Back in the day, American Presidents were held to a different standard than they are today. Patriotism was required. Draft dodging individuals like Bill Clinton would never have found themselves in the Oval Office. Love of country was de rigueur. Anti American zealots like Barack Obama wouldn’t have stood a chance. A healthy dose of common sense was also mandatory.
Over the weekend the New York news media literally gushed over what they termed was, and I quote, a “heartwarming act of kindness.” The editors at WCBS Radio were so touched by the story that they broadcast it every twenty minutes for nearly 24 hours. CBS Channel 2 Television ran the clip numerous times. Sky News picked up the story
America’s chief winer and malcontent is at it again. It seems that Nike’s human mascot, Colin Kaepernick, is aggrieved yet again. This time the source of his discomfiture is nothing less that the Betsy Ross flag! Why? The colonial flag is racist, you see. How so? Well it was created back when slavery existed in America. So, as a symbol
On July 7, the Gallup Organization released the results of a survey of one thousand Americans that found that only 45% were “proud to be American.” My first thought was, how can this be so? Has the continuous carping of Pelosi, Schumer, Schiff, Nadler, Hillary, Omar, Tlaib, Ocasio-Cortez and their ilk warped the national consciousness? Have malcontents in academia and
The gist of this essay, ladies and gentlemen, is quite simple: they ALWAYS get it WRONG. To whom am I referring? The government of the United States Of America, of course. To recapitulate: The GOVERNMENT ALWAYS GETS IT WRONG. This statement is likely to be true in many different realms, but none more so than in health and medical care.
Heart rending photographs of Brooklyn Congresswoman and publicity seeker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) crying at the sight of migrant children detained at a border camp in Tornillo, Texas, garnered much sympathy for the migrants and much admiration for Ms. Cortez-Ocasio/Peron. Here’s a sample: It appeared obvious to all those that looked at the photos that AOC is a concerned woman and
Continued from Hardball, Part One Then, there’s Iran. As the world’s preeminent leader in state sponsored terrorism, Iran would be on every sane person’s short list of countries that should NOT posses nuclear weapons. Kahmeni and Rouhani have been playing America for the fool on this for quite some time now. Obama’s so called JCPOA, or Joint Comprehensive Plan Of
The term “hardball player” is an American colloquialism that is often used to describe someone who behaves in a forceful and uncompromising manner. It is often applied to “tough hombres” in business, management or law. The term could also apply, increasingly, to President Trump. Although Mr. Trump has had more than his share of victories (Supreme Court appointments of Justice
When John F. Kennedy gave a speech in front of the Berlin Wall in June of 1963 the quote most people remember is: “Ich bin ein Berliner” (“I am a Berliner”). During the same speech Kennedy also said that, although America wasn’t perfect, “we have never had to put up a wall to keep our people in.” The message, that
Written in conjunction with guest writer LRM. Quarterback and sports announcer Don Meredith famously said that an opera isn’t over until “the fat lady sings.” This saying derives from the fact that operas often end with an aria by a zaftig prima donna. The proverb is often applied to sports, but it’s got a place in politics too. The soap