Yesterday Michael Wolff’s new book, “Fire and Fury” dropped out of the sky like a bombshell and has been, sometimes, the only news story in town. If you’re not familiar with the controversial book, Mr. Wolff claims to have conducted
Author: larryshockey
Now That the Tax Heist is Upon Us, What Will the Media Tell Us is Important?
Now that the Congress has sent their enormous tax cut bill to the president’s desk where it will no doubt be signed soon, one has to wonder what the media will dangle in front of us to distract us from
Republicans Hate the Middle Class. Their Tax Bill Proves it Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt.
Republican members of Congress have shown they will do anything, anything, to pass a single piece of major legislation. The monstrosity that passes for their tax cuts and job creation bill could not be a clearer example. In case you
Wishing You a Day of Thankfulness.
With all of the political crap that has gone down in the last year, I am finding it a little, if not a lot, difficult to be thankful. Personally, the last 6 months have not exactly been a piece of
Your Prayers, Your Moments of Silence for Victims, Will Not Stop Gun Violence
Well, it has happened again and it is only getting worse. In this era of gun violence one-upsmanship, a madman terrorist opens fire on a country music festival from the 32nd story window of a Las Vegas hotel killing 50
Today, Twittler Lashes Out at San Juan Mayor for Demanding More Help.
A day after Carmen Yulín Cruz, the mayor of San Juan, criticized the United States government’s inadequate response to hurricane disaster relief in Puerto Rico, the president turned the matter into a personal one, lashing out via Twitter as probably
Why Is Puerto Rican Disaster Relief Such a Disaster?
Immediately following the aftermath wrought by hurricane Harvey in Texas and Irma in Florida, the Trump administration raced to provide disaster relief to the afflicted areas. So why has it taken 9 days to a) appoint a 3 star general
Who is Joe Arpaio?
The August 16, 2012, issue of Rolling Stone Magazine contained an article written by staff writer Joe Hagan entitled, “The Long, Lawless Ride of Sheriff Joe Arpaio.” The full text of that article can be read here. This blog post
Trump is a Racist. He Proved That Unequivocally Last Night With the Pardon of Joe Arpaio. (He’s also and a Bigot and a Misogynist.)
Edited August 26, 2017. Remember the “birtherism movement” going back many years? Claiming that Obama, a black man of mixed heritage whose mother was born in Kenya, was not entitled to be president because he could not prove that he
My Day as a Lab Rat. Getting Tested for Penicillin Allergy.
As a wee lad of 18 years of age, some 46 years ago, during my freshman year at Oklahoma State University, I came down with some malady, the name of which I cannot now remember, but substantial enough to cause