I don’t consider myself a mean spirited or a vindictive person. I avoid conflicts with others and I don’t think about revenge when someone slights me. My friends and family consider me a nice, decent, even sweet person. I even… Read More ›
politicians
WHEN WORDS FAIL – Marilyn Armstrong
I was reading a comment in the Washington Post that followed my own line of thought: Yes, the politicians are to blame — but so are we. The two trends intersect.The Republican war on science succeeded by making people distrust… Read More ›
TRUMP IS BEING HOISTED ON HIS OWN PETARD – NAT HELMS
Posted by Nathaniel R. Helms – April 29, 2020 Watching Donald J. Trump get hoisted on his own petard is déjà vu all over again for those of us repelled by former Republican President Richard M. Nixon in the turbulent… Read More ›
COMEUPPANCE – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Comeuppance When I think of the word, I think of Trump. I think of Lindsay Graham. I think of politicians. Then I get depressed and try to think of anything else. Something humorous although some days, humor… Read More ›
UNLESS YOU’RE A SERIAL NUMBER, CORRUPTION MATTERS – Marilyn Armstrong
The entire quote is from Paul Krugman of The New York Times: Why corruption matters. Hint: It’s not the money, it’s the incentives. When money corrupts the decision-makers, the decisions they make may ultimately have nothing to do with right… Read More ›
They rationalize our nation’s descent into Hell, one sad step at a time – SHINBONE STAR REBLOG
Originally posted on THE SHINBONE STAR:
“I’m not sure that I’ve ever even heard of the Category 5. I knew it existed, and I’ve seen some Category 4s — you don’t even see them that much, but the Category 5…
THE RACIST BONE’S CONNECTED TO THE … HIP BONE? – BY TOM CURLEY
“I don’t have a racist bone in my body!” “He doesn’t have a racist bone in his body!” I’ve heard that phrase more times than I can remember over my life. It’s a defense that racist people say when they… Read More ›
BEING AGAINST FORCED BUSING DOESN’T MEAN YOU OPPOSE INTEGRATION – Garry Armstrong
I was in the middle of what I honestly call the Boston busing fiasco. On center stage, it played as a racial divide between Boston’s white and minority communities. It played well in the media – especially national and international… Read More ›
SCRAMBLING FOR PRESIDENT – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Scramble I really hate it when everyone starts to yell at each other. It’s like a big family squabble on Thanksgiving — the kind you see in the movies about what’s wrong with the holiday — and… Read More ›
TOO EARLY TO BE DRINKING? – Garry Armstrong
I heard these lines recently in a movie. They made me laugh. “Isn’t it too early to be drinking?” he said. “No,” she said. ” I’m awake.” The line had stayed with me many years after the laughter faded, replaced… Read More ›
DO WE WANT TO ELECT ANYONE? – Marilyn Armstrong
I was just glancing through another post on The New Yorker asking whether Joe Biden is electable. I have read similar stories in the Washington Post and other newspaper, online and offline about every potential candidate. It’s almost as if… Read More ›
I’LL FLY AWAY … By Marilyn Armstrong
When I was a lot younger — in my teens — America didn’t look all that wonderful to me. It was before abortion became legal. Vietnam was in high gear and my first husband and I were close to bankrupt… Read More ›
