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Last Tango in Argentina

March 23rd, 2016 4:39 pm

 

"So often in the past there has been a division between left and right, between capitalism and communists or socialists, and especially in the Americas, that's been a big debate...Those are interesting intellectual arguments, but I think for your generation, you should be practical and just choose from what works. You don't have to worry about whether it really fits into socialist theory or capitalist theory. You should just decide what works." Barack Obama, Addressing Students i...

We Ain't Buying It

March 16th, 2016 4:38 pm

"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him." David Brinkley

 

March 16, 2016

 

By: Linda Case Gibbons

 

          We are told: Don't shoot the messenger, never blame the victim. It's good advice.

          What some may call a messenger's "inflammatory language," others may call "the truth."

          Donald Trump could have  lost his life on March 12. A protester rushed the stage at a rally i...

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

March 9th, 2016 4:37 pm

"Be ready to revise any system, scrap any method, abandon any theory, if the success of the job requires it." Henry Ford

 

March 9, 2016

 

By: Linda Case Gibbons

 

           It used to be that Americans thought businessmen like Henry Ford and Milton Hershey were role models. They were hard-working guys who were willing to take a risk, and after the risk paid off, they created jobs for others.

          And no one paid their freight.

          The...

The Republican Party's Last Stand

March 2nd, 2016 4:36 pm

"You don't have to swing hard to hit a home run. If you got the timing, it'll go." Yogi Berra

 

March 2, 2016

 

By: Linda Case Gibbons

 

          There's "Old Money," and there's "New Money."

           "Old Money" doesn't want to rub shoulders with "New Money." They're afraid "New Money" won't know which fork to use, might show up wearing the wrong outfit to play tennis at their country club...Or have the gall to run for president for their Party...

We Don't Buy Tea From the Crown Anymore

February 24th, 2016 4:35 pm

"Trading old broken mirrors that feed lies into our souls, for new mirrors of freedom requires choices." Danielle Bernock, Author

 

February 24, 2016

 

By: Linda Case Gibbons

 

          In May, 2012, Queen Elizabeth celebrated her Diamond Jubilee, and of course the American media covered it.

          But during the TV coverage, it came as a surprise that perky Katie Couric didn't get an interview with the lady of the day, Queen Elizabeth. As it turn...

The Vicar of Christ and the Vicar of D.C.

February 17th, 2016 4:34 pm

"I realize, Your Honor, we're hardly a moral society anymore. We derive hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue from pornography, gambling, tobacco, illegal drugs, prostitution...So what's the big deal about a few distasteful attorney ads? Well, a lot. What does it say when the officers of our court -- the players in our justice system -- overtly embrace sleaziness? I realize we can't all be noble, but what's truly sad is that integrity, dignity -- they aren't even goals we aspir...

Politics; It's Not for Sissies

February 10th, 2016 4:32 pm

"A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of the sheep." Vernon Howard, American philosopher

 

February 10, 2016

 

By: Linda Case Gibbons

 

 

          Who do heck do these people think they are?

          The unbridled nastiness! Ganging up on one candidate! Rooting for him to fail! Telling us we can't choose who we want for a candidate!

          The attacks on Trump are brutal and t...

Green Eggs and Baloney

February 3rd, 2016 4:31 pm

"In matters of style, swim with the current. In matters of principle, stand like a rock." Thomas Jefferson

 

February 3, 2016

 

By: Linda Case Gibbons

 

          It hurts when people don't like your kid.

          He's not good with people. He's not good at speaking in public. He's not good at a lot of things, but you love him and you think he's gifted.

          "If only the world knew him the way I do," you think.

          So you go to th...

Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't

January 27th, 2016 4:30 pm

"What's so crazy is when you give interviews to reporters that don't really care too much for you, basically what they're going to do is write what they want to write and discredit you. They're going to write and say what they want to say, no matter what you tell them." Floyd Mayweather, American World Champion Boxer

 

January 27, 2016

 

By: Linda Case Gibbons

 

          "Experts" abound. Tempers are short. Opinions are unbridled.

          It is the ...

The Case of the Terrible Twos

January 20th, 2016 4:29 pm

"I suppose there are some people that are uncomfortable with a dynasty." Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, regarding presidential candidate Jeb Bush's campaign

 

January 20, 2016

 

By: Linda Case Gibbons

         

          Eight years ago, the American people bought a pig in a poke.

          Voters were so eager to elect the first black American president, they didn't care who it was. Determined to show the world they weren't racis...

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