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Coup to 'Resolve the Obama Problem': Shades of 1933
By Sally Denton - Politics DailyWhen conservative online magazine Newsmax recently posted a column suggesting that a military coup to "resolve the Obama problem" was a distinct possibility, the resulting uproar led to its immediate removal from the magazine's Web site."Imagine a bloodless coup to restore and defend the Constitution through an interim administration that would do the serious business of governing and defending the nation," wrote columnist John L. Perry. "Skilled, military-trained nation-builders would replace accountability-challenged, radical-left commissars. Having bonded with his twin teleprompters, the ...
Is Honduras Heading Toward a Civil War?
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyWell, Carl, I'm afraid Act 5 is here.When you and I wrote about the whole Honduras debacle back when it began in June, we both teased out the humorous aspects of this tragi-comedy: the midnight exile of the Latin American president in his pajamas . . . his little-engine-that-could vow to return from Costa Rica . . . Hugo Chavez stepping in as the heavy. Add to the mix all the racism, matrimonial dysfunction, big oil and imperialism circulating behind the scenes. As you said then, there was something for everyone. ...
Showdown in Honduras: Lessons from the Other Banana Republic
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyIt was -- it must be said -- an almost surreal political moment. The heretofore obscure Honduran president, Mel Zelaya, whisked off in his pajamas ... exiled to Costa Rica .... and then resurfacing -- noble cowboy hat in place -- and vowing to return, John Wayne style, to defend the rule of law in his country. ...
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