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(Breaking Update) If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Texas – Or Is It?
Update: Well, It's Wednesday now and it is still Texas. Perhaps not a surprise after Tuesday’s blistering editorial against Donald Trump (below), but still unprecedented in recent history, the Dallas Morning News has endorsed a Democrat for president. Claiming that it doesn’t make such decision easily, the newspaper that has “not recommended a Democrat for the … [Read more...] about (Breaking Update) If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Texas – Or Is It?
Gun Control #2
Why has America developed a gun culture unlike any other developed nation? Why are gun homicides, suicides, and mass killings so prevalent in the United States? Is this what the Founding Fathers envisioned when they penned the Second Amendment? Gun manufacturers have encouraged gun ownership, seeing it as a way to harvest a huge financial windfall. Together with the NRA, … [Read more...] about Gun Control #2
Cartoon: BREAKING BLACKBERRYS WITH BRADY
Breaking Blackberrys with Brady by Clay Jones I didn’t really have much of an issue with the FBI’s report from their interview with Hillary Clinton other than her breaking Blackberrys. Is it “Blackberrys” or “Blackberries” when it’s plural for the product? Much like with the FBI report I’m not going to lose sleep over it. A lot of people are making a big deal that … [Read more...] about Cartoon: BREAKING BLACKBERRYS WITH BRADY
Black Uhuru Blesses San Diego’s Belly Up Tavern With A Soul-Stirring Performance
When legendary reggae band Black Uhuru began playing the hypnotically addictive, haunting, head-bobbing, foot-stomping beat of their world-famous song, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, at the Belly Up Tavern in San Diego (on the night of September 1st), a jovial, overly-sauced patron screamed out: “Black Uhuru is the best reggae band alive!” And, more than anything else, it was … [Read more...] about Black Uhuru Blesses San Diego’s Belly Up Tavern With A Soul-Stirring Performance
Belabor Day
Time to belabor what OUGHT to seem obvious, but you know how that goes in the land of the grave and the home of the brie. The Brie The phony false equivalency showed up this morning with an outlier poll on CNN which gave all the talking heads the vapours and allowed them to pretend that this is a horse race, when, in fact it's a whore's race, and by that I mean "media … [Read more...] about Belabor Day
Cartoon: Trump’s gift
Mike Slosberg is a cartoonist and novelist. He lives with his wife and hundreds of drawing pens on the Upper Westside of Manhattan, New York. You can see more of his cartoons and learn about his books by going to: mikeslosbergbooks.com … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Trump’s gift
Giant Panda no longer ‘endangered’ thanks to conservation efforts in China
Credit: Wikimedia Commons Humans have pushed countless species to the brink of extinction and beyond, but we're also capable of nurturing wildlife. Case in point, the Giant Panda - China's national animal - has been delisted as ‘endangered' from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List thanks to conservation efforts. Giant Pandas rebound… … [Read more...] about Giant Panda no longer ‘endangered’ thanks to conservation efforts in China
The Stagnating Hillbilly Culture
"Grand mama cried when she waved goodbye, never heard such a lonesome sound,Pretty soon the dirt road turned into blacktop, Detroit City bound…" Hillbilly Highway, Steve Earle Hillbilly Elegy-A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance has captured national attention as a first-person view of the white (Scots-Irish) working and barely-working poor. Vance was … [Read more...] about The Stagnating Hillbilly Culture
Fox News Trouble
The Fox News Channel is supposed to report the news. Today, it is the news. First, 21st Century Fox, the network's parent company, announced that it has settled the lawsuit that Gretchen Carlson filed against former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes. 21st Century Fox also issued a public apology to Carlson: "21st Century Fox is pleased to announce that we have settled … [Read more...] about Fox News Trouble
Labor Day
Labor. That is what we do. We work. The image on top is from La Valencia Hotel on Prospect in La Jolla. It was built in 1926 and MRs. KP and I had lunch there Monday. My daughter's boyfriend was, you got it, working there behind the bar and serving others on Labor Day. The image below is of the lifeguard tower where I worked my first dream job. Toes in the … [Read more...] about Labor Day
Race Tightening: Trump ahead by 2 in CNN/ORC Poll
The 2016 Presidential race is tightening -- with Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump ahead in one major poll: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton start the race to November 8 on essentially even ground, with Trump edging Clinton by a scant two points among likely voters, and the contest sparking sharp divisions along demographic lines in a new CNN/ORC Poll. Trump … [Read more...] about Race Tightening: Trump ahead by 2 in CNN/ORC Poll
A New Sheriff in Town
September 6, 2016 Note to readers: This is the latest entry in Baby DonDon’s campaign diary. The series imagines that “Mr.” Donald Trump has the emotional make-up of a five-year-old and confides his deepest thoughts—such as they are—to Andrew Feinberg, and to readers, every day. In his private moments, he always thinks of himself as Baby DonDon. So you probably know that … [Read more...] about A New Sheriff in Town
Politix Update: Thank You, Media, For Taking Trump’s Hate Speech For Granted
Nine weeks to go before the big ball drops, and I couldn't be more grateful. But what I keep focusing on as we hit the home stretch in the saddest election campaign in American history is not that Donald Trump is going to lose badly (more about that in a bit), but that the news media has succeeded in reaching a new low in treating as normal his predilection for hate speech. … [Read more...] about Politix Update: Thank You, Media, For Taking Trump’s Hate Speech For Granted
Phony populism doesn’t feed the family
WASHINGTON -- You would have thought that Labor Day 2016 would bring us a serious conversation about lifting the incomes of American workers and expanding their opportunities for advancement. After all, we have spent the year talking incessantly about alienated blue-collar voters and a new populism rooted in the disaffection of those hammered by economic change. … [Read more...] about Phony populism doesn’t feed the family
America is its people
America is its people We smile at each other for no obvious reason. We hold doors open without knowing the other person. We cherish our way of life, our freedoms. A nation of immigrants, we are The Americans. We debate passionately, we disagree. We teach our young the decency. We attract the best from all over the planet. To an equal for all society. The world’s … [Read more...] about America is its people
Mexico vs. Donald Trump
Would a Trump presidency result in a fractured relationship between the USA and Mexico? Some Mexican government officials think so. From Reuters: "A Mexican senator is proposing legislation to empower the government to retaliate if a U.S. administration led by Donald Trump inflicts expropriations or economic losses on his country to make it pay for a border … [Read more...] about Mexico vs. Donald Trump
Cartoon (Europe): U.S. Presidential Election
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Martin Luther King was helping labor when he died
He is understandably remembered and cherished as the iconic civil rights leader, “the drum major for justice,” and for his brilliant oratorical skills. Some also recall his provocative, brave cri de coeur as the vanguard protestor against the Vietnam War—which did not line up in his “moral field of vision.” But in fact, ultimately Dr. King lived and died as a disciple of … [Read more...] about Martin Luther King was helping labor when he died
Labor Day 2016: more work, less pay, less family time
Labor Day 2016 marks another year when the average U.S. worker is putting in more time on the job for less pay, and spending less leisure time with the family. White collar employees often work a 9 to7 job, for the same paycheck they received over the past several years, while also paying more out of pocket for health insurance. Blue collar and retail workers are stuck with … [Read more...] about Labor Day 2016: more work, less pay, less family time