Why, “real Americans who live on farms and ranches.” That’s all of 1% of Americans. Need a laugh? Watch the interview clips below. 😂🤣😍🍿🍿🍿 Seriously, this video is a lesson in political damage control. Noem’s story about shooting her dog backfired spectacula[...]
Archive for May, 2024
May 10th, 2024 - 8:25 pm § in Racism, Schools & Colleges
Virginia conservatives show their true colors
White supremacy in the South never went away, it just laid low for a few decades, and resurfaced when Trump made racism great again. Virginia’s Shenandoah valley is steeped in Civil War history and Confederate “heritage.” Mountain View High School in Stafford, and Honey Run Element[...]
False religions
At least two false religions circulate among America’s evangelicals. One is that God anointed Trump to save our country (see, e.g., story here). (From what, or who?) This is so plainly baloney, and propaganda, it merits no discussion. The other is so-called “prosperity gospel” theo[...]
Don’t tailgate Kristi Noem
If you find yourself driving behind the hapless South Dakota governor who shoots dogs and goats, give yourself at least 1,000 feet of following distance. It may save your life. The lady doesn’t know how to attach the safety chain on a trailer, or a coupler to a hitch ball (read story here). In[...]
BiBi vows to fight with “fingernails” if Biden denies him weapons
After Uncle Sam threatened to cut off his prodigal nephew, the Israeli leader vowed, “If we need to, we will fight with our fingernails.” (See story here.) That’s an interesting concept. It might give Palestinians a fighting chance. If he’s going to do that, he should let the[...]
May 9th, 2024 - 11:15 pm § in Donald Trump, Misc.
The great beauty queen resignation
First, Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt (photo, left), 24, representing Utah, ditched her crown on May 6, 2024, citing “mental health” reasons (see story here). Then 3 days later, Miss Teen USA 2023 UmaSofia Srivastava (photo, below right), 16, representing New Jersey, quit saying her “p[...]
May 9th, 2024 - 9:54 pm § in Biden, China, Democrats, Donald Trump, Economics, Politics, Republicans
Is Biden or Trump worse for inflation?
Polls show inflation is a top concern of voters, and could decide the 2024 election. If you chose a candidate based on that issue, who would you go with, Biden or Trump? Here are 5 reasons why Trump might be the worst pick: 1. Trump favors tariffs. Trump claims tariffs would be paid by China [&hel[...]
May 9th, 2024 - 6:05 pm § in Israel/Palestine, Schools & Colleges
Do people with strong opinions belong in academia?
Scholarship rests on impartial inquiry. Its credibility derives from neutrality. A scholar should be neither for nor against his subject; his role is to understand and explain it. But faculty are human, and have opinions. So the problem is deciding when their personal feelings and opinions get in th[...]
Has Hamas won?
“Know your enemy better than you know yourself,” Sun Tzu wrote, or phrasing to that effect. If Hamas leaders are truly diabolical, they would carry out an attack on Israel so atrocious it would provoke a gross overreaction. That’s exactly what happened. What’s in it for Hamas[...]
Monologue isn’t dialogue
This excerpt is from a story in The Daily, the University of Washington’s student newspaper, that was published online on May 2, 2024 (read it here): James Pfeiffer, professor of global health at UW, encourages people on campus to go down and engage with the encampment and in dialogue with pro[...]