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To some the Jon Stewart Bill O’Rielly debate about the rapper Common being invited to the poetry night at the White House was a lesson in futility, it presented more to me. It was an encouragement to me to see two different views presented by two different people and personalities.   They both presented their points and counter points in a civil and adult manner.   Even though neither was willing to give any ground and to a few it may have seem to be a waste of time, I say that it was not. If one paid true attention to the way each presented his case and how the other responded, it should have shown us that a real debate does not have to result in harsh words or disrespect of the opposition.   It should have shown us that just because a person disagrees with your position that alone does not make them an enemy nor does it make them one that you must convince.   What is should show is that it provides you with a person whom you can actually learned from and educate...

I had often wondered about the statement made at the healthcare town halls of those who decried that “they wanted their country back”.   I think now the actions of some governors and state house may provide us with a clue of what they meant.   Very few have reported on the recent invasion of Benton Harbor by the new governor of Michigan but mainstream media has been all over the uprising in Wisconsin.   I could not help but see how these and all of the other things happening around this nation was linked and nothing made it even more cleared than this Jennifer Page article titled Martial Law Now a Reality in Michigan which reported that “t he Michigan   AFL-CIO   released a   press release   in response to Benton Harbor: "This is sad news for democracy in Michigan. It comes after the announcement of Robert Bobb in Detroit ordering layoff of every single public school teacher in the Detroit Public School system," says Mark Gaffney, President of Michig...