They want for their offspring the kind of America they had for themselves – an America where the white man was king and the white woman was his grateful ally.
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Hero of the American Taxpayer: Why Clinton Won’t Draw Much Blood from Trump’s Tax Return Secrecy
Hillary Clinton shouldn't expect to score major political points by implying, or even showing, that Donald Trump doesn't pay his personal income taxes. It just puts him in a place where we all, at least on some level, wish we could be.
Read More »Language Matters: Trump and the Times – Calling a Lie a Lie
Those who respect the New York Times's journalistic integrity will do so even more if it begins to include among "all the news that's fit to print" calling out the lies, even the petty ones, told to the American people by those who aspire to lead them.
Read More »Presidential Campaign Is Ruining People’s Quality of Life
In short let’s not start the conversation someone else may not want to finish.
Read More »Election 2016: How to Live Tweet like Hillary and Donald
Election 2016 may go down as the Year of the Tweet, as the miniature messages have become a weapon of choice for all the candidates running for president. If you'd like to get into live tweeting, here are my techniques for setting yourself up, what software to use, and how to be a more effective Twitter communicator.
Read More »Trump and the Empty-Self Syndrome
Donald Trump has lost touch with his inner self. He has what Parker J. Palmer refers to as “the empty-self syndrome.” This empty self is constantly and chronically hungry but the host lacks utter awareness of his own hunger. This is what makes Trump, and so many other bullies utterly dangerous.
Read More »Election 2016: 35th Anniversary of the Largest Tax Cut in American History
August 13, 2016 will be the 35th anniversary of the largest tax cut in American history: The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981. This law is generally credited with beginning the economic boom which carried through the 1990s. Why should we take note of this? Because in an election year, economic theory, history, and promises get thrown about like fish at Seattle’s Pike Place Fish Market. Watch out for fishy facts.
Read More »Trump: Trojan Horse and Stalking Horse for Clinton
Donald Trump is a confidence man; he has been able to con himself to the top of the financial world. He has associated with the underworld, benefited and survived. He has pulled the wig over the eyes of the world’s greatest charlatans; left them broke and broken while he celebrated the art of the deals. But the thrill in outwitting other gamers is gone for Trump. Trump has reached the point in his career as a huckster where he thinks he can carry out the ultimate scam.
Read More »Time to Abolish Political Parties – Before It’s Too Late
The Founding Fathers were oddly prescient at times. If you think about the system that led Donald Trump to the threshold of the most powerful position in the world, and the corruption that has elevated Hillary Clinton to her party's nomination, you have to wonder if they weren't psychic. Because if we don't do something to resolve this national horror, America will lose everything – including itself.
Read More »Politics and Pressure In Social Media – Please Make It All Go Away
I know it will never stop because social media is a monster that keeps feeding upon itself.
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