That Area Between Black and White
Sales is a tough field even when you’ve been at it long enough to have a good pitch. It’s one of my weaknesses; I won’t sell something to someone who doesn’t need it or cannot afford it. I can’t. As soon as I’ve determined a potential customer’s needs and realize my company’s products are not …
“I’m just tired of all of this. I want the America back that I grew up in.” A common thread in conversation lately, that quote above is from someone I follow. The person who said it isn’t important; what is important is the sentiment. Sometimes the context is the disgusting way our elected representatives are …
There’s a weird trend now. You’ll find a short list of some ways this Republican or that made the wrong choice between being a decent person who represents their constituents or a greedy, reckless yes-man. At the end of the list, a relentlessly positive or downright naïve person brings up one not-completely-horrible-thing that Republican has …
Alice Stokes Paul was born 11 January 1885 in New Jersey and was educated in the United States and in the UK (see links for details of her life). She worked tirelessly for the government to recognize women’s right to vote including marching and participating in demonstrations, enduring physical and verbal attacks from those who …
Before you tell me your truth, stop and think about why you believe it. Who told you to believe, and why is it important for me to believe, too? I looked up “truthism” because I’ve seen it a few times lately, not just in this tweeted list of GOP talking points (above, from Julie). Clearly, …
A frightening thing happened in the United States last week: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders suggested that ESPN should fire Jemele Hill, a sportscaster, because she tweeted that the president is a white supremacist. Then Sanders said in her own defense, “I’m not the one making outrageous comments” as if reminding people that the …
We’re glad to have you back for the second episode of our celebration of willful ignorance and misplaced pride. The continuing, real-life adventures of Trumpette on The Trumpette Show. . . (static) “NumptyVision interrupts our regularly-scheduled programming to give you this update from the co-host of Hate Speech. Oh. wait. That co-host is gone now, too? …
Cold open: A little kid named Trumpette asks Mom for a cookie. Mom says “no.” Trumpette doesn’t like the answer. He doesn’t accept it. He sticks out his bottom lip and starts looking around for Dad. Pouty Trumpette asks Dad for a cookie. Dad says, “What did your mom say?” Trumpette stares down at his …
America is not “great.” It’s never been great. This whole America thing seems like a journey, mostly forward but with occasional steps backward. As a group, we’re headed toward a goal of being “great.” We don’t all agree on what “great” is, and we’ve never achieved it – we’re far from it – but we …
Our latest episode of Witch Hunt begins with an email received by special guest star Donald J. Trump Jr. to arrange a meeting with a Russian lawyer named Natalia Veselnitskaya. Having been promised damaging information on Hillary Rodham Clinton, Donnie Jr. agreed to the meeting. The president’s then campaign chairman, Paul J. Manafort, attended as well as …