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False Equivalency

Posted on October 5, 2024 by cdsmiller17

“Imagine the Political Spectrum as a Circle” My wife shared this text message from her friend, Beth./ Imagine the political spectrum as a circle where people’s ideas about how the government should work fit around it. At the top of … Continue reading →

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You Can Tell What Side a Site is on, by its…

Posted on September 20, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Clickbait It happens on both the Left and the Right of the political divide. One particular YouTube “prophecy” channel touted the idea that God told him that Kamala Harris is “spinning out of control.” It’s not difficult to see who … Continue reading →

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When Memories are Long, and Resentments Linger

Posted on September 6, 2024 by cdsmiller17

The Carpetbaggers (1964) I was just 14 when this film came out .It was based on a book by Harold Robbins, published in 1961. The timing was about a hundred years after the American Civil War. The term ‘carpetbagger’ derived … Continue reading →

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Trump Did Not Invent the Republican Agenda

Posted on August 14, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Shameless (2024) {Newt} Gingrich gained power and held sway in the House while behaving just as he had encouraged young Republicans to act before he had even been elected to Congress. He’d advised them to “learn to ‘raise hell,’ to … Continue reading →

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Who are You Calling an “Unfaithful Lover”?

Posted on August 7, 2024 by cdsmiller17

J.D. Vance (August 2, 1984) I guess it’s time to look at the ‘other’ Presidential ticket. Trump chose J.D. Vance on a whim, it seems. At the time, it appeared to be a doubling down on the MAGA side of … Continue reading →

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What Goes Round Comes Around Again

Posted on July 23, 2024 by cdsmiller17

LBJ and Joe Biden People keep referring back to the time that Lyndon Baines Johnson stated that he would not run for a second term as President in 1968. He came to this decision on his own, but he was … Continue reading →

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Just Fox News Spin? But He Has Criticized Bragg’s Case

Posted on June 7, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Mitt Romney (March 12, 1947) I am usually circumspect when it comes to calling out politicians (in any country) for their disingenuous comments about events outside their purview. In this case, I couldn’t help but wonder why Romney has been … Continue reading →

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Well, That’s One Way to Become Famous in the States

Posted on March 9, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Senator Katie Britt (February 2, 1982) One kind of has to wonder what the GOP were thinking when they chose Katie Britt to give their televised rebuttal of Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech on Thursday night last. (And … Continue reading →

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If Jesus’ Sayings are Fake News, What About This One?

Posted on January 15, 2024 by cdsmiller17

There’s a bit of controversy between this “AND” and the more traditional “YET”: just splitting hairs? No. It becomes a moot point. The term “eye of a needle” is used as a metaphor for a very narrow opening. It occurs … Continue reading →

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Against All Odds, But Written in the Stars?

Posted on December 29, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Nikki Haley for President 2024 I wrote earlier this year that this outcome would seem like an impossible task. But I forgot to do the one thing that proves, or disproves, whether someone could head (or be involved in) the … Continue reading →

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