Dan Rackley is a US Naval veteran living in Philadelphia and a contributor to "Will They Ever Trust Us Again?" On twitter: @danwrackley.
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Occupy Philly Needs To Reassess Itself
Over a month ago, I took to Dilworth Plaza on the grounds of Philadelphia’s City Hall to capture what I had hoped were people with a very important message. That they wanted some kind of change and were willing to stay for as long as it took to accomplish that ...
Veteran Unemployment: Is This The Welcome Home We Really Get?
More by Dan Rackley There’s a great thing about Bruce Springsteen songs. Hidden in many of the lyrics, are jabs at the treatment of various segments of society. Veterans that have sat down and listened to his music have most likely nodded in agreement. Someone gets the plight that they ...
Philly Youth Curfew Bill Passed
Well, the City of Philadelphia, amidst protests from members of the Occupy Philly movement; the changes were made to the youth curfew without any real incident. The bill was passed almost unanimously with one lone vote from Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell. I agree with her statement that you can’t fine your ...
For the past forty two years, Muammar Gadhafi had ruled Libya with what could best be described as an iron fist. I do not have to perform a massive amount of research to tell people the various atrocities that occurred under this man’s rule. It’s well known. You can turn ...
Why We're There: Occupy Philly
Recently, I went to City Hall in Philadelphia to film what was going on at the site of the Occupy Philly movement. What came out of it was this thirteen minute short documentary. Thank you all very much for watching. Daniel
Ron Paul Wants Obama Impeached For Al-Awlaki Killing
Ron Paul has gone too far this time. He has simply stepped over the line on this one. For those of you that missed it, this past Wednesday, he was at the National Press Club and said that the killing of Anwal Al-Awlaki was a violation of our country’s Fifth ...
NJ Governor Christie, Weight Should Not Be An Issue
At the time of this writing, it is still unclear as to whether New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will run for President. A movement like this if he does run will definitely be a game changer in the GOP field if he does make the decision to run. With Perry ...
If you’re going to run for president, you better make sure that everything bout you is squeaky clean. If it’s not squeaky clean, than you better make sure you tell everyone before they find out for themselves. It’s just like when you were a child and spilled something on the ...
Well folks, by the time you’ve read this, one good and one bad thing has happened in the United States. The good thing, the United States military has officially repealed the ignorant “don’t ask don’t tell” policy regarding homosexuals from serving in America’s armed forces. I’ll get to the bad ...
Rick Scott: Worthy Of Impeachment?
Sometimes, politicians will do all they can to engage in the winning of hearts and minds. They’ll shake hands, they will kiss babies. The more desperate ones will probably mow your lawn. Now and again, they will engage in various forms of double talk. However, the trick to successful double ...
Ron Paul: Too Unbalanced For His Own Good
I want to preface the following column with a little bit of background information. I am a veteran of the United States Navy. I served for four years, with most of that time stationed onboard the USS Bataan. Two combat deployments to the Middle East. One shortly after 9/11 and ...
What Really Irks Me About The GOP
You know what really makes me sick about the Republican Party? For eight years, we had what they want us to think was the blissful splendor that was the George W. Bush administration. Well, we know what a complete mess that turned out to be. No matter how much the ...
Brief Analysis Of Obama's Job Initiative
The old saying goes, if at first you don’t succeed, you try and try again. We’re taught this almost from infancy. You fall off your bike? Get back on or you’ll never learn how to ride without the training wheels. Sometimes it’s pretty painful to learn things in this manner. ...
I have to admit, I do not know as much about Texas Governor Rick Perry as I probably should. After all, he is a man that wants to be President of the United States. But let’s face it people, there’s just so many candidates out there for the Republican Party ...
Bachmann Puts Foot In Mouth, Too Little Too Late George W. Bush
Couple of quick political pieces for all of you. I sit down at the desk to write something about the Hurricane Irene media coverage and what do I get hit with? Link after link of Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann stating that the hurricane was God’s way of telling us ...
Time For Gadhafi To Give It Up?
Alright folks, here is the column that I was going to present to you yesterday that was preempted by the East Coast Earthquake. By the way, those of you on the West Coast that are insistently teasing us saying, “you babies, it’s just a little 5.8 earthquake; we get them ...
Gabby Giffords Asked By GOP In AZ If She Is Going To Run In 2012
There’s a long standing truth in American politics that has outlived the founding fathers, will outlive all of you reading this and will probably outlive the folks reading this a hundred years from now. When someone has something you want, that you really want; you will go for the throat. ...
Philadelphia Councilman At-Large Bill Green discusses Open Government, Flash Mobs and more
On Thursday August 11th, I had the opportunity to sit down with Philadelphia Councilman At-Large Bill Green. Bill is a Democrat that has held his City Council seat since first being elected in 2007 and hopes to get re-elected. He has been an extremely vocal figure in Philadelphia politics and ...
Eight Syrian Babies Die Due To Intolerance
To be perfectly honest with my readers here, I do not know as much about the situation in Syria as much as I did about the uprisings of other nations. During the Arab Spring, you saw many nations begin fighting for their independence. Some like Libya are still fighting for ...
Obama Promises New Opportunities For Veterans Seeking Jobs
Today at a press conference, President Obama took to a podium and finally spoke on an issue that I am sure has been sticking in the side of many veterans. He said that the government was going to start giving tax incentives to employers that hire unemployed veterans and disabled ...
Ron Paul's Advice: Don't Pay Your Bills
Even the best of us slip up. Occasionally, our most brilliant minds will succumb to a temporary lapse of sanity. Whether it’s the star baseball player that swings for the fences when he should have bunted or the politician that says something inappropriate at an inopportune time, nobody is immune ...
Debt Ceiling: Both Sides Need To Come To Agreement Soon
Sometimes it seems that the ultra partisan nature of American politics is absolutely befuddling. Many a time, if you are in the need to be thoroughly confused; turn on CNN or any of the cable news channels. Take the fight between the Republicans and Democrats concerning the national debt ceiling. ...
Obama Press Conference: Not Saying Anything Says A Lot
A lot of people will at the very least agree with the fact that President Obama has a big heaping plate of problems in front of him on a daily basis. Most of which are justified. I wrote several weeks ago that the situation in Libya is an extremely tricky ...
Obama Announces Troop Withdrawal: But Be Patient
When people want something, they want it now. They don’t want to wait, no matter how tough the logistics of an immediate solution would be. In his speech last night, President Obama announced the start of a gradual drawdown of troops starting this year and finishing up in 2014. In ...
Memorial Day Should Not Be For Campaigning
On Memorial Day, making stops in Mount Vernon and Gettysburg Pennsylvania; Sarah Palin kicked off the start of what she is calling her “One Nation” tour. For the untrained eye, she is using Memorial Day events in those areas to test the waters on what she hopes will amount to ...
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November 14th, 2011
Occupy Philly Needs To Reassess Itself
Over a month ago, I took to Dilworth Plaza on the grounds of Philadelphia’s City Hall to capture what I had hoped were people with ...
October 31st, 2011
Veteran Unemployment: Is This The Welcome Home We Really Get?
More by Dan Rackley There’s a great thing about Bruce Springsteen songs. Hidden in many of the lyrics, are jabs at the treatment of various ...
October 28th, 2011
Philly Youth Curfew Bill Passed
Well, the City of Philadelphia, amidst protests from members of the Occupy Philly movement; the changes were made to the youth curfew without any real ...
October 20th, 2011
For the past forty two years, Muammar Gadhafi had ruled Libya with what could best be described as an iron fist. I do not have ...
October 14th, 2011
Why We're There: Occupy Philly
Recently, I went to City Hall in Philadelphia to film what was going on at the site of the Occupy Philly movement. What came out ...
October 6th, 2011
Ron Paul Wants Obama Impeached For Al-Awlaki Killing
Ron Paul has gone too far this time. He has simply stepped over the line on this one. For those of you that missed it, ...
October 3rd, 2011
NJ Governor Christie, Weight Should Not Be An Issue
At the time of this writing, it is still unclear as to whether New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will run for President. A movement like ...
August 24th, 2011
Time For Gadhafi To Give It Up?
Alright folks, here is the column that I was going to present to you yesterday that was preempted by the East Coast Earthquake. By the ...
June 23rd, 2011
Obama Announces Troop Withdrawal: But Be Patient
When people want something, they want it now. They don’t want to wait, no matter how tough the logistics of an immediate solution would be. ...
August 29th, 2011
Bachmann Puts Foot In Mouth, Too Little Too Late George W. Bush
Couple of quick political pieces for all of you. I sit down at the desk to write something about the Hurricane Irene media coverage and ...
February 3rd, 2011
A few weeks ago, a young eighth grader in Upper Darby, PA was walking home from school. For reasons to rational person could possibly come ...
February 19th, 2011
House Republicans Vote To Cut PBS Funding
Every Wednesday at ten in the evening, my wife and I settle down in the living room to watch a couple of our favorite shows. ...
October 6th, 2011
Ron Paul Wants Obama Impeached For Al-Awlaki Killing
Ron Paul has gone too far this time. He has simply stepped over the line on this one. For those of you that missed it, ...
September 8th, 2011
Ron Paul: Too Unbalanced For His Own Good
I want to preface the following column with a little bit of background information. I am a veteran of the United States Navy. I served ...
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