Lee Stranahan is a freelance writer, an award winning photographer, independent digital filmmaker, graphic artist and he's taught thousands of people around the world how to make money making art through his personal consultation, seminars and articles

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Blog Entries by Lee Stranahan

Memo To Rahm: Do You Think We're MotherF#@kin' Stupid?

7 Comments | Posted July 7, 2009 | 03:20 AM (EST)


In the past few days, a disturbing reality has come into razor sharp focus -- the White House may be completely willing to go along with the lobbyist funded Senators on selling out real health care reform for America.

If anyone wanted to hold on to the illusion that perhaps...

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No, President Obama; We Should NOT Shut Up About Health Care Reform

373 Comments | Posted July 4, 2009 | 07:41 PM (EST)


An Open Letter To President Obama From An Uninsured American.

Mr. President,

According to the Washington Post, you're asking health care reform advocates to stop attacks...

In a pre-holiday call with half a dozen top House and Senate Democrats, Obama expressed his concern over advertisements and online campaigns...

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WATCH : The Washington Post All Access Fire Sale

1 Comments | Posted July 2, 2009 | 01:54 PM (EST)


Because a flier is not enough....

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WATCH: Joe Lieberman : Follow The Cough!

Posted July 1, 2009 | 04:13 PM (EST)


Lieberman lies. You can see it his eyes. But imagine his surprise when he **COUGH**

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WATCH: Congratulations, Senator Franken!

5 Comments | Posted June 30, 2009 | 04:13 PM (EST)



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Michael Jackson's Rented Womb Deborah Rowe Had Big Tax Lien, Weirdly Unfinished Website

3 Comments | Posted June 29, 2009 | 08:44 AM (EST)


Florida investigator, author and owner of the site WebOfDeception.com Joseph Culligan has turned up a few tidbits on Debbie Rowe, the (ex-wife in name only, apparently) of the late Michael Jackson, including a number of tax liens. One of the liens from late 2007 was for nearly $100,000.

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Are We Totally Blowing Our New Media Freedom? My 10 Health Care Reform Videos

7 Comments | Posted June 27, 2009 | 06:59 AM (EST)


As inspiring as it was to watch Iranian citizens risk their lives and use new media like Twitter and YouTube to fight for better lives for themselves, it was also impossible not to have a sense that of self-consciousness about how lax and lazy we are in America about our...

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WATCH: Senator Baucus's Health Care Bait And Switch

2 Comments | Posted June 19, 2009 | 01:07 PM (EST)


The newest video in my battle against the health insurance lobby. Here's the script.

This is Max Baucus, the head of the Senate Finance Committee...he's gotten more money from the health and insurance industry than any other member of Congress. So what's the healthcare lobby getting for all that cash?...

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WATCH: My Personal David vs. Goliath Fight for Affordable Health Care

5 Comments | Posted June 18, 2009 | 06:50 PM (EST)


I am admittedly crazy. It's just one of my preexisting conditions, probably. (Diabetes is the big one, though.) A couple of months ago, I left my safe, steady job to get out of California before it imploded, moved to New Mexico and devoted myself to teaching and filmmaking.

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Sarah Palin Named Nation's First Humor Czar

145 Comments | Posted June 15, 2009 | 11:17 PM (EST)


WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a hastily called press conference, Sarah Palin - the Governor of Alaska and a key to Republican success in the 2008 Presidential election -- was today named as the United State's first "Humor Czar"; a newly created position in The Department Of Homeland Security. Palin, who...

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Researchers Discover Neurological Cause Of Republicanism But Cure Is Years Away

7 Comments | Posted June 10, 2009 | 03:58 AM (EST)


Great Barrington, Mass -- The Obama administration's commitment to science already seems to paying dividends as researchers in the medical school at Simon's Rock College have made what they call a "major breakthrough" in discovering the neurological disorder that leads to becoming an influential Republican.

Although scientists have debated theories...

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Republican Party Bankrupt; Reorganizes As A Church

110 Comments | Posted June 7, 2009 | 03:26 AM (EST)


WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Troubled by dwindling membership and numerous setbacks, the 155 year-old Republican Party filed for financial, intellectual and moral bankruptcy and announced its reorganization as a tax-exempt church. The new GOP will be officially called The First Church Of Jesus Loves America And Latter Day Lower Taxes Anti...

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What I Learned From Leno

4 Comments | Posted May 30, 2009 | 10:29 AM (EST)


For four and a half years, Jay Leno was a guy I saw at work. I was a staff artist for the entertainment news show Access Hollywood, which tapes right across the hall from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on the NBC lot in Burbank. I left that job...

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Jon & Kate and John & Elizabeth and How We Make Them Possible

21 Comments | Posted May 26, 2009 | 12:00 AM (EST)


John and Elizabeth Edwards had the high honor of gracing the front cover of the National Enquirer with reality show stars Jon and Kate Gosselin recently, but the couples have more in common than having a couple of Jo(h)ns accused of cheating by the tabloids. Both the Edwardses and the...

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Who Needs School? Interview with A 17-Year-Old "UnSchooler" (VIDEO)

18 Comments | Posted May 22, 2009 | 10:55 AM (EST)


In a society that often considers the act of parents teaching their children at home to be something bizarre, the idea of unschooling is about as radical a parenting strategy as one can imagine. It's homeschooling without the artificial structure of formal education.

Sanda Dodd is an renowned advocate of...

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Tribunal Announces Plan To Punish Dick Cheney By Featuring Family In Reality Show

5 Comments | Posted May 20, 2009 | 01:36 PM (EST)


Geneva, Switzerland -- Tribunal Broadcasting, a new television network and clothing line recently created by a more modern International War Crimes Tribunal, today announced that former United States Vice President Dick Cheney had been convicted of war crimes for authorizing torture. As a punishment, Cheney was immediately sentenced to the...

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WATCH: The New Republican Party Presents "Gay Don't Pay!"

10 Comments | Posted May 16, 2009 | 06:48 PM (EST)


The Republicans have wasted no time in promoting Michael Steele's recent statement that gay marriage is a threat to small business.



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WATCH: Speak Out Against The Jim Crow Of Don't Ask, Don't Tell

50 Comments | Posted May 15, 2009 | 01:38 AM (EST)


I'm just personally sick of the stupidity of kicking people out of the military simply because of who they love. I made this 40 second video about to try and make some slight difference; please watch but more importantly, please call the White House and make your voice heard.

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Memo To John Edwards; Start Telling The Truth And End This Circus

104 Comments | Posted May 12, 2009 | 10:43 PM (EST)


Enough already, Mr. Edwards. Your wife and mistress are in the early stages of fighting it out in public. It's not exactly newsworthy at this late date but no matter. It's so sensational that of course it's something that both hard news and the entertainment / celebrity news industry will...

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Limbaugh, Beck, The Plumber Announce "Yapping Tour"

11 Comments | Posted May 5, 2009 | 12:09 AM (EST)


Leading conservative thinkers Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and Joe The Plumber today announced a 700 city "Yapping Tour" to counter efforts by the Republican party to launch a 'Listening Tour.' Joe The Plumber was blunt in his assessment of the GOP's idea of bringing in new voters by trying to...

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