America is going through a rough patch right now. People nationwide are showing their distress. People have been crying out at public forums, protesting, and even flying the American flag upside down.

This couple has been flying their flag upside down to show their distress. In this direct quotation from the article embeded, the couple gives their reasoning, "In Section 8, Article A of the American Legion’s “code of flag etiquette,” it states that flying the flag upside down is recognized as a sign of distress, or as a threat to life or one’s personal property." (Photo from www.moveleft.org)
This may just be interesting hype that is ultimately meaningless, but this is one of many signs of a troubled America. Labels such as, "The Economy", "Health Care", and "The War" have become rich media fronts. While these problems are present and extremely important, the media seems to skim over the backstage events of the America we love. For example, I am willing to be that the Supreme Court case allowing corporations to "donate" unlimited funds to a political campaign has received significantly less attention than the late night talk show debacles. The President was right in saying that this case has opened the floodgate for political corruption. I don't want to sound like Johnny Raincloud over here but I have a bad feeling this will negatively, and (more importantly) SILENTLY, revolutionize corruption in our political system. It is clear that a candidate who is

more enticing to corporate OR UNION (CAN'T FORGET THE UNIONS BECAUSE THEY HAVE SO MUCH INFLUENCE) will be funded and pressured to advance the interests of the "donor". (Photo from here) This is hogwash on all fronts and I urge the public to respond to this issue. This has nothing to do with "Republicans" or "Democrats", this actually has to do with the public and how our political power will be further diluted. If you require an authority to tell you what to do and what is wrong please listen to President Lincoln. (Photo found here)