Dr. ESP In an August 2nd interview with the Washington Post’s Phil Rucker, Donald Trump was asked about his statements that the 2016 presidential election might be rigged. RUCKER: You said yesterday that you worried the election might be rigged in some way. TRUMP: Yeah. RUCKER: What is your worry exactly? TRUMP: I don’t like what’s … Read more
Dictionary.com defines the term “con” as a verb meaning (1) “to swindle; trick” or (2) “to persuade by deception, cajolery, etc.” I looked up the term after businessman and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg addressed the Democratic National Convention last Wednesday night. Playing off of Donald Trump’s defense of “New York values” … Read more
Let me paraphrase the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I too have a dream. That Americans will live in a nation where they will not be judged by the deity to whom they pray or not, but by their values and ethics, whatever the source. The event which triggered this blog was NOT the recent … Read more
The late Daniel Patrick Moynihan, U.S. Senator from New York, once said, “You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts.” I was reminded of this a couple of weeks ago when a member of our regular foursome showed up at the golf course wearing a “Make America Great Again” … Read more
On Thursday night, Republican candidate Donald Trump took pride for the following clause in his acceptance speech. As your President, I will do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens from the violence and oppression of a hateful foreign ideology. This is offensive on many levels. Not only is selective protection of human rights unacceptable, … Read more