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Mark A. Cohen currently sits on the committee which hosted the previous Castle Rock Writers Conference on October 23, 2013. He is currently their Vice-Treasurer. The group, whose motto is Rock Solid Writing, is seeking its 501c3.

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Mark A. Cohen will soon be a published author, as the Castle Rock Writers are under contract to write and publish The Chronicles of Douglas County, Colorado, in 2014.

Mark A. Cohen spoke for about 20 minutes at the Coffee4Conservatives meeting at the Firehouse on State Road 83, in Franktown, CO, on Oct. 21, 2012.

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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Local Douglas County, CO Issue - Choice in Education – Teacher Tenure vs. Teacher Quality – Vouchers Represent America’s Future Education System

Written : Nov. 06, 2013

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I’m a national-issue guy. I avoid the local scene in most cases. But our Douglas County, Colorado issue could morph into a movement across the U.S.A. Great things could happen to the American classroom. This election is done, and choice in education won. Wow, bless the children! The four candidates who supported the old-fashioned, failed and broken educational system lost. Progress was made as so-called progressives Chase, Hodges, Keim, and Scholting (regressives) succumbed to freedom. Congratulations are in order for the true progressives: Jim Geddes, Judi Reynolds, Doug Benevento, and Meghann Silverthorn!

These guys lost. Good thing.

It’s interesting what happens when Republicans win elections. The old, status-quo media stomps on them. Here’s an example from local FOX31, Denver: “After a conservative board majority elected in 2009 has pushed a bold agenda that includes the nation’s first suburban voucher program and effectively crippled the teachers’ union in the district, an up-swell of anger from parents and the union itself has helped turn races for four board seats into the wildest school board contest in the country. No wonder people have stopped watching the mainstream media!

How would I say it better? I don’t have to. OurColoradoNews.com did it for me: “Candidates favoring the current direction of the reform-oriented Douglas County School Board won all four races, after months of heated electioneering on both sides.”

They hid the fact they are pro-union in a heavily Republican county.

Sensational! As usual, the mainstream news media must point out “conservative,” as if it is inherently bad. The so-called “bold agenda” merely gives parents a chance to spend a portion of their share of education funds they way they want. For those outraged when I quote Wikipedia, I won’t(!), but will say instead that I’ve found a report that Patrick Wolf, of the University of Arkansas, did a study which found that voucher recipients reach a graduation rate of 91%. The mainstream feels the need to stress the word, “voucher” (as if everyone is against them)… And, the media must not leave out the so-called “anger” caused by those awful Republicans (to make you mad?). Was this the “wildest” school board election? Probably not. Silly media. Read and distort at will, critics, as you must: Wolf study

Where’s the beef? The left doesn’t want the old system changed. Unions must maintain iron-fisted power to keep bad teachers in the system with “tenure.” No one is allowed a choice – they don’t want you to spend any of the tax monies you yourself contributed – on your own children’s education. As with Obamacare, government officials know better than you - how to spend your own hard-earned cash. In addition, no one can do better than anyone else in a socialist state, all are forced equal. The left fears that some of you may take your money and spend it on (gasp!) private educators. The smarter families (who use their vouchers) may then have an advantage over the public school folks… Some may actually benefit and get ahead… Now, we can’t have that!

They hid the fact that they are Democrats.

On the other hand, the right supports children, good teachers, and quality in education - by allowing parents to spend their education allotment the way they choose. Freedom of choice sounds so nice, doesn’t it? Colorado’s voters also squelched a $1 billion tax increase by defeating Amendment 66. This is more good news – since our deficits are so high and Obamacare is forcing an increase in the overall cost of health care in this country. We clearly couldn’t afford any more spending, especially at this time.

Sore losers ask for recounts. The Democrats say they may sue over their losses… Yeah, it’s a little like the protesters, who try to spoil our grand children’s good time at the circus by complaining about the way they imagine the circus treats their animals. Take your losses and go home. Like they said, “Obama won.” Why not simply try again next time?

Give them credit, though. Each candidate made it very close – the county is 2/3 Republican….

I admit to a little gloating and some boasting, but no contest was won by more than 53%, and that must tell you something. The left will agree, and claim “the will of the people,” and also say that “there was no clear majority.” I disagree, and like the Obama 2012 victory, I attribute the close shaves with shrewd marketing. You have to admire the Democrats and their union buddies for their campaign skills. I don’t know how you make it that close if you only have 1/3 of the registered voters (and a vast minority of opinion on the topic). I saw at least 4 of the windshields with the names of the Democrat candidates. Non-stop, smart, targeted. Republicans have a lot to learn.

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From the Left to the Right - Agenda 21 Post #1, 2/28/12

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From the Left to the Right - Agenda 21 Post #5, 10/30/12

From the Left to the Right - Agenda 21 Post #6, 12/04/12

From the Left to the Right - Agenda 21 Post #7, 01/08/12

From the Left to the Right - Agenda 21 Post #8, 06/12/13

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Mark A. Cohen is currently seeking representation for his memoir, From The Left to the Right.

Mark A. Cohen is a member of and helps run the Parker Writers Group (Check out their Facebook page here)

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Mark A. Cohen is a member of the Castle Rock Writers, their web page is here. Please check out their web page, and The Castle Rock Writers Facebook page is here – please ‘like’ it!

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Mark A. Cohen will soon be a published author, as the Castle Rock Writers are under contract to write and publish The Chronicles of Douglas County, Colorado, in 2014.

Mark A. Cohen spoke for about 20 minutes at the Coffee4Conservatives meeting at the Firehouse on State Road 83, in Franktown, CO, on Oct. 21, 2012.

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Obamacare – It Covers Everyone: So, What’s Wrong With it? (I’ll Tell You) – Part II

Written : Oct. 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 2013

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For those who didn’t read last week’s post, I began by saying that one of my friends honestly asked what was so bad about Obamacare. After all, no pre-existing conditions will be denied and everyone will be ensured. What a wonderful deal, right? I expressed my beliefs about why the bill hurts Americans now and why it will fail when implemented, but he objected to most of my statements, and demanded proof and accurate statistical analysis. I told him that neither of us could prove an opinion, but he seemed insistent. He postulated that Obamacare is way better than nothing (the system we have). I admitted that I didn’t like the current health care system either, but not all somethings are better than all nothings. The Democrats certainly didn’t like President Bush’s something (Social Security Savings Account - for only the very young), over nothing. Here’s a few more things that I don’t like about the Obamacare tax… (Remember, these are my opinions, and I do not have to prove any of them to anyone):

Most web sites in development for three years don’t have this much trouble.

13. As predicted, the tax is not ready for implementation. Delays are the rule, rather than the exception. The websites, federal and state, crashed on day one, on live TV. Two weeks later millions still could not purchase insurance, and few had. (Daily Kos, a left-wing site, and The Daily Mail - in England - both reported approx. 55,000 in the first week, which would be, if accurate, about 5.5 million short of the 7 million goal set by the Obama administration by Mar. 30, 2014.) It’s interesting to note that my friend wildly pronounced on day one that the sites crashed because the high demand caused millions to try to get insurance immediately. It turns out that I was right and that the site was architected incorrectly. Instead of being able to see prices on page 1, each user must create an account first. This is opposite of the way things are usually done, and discourages enrollment (unless they are scared of chasing the users away). The site crashed because it was not ready for users. Many TV shows had reporters try to create an account (even on MSNBC), and couldn’t. Two weeks later we are still there. Demand is low and prices high. As usual, the federal government doesn’t know how to do business.

In addition, the Obamacare websites won’t protect you against cyber security attacks (it’s not safe to place your sensitive, personal information on the websites). The most transparent administration in history would not release figures on how many purchased insurance in the first (or second) week. If the numbers had been good, you can bet the administration would have touted the figures, front and center! In that case, the mainstream media also would have carried Obamacare’s water, highlighting its popularity.

14. Some on the left argue that all insurance will be sold by insurance companies, so, despite the bill’s immense number of rules and regulations, they maintain that there’s no governmental control whatsoever. If the federal government rules over the insurance industry, as Obamacare will, its public plan will squeeze the insurance companies out of business. That’s the goal here, socialized medicine and centralized control, and that’s socialism, folks! Remember, every country that ever tried to implement socialism has failed. There's no need to test it anymore, we know that system of governing doesn’t work.

Repeal. Replace. Defund.

15. The bill, at more than 2,000 pages at creation time, and over 20,000 pages now, was so immense that no one could read it prior to passage. The Senate rushed it through over a weekend as I recall, giving no staff a chance to digest it. I don’t trust Congress anyway, but when a prime proponent of Obamacare said that ‘you have to pass it to see what’s in it,’ that left a bad taste. They passed it, to paraphrase Secretary John Kerry, “in the dead of night,” without giving anyone a chance to read it! How can anyone respect those tactics?

16. Obamacare skips over the fact that older folks generally have higher costs than the young. The unfair burden will be laid upon the youth of America, they would be overcharged for insurance, because they don’t usually get deathly ill. However, many of them will choose the penalty, so that logic pretty much goes out the window. “Fair for everyone” sure is complicated! Isn’t that right, folks on the left?

We never want to repeal or amend any law, including the Bush tax cuts – oh, wait...!

17. Several businesses have gone from full to part-time employees to avoid the additional cost of offering insurance to them. Some adjusted to the rule that those under 50 employees will get a break from the tax. They fired employees, or won’t hire some in order to remain compliant. I thought people on the left were for forcing companies to hire – not for forcing them to fire!

18. This is important, painful, and difficult for many on the left to grasp: The ability to purchase health care insurance (having a health care plan) is NOT the same as receiving health care. When those who are covered eventually go to a specialist or end up in the emergency room, they’ll dislike their high out-of-pocket costs. (This will feel the same as not having insurance at all.) Thanks a lot, Obamacare!

Take two and call me in 2019.

19. This year, for the first time ever (15 years) my wife will not be able to stay on the insurance I purchase at my current company (29 if we take into account my previous employer). President Obama promised we would be able to keep our insurance if we liked it... but that turned out to be a false promise. Now, for the first time, the only insurance available to us are two policies, both with very high deductibles. (This means our out-of-pocket expenses for all of our future health care will increase.) We don't like that lack of choice. Democrats always say they are always for choice, but not in this case. Some would argue that my employer’s plan is not Obamacare, and technically they may be right, but I say that Obamacare affected my company’s decision-making process about health insurance. It’s not working out for us so far. (Sad face.)

Very funny.

20. Government, like large corporations, never does anything right – due to massive restrictions and regulations. Their sheer size cripples them. Just look at the Post Office… and the IRS. We always find governing failures in the large, extremist (fascist, socialist, and Communist) countries. Their systems never work out for their people in the long run because forcing equality upon a populous always means making everyone equally poor. (People on the left point to Scandinavian countries as the models of socialism, but they are much less populous than America and they enjoy many more economic freedoms than we do.)

21. It’s especially painful when friends say that I don’t care about the poor, that I like being denied for pre-existing conditions, that I love the insurance companies. None of that is true. I simply disagree with them that Obamacare fixes the health care system. As more companies gear up for next year’s insurance offerings, more people will become dissatisfied with this expensive, inefficient, and highly unaffordable governmental intrusion into our lives. Can I prove it? No. Can they prove that Obamacare is the best way to handle health care? No, they can’t.

When it comes to abortions, Democrats say, ‘leave my body alone!’ For Obamacare, though, it’s quite all right.

22. The left likes to say that America had one of the worst health care systems in the world prior to Obamacare. I saw reports from 2011-12, placing the formula for the doctor to patients ratio in America at approx. 370-416 patients to 1 doctor. (True disclosure: I heard from 508 to 2,000 to 1 doctor in late 2013, but I can’t verify those claims.) In developing countries the ratio is about 250,000-300,000 people for each doctor. Yes, this is Google-able, for all you proof-seekers. So we had one of the better systems. (They will argue that it’s silly comparing America to Malawi, for example, and they’ll say they never said anything about third world countries. I agree, they shouldn’t have brought it up in the first place...)

23. From the previous argument: Over half of the doctors we have in this country are over 50, and will retire. If healthcare providers turn away those who purchase insurance in the exchanges, this could make the system even more painful. If health care is distributed to millions more with fewer doctors, what happens to the care we enjoyed prior to Obamacare? I thought so.

Most oppose Obamacare.

My friend asked what’s so bad about Obamacare, and what harm could it possibly do? I have done my best to answer, but I’ll bet he’ll continue to defend this offensive and painful tax. Many on the left will claim it's doing great, even when it's not. If it ever does poorly, and hurts people, guess who they'll blame? Who bears the brunt of Obamacare not working? My crystal ball says that in their eyes: The blame shall never fall upon former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Harry Reid, or President Obama, but, of course... the Republicans!

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From the Left to the Right - Agenda 21 Post #1, 2/28/12

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From the Left to the Right - Agenda 21 Post #5, 10/30/12

From the Left to the Right - Agenda 21 Post #6, 12/04/12

From the Left to the Right - Agenda 21 Post #7, 01/08/12

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Mark A. Cohen is currently seeking representation for his memoir, From The Left to the Right.

Mark A. Cohen is a member of and helps run the Parker Writers Group (Check out their Facebook page here)

Or, you can find From the Left to the Right on Conservative Blogs Central (it’s now on page 3) by clicking this text.

Mark A. Cohen’s web site, www.mark-cohen.com, is up, but still under construction…please bear with me!

Mark A. Cohen is a member of the Castle Rock Writers, their web page is here. Please check out their web page, and The Castle Rock Writers Facebook page is here – please ‘like’ it!

Please save the date: Castle Rock Writers will hold the Castle Rock Writers Conference on Saturday, November 23, 2013, at the Douglas County Events Center in Castle Rock, Colorado. Please visit The Castle Rock Writers web page for more information.

Mark A. Cohen will soon be a published author, as the Castle Rock Writers are under contract to write and publish The Chronicles of Douglas County, Colorado, in 2014.

Mark A. Cohen spoke for about 20 minutes at the Coffee4Conservatives meeting at the Firehouse on State Road 83, in Franktown, CO, on Oct. 21, 2012.

Mark A. Cohen spoke for about 30 minutes at the Douglas County Republicans’ First Friday Breakfast in Parker, CO, held at The War Horse Inn, on Dec. 2, 2011.

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Obamacare – It Covers Everyone: So, What’s Wrong With it? (I’ll Tell You) – Part I

Written : Oct. 2, 6, 9, 2013

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Amazing.

One of my friends recently (and honestly) asked what was so bad about Obamacare. After all, everyone can be insured and no pre-existing conditions will be denied. Sounds great, right? I told him what I thought, but he didn’t like my answer, and said that all of my points could be refuted. I agreed, but so could his supportive arguments. My friend also said that hey, it’s better than nothing (the system we have). I admitted that I didn’t like the current system either, but not all somethings are better than all nothings. The Democrats certainly didn’t like President Bush’s something (Social Security Savings Account - for only the very young), over nothing. Here are the first dozen things I don’t like about the Obamacare tax:

1. Despite the claims of Democrats, Republicans were NOT consulted on crafting the Obamacare bill. I actually remember what happened. The law was written by only Democrats, so it’s one-sided. No Republican ideas were included, and that’s bad. (Romneycare was NOT a nationalized health plan and does NOT qualify as a Republican idea.) Democrats would never let us forget: Let’s say a Republican president took a controversial conservative idea from a single moderate Democrat governor. This president (Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Mia Love, Nikki Haley, or Bobby Jindal?) said you had to pass it to see what was in it, and implemented it nationally - after passing it with no votes from any Democrats. Would their party say our Republican president passed a Democratic idea? No.

Let’s craft a bill without the Republicans, and pass it all by our lonesome... okay!

2. The tax was passed by a bare 60 vote majority, after Sen. Arlen Specter switched parties from (R) to (D)… It was passed after many back-room deals, and several Senators were promised special deals to benefit their states. For those who say Obamacare is the ‘law of the land,’ please recall the “cornhusker kickback.” In exchange for his “yes” vote, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) was promised that the federal government would fund Nebraska’s expanded Medicaid system, the only state to get permanent federal assistance – yes, forever, predicted to be about $45 million per decade. Every other state (all 49) would pay for this going forward. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), was promised an additional $300 million for her state’s Medicaid program if she voted for the bill. Nice, huh? Fair? The “law of the land?” Maybe, but unfairly passed – barely under the wire - for sure.

You can’t cover more people w/o increasing prices.

3. I don’t like the federal (or any) government telling me I have to purchase anything, including health insurance. They never forced us before, and what’s to stop them from telling me which car to purchase, or which company’s oil to buy? This is a freedom, and a slippery slope issue. It borders on tyranny when the authorities put a gun to our head (back atcha) and force us to spend our money. Hey, Dems, where’s that “screw them!” attitude, and just when we need it?< p>

4. Obamacare imposes a penalty on those who don’t buy insurance, and the penalty will stiffen as the years go on. That’s unfair, and back-breaking for the poor. I thought that only Democrats support the rights of the poor. Guess not.

5. If Obamacare were such a great law, why did President Obama delay the penalty for corporations, but not for individuals (we, the people)?

6. If Obamacare were such a great law, why are lawmakers and most public employees exempt, and why did thousands of the president’s buddies (CEO’s, and corporate donors) get exemptions? The left rails against such behavior when a Republican is the target, but supports such cronyism when it benefits the left’s agenda. Many on the left don’t seem to care if the little people can’t get exemptions if they want to opt out.

Star Trek II, Khan: You can't get away!

7. Obamacare doesn’t fix one of its main goals, to insure everyone. Millions (perhaps as many as now) will still be uninsured, even years after it takes effect.

8. Obamacare doesn’t fix one of its main goals, to lower the cost of health care. Some will enjoy its benefits, yes, but a majority will still pay for the others. You can’t get something for nothing. How can more be insured for less cost? That can’t happen. That’s not possible!

9. President Obama said, over and over again, “If you like your insurance, you can keep it.” While that statement stands for some, many (who received insurance through their employers) have already lost their insurance, and must now buy it on the exchanges. Millions will lose out.

I am one of those millions who lost coverage.

10. Middle America will probably bear the burden of the cost of Obamacare. I’ll agree with liberals here: The rich (and businesses) never pay more, even when intimidated, forced, or threatened. As we suspect, they will pass the costs on to us. (The difference here is that I accept this as the way things are, but people on the other side don’t, they resist the nature of businesses every day.)

11. The IRS will enforce this tax. The HHS Secretary will have the final say (Hey, Democrats – that could be a Republican, several years from now!). Many more employees will be added to the IRS to collect the new tax revenue. Yes, I like police, firemen, and teachers, but I don’t like when government grows (in this way) because it’s highly inefficient. Check out the Post Office, and the IRS (remember the IRS scandal?) for two examples. Bureaucracies, like many large corporations (right, Democrats?), don’t generally function well.

12. The increased number of patients will force IRS officials to decide who deserves treatment over others. Do you really want some guy in the IRS deciding over your son or daughter’s care? Just ask Sarah Murnaghan, the 11-year-old, who required a lung transplant to live. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius denied poor Sarah’s request several times, but under public pressure, finally caved in. Sad story, but this tax will hurt young people, too.

To be continued next week…

ANTI-AGENDA 21 WEB SITES

From the Left to the Right - Agenda 21 Post #1, 2/28/12

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From the Left to the Right - Agenda 21 Post #5, 10/30/12

From the Left to the Right - Agenda 21 Post #6, 12/04/12

From the Left to the Right - Agenda 21 Post #7, 01/08/12

From the Left to the Right - Agenda 21 Post #8, 06/12/13

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Mark A. Cohen will soon be a published author, as the Castle Rock Writers are under contract to write and publish The Chronicles of Douglas County, Colorado, in 2014.

Mark A. Cohen spoke for about 20 minutes at the Coffee4Conservatives meeting at the Firehouse on State Road 83, in Franktown, CO, on Oct. 21, 2012.

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Saying ‘Chicago’ and ‘golf’ may be racist, #1.

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Prejudice and Racism

Written : Sep. 25, 2013

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We celebrate the differences, but they don’t make anyone better than anyone else. BTW – This poster depicts several stereotypes, but it is not racist.

In 2009, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder called Americans “a nation of cowards,” saying that we avoid talking about race. I disagree with his accusations but agree that we don’t discuss the subject enough. We don’t speak about it because many times we falsely accuse each other of racism. There are too many misunderstandings and no one wants a bad reputation. Some may call me a racist - or a hater of overweight people after reading this article, but I am nothing of the sort.

Andrea Tantaros, someone with great ideas.

Andrea Tantaros explained it better than anyone recently, by saying that many people today confuse racism with prejudice. They are not the same, and I agree. We all prejudge (ideas, history, politicians, politics, people, etc.), but most of us are not racists. For example, someone can be fearful of an individual walking down the street (an emotional reaction to their physical appearance, but this is not racism, sexism, or anti-semitism, or any of those) and at the same time not hate them for who they are. Fear is created by past events in a person's life, such as being mugged, picked on by ONE person we unintentionally classify as belonging to a group. This is a self-preservation mechanism - uncontrolled and emotional, but hate is pre-meditated and is a mind-set.

What about me?

As I’ve said before, I was picked on by a heavy-set Caucasian fellow in high school. For many years I felt uneasy and angry around overweight people, any color, any race. However, I dealt with it and I don’t feel bad about this anymore. One can understand that when someone who looks different bothers us, a prejudice sets in. If a similar situation occurs concerning racial differences, a person can become fearful or develop a distrust for those who look like the one who caused the anxiety.

What if it’s the kid on the right? Why not, are you prejudiced?

It doesn’t mean the skeptical person is a racist. If you resemble someone (white, black, Hispanic, Asian, bald, skinny, heavy, dressed the same, wearing a similar cap, etc.) who caused someone else some pain, you may hear a car door lock as you walk by. Don’t take offense. It may be prejudice, or simply mean that the driver realized his doors were not locked and decided to lock them as you walked by. Hey, they might not be a racist, but reacting to some past, bad experience.

Saying ‘Chicago’ and ‘golf’ may be racist, #2.

Some pundits on TV have said that when we use the word, “Chicago,” we are racist because there are a lot of blacks in Chicago. If we say that President Obama plays too many rounds of golf it proves we are racist. This is seen by the paranoids as linking the president to Tiger Woods and sex. Sorry, but that’s not reality, it’s just crazy. Check out more paranoia here: Search for the text, ‘If you,’ and you’ll see it.

Saying that President Obama plays golf isn’t racist, it’s the truth.

Let’s not let ultra-sensitivity get the better of us. Americans generally celebrate the differences and believe that if we were all the same we’d be bored. Yes, there’s real racism out there, but let’s keep in mind that there’s a difference between prejudice (pre-judging), and racism (hating someone for their appearance or heritage). Why have we not had the conversation on race that President Obama and Eric Holder spoke about many years ago? Like most of us I am not afraid of discussing this, Mr. Attorney General, are you?

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1. Headlines on the GOP solution.

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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Stephen Dinan, A Pundit in Reporters’ Clothing

Written : Sep. 18, 2013

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Stephen Dinan, appearing on Washington Journal, Sep. 16, 2013.

I once thought the Washington Times tilted right, but no more. If pundit Stephen Dinan is a good sample, The Times is now left-wing. I don’t begrudge anyone’s right to be a liberal. However, someone who professes to be a reporter (not pundits Chris Matthews or Sean Hannity) should remain politically detached. Mr. Dinan appeared on Washington Journal this past Monday, and, as Mr. Spock said, I could hardly believe my ears! Mr. Dinan is in no way objective. He spouted many of the left’s talking points while speaking with host Greta Brawner.

The left doesn’t want you to know about the Republican ideas on health care.

Here are Mr. Dinan’s Democratic talking points, as discussed on the Journal: 1. The Republicans have no health care plan of their own to replace Obamacare. This is palpably false. All Stephen Dinan had to do was perform a little research. Here are some URLs I found quite easily on Google. If I spent more time, I’m sure I could have presented dozens here, but these are only a sample:

2. Four pages on the GOP solution.

3. Article detailing the GOP solution.

4. Paul Ryan proposes solution.

5. Roadmap for America.

So, for my liberal friends out there, please don’t say that Republicans have nothing to offer. Instead, why not be honest, and say that you don’t like any of them? I'd buy that. But don’t accept the lie fed to you by the media and say there are none.

2. Stephen Dinan stated Republican failures, but never those of Democrats. This is childish, doesn’t discuss the issue, and falls flat. 3. He called the Republicans, “crazy” (name-calling) for trying to pass a bill funding and another defunding Obamacare. Dumb, maybe, but not ‘crazy.’ 4. Mr. Dinan made a big deal over the government shutdown. My liberal friends would agree with him (this is, after all, a list of liberal talking points). And I’m not saying this to argue, I merely object to this guy’s bias while at the same time passing himself off as a non-partisan reporter.

5. Mr. Dinan kept saying that the economy is getting better. True, but as the president has repeated, not fast enough. 6. Republicans and Democrats strategize to blame each other for various decisions, he said. I hope not, but this is something many on the left love to stress. 7. Dinan points out that there are many “big tests” coming for Republican Speaker John Boehner. Okay, but never did Dinan say anything about the president being tested. 8. He questioned Boehner’s leadership and said we need to keep an eye on it during debt limit talks and upcoming immigration debates. He never mentioned the president’s leadership.

Boring! I agree with the reporter.

9. Mr. Dinan used the phrase “Republican stagnation” and called Republicans, 10. “tricky.” 11. A caller pointed out that Dinan mentioned how much spending we’re doing. In defense of President Obama, as many on the left do, the caller, solving nothing, told us about how much Presidents Bush and Reagan spent. While not nearly as much as the current president, Dinan agreed with the caller, in principle. I guess if Bush did it, then overboard, outlandish spending is defendable for Obama. Remember the kid on the playground, “He did it first. So there.” 12. Stephen Dinan used the left’s argument on spending which goes like this: “It’s gotten worse in the last 10-12 years. Perhaps, but it’s gotten much worse in the last 5.

Give up the silliness. There are Republican solutions.

13. Dinan defended recent government cutbacks on spending without praising Republicans, who have been for this for years. Typical of some on the left. 14. He knocked Speaker Boehner’s statement that the American people are ready for a serious conversation on spending. Dinan said that the people want their Social Security, Health Care, education and FBI spending instead. But, friends, the Republicans don’t want to cut those areas. Don’t be misled by such pundits hiding in reporters’ clothing!

A biased media reduces freedoms.

15. Dinan mentioned at least twice that the Republicans would “hold the government hostage.” Regardless of whether you believe this or not, it is a talking point of the left. 16. He said that Republicans have made their questioning in Congressional hearings regarding Benghazi, more political by trying to tie it back to the White House. I disagree, of course, but a defender of the president would/should agree with Mr. Dinan. 17. He actually said that Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) made a great point by saying that only 5% of Americans agree that entire government spending should be held hostage. That may be true, but the Republicans want to fund the entire government while holding back funding for Obamacare. Schumer also asked, “How far Republicans will go without being blamed?” I’m sure most liberals agree, but a reporter shouldn’t argue for any side.

Always watch for bias in the news, and point it out. When we have a one-sided, opinionated media, and we nearly do, freedoms easily dissolve and the country is doomed.

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From the Left to the Right - Agenda 21 Post #6, 12/04/12

From the Left to the Right - Agenda 21 Post #7, 01/08/12

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Mark A. Cohen is a member of and helps run the Parker Writers Group (Check out their Facebook page here)

Or, you can find From the Left to the Right on Conservative Blogs Central (it’s now on page 3) by clicking this text.

Mark A. Cohen’s web site, www.mark-cohen.com, is up, but still under construction…please bear with me!

Mark A. Cohen is a member of the Castle Rock Writers, their web page is here. Please check out their web page, and The Castle Rock Writers Facebook page is here – please ‘like’ it!

Mark A. Cohen will soon be a published author, as the Castle Rock Writers are under contract to write and publish The Chronicles of Douglas County, Colorado, in 2014.

Mark A. Cohen spoke for about 20 minutes at the Coffee4Conservatives meeting at the Firehouse on State Road 83, in Franktown, CO, on Oct. 21, 2012.

Mark A. Cohen spoke for about 30 minutes at the Douglas County Republicans’ First Friday Breakfast in Parker, CO, held at The War Horse Inn, on Dec. 2, 2011.

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