If you’re a politically-based, liberal comedian (are there other kinds?), I don’t envy you in this current climate. I mean, how much longer are Sarah Palin and her hapless family going to prop you up on stage or keep the writers’ room fresh? You have a real problem. The folks who are allowed by the establishment to be targeted, derided, and humiliated—the folks on the right—just aren’t...
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Arguments that you will hear often from statists of both stripes (Democrats/liberals and Republicans/conservatives) are quite humorous. I find that once their logic is pointed out as flawed, suddenly all types of insults invade the air. Here is a list of things that you’ll find prevalent: Conservative: Sinner! Liberal: Dummy! Conservative: Socialist! Liberal: Fascist! Conservative: Commie!...
On February 3rd, 1959 a plane crashed in North Central Iowa, killing Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and “The Big Bopper.” I was five. I had no realization of this tragedy at the time of course, and only learned of it as I grew older and the names were forever embedded in rock and roll history. But there was another musician who was almost a casualty on that horrific night. He gave up his seat on ...
While Americans are complaining about the administration’s plan to control what they can and can’t eat, a record number already depend on the government to provide their food. ArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArrayArray
To say that news did not travel fast in Colonial America would be an understatement. In 1766, the journey between New York and Philadelphia took three days. Mail delivery was tenuous at best, and most remote settlements were lucky to see a post rider once a month. Even if newspapers were delivered and contained valuable information, far more American’s were illiterate than not, unable to re...
The title to this essay seems inherently contradictory and oxymoronic and in most cases it is. However, there are exceptions where the title of this essay actually translates to a logical and consistent line of thought. When a purported course of action actually achieves the antithesis of its stated intention, reducing the degree to which the course of action is taken actually increases the degree...
My son has always been fascinated by the idea that he once lived inside me. Recently I offered to show him the video of his ultrasound, and he loved it so much that we watched it again a half dozen times over the next couple days. He loves pointing out the easily-recognizable parts of his body, and talking about how the dark space around him is room for him to grow until he’s ready to be born. B...
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There has been a great deal of news lately about Charlie Rangel and Maxine Waters and their “ethics” violations. Anyone who has paid even the slightest bit of attention to national politics for the past few decades knows that this sort of misbehavin’ among our elected officials is NOT “news” – rather, it’s well-known fact that comes home to roost periodically when the malfeasance is ...
It took me awhile to actually figure out the answer to this question. I posed it to myself a long time ago and it sat in the back of my very empty brain unanswered for what seemed like an eternity. It’s no surprise, though because I have to admit, I’m a little slow on the trigger finger sometimes and a tad bit… “ig’nant”. So, “What’s the answer, Ron?...
