiday

The 2009 Ethics Alarms Awards, Part 1: The Worst

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