Dr. ESP Following the less than accurate reporting about the explosion at a Gaza City hospital, the mainstream media invoked the phrase “fog of war” to minimize accountability for their rush to judgment. The phrase originally referred to the a military commander’s uncertainty about battlefield engagement based on uncertain information about the on-the-ground situation. It is now … Read more
At first it was just aberrant behavior. One can argue it began with Richard Nixon and his 1972 re-election campaign’s “dirty tricks.” Their success by bending the rules is best described by Mark Felt (aka Deep Throat) in the film All the President’s Men. based on Bob Woodward’s and Carl Bernstein’s book of the same title. … Read more
You ask me what I’m thinking aboutI tell you that I’m thinking aboutWhatever you’re thinking aboutTell me something that I’ll forgetAnd you might have to tell me againIt’s crazy what you’ll do for a friend ~”Daddy Issues” by The Neighbourhood Just when you thought there was the slightest possibility Republican “Team Sane” might eventually land … Read more
Don Ohlmeyer, former NBC president and the original producer of Monday Night Football, when asked to explain irrational choices in business, sports and politics, wisely opined, “The answer to all your questions is…MONEY.” Consider the opening week of the college football season when second tier college teams travel to Power Five Conference stadiums to be … Read more
NOTE: My absence the past couple of weeks is, as is often the case, due to a convergence of two or more situations. First, today I am posting entry #800 and wanted to make sure the content matched the milestone. Second, I am finally recovering from a bout with the flu which has made it … Read more