Reading time – 44 seconds . . . I was frequently embarrassed by the way George W. Bush presented the United States to the world. He said some inane things. He mispronunciated [sic] words. He displayed his doofus look with regularity, making me wonder what, if anything, was going on inside his head. One of… [read more]
The New History – Texas Style
Reading time – 41 seconds . . . Norman Goldman likes to rename our southern states because in so many ways they resemble third world despotic countries. I’m talking about things like voter suppression, denial of women’s rights and more. So, for example, Goldman has renamed Texas, calling it Texassistan (“tex-ASS-i-stan”), and with good reason…. [read more]
Those Feel-Good Commercials
Reading time – 88 seconds . . . Perhaps you’ve seen some of the General Electric (GE) television ads with a lovely feel-good messages . . . . . . like the cute little girl who tells us that her mom makes trains that are friends with trees. . … [read more]
What Should We Do?
Reading time – 121 upsetting seconds . . . WARNING: People are being murdered, but you might not care. Have a look at this and you’ll understand. Then come back here for an eye-opener. —————————————– I’m a curious guy, so when a horrific event unfolds, one of my first reactions is to wonder what’s behind… [read more]
Somebody Please Tell Me
Reading time – 69 seconds . . . We were told by President Bush that we should invade Iraq because Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and because he was in cahoots with al Qaeda in the 9/11 attack. Besides, Saddam was a bad guy. Okay, at least he got the bad guy thing… [read more]
Roseburg, OR and Manipulation
Reading time – 65 seconds . . . President Obama went to Roseburg, OR to express condolences to the families, friends and their fellow citizens for their losses due to the murderous campus rampage of a killer at their community college. He went to meet privately with families of victims and the surviving victims to… [read more]
Vice
Reading time – 67 seconds . . . Happy Columbus Day, as we celebrate some guy who found an island over 500 years ago and we have no clue about the reason we remember and celebrate, a reason which has been lost for over 100 years. It’s just another day off work for some. So,… [read more]
Silent Majority
Reading time – 58 seconds . . . Donald Trump has resurrected the term “silent majority” and I must take issue with both a directly stated and an implied message. To my recollection, the term “silent majority” was coined by Richard Nixon in the late 1960s as code for “real, patriotic Americans,” in contrast to… [read more]
Just So You Know All of What It Means
Reading time – 96 seconds . . . You know about mass shootings, of course, but a review is useful, so have a look at the partial list below. DATE LOCATION PEOPLE KILLED PEOPLE INJURED Oct 1, 2015 Roseburg, OR … [read more]
It’s Obvious
Reading time – 76 seconds . . . Long time reader DL offered in a private email that he sees me as an iconoclast and that I help people to realize the obvious. That’s a compliment, right? iconoclast – a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions. – Apple Dictionary, v2.2 I’m not confident that… [read more]
