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JR Dieckmann
JR Dieckmann is Editor, Publisher, Writer, and Webmaster of GreatAmericanJournal.com. He also works as an electrician in Los Angeles, Ca. He has been writing and publishing articles on the web since 2000. Permission for reprints and reposts of his articles are freely granted and approved by the author, provided credit is given to the writer and linked to the original source at GreatAmericanJournal.com. JR can be contacted at www.greatamericanjournal.com/contact.htm


Some want their freedom, some fear it
JR Dieckmann
January 24, 2011

The conflict between liberals and conservatives in America is an ideological one. When our Founders came to this continent, they created a country where all men . . .


Partisanship, finger pointing, and the Giffords shooting
JR Dieckmann
January 10, 2011

Partisan political attacks are all a part of the game, I suppose, but it has become much worse over the past couple of years since the nation has had to deal . . .


The U.S. government vs. the Constitution
JR Dieckmann
January 3, 2011

I have seen many articles since November 3 that make the point that this election was not a win for the Republican Party, but rather a win for the people. The . . .


Obamanomics has failed and we're stuck with the bill
JR Dieckmann
December 20, 2010

"If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there'd be a shortage of sand." — Milton Friedman Obama and the . . .


Our country is fine, but the government is broken
JR Dieckmann
November 29, 2010

The problem we face is not a lack of good ideas to fix the economy, create jobs, and solve the problems facing our nation. The problem is that the current . . .


Straw men on the other side
JR Dieckmann
November 1, 2010

There can be little doubt that the election this year will be a referendum on public rejection of Obama's socialist, economic policies. The people who, because . . .


NASCAR turning hard left, and not just on the track
JR Dieckmann
October 25, 2010

First with Nascar's "Drive for Diversity" program, created in 2004, and now with the introduction of EC-15 biofuel in Nascar racing, the organization seems to . . .


And so it came to pass
JR Dieckmann
October 11, 2010

Once there was contentment in the land of America as people worked and prospered under the Bush. Everyone had work who wanted it, and profits were made in . . .


The lies and distortions just keep coming
JR Dieckmann
September 13, 2010

This most recent statement from the community organizer in the White House is just typical of the stream of lies and distortions that have been flowing from . . .


Islam is not a religion, it is foreign law
JR Dieckmann
September 1, 2010

The time has come to question if Islam is protected under our First Amendment rights to freedom of religion. Yes, everyone in America has the right to freedom . . .


Is Obama really a Muslim slave?
JR Dieckmann
August 24, 2010

In an ABC radio newsbreak a few days ago, the reporter reported briefly on the Pew survey that shows 18% think Obama is a Muslim. They then attempted to explain . . .


The enemy abroad and the enemy within, same result
JR Dieckmann
August 17, 2010

Where is our military when we need them? They are on the other side of the planet trying to win the hearts and minds of a people who hate us, and engaged in a . . .


Ground Zero mosque not about religious freedom
JR Dieckmann
August 16, 2010

Just as he did with the Arizona immigration law when he said that Arizona's 1070 "provides for racial profiling," the Babbler in Chief has missed the target . . .


Obama doesn't know what Independence Day is
JR Dieckmann
July 7, 2010

On July 4th, King Barack sent the following email to his subjects: This Fourth of July The Fourth of July is especially dear to my family. For us, it is . . .


Hidden dangers in the Gulf -- fact or fiction
JR Dieckmann
June 28, 2010

While the media have been focusing on the damage from the oil spill to the Gulf waters and coastline, they have been ignoring what could be an issue of far . . .


Oilgate could spell the end of Obama
JR Dieckmann
June 21, 2010

What is wrong with Obama? Did he actually go down to the gulf and try to suck up oil with a straw after saying he couldn't do it? You might think so by the way . . .


Barack Obama is Hugo Chavez on steroids
JR Dieckmann
June 6, 2010

"After 12 years in power and $960 billion in oil earnings, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez is down to stealing private swimming pools to bring the good life to . . .


The Sestak-Clinton smoke screen
JR Dieckmann
May 31, 2010

Last summer during an interview, Joe Sestak let it slip that he was offered a "high level position in the Obama administration" in exchange for dropping out of . . .


A shout-out for Arizona
JR Dieckmann
May 24, 2010

The Arizona immigration law has really brought to the public attention which side of legal immigration, and the Constitution, our public leaders are on. While . . .


Is the universe full of water?
JR Dieckmann
May 12, 2010

And God said, "Let there be a firmament between the waters to separate water from water." So God made the firmament and separated the water under the firmament . . .


Was the BP oil platform explosion an accident, or...?
JR Dieckmann
May 3, 2010

Maybe it's just me, but I find the devastating explosion of a BP oil rig, and resulting oil spill, in the Gulf of Mexico at this particular time somewhat . . .


Obama: authority or authoritarian
JR Dieckmann
April 12, 2010

Rarely does a day go by that we don't see the community organizer in front of a camera pretending to be an authority on something. His mindless and childish . . .


The showdown that sinks the Obama ship
JR Dieckmann
March 22, 2010

Obamacare passed the House on Sunday night by a vote of 219 to 212. Obama was becoming so desperate to get his healthcare proposal passed that he was telling . . .


Obama: serving ambitions, not citizens
JR Dieckmann
March 12, 2010

This recession isn't going to end as long as Obama is in office. The recession is an essential part of the "Progressive" plan to transform the foundation of the . . .


Has Toyota been a victim of sabotage?
JR Dieckmann
March 1, 2010

Sabotage surely seems like a possibility in Toyota's unexpected acceleration problem. It would be hard to deny that there is plenty of motive for such a . . .


The future of NASA and a "moon shot" at the economy
JR Dieckmann
February 16, 2010

One of the victims of Obama's miniscule cuts to his multi-trillion dollar budget is NASA's Constellation program. NASA had big plans to go back to the moon and . . .


The evolution of Marxism in America
JR Dieckmann
January 31, 2010

A people can remain free and self governing only for as long as they are educated and informed, and are willing to accept personal responsibility for their own . . .


Hope and change comes to Haiti
JR Dieckmann
January 17, 2010

"Never let a crisis go to waste. It's an opportunity to do things you couldn't ordinarily do" — Rahm Emanuel. The Earthquake in Haiti has presented this . . .


Who commands Obama?
JR Dieckmann
January 10, 2010

In August of 2008, I wrote about The Senate Mentality of John McCain, who was then the Republican candidate for president. In response to this article, I found . . .


Closing Gitmo, the terrorists' paradise of the West
JR Dieckmann
January 4, 2010

The synthetic president, Obama, never passes up an opportunity to blame President Bush for the failures of the Obama administration. Whether it's the recession, . . .


The greatest hoax since the Piltdown Man
JR Dieckmann
December 20, 2009

Every member of Congress has sworn an oath to protect and defend the Constitution. I'm pretty sure they have now replaced that oath with a new oath to protect . . .


Liberalitis: the reckless spending and despotic disease in Washington
JR Dieckmann
December 13, 2009

In less than one year, we are seeing our country go from a nation of laws to a nation of men. Obama, a community organizer, with his regime in Congress, is the . . .


Holding Congress accountable with a constitutional panel
JR Dieckmann
December 7, 2009

When congress was established by the Constitution in 1776, it was expected that responsible and honorable men would be elected to serve their country in the . . .


How many lies is enough?
JR Dieckmann
November 24, 2009

"I don't think it will be offensive at all when he's convicted and when the death penalty is applied to him." — Barack Obama When questioned later on being . . .


The U.S. Constitution 2.0, the Obama rewrite
JR Dieckmann
November 16, 2009

The Obama Administration is developing a new socialist constitution for America to replace the original Constitution written by our Founders. Every single one . . .


Obama's "status quo" has become the status quo
JR Dieckmann
October 18, 2009

In his weekly radio address this week, the Obama child again accused health insurance companies of "dishonest and misleading advertising" because they disagree . . .


Healthcare is making me sick
JR Dieckmann
October 4, 2009

Had enough of this nation's obsession with health lately? Are you tired of seeing actors playing sick people on TV constantly complaining about their aches and . . .


Doomsday is coming to America
JR Dieckmann
September 28, 2009

In light of disclosure of Iran's latest secret nuclear facility, Obama again repeated his call for "a world without nuclear weapons" at the U.N. G-20 summit . . .


Embracing racism
JR Dieckmann
September 21, 2009

Am I a racist? I never thought so. But lately, those on the left have been redefining racism, just as they have been redefining our Constitution and American . . .


Healthcare is just one battle in our war for survival
JR Dieckmann
August 31, 2009

When a driver is too much of a risk for the insurance companies to accept, we have a plan called "assigned risk" where the insurance commission assigns the . . .


Obamacare vs. America
JR Dieckmann
August 19, 2009

I think most Americans don't want any more "help" from this government. How about giving the free market a chance while we still have some of it left? Obama and . . .


Has American independence come full circle on the 4th of July?
JR Dieckmann
July 4, 2009

For 232 years, Americans have celebrated our freedom and independence from oppressive rule and restrictive control over our lives on the 4th of July. I now fear . . .


A cancer in the Capitol is killing us
JR Dieckmann
June 24, 2009

There is a rapidly growing cancer in the nation's capitol, a disease called progressive socialism which comes from repeated exposure to Marxism and Communism, . . .


Obama, the game show host
JR Dieckmann
June 22, 2009

Again last week, Obama had shown that he just can't stay away from the cameras and instant gratification of a live audience or forum. Of course his work in the . . .


Will Obama take over the internet?
JR Dieckmann
June 3, 2009

Obama announced on Friday, the creation of a new "Cyber-security Czar" to oversee Internet security. We all can agree that Internet security is important to . . .


Another knee-jerk reaction to North Korea
JR Dieckmann
June 1, 2009

So, I hear North Korea claims to have tested another quasi-nuke while launching a half dozen Flash Gordon rockets over the past week or two. How does America . . .


Conservatives and the future of the Republican Party
JR Dieckmann
May 19, 2009

The United States was founded on the constitutional principles of freedom and liberty, limited government, low taxes, and personal responsibility. These things . . .


Analyzing the analysis: DHS's right wing extremists report
JR Dieckmann
April 19, 2009

The recent DHS report entitled: "Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment" has nothing . . .


Misguided priorities and misdirected outrage: Obama's war on prosperity
JR Dieckmann
March 22, 2009

As President Ronald Reagan famously said: "Government is not the solution to the problem. Government is the problem." This was never more evident than in the . . .


The hypocrite who hijacked Air Force 1
JR Dieckmann
March 1, 2009

Like all dishonest politicians, Barack Obama consistently talks out of both sides of his mouth as he attempts to pander to both the left and the right. What he . . .


Acting President Obama wants communism in America
JR Dieckmann
February 22, 2009

Hundreds of billions of dollars are now set to flow into left wing liberal and environmental programs from the Government Stingallus (sting-all-us) Bill. But . . .


The new dictator in Washington will change America
JR Dieckmann
January 28, 2009

The Democrats' answer to government overspending and overextended credit is more overspending and overextended credit. Obama now wants another trillion dollars . . .


Letter of resignation to the RNC; I quit!
JR Dieckmann
January 18, 2009

After wrestling with this decision for two years now, I have resigned from the Republican party. The party no longer represents my values and I see no hope for . . .


People of Gaza, you got what you voted for -- stop complaining
JR Dieckmann
January 4, 2009

Palestinians in Gaza voted for Hamas, and now they are getting exactly what they voted for: A terrorist regime, provoking war with Israel, suicide bombers, . . .


Israel gets slammed again for defending itself
JR Dieckmann
December 29, 2008

In a world view increasingly dominated by Islamic and socialist propaganda, reaction to the latest Israeli-Hamas conflict would be almost funny if it weren't so . . .


Obama's "stimulus package" is a huge slab of pork
JR Dieckmann
December 15, 2008

Obama's public works "stimulus package" is a huge slab of pork. It assures that plenty of federal funds will be available to state union workers for funding . . .


Why the media blackout on Obama's citizenship
JR Dieckmann
December 9, 2008

It seems that everyone today is asking why there is no media coverage of the many legal challenges to Obama's eligibility to become president, based upon many . . .


Public perception worked for communism too
JR Dieckmann
November 29, 2008

During the Soviet Empire, communists employed the tactics of public perception to control the thinking of the Russian people with propaganda distributed through . . .


The rush to socialism
JR Dieckmann
November 10, 2008

John McCain didn't just lose the election, he butchered it. This had to be the worst run campaign ever in the history of the United States of America. McCain, . . .


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