Not being conversant in Latin, I may have bungled the title, but I figure that if e pluribus unum means one out of many, what we have turned into is an America that the Founding Fathers would never recognize. When you look at the election map, we more closely resemble the Balkans than the America…
Tag Archive: Chris Matthews
Forward to Yesterday
I find it fascinating and amusing that Obama said that the GOP convention was like a re-run and should have been viewed on a black-and-white TV with rabbit ears. If I were Obama, I’m not sure if I would ever bring any sort of ears into a conversation. But that being said, if anyone is…
Guilty Pleasure: Watching Newt Neuter the Mainstream Media
For media-conscious conservatives, there is perhaps no greater aggravation than that of the prevailing liberal tilt that exists within the mainstream media. Every day, we see or read of fresh examples of bias that we wish we could simply laugh off, but can’t because we understand how important the role of news conveyers are in…
They Have to Decide if They Want to be Liberal — or Unhinged
For a while now I have been worrying about liberals. Not all of them, of course, just most of them; especially the supposedly smart elite ones. Some of the things they’ve been saying are more than a little screwy. So I thought maybe they were going mad. Now I have second thoughts. Unfortunately they’re the same as my…
What Would Martin Luther King Think of Chris Matthews?
Like many people in our country, I was born after the African-American Civil Rights Movement. I wasn’t around to witness the shameful legalities of racial discrimination, and the bold acts of civil disobedience led by brave heroes to end that discrimination. No, I learned of the historical plight where many of us did: From school,…
The Liberal Media Views Race Through the Eyes of Michael Scott
One of my all time favorite television characters is Michael Scott from The Office (back when the show was still funny). The self-centered and incompetent, though well-meaning office manager was portrayed masterfully by actor Steve Carell. One of the many trademarks of the character was his internal need to demonstrate to his subordinates that he…