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Crude Ted

March 21, 2013

hat have we done to merit this abomination? That raucous noise coming out of the District of late is from what appears to be the latest Joe McCarthy wannabe. Calling those with whom you disagree communist and such will earn you that distinctive reputation. Teddy Cruz is the new senator from Texas. That explains a […]

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The Dearth and Death of Journalism

June 20, 2012

es. I am so aged that I learned my craft as a professional photographer on a 4×5 Speed Graphic. Back in the 1950s I was fortunate enough to study under two accomplished professionals. One was the color consultant to Ansco. Ansco was the then Burger King to Kodak’s McDonald. The other was a former White […]

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Over The Top

March 9, 2012

had just turned 50 and was standing in the checkout line at some store. Among the items they were trying to give a last-minute impulse push were a few greeting cards. One of the cards seemed targeted particularly to me. It was a birthday card. It said that once you were over the hill you […]

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Blackboard Bungle

March 13, 2010

This is a subject that I wanted to post on but found someone who has already done it in a much more entertaining manner. Bill Maher periodically offers his “New Rules.” I have provided this one unedited for your edification. A school board in Rhode Island just fired all of the teachers at a school […]

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Liar, Liar

October 7, 2008

How have they lied to thee? Let me count the ways. There may be a problem when I run out of fingers and toes. (memo to self: check w/Dan in re e) Well, an easy one is pork. McCain claims never to have voted for pork. True, he’s been a bit stingy in that regard […]

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Mommie Dearest

October 3, 2008

How many mothers are there in this country? 50 million? 70 million? 90 million? Last night Joe Biden legitimized single fathers. It’s about time. Thank you, Joe. After the death of my first wife, I was a single father for nine years. I now hear a constant drumbeat that Sarah Palin is qualified for president […]

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Me and Shakespeare

September 26, 2008

Despite being a contemporary of the Bard, I admit to being far, far ‘neath the man in talent and in command of the tongue. Were I to ever fail to remember that sad fact there are hosts, indeed hordes, of persons at the ready to remind me. I knew William Shakespeare and I am no […]

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Say What?

September 25, 2008

Sometimes you wonder if certain people are familiar with the Mother Tongue. Few politicians, at least since Adlai Stevenson, have been fully literate. So, we cut them some slack. Despite their profession, either most of the media share the same disadvantage or they are exceptionally forgiving to their partners in crime. Given the quality and […]

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Close to You

September 15, 2008

I thought that it was one of the funniest moments ever to come out of this campaign. Speaking of Sarah Palin’s foreign policy credentials, Cindy McCain said Palin definitely had foreign policy expertise because Alaska is close to Russia. It was funny but, of course, you don’t expect any serious comments to come from the […]

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The Greatest Taboo

September 6, 2008

What I am about to do is so heinous I can expect no forgiveness. It is the unpardonable sin. I am going to make the outrageous claim that being a POW neither qualifies one for the Oval Office nor excuses being a liar. That may be too harsh. Maybe being a POW somehow causes someone […]

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