No. No, it doesn’t. Not even a close call. Let’s just all get on the same page. This is happening: Trump surrogates are already citing Japanese internment camps from WW II as “precedent” for Muslim registry pic.twitter.com/DVnjtom0mc — Brendan Karet (@bad_takes) November 17, 2016 And the obvious question is…. would it be constitutional for the government to require citizens to … Read More
In Her Epic Speech, The First Lady Spoke For Men Too
Yesterday in her historic speech, Michelle Obama spent a lot of her time talking directly to women about Donald Trump and his candidacy. But she also spoke about what it means to men. And how is this affecting men and boys in this country? Because I can tell you that the men in my life do not talk about women like this. … Read More
Speaking Of Debates….
… a little debate history from 56 years ago…. some post-debate advice from Eleanor Roosevelt to JFK:
What Happened In Charlotte Last Night
The Guardian’s Ijeoma Oluo wrote about the events of the night (you need to click through to see the photo described below): A line of police officers stand in the dark on a Charlotte, North Carolina, highway. They look like an occupying force with their helmets and face shields and various weaponry strapped all over their armored clothing. A large … Read More
Trump and Clinton Neck and Neck in NC
Yeah, it is exciting to be in a semi-big swing state. The candidates keep coming through. It’s like the New Hampshire primaries in the old days. A new PPP poll on North Carolina came out this morning. Bottom line: Donald Trump 45, Hillary Clinton 43, Gary Johnson 6. Clinton/Trump head to head is tied at 47: That’s okay news since Trump … Read More
9/11 – 15 Years Later
It is kind of cool to have a blog for this long — I can go back and look at past reflections of past events. I write about my 9/11 experience here. I had left New York by the time 9/11/2001 happened, but, like everyone else in the country, I experienced that day. For me, I came to lump it … Read More
50 Years Ago Today: The Debut Of Star Trek
A lot of ink and pixels being spilled about Star Trek and its cultural impact. Many of these articles are personal, and I was going to write one myself. But here’s the thing about Star Trek — you either get it or you don’t. And if you are a child of the 1970s like me, you get Star Trek in … Read More
“It Was Better In The Original German”
Many people are saying that last night’s “Immigration Policy” speech by Trump in Phoenix Arizona was historical. I’m one of those people. Just WHY it was historical is a point of contention. To me, the speech was historical because it contained the 21st century version of some of the worst ills of the world’s past. Divisiveness and demagoguery. Mad red0faced … Read More
Trump’s South Of The Border Gambit
All eyes on Trump today. It’s a day when he is set to give his big immigration speech, which should help to clarify his muddled position. He used to be for the wall and mass deportation, but in the past few days, he’s hinted at NOT mass deporting 11 million “illegals” (as he calls them) — which is impossible anyway. … Read More
PPP Poll Trolls Trump Voters
A new national PPP poll of likely voters puts Hillary Clinton 5 points ahead of Trump nationally, about on par with other polls of late (especially ones that follow likely, as opposed to registered, voters). But deep down in their survey results, it seemed they planted an interesting question to Trump supports: Well done, PPP. UPDATE: Speaking of the PPP … Read More
The Clinton “Alt-Right” Speech
Some people are saying this is the best speech of her campaign so far, as she finally takes off the gloves and calls Trump racist (in so many words) The response has been generally good on the left, although many would point out that the GOP was basically racist, and Clinton should have called out the whole damn party. I … Read More
Maine Governor Paul LePage (R) Doesn’t Like Being Called A Racist… But He Is
Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) left a threatening voicemail for a Democratic state lawmaker on Thursday, using obscene language and challenging the lawmaker toprove the governor is racist. LePage believed that state Rep. Drew Gattine (D) accused him of being racist after the governor said he kept a binder full of drug traffickers arrested in Maine and that more than … Read More
Trump Campaign Appears To Be In Disarray About His Pet Topic: Immigration
Ever since he announced his presidency, Trump has been firm about two things: (1) “We’re going to build a wall” keeping Mexicans out of the U.S. (and Mexico will pay for the wall) and (2) “We’re going to deport all illegals so fast…..” In fact, Trump’s stance on immigration may be the only consistent part of his campaign. Except maybe … Read More