Monthly Archives: July 2011

The Master Shall Answer for the Servant

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Jan Tucker

Your email:  “I do not accept ultimate responsibility. I hold responsible the people that I trusted to run it and the people they trusted.” — Rupert Murdoch 7-18-11 I doubt that Rupert Murdoch at some point in his 80 years … Continue reading →

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Jews: the good, the bad and the ugly

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Jan Tucker

Your email:  It’s no secret that I’m Jewish and proud of it, but there are some of my own people that almost make me embarrassed to be associated with them in any way, shape or form. Amongst every ethnic or … Continue reading →

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A Plague on both your houses

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Jan Tucker

Your email:  From Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, 1592 (referring to the families Montague & Capulet): MERCUTIO: I am hurt. A plague o’ both your houses! I am sped. Is he gone, and hath nothing? If I were a better person … Continue reading →

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The FAIR Act is now Law

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Jan Tucker

Your email:  Back in the 60s, when I was in elementary and middle school (then called Junior High) in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), California text books had finally gotten around to being more inclusive of the history … Continue reading →

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A Tiny Moment in History for PFP

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Jan Tucker

Your email:  This morning the Madeleine Brand show on KPCC FM radio in Los Angeles did a short retrospective piece on the Watergate scandal that eventually toppled President Richard M. Nixon from office. It brought back memories of that era, … Continue reading →

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Compare PFP’s Platform to Mine

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Jan Tucker

Your email:  First, check out my position papers for a prospective candidacy for United States Senate in 2012 on the Peace & Freedom Party ticket: http://www.janbtucker.com/IdeaOpinions.html Now, look at this email message from a member of the Peace & Freedom … Continue reading →

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A PFP Leader Who Makes Sense

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Jan Tucker

Your email:  I served as Los Angeles County Chair of the Peace & Freedom Party from 1974-76, elected when I was 18 years old. The person who currently holds the position, Frank Boeheim, has given some very down to Earth … Continue reading →

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Women’s Rights in Sri Lanka Under Attack

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Jan Tucker

Your email:  The rights Tamil women fought for must not be lost Re-Posted from tamil justice Peacewomen – Beaten but Not Broken: Tamil Women Struggle through Conflict and ‘Peace’ in Sri Lanka By Tasha Manoranjan Women, traditionally responsible for taking … Continue reading →

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Congress attacks NSF

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Jan Tucker

Your email:  From the Liberation Tech email list: From Laurel Smith-Doerr: Dear Colleagues, The House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice & Science (CJS) is considering changing the 2012 appropriation to eliminate the Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE) directorate at the … Continue reading →

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Konversations with Kevin #5

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Jan Tucker

Your email:  For the context of this blog entry, first check these prior entries: http://janbtucker.com/blog/2010/06/05/konversations-with-kevin-kevin-d-akin-4/ http://janbtucker.com/blog/2010/05/13/konversations-with-kevin-3-kevin-d-akin/ http://janbtucker.com/blog/2010/05/04/konversations-with-kevin-akin-2/ http://janbtucker.com/blog/2010/04/24/konversations-with-kevin-kevin-d-akin-1/ http://janbtucker.com/blog/2011/07/08/another-opinion-on-sex-offender-steve-orcutt/ http://janbtucker.com/blog/2011/07/09/yet-another-opinion-on-sex-offender-frank-runninghorse/ Now, here’s an email that somebody forwarded to me that apparently emanated from an exchange that Kevin D. Akin had … Continue reading →

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