The latest chapter in the life of God’s appointed huckster Joel Osteen sheds additional light on why Comrade Trump was able to con enough voters to become disciplines of his faux populism. Osteen, as you may know is the poster boy for what has become known as “the prosperity theology,” described on Wikipedia as: … Read more
The title of today’s post is an obvious play on the SCTV sketch originated by a very young Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas in which they played the Mackenzie brothers, the ultimate stereotypes of clueless, beer guzzling Canadians. Moranis is said to have disliked playing his character although he and Thomas appeared in 41 … Read more
There is more than enough evidence Donald Trump’s behavior since January 20th is “unpresidented.” However, there is one important departure from past history which seems to have alluded the mainstream media. Of the 44 individuals who have sat behind the desk in the oval office, James K. Polk and Trump are the only incumbents … Read more
Carl Jung was whispering to me again last night, “Synchronicity. Look for the coincidences. They are there if only you look.” My attention then turned to a discussion on cable news. The pundits, as they have for several weeks, were comparing the current political situation to Watergate. Not surprisingly, the debate turned to the … Read more
Gal Godot, the actor who portrays Diana Prince aka Wonder Woman in the pre-summer blockbuster of the same name, describes her character as “having many strengths and powers, but at the end of the day she’s a woman with a lot of emotional intelligence.” (Source: Entertainment Weekly, March 7, 2016) If she wanted to hide her … Read more