Donald Trump Marginalizes, then Manipulates the Mainstream Media
No American president had a more strained relationship with the press than Richard Nixon. Consumed by paranoia and stoked with bitterness, Nixon loathed the mainstream media. He didn’t even...
View ArticleDear Mexico: Please Accept Our Apology
Given our treatment of them, Mexicans should despise Americans. Think about it. Put aside your gun for a moment, set down that can of Coors, and press the mute button on Duck Dynasty for the next...
View ArticleWho Will Stand Up for Animals?
On the scale of issues most important to voters, animal rights probably ranks somewhere near the bottom. Animals don’t vote. So why would our furry friends be a topic of political discussion? Why...
View ArticleDictatorships and Double Standards: Bernie Sanders on Castro’s Cuba
In the last Democratic presidential debate, candidate Bernie Sanders was asked about his views on Communism in Latin America. He’s made controversial statements in the past perceived by some to be...
View ArticleShould Trump Rallies Be Targeted by Protesters?
Take a close look at the photograph above. When and where do you think it was taken? Most of you will probably answer — Nazi Germany, sometime during the 1930’s. That time frame is correct. The...
View ArticleWaiting Game Ends: Scott Baio Endorses Donald Trump
Scott Baio has just dealt a devastating blow to a majority of the remaining presidential candidates still competing in the 2016 race. The washed-up former kid actor who is perhaps best known for...
View ArticleBernie Sanders Supporters — What’s Next?
The time has come for Bernie Sanders to take a final bow. He should graciously exit the 2016 presidential race and end his campaign — the sooner, the better. Given his glaring defeat yesterday in...
View ArticleDear Donald Trump: I’m Cheering for You
Sunday, April 3, 2016 Dear Mr. Trump: I’ve made my up my mind. You’ll be pleased to know, I am now cheering for you. No sir, I am not voting for you. That I would never do. But I am cheering...
View ArticleMeet Alex Singer (Democrat for Congress — NV-3)
Meeting Alex Singer for the first time gives me plenty of good reasons to be optimistic about the future. The 29-year-old native of Portland, OR and now a proud resident of Las Vegas is running for...
View ArticleThe Mourning After
The talk this morning is of conceding a bitter election defeat and bringing a divided country back together again. Fine. I’m willing to go along with that. But first, some fingers need to be...
View ArticleThe Political Fallout
Continuing with more random thoughts on the stunning results of the 2016 presidential election: HILLARY CLINTON WON The way we elect American presidents must be closely re-examined and perhaps...
View ArticleSo, Trump Won. Now What?
I’m conflicted. Two voices are whispering inside my head. The first voice tells me to start kicking ass. Now, it’s “payback time.” We’d be perfectly justified in taking our revenge on the...
View ArticleThe New Trumptington
Gators and Mosquitoes swimming in the New Trumpington: The president-elect isn’t “draining the swamp” — it’s about to get bigger and far more dangerous Donald Trump was elected on Tuesday based...
View ArticleThe United States of Jesusville
Were five Christian prayers really necessary in order to bestow the imaginary blessing of the world’s phantom superpower upon the incoming Trump Administration? Give the Imaginary Sky Daddy, a...
View ArticleMovie Review: Fahrenheit 11/9
Fahrenheit 11/9 delivers everything we expect from a film documentary written, produced, and directed by Michael Moore — with a few thorny surprises. Equally hilarious and horrifying, often...
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