Panderbear

"Prayer is currently permitted in U.S. public schools, so long as it is not officially sponsored by..."

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 09:37:23 -0500

“Prayer is currently permitted in U.S. public schools, so long as it is not officially sponsored by the school and does not interfere with others doing their work.”

- Liar! Liar!: School Prayer

Bloody Hell! A Review of the Holy Bible

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:41:54 -0500

Bloody Hell! A Review of the Holy Bible:

Book review of the Bible.

Liar! Liar!: Obama vs Romney Truth-Telling - Part II

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 23:22:30 -0400

Liar! Liar!: Obama vs Romney Truth-Telling - Part II:

Obama vs Romney Truth-Telling

Liar! Liar!: Silence Encourages the Tormentor

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:48:39 -0400

Liar! Liar!: Silence Encourages the Tormentor:

We must hold our officeholders accountable for their actions regardless of their pious claims regarding values. If they consistently support policies and legislation that favors the rich over all others, we must speak out and turn them out of office. These panderers are oppressors of the majority of Americans and benefactors to the 1%. Our silence helps these oppressors, never the tormented 99%.

Liar! Liar!: Small Government

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:24:13 -0400

Liar! Liar!: Small Government:

Wealthy conservatives buy members of Congress who pander to the rubes about social issues, but when it comes to actual legislation they have readily and repeatedly sacrificed those issues on the altar of lower taxes for the rich.

Liar! Liar!: Presidential Warnings About Corporations

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:20:03 -0400

Liar! Liar!: Presidential Warnings About Corporations:

The power of monied interests and corporations is currently at a zenith last seen in the Gilded Age. It was not a good time for the average American.

Liar! Liar!: Obama vs Romney Truth-Telling

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:42:24 -0400

Liar! Liar!: Obama vs Romney Truth-Telling:

Those who have been reading Liar! Liar! regularly know that while President Obama’s Truth Quotient (TQ) is solidly in truth-telling territory, Mitt Romney’s is comparable to those of pandering Congressional leaders, which is to say not so good.

Liar! Liar!: Government by and for the Rich

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:46:04 -0400

Liar! Liar!: Government by and for the Rich:

Panderbear ultimately blames the loss of government for and by the people on an electorate that stubbornly refuses to vote in accord with its own rational self-interest.

Liar! Liar!: Republicans Culpable for Political Gridlock

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 09:31:08 -0400

Liar! Liar!: Republicans Culpable for Political Gridlock:

It is Republican radicalization that has paralyzed our government and is harming our country.

Liar! Liar!: Truth Quotient History - Candidates

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 09:10:17 -0400

Liar! Liar!: Truth Quotient History - Candidates:

Among the candidates only President Obama remains in truth-telling territory.

Liar! Liar!: Rich Recover, 99% Not So Much

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:28:53 -0400

Liar! Liar!: Rich Recover, 99% Not So Much:

During the recovery from the Great Depression the vast majority of the public experienced increased income and the richest folks not so much. In contrast, so far only the richest Americans have benefited from the recovery from the Great Recession.

Liar! Liar!: Socrates and the Republican Party

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:40:39 -0400

Liar! Liar!: Socrates and the Republican Party:

According to Plato, ancient Greek philosopher Socrates claimed only the “examined” life is worth living.

Liar! Liar!: Employment Panders Left and Right

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 08:50:16 -0400

Liar! Liar!: Employment Panders Left and Right:

Republican intransigence has led to harmful disruption of essential state services and needlessly high levels of unemployment.

Liar! Liar!: Ignorance, Knowledge, Democracy

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:29:47 -0400

Liar! Liar!: Ignorance, Knowledge, Democracy:

Asimov said, “Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’”

Liar! Liar!: Jon Stewart Pwns Fox News

Thu, 31 May 2012 09:27:17 -0400

Liar! Liar!: Jon Stewart Pwns Fox News:

Fox News Network is not in the business of educating its audience to what is really happening in the world. It has constructed anAlternative Knowledge System and is dispensing propaganda that panders to and confirms the biases of its conservative audience. Sadly, this turns out to be a very profitable business model.

Liar! Liar!: Gay Marriage and President Obama

Wed, 30 May 2012 09:35:06 -0400

Liar! Liar!: Gay Marriage and President Obama:

Panderbear was gratified when President Obama finally expressed his personal support for gay marriage. It was a particularly helpful announcement as virtually overnight support for same-sex marriage among blacks jumped dramatically.

Liar! Liar!: Segregation Privatized

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:47:25 -0400

Liar! Liar!: Segregation Privatized:

Segregation never really ended, it was privatized.

Liar! Liar!: GOP Favors Confederation Over Union

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:01:31 -0400

Liar! Liar!: GOP Favors Confederation Over Union:

Republicans seem to have confused the U.S. Constitution with the Articles of Confederation that preceded it.

Liar! Liar!: Jimmy Carter on Religious Misogyny

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:16:10 -0400

Liar! Liar!: Jimmy Carter on Religious Misogyny:

“The truth is that male religious leaders have had — and still have — an option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter.”

Liar! Liar!: Truth Quotient Ratings - Politicos

Wed, 23 May 2012 08:38:35 -0400

Liar! Liar!: Truth Quotient Ratings - Politicos