August 2016 – The Octogenarians

The Run-up to the Presidential Debates

28 Aug 201628 Aug 2016

The Donald purports to be reaching for black voters saying that he will ensure their not getting shot down in their own streets."What do you have to lose" he bawls.To…

Special People

There have been a number of books recently examining the diminished aspiration and status of the white blue collar(primarily male) worker.The latest of these,J.B.Vance's Hillbilly Elegy focuses on the people…

Dog Whistle or Muted Clarion Call?

10 Aug 201610 Aug 2016

The Trump...eter has done it again.This time it's not only irresponsible, it's dangerous and criminal.His" Maybe the second amendment people can do something" is clearly a call to gun violence…

ON THE ORIGINS OF PRES. OBAMA’S EXPLOSIVE RISE IN POPULARITY

Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: Virginia Vidaver <vvidaver> Date: August 5, 2016 2:26:22 PM PDT To: CLAUDEWELL THOMAS <cysid32> Subject: ON THE ORIGINS OF PRES. OBAMA'S EXPLOSIVE…

Olympic Eve

On the eve of the 2016 summer Olympics(The day before in fact) Public television took us back to the 1936 Olympics of Munich and Adolf Hitler memory.It was sad to…

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

5 Aug 20165 Aug 2016

Rep.Karen Ross(D-Calif)in a Change.org petition,called for mental health professionals to demand a mental health evaluation of the Donald for the safety of the nation. She went on to list some…

Patriotism and The Trump…eter

JTG has drawn to my attention the N.Y. Times/ N.Y. Daily News vs N.Y. Post coverage of the Donald's draft status during the Vietnamese war.In fact JTG, the story of…

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2 Aug 20162 Aug 2016

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