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The DNC celebrity fest, from a distance

Posted on July 28, 2016 by oddmanout215

This year’s Democratic National Convention is at the Wells Fargo Center –the same building that hosted the RNC in 2000, but with another corporate name. It’s one of several sports venues on Philly’s southern fringe, far removed from any actual street life. You … Continue reading →

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The art of the heel

Posted on July 25, 2016 by oddmanout215

This week it’s the Democrats’ turn to make empty promises while they officially nominate a candidate almost as unpopular as Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton is a war hawk in the style of her friend Henry Kissinger; a shapeshifting phony on issues ranging from gay … Continue reading →

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Update on Melania’s plagiarism – the ballerina did it!

Posted on July 21, 2016 by oddmanout215

I was updating Swamp Rabbit on the screw-up at the RNC, where Melania Trump made a speech that was partly cribbed from Michelle Obama’s speech at the 2008 DNC. “You were part right,” I said. “Melania rejected the original speech, written by two guys … Continue reading →

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Melania’s rude awakening?

Posted on July 19, 2016 by oddmanout215

Here’s my friend Swamp Rabbit imagining Melania Trump and the Donald after she found out part of her speech at the 2016 Republican convention was lifted from Michelle Obama’s speech at the 2008 Democratic convention: “How could you do zis to me? All … Continue reading →

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Fear Hillary’s ideology, not her email servers

Posted on July 10, 2016 by oddmanout215

Hillary Clinton  fans are crying foul because she was accused last week of carelessness by James Comey, the FBI chief. They should be breathing sighs of relief. Imagine how Hillary  would have fared if she wasn’t joined at the hip with the secrecy-obsessed Barack … Continue reading →

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Britain’s PM seeks to ‘steady’ the Titanic

Posted on June 27, 2016 by oddmanout215

Here’s David Cameron using an unfortunate nautical metaphor to announce his resignation after a majority of Brits voted this week for the Brexit: I will do everything I can as Prime Minister to steady the ship over the coming weeks … Continue reading →

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‘Network’ redux, starring Bernie and Barack

Posted on June 9, 2016 by oddmanout215

Bernie Sanders met with Barack Obama at the White House today. I’m picturing the scene in Network (only slightly altered here) where Mr. Jensen lectures Howard Beale on how the real world works: You are an old man who thinks in terms of nations and peoples. There are … Continue reading →

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Hillary’s incremental con game

Posted on June 7, 2016 by oddmanout215

Who says the system isn’t rigged? Today, with the primaries still going on and the Democratic convention more than a month away, the Associated Press anointed Hillary Clinton the presumptive nominee. In fact, AP and other mainstream media organizations have treated Hillary as the … Continue reading →

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Cynical coda of ‘Mad Men’ finale: Coke is the real thing

Posted on May 21, 2015 by oddmanout215

An acquaintance of mine posted this question on Facebook last week: “Does anybody else find Mad Men‘s writing to be vapid, direction glacial, acting somnambulatory, and the cultural references boring?” I asked my friend Swamp Rabbit if he’d like to respond, … Continue reading →

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Happy Ides of March, and watch your back!

Posted on March 15, 2015 by oddmanout215

If you want to get into the spirit of the occasion, give your friend a big smile and a high-five as you cross paths, right before you sneak up on him with knife in hand. Works even better when you … Continue reading →

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