Grossly simplified, the Middle East conflict boils down to two peoples living in the same space. As you know, the latest stage of the conflict began Oct. 7, 2023, when Palestinian terrorists from Gaza invaded Israel, massacred over 1,100 people, and took about 250 hostages. Israel responded with a m[...]
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October 11th, 2024 - 1:17 am § in America, Biden, Democrats, Donald Trump, Economics, Foreign Affairs, Israel/Palestine, Jews, News Media, Politics, Racism, Republicans
How the Middle East could cost Harris the election
What’s wrong with Republican voters?
Trump’s attempts “to unravel American democracy” might not prevent his return to power. That’s because “while he horrifies many Americans, his conduct after the last election is not seen as disqualifying by millions of others,” CNN says (read article here). The articl[...]
Look, a reasonable Republican!
They’re rare these days, but they still exist. Christina Loren works for RSBN, a rightwing media company (details here). At a Trump rally in Saginaw, Michigan, she interviewed a flag shop owner. She told the man, who was wearing a Trump hat, he’s “selling something that we can all[...]
Why political lies matter
You can’t solve our country’s problems if you don’t have rational policies. Here are two CNN headlines and stories posted on Friday, September 27, 2024 (here), as the 2024 campaign enters a climactic phase: Trump campaign highlights stories of those killed by undocumented immigrant[...]
About “little” jobs …
During an interview on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, Kamala Harris repeated that she worked at a McDonald’s in college. The interviewer then asked Harris about “little” and “big” jobs, but Harris cut in and said, “There’s no such thing as a little job.̶[...]
Pentagon “concerned” by Chinese-Russian cooperation
China and Russia just wrapped up a week of joint military exercises with hundreds of ships and planes. This was “the latest in a recent slew of military exercises and joint patrols between Russia and China that come on the heels of vows from Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to tighten milit[...]
PHOTOGRAPHY: Unity
When Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941, Americans came together to fight World War 2. Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Americans came together again, and that event still unites us in a way that transcends politics. The photo below was taken on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, the day after the T[...]
Untangling the Arlington Cemetery controversy
Ceremonies honoring America’s war dead and other heroes are common, and politicians often participate, so why is Trump’s visit to Arlington last week stirring controversy? For starters, federal law prohibits using national cemeteries for political purposes. In addition, Arlington prohibi[...]
Is Kamala Harris leading a movement?
There’s talk in the air of Harris being a “movement” politician (I’ll get into what that is), of being a “hinge of history,” according to a Politico article here. That’s a concept usually associated with the term “transformative leader.” The real[...]
August 16th, 2024 - 5:50 pm § in America, Business, Democrats, Donald Trump, Economics, Politics, Republicans
Trump economics vs. Harris economics
Americans entered the 2024 election season deeply frustrated with the economy despite abundant jobs, low unemployment, and no threat of recession. Most of their angst stemmed from inflation, but housing shortages and unaffordability also contributed. Meanwhile, consumers went on a post-pandemic spen[...]