Tag Archives: Politico

Trump’s “Extreme Vetting”

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Mike

Trump’s “Extreme Vetting” appeals to most concerned with national security. But there is a gaping institutional vulnerability ensconced in the federal law that has always required some level of vetting for entry into the U.S. and American citizenship. Immigration law … Continue reading →

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TSA! GO AWAY!!!

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Mike

The airline industry’s angst against the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) long wait times at security checkpoints is a monster of their own making. TSA is an offspring of the monolithic Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In predictable knee jerk response … Continue reading →

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What “Gender Pay Gap”?

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Mike

The Sierra Vista (Arizona) Herald’s April 15th editorial “Being free and equal can be depressing” reveals gross –and perhaps willful- ignorance of the facts about the alleged “gender pay gap.” In my opinion it is another example of the media … Continue reading →

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Time Out for Tampons! Women In Combat

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Mike

December 3, 2015, a day that will live in infamy for the United States, Defense Secretary “Ash” Carter (ironic for that is certainly what he has made of the world’s once most powerful military) unilaterally and against expert advice to … Continue reading →

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The American Pig

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Mike

There are two kinds of American Pig. The domestic American Pig lives in a designated enclosed space called a sty. The sty is built by The Farmer for the Pig and is “rent free”. There are many other Pigs living … Continue reading →

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Sierra Vista, Arizona’s Proud Pedophile on Display

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Mike

“Hey! Little boys! Wanna take your picture in my underwear?” Cardboard cutout of CPT Underpants facing four feet from childrens’ reading table -Sierra Vista, Arizona library CPT Underpants Teaching Points: Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants: … Continue reading →

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“Captain Underpants” on Display at Sierra Vista Library

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Mike

Maverick Free News By Mike Ligon “Captain Underpants” on Display at SV Library ……..proving you can’t fix stupid! Believe it or not there is a large, color silhouette of a naked, fat, bald, white man wearing only his “whitey tightey” … Continue reading →

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111th Military Intelligence Brigade: LCOL Riehle’s Inquisitions

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Mike

Cheating at the Military Intelligence “School of Excellence”, Ft. Huachuca, AZ is not only tolerated but often facilitated by cadre. If it weren’t the student failure rate in most courses would be about 40%. Inquisition #1. I volunteered for mobilized … Continue reading →

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McSally’s TODAY “Don’t Cripple Homeland Security”

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Mike

I am a retired immigration inspector who worked at the Douglas, Az. Port of Entry. U.S. Rep Martha McSally’s USA Today “Don’t Cripple Homeland Security” editorial of Feb. 25, 2015 is typical political double speak. McSally has no real “street … Continue reading →

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Military Retiree Sleep Apnea a National Fraud

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Mike

The world renowned Mayo Clinic defines sleep apnea as “a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. You may have sleep apnea if you snore loudly and you feel tired even after a full night’s sleep. … Continue reading →

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Is Martha McSally a True Conservative?

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Mike

Is Martha McSally a true conservative or passionate feminist? As the GOP candidate opposing Democrat Ron Barber for Arizona’s Congressional District 14 representative, Martha McSally has what appears to be an impressive military record…to non-military voters. To those who have … Continue reading →

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Refugee Children – America’s Hypocrisy

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Mike

A majority of Americans are “cool” to the idea of allowing Central American “children” to flood across the U.S. border and take up residency. The public premise of the demographically gerrymandering president is to rescue these “innocents” from the horrors … Continue reading →

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Israel’s War with Hamas – Some Truth

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Mike

Jacqueline O’Connor’s anti-Semitic vitriol would make any Nazi or KKK member proud. But like most rabid bigots, her basic assumptions are patently false beginning with “Israel displacing Palestineans.” James Michener (and others) debunked that myth many decades ago in his … Continue reading →

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SGT. Tahmooressi Is Wrong

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Mike

As a former Marine and a father of three Marines I will support a good Marine to the death. But as a retired counterintelligence officer and immigration inspector with over 5,000 criminal interrogations I see a lot of holes in … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Illegal Children

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Mike

If you want to see what the U.S. will look like in ten years after Obama’s Children Crusade, look at the Soviet Union in 1920. When Lenin took power, the Bolsheviks embarked on a series of experiments intended to stamp … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Children Crusade: America’s Pied Piper

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Mike

Obama’s unabashed and diabolical subversion of the electoral process is morphing into fairy tale proportions. It is a tale with a tragic historic precedent and ominous future consequences. Back when parents read bedtime stories to their children, the legend of … Continue reading →

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Retired CIA’s “Keyhole” Analysis

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Mike

While I identify with retired CIA analysts Goldcamps’ patriotic passion and historical interests we differ in perspective. Their 22 June editorial in the Sierra Vista (AZ) Herald contains recycled recitations of out-moded WW II concepts and commonly quoted plattitudes of … Continue reading →

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Transformation Under Fire: A Review (Where’s the Beef?)

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Mike

Transformation Under Fire: Revolutionizing How America Fights By Col. Douglas A. MacGregor, PFL (pre-fontal lobotomy) OR How to Kiss (Rumsfeld’s) Ass with Verbosity and Avoid Reality A former co-worker thought I would be interested in reading MacGregor’s book as the … Continue reading →

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Democrat Rep. Joe Garcia “Communism Works!” – Not.

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Mike

Florida Democrat Representative Joe Garcia’s quote “We have proved communism works” (OYM 30 May) was a stunning display of historical ignorance and cultural amnesia at best – or one of Putin’s disinformation “fellow travelers” at worst. No other than Fidel … Continue reading →

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Is V.A. the Victim?

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Mike

There has been much public chest thumping about the number of veterans’ deaths allegedly due to the Veteran’s Administration untimely admissions procedures. I had occasion to be at the Tucson V.A. hospital once. I was dreading the visit because of … Continue reading →

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