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Hanging out with Goethe at Cherry Blossom Fest

Posted on April 18, 2023 by oddmanout215

Swamp Rabbit looked around and said, “Where are the cherry blossoms?” It was a good question. We’d arrived to work the 18th annual Cherry Blossom Festival, at the Horticultural Center in West Fairmount Park. There was plenty of greenery but … Continue reading →

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Bad things happen when you debate a demagogue

Posted on October 25, 2020 by oddmanout215

Originally posted on Odd Man Out:
Here’s the lord of Mar-a-Lago ranting Tuesday night during his so-called debate with Joe Biden: As you know today there was a big problem. In Philadelphia, they went in to watch. They are called…

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When heroes go down

Posted on July 16, 2020 by oddmanout215

I wonder how Christopher Columbus is feeling. He’s locked up in a plywood box on Marconi Plaza until Philly’s illustrious civic leaders figure out what to do with him now that it’s become fashionable for protesters to topple statues of … Continue reading →

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The Bernie dilemma spelled out

Posted on February 28, 2020 by oddmanout215

After the South Carolina debate I cautioned Swamp Rabbit against getting into a “Bernie Sanders or nobody” state of mind, because establishment Democrats are determined to sink Bernie’s candidacy and we might have to settle for a “centrist” Dem to … Continue reading →

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Will media admit to being duped? Nope

Posted on November 9, 2018 by oddmanout215

Notice that the caravan totally disappeared as an issue as soon as the votes were cast — not just Fox News, but mainstream media too. Guys, you really need to take a hard look in the mirror and ask why … Continue reading →

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Autumn in Pennsyltucky

Posted on October 20, 2018 by oddmanout215

Swamp Rabbit and I had just finished another dreary sales trip and were driving home from Pennsyltucky, that vast stretch of Trump country that lies between Philly and Pittsburgh. Billie Holiday was on the radio, singing “Autumn in New York,” … Continue reading →

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Trump has a lock on ‘worst person’ award

Posted on October 18, 2017 by oddmanout215

Former cable news show host Keith Olbermann used to do a segment called “Worst Person in the World” that shined a light on a politician or personality who had made news that day by doing something unusually cruel or dishonest. … 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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