Uncategorized Ghosts 29 Jan 201730 Jan 2017 Alright, you guys. Enough already. It is time to stop assuming that the Trump administration is acting surreptitiously. It is also time to stop saying that proclamation X is just…
Fucking Politics… OK, Let’s Stop Using This Phrase 18 Jan 201718 Jan 2017 "Fake news". Culture, you've lost your right to use these words together. We used to call this stuff "misinformation", "tabloid journalism", "hoaxes", or just "lies". Then 2016 happened, and the…
Fucking Politics… Putting The “Con” In Conway 9 Jan 201710 Jan 2017 I thought Kellyanne Conway was going to need close 24-hour supervision after the presidential campaign, especially if the Trumpers lost the election. Oh sure, you have your Scottie Nell Hugheses,…
Fucking Politics… Fly, Blackburn, Fly 3 Jan 201722 Mar 2024 Marsha-Marsha-Marsha Blackburn, representative of Tennessee, is a favorite here at the seminary. We love and simultaneously revile her for being one of the stupidest fucking congresspeople in the capitol. She's…
Uncategorized Shut Up And Eat 3 Jan 20174 Jan 2017 I find Anthony Bourdain to be an interesting entertainer. I don't watch anything he does, but from what little I have seen he seems like an affable, witty, and occasionally…
Fucking Politics… Tucker Carlson Is Still An Asshole 9 Dec 201622 Mar 2024 Every now and then I get frequent hits on old postings. Let me rank 2016's most popular posts. April 2016: Coming in a distant third is a piece on police…
Uncategorized No School Like Homeschool 6 Dec 20167 Dec 2016 I could have been homeschooled, if it were legal in my childhood. My mother was very protective of me and if I didn't feel comfortable with the public schooling I…
Fucking Politics… Bad Penny 5 Dec 201622 Mar 2024 Cronyism-noun, derogatory:the appointment of friends and associates to positions of authority, without proper regard to their qualifications. Kakistocracy-Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens. Sycophant-noun: a person who…
Fucking Politics… Identification, Please 1 Dec 20161 Dec 2016 I've seen a lot of thinkpieces about why the Democrats were defeated last month. Where did we go wrong? Did we make bad choices? Is there something structurally unsound in…
Fucking Politics… Eye Of Newt 30 Nov 201630 Nov 2016 Yesterday, I talked a little bit about the possibility that Trump is purposefully distracting the media with outrageous tweets and playing up drama so he can assemble the Cabinet Of…