Tag Archives: politics

Why Lie?

Posted on January 28, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Is It Just the Nature of Public Life? Politicians lie. Everybody knows that. Is it because we ‘can’t handle the truth’? A couple of days ago, a Washington Post report asked the same question, referencing the fact that Robert Mueller’s … Continue reading →

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Why They Won’t Impeach Trump

Posted on January 17, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Vice-President and Mrs Pence The little storm in a teacup that brewed yesterday is a hint at what kind of President Mike Pence would be. The BBC News headline read: Vice-president’s wife Karen Pence to teach at anti-LGBT school Is … Continue reading →

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A Canary in a Coal Mine

Posted on January 8, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Tweet, Tweet, Tweet-tweet, Tweet OK. I know this has been the point that has bothered both Republicans and Democrats in recent years: a President who sounds off about current events and political personalities without the filter of a PR communications … Continue reading →

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Is Trump a Christian?

Posted on December 6, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Not Reading the Apostles’ Creed They say one picture is worth a thousand words. This one says about a billion. His religion is supposedly Presbyterian, from his mother’s side. But he admits to not attending church because of his busy … Continue reading →

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Believe Me: He’s Lying

Posted on November 30, 2018 by cdsmiller17

“Cohen is Weak” Yesterday, Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to lying to Congress. That really was a ‘cat among the pigeons’ moment. It has been noted that the timing of the court case was after Donald Trump had answered Special Counsel … Continue reading →

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More “Fake News”?

Posted on November 21, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Would I lie to you? “For the record, I have no financial interests in Saudi Arabia (or Russia, for that matter). Any suggestion that I have is just more FAKE NEWS (of which there is plenty)!” (from a recent Trump … Continue reading →

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What Goes Around…

Posted on November 20, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Comes Around Again Instant Karma it’s called. Donald Trump coined the phrase “Crooked Hillary” during the 2016 Presidential Election. Why? Because she used a private email server while Secretary of State under Obama. Now the shoe is on the other … Continue reading →

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Question: What’s the MacGuffin?

Posted on November 9, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Answer: The Maltese Falcon Alfred Hitchcock is the master of the MacGuffin. It’s a plot device that carries the story along, but really is of no interest to the viewer. From Wikipedia: “It might be a Scottish name, taken from … Continue reading →

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More Scheer Hypocrisy

Posted on November 8, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Calls for an Apology Last night’s CBC news program The National had a lot of political stories, but one segment made me sit up and say, “What!?” That sequence was about the resolution to an issue that was raised by … Continue reading →

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Just Add a Pinch of Blonde Rice

Posted on November 7, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The Front Runner First of all, I have not seen this movie. That said, I remember the scandal that brewed around Gary Hart’s run for the Democratic Presidential Candidacy of 1987-8. In America, the term ‘ladies man’ took on a … Continue reading →

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