This is our first house, in Brockton, Massachusetts. We lived there 1986-89. There were two families of Cape Verdeans next door who always invited us to their parties and shared their wonderful food with us. My favorite was something they called pastel, a scrumptious fried fish pie that contributed mightily …
In today’s Politickle Video, Presidential candidate John Smith discusses his qualifications for the presidency: “My opponent has suggested that I am somehow unqualified to be president — that I lack experience. . . .”
“Judgment Day is on its way. For many, this coming election may very well be judgment day, for this election will measure us.” — Bishop Robert Hermann, St. Louis “Recently, a politician made a promise. Politicians usually do. If this politician fulfills his promise, not only will many of our …
This is fun.
In today’s Politickle Video, Presidential candidate John Smith explains his plan for a fair tax system: “Some people have to pay more taxes than you do, but that’s okay. On the other hand, some people pay less — and that’s not fair! . . .”
I’ve been reading the Washington Times for roughly 20 years now. During all that time, it was the single best conservative newspaper in America — not that there were that many to choose from, because there weren’t. Until the recent redesign of the website, I would spend an hour every …
In today’s Politickle Video, presidential candidate John Smith introduces his three sons, all named after John’s heroes: Karl, Fidel, and Che.
I never could see the appeal of Happy Days, but The Andy Griffith Show, in my opinion, was the single best television comedy ever broadcast. Sheriff Andy Taylor was my surrogate TV father when I was growing up (Laura Petrie my surrogate mom, from whom I became alienated when she …
Discovered to my shock that a moderate-to-conservative relative was planning to vote for Obama and, assuming he was unaware of Obama’s unsavory connections and socialist identity, emailed him a link to IBD Editorials. I received this [excerpted] reply: I appreciate your attempt to educate me as to Obama’s flaws, Bob, …
My latest venture is a series of video election satires. I’m hoping to get some traction out of this (while making a point or two), or at least remind people that I’m still alive. I was doing performance art and launching flash mobs back in the 70s before anyone had …
