Author Archives: oddmanout215

Change your story, change your life!

Posted on January 29, 2020 by oddmanout215

Swamp Rabbit and I were arguing about lying politicians. I used to think most of them lied only when they thought there was little danger of being found out. Like Richard Nixon, who famously said, “I’m not a crook.” But … Continue reading →

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NYT to readers: Vote for both of them

Posted on January 22, 2020 by oddmanout215

“This is pathetic,” I said after reading the editorial twice. “What’s going on at the New York Times?” Swamp Rabbit looked confused. “How would I know? I ain’t no Manhattan neolib. I live in a shack in Tinicum swamp, just … Continue reading →

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Magnanimous she ain’t

Posted on January 21, 2020 by oddmanout215

HRC on Bernie Sanders: "He was in Congress for years. He had one senator support him. Nobody likes him, nobody wants to work with him, he got nothing done. He was a career politician. It's all just baloney and I … Continue reading →

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Who’s more anti-Bernie? It’s too close to call.

Posted on January 19, 2020 by oddmanout215

Joy Reid brought on a “body language expert” to accuse Bernie of lying because his physical posture resembles that of a turtle. Really. https://t.co/CCfSJoGIkU — Michael Tracey (@mtracey) January 18, 2020 Matt Taibbi’s succinct summary of Joy Reid’s most recent … Continue reading →

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Dems’ circular firing squad takes aim

Posted on January 17, 2020 by oddmanout215

Swamp Rabbit wanted to know why the corporate news media are blatantly anti-Bernie. “Because he’s a pushy old guy from the Bronx,” I said. “Because he complains about their biased coverage of his campaign.” Swamp Rabbit was referring to the … Continue reading →

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If I lived in Iran, I’d hate us too

Posted on January 14, 2020 by oddmanout215

Swamp Rabbit wanted to know why Iran hates America, the beacon of democracy and the land of opportunity. “Just because,” I told him. Iran hates us just because we overthrew its democratically elected prime minister and propped up the corrupt … Continue reading →

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National nightmare, localized

Posted on January 10, 2020 by oddmanout215

The flu bug latched on last weekend at the Farm Show and flattened me when I got back to the shack. My bones were creaky and my head was on fire, so I chugged NyQuil and climbed onto my hammock … Continue reading →

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The satire-proof president

Posted on January 3, 2020 by oddmanout215

I showed Swamp Rabbit a news story and noted that no one could write a more bat-shit funny satire of Donald Trump’s thought processes than Trump himself. We’ll have an economy based on wind. I never understood wind. You know, … Continue reading →

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Happy Solstice + 6. (There’s light up ahead.)

Posted on December 27, 2019 by oddmanout215

We were on the highway again, squinting at the sun as it flatlined at midday on the shortest day of the year. “Looks like the sun is just up the road,” Swamp Rabbit said. “Why don’t you crash into it … Continue reading →

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A rogues’ gallery of impeachment foes

Posted on December 21, 2019 by oddmanout215

Frankly, I don’t care what the Republicans say. It reminded me that our founders, when they wrote the Constitution, they suspected there could be a rogue president. I don’t think they suspected we could have a rogue president and a … Continue reading →

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