Sunday Revelations: When the flock rejected the shepherd
BEYOND KOSHER .. DAMNED PORK!
One Million Moms decried the use of “the d-word” in the ad campaign, One Million Moms has condemned Burger King for use of “profanity” in a commercial. At the 45 second mark, one customer, after sampling Burger King’s Impossible Whopper, the ad says: “Damn, that’s good.” “Burg[...]
A Republican Asks Whether I Favor Bernie
Chris Vance, former chair of the Washington State Republican Party, is now a strong part of the anti Trump movement. Unfortunately, Chris sees our 2020 election as some sort of Manichean conflict between extreme rightism of Trump and extreme leftism of a faction of the Democrats. Chris asked me[...]
The Sanctification of Donald John Trump
“No one is more conservative than me.” “No one is stronger on the Second Amendment than me.” “No one respects women more than me. No one reads the Bible more than me.” “There’s nobody more pro-Israel than I am.” “There’s nobody that’s done so much for equality as I have.” [...]
Fed Chair Powell warns of a sugar high. Tells Congress that $1 trillion budget deficits are unsustainable
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell: “Putting the federal budget on a sustainable path when the economy is strong would help ensure that policymakers have the space to use fiscal policy to assist in stabilizing the economy during a downturn,” Of course, this conflicts with [...]
About that “lying dog-faced pony soldier” remark …
At a New Hampshire campaign event on Sunday, Joe Biden jokingly referred to a young woman who asked about his Iowa loss as a “lying, dog-faced pony soldier.” Slate explains Biden took the line from a movie and has used it in jest before. Conservatives, of course, are piling on him as though he w[...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: On abortion, the Quran Comes Close to Telling the Story of Life
Fundamentalist Christians say abortion is murder because life begins at fertilization. Did they learn this from the Quran? In western religions, divine revelations can not be updated. Jews, Christians, and Muslims .. each claim that the Torah, the Christian Bible or the Quran as the definitive wor[...]
Iran’s Peace Plan for Palestine
Iran’s proposal is for a referendum among all the people who claim an identity as Palestinian. The wrinkle here is who would be included .. refugees living today in a Palestinian diaspora? Jews outside of Israel? Nonetheless it is worth a discussion! [...]
DeadPaul to refurb Cinerama
Deadpaul, in the persona of his trust, is going to close and refurbish Mr. Allen’s Cinerama. The supersize screen on the corner of Fourth Avenue and Lenora Street downtown, will go dark, while new carpet, some paint and other fixes and a kitchen overhaul so Deadlaul can sell better food. I kin[...]
I Endorse Warren
Teacher lawyer, economist, Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren’s story is about American as any can be. Native and immigrant ancestors. Self made Rise from poverty. Credentials in economics, law and government? Since the founders. I doubt there is any Presidents in American history wit[...]
Has the University of Washington Abandoned Tenure?
Does the UW still have tenure? When I became tenured, the code and state law described tenure in terms of a life long commitment to a position and a salary. The commitment was defined in terms of an academic year of 9 or 12 months. For either period, the UW and the state were committed [&h[...]
Job Opportunity: CLOWNS!
The US is Running Out of Clowns The NY Daily News is reporting that the US may be running out of clowns! As Ringling Brothers’ the “Greatest Show on Earth” returns to NY, the circus may face a national clown shortage. Membership at the country’s largest trade organizations for the jokes[...]
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Judge likens McCabe probe to “banana republic”
Remember Andrew McCabe, the former FBI acting director fired on Trump’s orders 26 hours before he would have retired to deprive him of his pension, whom Trump accused of “treason” and threatened with the death penalty for allegedly leaking to the press? The McCabe case is all about[...]
THE Ave Challenge: Who is this?
A. A Black Samurai B. A Nigerian playing a Samurai C. A clown in blackface D. A child’s drawing E. A Kenyan warrior[...]
Why I Do Not Feel the Glow from The Trump Sugar High
The sad fact is that the current stock market highs have little effect on most Americans because only a few percent of us actually benefit. Though millions of Americans own some stock through retirement programs, the effect of this ownership is diluted because the individuals lack the voting power a[...]