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Opinions are fun. My friends tell me I am someone with lots of opinions and that's fine since I don't get mad at others when they disagree with me. In this same spirit I am interested in hearing yours views as long as you are able to share your views without boiling over. I look forward to hearing from you. I tend to write in the form of short essays most of the time, but contributions do not need to be in this same format or size. Some of the content here will date itself pretty quickly, other content may be virtually timeless, this is for the reader to judge.
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The Other Acceptance Speech
Posted at: Nov/22/2024 : Posted by: Mel
Related Category: Politics & Gov, Watching America,
Nearly every time someone has a big success, they complement it with an acceptance speech. Hollywood awards ceremonies are dripping with these. An actor or producer, upon hearing their name called will take the stage and thank everyone from their grandmother to the person who brought them doughnuts every day. Upon hearing the results of the Nov 5th Presidential election called in his favor, ima.....read more…
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Sharks, Talking Heads, and the Titanic:
Posted at: Nov/13/2024 : Posted by: Mel
Have you ever seen sharks in a feeding frenzy, it is a fascinating event to watch. There may be so much food, trash, or blood in the water that the school of sharks gets overwhelmed. In their frenzied behavior, they start to chomp at anything that moves. In their state of confusion and sensory overload, they will even start taking bites out of each other. The 2024 Presidential election took pla.....read more…
Why I voted 2024
Posted at: Nov/01/2024 : Posted by: Mel
It is only days before the 2024 election, and I want to clarify one thing. I don’t like Trump, but I have voted for him. I'm a Republican, but I don't uniformly vote the party line. I would like to believe that by leveraging my accumulated years of life, I can intelligently weigh the issues and the candidates. I don’t see anything wrong with saying “Make America Great Again,” but I don’t treat .....read more…
Electoral College or Tyranny
Posted at: Oct/23/2024 : Posted by: Mel
With another election season approaching a crescendo, we again have a major candidate who is demonstrating a complete lack of understanding for the US Constitution. Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz publicly questioned the preeminence of the Electoral College. “I think all of us know the Electoral College needs to go,” Walz said while speaking at a fundraiser hosted at California Gov. Gavin N.....read more…
Kamala’s first big decision wasn’t so good
Posted at: Oct/08/2024 : Posted by: Mel
The final month of the 2024 election season begins with J. D. Vance triumphant, Tim Walz wounded, and the presidential race too close to call. By now, it should go without saying that Walz bombed in Tuesday’s October 1st debate with Vance. Even CNN, with its corps of Democratic Party sponsoring pundits, has said as much. The Democratic vice-presidential nominee appeared nervous, uncomfortable, and.....read more…
Is Kamala Harris an undemocratic choice?
Posted at: Aug/08/2024 : Posted by: Mel
Recently President Joe Biden stepped down from the Democratic Party's ticket and pledged his support for VP Kamala Harris in his place. After 7 months of state-run primary elections, this seems like a slap in the face of democracy and all those primary voters. This could also be the latest evidence of party leadership distrusting party voters. Or…this could be a throwback to how our electoral sy.....read more…
Hatred Draws Blood
Posted at: Jul/18/2024 : Posted by: Mel
A few days ago, an apparent lone gunman from a rooftop near a political rally in Butler Pennsylvania fired a handful of rifle shots. One spectator was killed, two were severely injured and the Republican candidate for President suffered a “flesh wound”. The critical shot missed his head by mere millimeters. As I write, the information in the public domain regarding the perpetrator is still spars.....read more…
All wars kill innocents
Posted at: Mar/20/2024 : Posted by: Mel
Related Category: Politics & Gov, Watching America, World Watching,
If you have watched “Band of Brothers” on television, you may have noticed that it does not spend much time on the civilian casualties and regional destruction reaped on Germany and German occupied portions of Europe. Stephen Ambrose’s book and the mini-series production by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks instead focuses on the reality of war as seen and experienced by members of the E-Company, 2nd.....read more…
My Memory is Fine
Posted at: Feb/14/2024 : Posted by: Mel
If there is one thing we can depend on as American’s it is great quotes from our Presidents. “I am not a crook.” “There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe.” “I did not have sexual relations with that woman.” (Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Bill Clinton respectively). A president denying reality is nothing new. Sometimes it’s a self-protective lie. Sometimes it’s a twisted string of words utter.....read more…
Politics and Selling fear
Posted at: Dec/14/2023 : Posted by: Mel
In America there are a lot of entertaining sports to watch. Baseball with its long season and lethargic pace of play allows for lots of commercial breaks. College and professional football demonstrate lots of coordination and exciting plays. Basketball offers a regular season followed by a playoff structure that seems nearly as long. But if you are a fan of an extended season, over the top per.....read more…
