Author Archives: oddmanout215

A weasel auditions for the Supremes

Posted on September 9, 2018 by oddmanout215

Brett Kavanaugh knows why Donald Trump chose him to replace Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court, and so do all the Republican senators who are so eager to finish the confirmation charade. Even my friend Swamp Rabbit knows, and … Continue reading →

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Going to church despite the priests

Posted on September 5, 2018 by oddmanout215

… The Arabian energy that had pushed them into Africa had died down at its source, and that power was like the light of a star that travels on after the star itself has become dead. — V.S. Naipaul, A … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump as Johnny Friendly

Posted on August 23, 2018 by oddmanout215

You can tell a lot about a president’s background just by his style of speech. Woodrow Wilson spoke like a cold-hearted preacher, FDR like an easy-going aristocrat, Harry Truman like a no-nonsense dry goods merchant, Ronald Reagan like a too-wholesome … Continue reading →

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New opiates for the masses needed

Posted on August 21, 2018 by oddmanout215

Yesterday, I googled a piece of old news and ran it past my friend Swamp Rabbit. The gist of the article was that many Democrats and independents who voted for Obama in 2012 didn’t vote at all in 2016 and … Continue reading →

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Enough about Naipaul the man — read his books

Posted on August 15, 2018 by oddmanout215

The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it. — V.S. Naipaul, A Bend In the River (1979) Pardon me for breathing! And make no mistake — the … Continue reading →

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Mama whale’s message to the media

Posted on August 14, 2018 by oddmanout215

From NPR: After carrying her deceased baby for at least 17 days and 1,000 miles, an orca mother has shown signs of returning to normal. She was seen Saturday with fellow members of her pod, chasing a school of salmon. … Continue reading →

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At Musikfest, waiting for something to happen

Posted on August 11, 2018 by oddmanout215

The crowd, suddenly there where there was nothing before, is a mysterious and universal phenomenon. A few people may have been standing together – five, ten or twelve, not more; nothing has been announced, nothing is expected. Suddenly everywhere is … Continue reading →

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From ostrich jacket to jailhouse jumpsuit

Posted on August 3, 2018 by oddmanout215

This is what happens when you have all the money in the world but no heart or imagination: Paul Manafort — President Trump’s former campaign chairman who’s currently on trial in Virginia on charges of money laundering, tax evasion and … Continue reading →

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John ‘Bomb Iran’ Bolton may yet get his wish

Posted on July 25, 2018 by oddmanout215

I spoke to the president over the last several days, and President Trump told me that if Iran does anything at all to the negative, they will pay a price like few countries have ever paid before. — National security … Continue reading →

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When will Trump’s minions stop applauding?

Posted on July 16, 2018 by oddmanout215

Last week Swamp Rabbit and I watched House Republicans grill FBI agent Peter Strzok and wondered if they really believed Strzok was part of of an FBI conspiracy to link Donald Trump to Russian interference with the 2016 election, even … Continue reading →

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