Bottom line: almost ALL Americans vote against their best interests. For years progressives have been hammering conservatives – specifically social conservatives – who “vote against their own interests.” As in, poor working people who vote for the wealthy GOP interests that are the reason they’re poor, and whose policies insure they will remain that way. I have certainly been among this crowd
Read moreS&R’s Lisa Wright participated in yesterday’s Seneca Falls Women’s March and sent back a remarkable catalogue of photos. Those weren’t all she shot, though. This morning we invite you to review the rest of the set over at Lisa’s Instagram site.
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These truths we hold to be self-evident… The Turning – Samhain 1991 1. In this dry land crickets fear to chirp for waste of moisture. Rattlers bleach their bones, listless in the summer scald. 2. I don’t want to say too much for fear of being misconstrued or maybe for fear of being understood all too clearly so here’s your
Read moreWhat’s the longest an NFL GM has lasted without winning a playoff game, anyway? In case you missed it, the Green Bay Packers executed a miracle yesterday to get golf season started for the #1 seeded Dallas Cowboys. In the 1995-6 season Troy Aikman led America’s Team® to a 27-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX. In
Read moreI recently spent an hour or two at The Gardens in Highlands Ranch, not far from where I live. It was wonderful. I already posted a couple shots from this outing – Ring in the New Year and Medusas. Here’s the rest of the set.
Read moreI’m packing for our long march through the coming winter storm. This seems essential.
Read moreToday’s press conference makes clear why the American press must stand up and be reckoned with. Have a quick look at today’s national disgrace. No, not Trump, although he is certainly every inch a disgrace.
Read moreYou have the right to speak. You have no right not to be disagreed with. Let’s start with a brief quiz. Bob says X. Fred says no, X is wrong. Has Fred: a) infringed Bob’s free speech rights, or b) engaged in free speech the way the Framers intended? Answer below, in case you don’t understand how freedom works. This isn’t
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The only thing worse than the willfully ignorant is the legion of apologists enabling them. Since the election – before, really – we’ve heard a lot of talk about how all those urban liberal elites need to stop being so arrogant and start listening to very real concerns of real Americans in rural flyover values America. We have more recently begun
Read moreDotsun Moon’s new singer, Maria Sebastian, is simply wonderful. Here’s proof. In my top CDs of 2016 list last week, I propped Rich Flierl and Dotsun Moon, a band doing some serious soul-searching after losing its very talented lead singer. Rich dropped some new tunes on me the other day, and they suggest that in Maria Sebastian he has found
Read moreDenver should be an appealing destination for nearly any coach. Here’s what we’d like to see. The speculation has swirled for a couple days, and this morning Denver Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak made it official: he’s resigning. Gary Kubiak has stepped down as the head coach of the Denver Broncos, the team announced Monday morning.
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Some yes, some probably not, a little bitch please…. Part 3 of a series I posted my two big resolutions for 2017 already: aim high and shoot straight and insist that support be mutual. But what will I do about all the standard resolutions? You know, the ones everybody makes and breaks every year? Here are 15 top New Years
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2016 was an odd year for music. But at least Bowie left us a masterpiece on his way out the door. If I were doing my year-end ratings and reviews the way I used to I have no idea what I’d make of 2016. It started horribly, with David Bowie, one of the most influential geniuses in rock history, releasing Blackstar and
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2016 isn’t a person or a monster, but the collective assholery of all we experienced transcends the normal rules. Here’s to you, 2016 – and good riddance. And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?
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