What Will The Donald Do?
It has long been rumored that Donald Trump had been extremely busy behind the scenes promoting the person he respects most in this world to be the keynote speaker at the Republican National...
View ArticleA Delicate Balancing Act
Chris Christie, the Republican Governor of New Jersey, has apparently been chosen to give the keynote address at this year’s Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, on August 27th. This will...
View ArticleIn Case You Missed It: A Look Back at RNCs Past
The Republican National Convention is here. Yaaaay! (or not…) In case you missed it, Chris Rock covered the Grand Old Party‘s convention 8 years ago. We thought we’d take a look back to see what, if...
View ArticleMake The RNC Must See TV!!
Most assuredly, my partner is going to want to kill me but this week I will be hijacking the flat screen in the living room to watch the hottest band in the country strut its stuff in Tampa, Florida –...
View ArticleWhere’s the Republican Love?
The quadrennial GOP convention is underway in Tampa, but there is a billboard welcoming the Party of No’s delegates to a Tampa where, inconveniently, the Mayor and city council are all Democrats. The...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Timothy Cardinal Dolan
Cardinal Dolan has announced that he will be offering the closing prayer at this year’s Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida. I decided to write him a letter. Dear Cardinal Dolan: You...
View ArticleHere’s a Story of A Lovely Lady
Last night, I watched the Republican National Convention on PBS. Instead of listening to commentary by news organizations, I simply watched and listened. I went out of my way to absorb the message...
View ArticleAnn Romney, You Really Didn’t Build That
I listened to Ann Romney’s speech at the RNC – her “I am woman, hear me roar,” her naked pandering to women with her shrill cry of desperation, her little tale of how she and Mitt were so determined...
View ArticleDon’t We Wish Dept.: Betty White Kicks Off the Democratic National Convention
We’ve all seen the new so-called meme spreading like wildfire ’round the net, an apparently doddering Clint Eastwood addressing an empty chair at last week’s 2012 Republican National Convention. Now,...
View ArticleAmerica the Exceptional – Just Ask Anyone
“Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising.” ~Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court And ‘twere ever thus, Mark Twain. With PBS as my portal, the...
View ArticleClint is Right on Afghanistan
Now that the Republican National Convention has come and gone like the Obama apparition in the Clint Eastwood chair, all political eyes turn to the Democratic National Convention. Bill Clinton is set...
View ArticleThe Speech That Still Has Everyone Talking
“Masterful.” – Fox News’ Chris Wallace “Very well delivered” – Fox News contributor Karl Rove “Oh my god.” – MSNBC, Rachel Maddow “Brilliantly written and brilliantly delivered.” – MSNBC’s Steve...
View ArticleWooly Mammoths
Do you remember reading about the Wooly Mammoth? I have read about them and heard stories about their mass and their extinction. I have seen pictures of them, gigantic hairy elephant, roaming North...
View ArticleCue the Confetti – There is a Nation to be Won!
Even when you know the story by heart, where the villains are classic WWF-styled heels and the good guys are us, thank Christ, and not them, a political convention is compelling stuff. Talking heads...
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