Reading time – 2:28; Viewing time – 3:43 . . . In the 1997 movie The Rainmaker, Matt Damon plays the part of a rookie attorney up against an army of lawyers for the defense. He attempts to take depositions from employees of the company he’s suing, but is repeatedly told that the people he… [read more]
We’re Perfectly Positioned
Reading time – 4:05; Viewing time – 5:41 . . . Her husband was killed by a street shooter. Later, one of her sons was shot and killed. Relating this to the small audience brought her to tears – again. The mother’s pain she bears will never go away. When she was able to function… [read more]
In Case You’re Certain
Reading time – 5:47; Viewing time – 8:36 . . . Things have been upside down, wrong, hurtful, unfair, dishonest and threatening to America. They’ve been that way for a long time and it’s high time we got about fixing things and restoring what’s right. The starting point for this post is that those two… [read more]
Conservatives and Grandchildren
Reading time – 3:05 . . . AOC is pilloried for pretty much anything and everything she’s said or not said, done or not done, including having or not having money and dancing while in college. That last is pretty much a deal killer for the dedicated socially inept who live under a bridge. Of… [read more]
“How Ya Gonna Pay For That?”
The original announcement for this post lost its link to the full post. To quote Bullwinkle, “This time for sure!“ Reading time – 5:01; Viewing time – 6:56 . . . The “How ya gonna pay for that?” question is an important and even vital question for any policy decision. The Democrats are promoting bold… [read more]
Simplistic Solutions From 2,789 Years Ago
Reading time – 4:09; Viewing time – 5:40 . . . “The history of the Great Wall of China began when fortifications built by various states during the Spring and Autumn [period] (771–476 bc) and Warring States periods (475–221 bc) were connected by the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, to protect his newly… [read more]
The Reason
Reading time – 3:45; Viewing time – 4:46 . . . Bill Maher’s first guest on his program on January 25 was Ann Coulter. She is one of the far right Republican talking heads that Donald Trump periodically takes orders from. Coulter’s shtick is sensationalist anger and hate and she does it quite well. The… [read more]
A Picture In Three Dots
Reading time – 3:36; Viewing time – 4:44 . . . There was massive anger on the part of Bernie supporters after the DNC took several steps that assured that Hillary Clinton would be the Democratic nominee for president in the 2016 election. The result of that was a lot of Bernie voters who protested… [read more]
Potpourri v7.0 – Shutdown Edition
Reading time – 4:06; Viewing time – 5:34 . . . It is the bright, fresh practice of the Senate of the United States of America to formally abandon all activity if the President of the United States might not like what the Senate would do. Of course, this is in stark contrast to times… [read more]
Slavery
Reading time – 5:16; Viewing time – 8:10 . . . This post is longer than usual, but stay with me. I promise you’ll be rewarded. —————————————————— The 13th Amendment reads, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United… [read more]
