The Best of Times The Worst of Times

The Best of Times; The Worst of Times The U. S. in the 90 s and the New Millennium

Changes • Demography—aging boomers; growth of the sunbelt; service economy; workforce shifts— 50% female; shifts in “traditional” family; Hispanic/Latino – 55 million [17% of population], immigration • Computer revolution—advent of the PC—Smart Phone • “New Economy” (. com, globalization, white collar sweatshop) • Cultural Conservatism/Personal Libertinism • Culture Wars: abortion, gun politics, separation of church and state, privacy, homosexuality, censorship issues • Gender in the workplace: Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill, (Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump) • Post Cold War “Order”—War in a time of Peace • Race and reversal of affirmative action--action—Adarand v. Pena (1995) and Hopwood v. Texas (1996)

ENIAC—Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer

Bill Gates (1955 -

To all the girls he’s loved before: Bill Clinton and “Friends”—Paula Corbin Jones, Hillary, Jennifer Flowers, Monica Lewinsky

Clarence Thomas & Anita Hill

Clinton (1993 -2001) • • NAFTA Hillary Care Brady Bill White Nationalism— Militia Movement— OKC bombings • • “Contract w/ America” Welfare Reform Scandals Election of 2000

“Saving the Children” in Waco

Timothy Mc. Veigh’s Magnum Opus M. Called the dead child “collateral damage”.

Newton Leroy Gingrich

W • • Collapse of “New Economy” NCLB 9 -11 Bush Doctrine Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) Homeland Security Further Turmoil between Israel and Palestinians Operation Iraqi Freedom Iraq II— 4424 U. S. dead as of 6/29/16

Some Post 9 -11 Jingoism

Osama bin Laden (1957 -2011)

Text of Fatwah Urging Jihad Against Americans Published in Al-Quds al-'Arabi on Febuary 23, 1998 For over seven years the United States has been occupying the lands of Islam in the holiest of places, the Arabian Peninsula, plundering its riches, dictating to its rulers, humiliating its people, terrorizing its neighbors, and turning its bases in the Peninsula into a spearhead through which to fight the neighboring Muslim peoples. We -- with God's help -- call on every Muslim who believes in God and wishes to be rewarded to comply with God's order to kill the Americans and plunder their money wherever and whenever they find it. We also call on Muslim ulema, leaders, youths, and soldiers to launch the raid on Satan's U. S. troops and the devil's supporters allying with them, and to displace those who are behind them so that they may learn a lesson.

Saddam Hussein

What W’s boys don’t want you to see: U. S. dead Return to Dover AFB D. o. D. has barred further release of photographs!

Bush II • Bush--62, 040, 606 (50. 73%); Kerry 59, 028, 109 (48. 27%) (2004 election)Red and Blue States • Cultural Conservatism Issues—Gay marriage (Obergefell-2015), school prayer, Terry Schaivo/stem cell research • Bush Issues: Revamping Social Security • Confirming Federal Judges—ending filibuster. Politicization of the USDOJ • Economic collapse (mortgage/Wall Street Crisis) Dow fell from over 14, 000 in 10/07 to 7, 949 on Jan 21, 2009.

It’s in the Cartography, Stupid! Cartogram For population

Maps by County

Politics in the Age of Internet • • Moveon. org Youtube. com Blogs Social Media

Move On Add in Sept. 2007 New York Times

Rush Limbaugh • June 3 The Rush Limbaugh Show: • LIMBAUGH: I mean, if there is a party that's soulless, it's the Democratic Party. If there are people by definition who are soulless, it is liberals -- by definition. You know, souls come from God. You know? • April 19 The Rush Limbaugh Show: • LIMBAUGH: If this Virginia Tech shooter had an ideology, what do you think it was? This guy had to be a liberal. You start railing against the rich and all this other -- this guy's a liberal. He was turned into a liberal somewhere along the line. So it's a liberal that committed this act.

Hurricane Katrina—August 23, 2005 • • “You’re doing a heckuva job, Brownie” Intersection of Race and Poverty 1, 836 confirmed dead Global Warming?

2008 Election • Obama v. Mc. Cain • Gasoline prices, job losses, and further recession • Sarah Palin • Obama 69, 456, 897 (365) • Mc. Cain 59, 934, 814 (173)

Vote By county

Shift by county

The first family elect: November 2008

Barack Hussein Obama • Cabinet and other appointments • Economic Stimulus--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act • Afghanistan/Operation Geronimo (Neptune Spear) • Birthers, Tea Partyers • Health Care Reform—PPACA---Sibelius(2012) • Citizen’s United Case (2010) • 2010 Election (Reps. control Congress) • 2012 Election (332 -206) • Policing and Race 1961 -

2016 Election • Electoral Vote: 304 Trump, 227 Clinton • Popular Vote: 62, 984, 825 Trump; 65, 853, 516 Clinton