Rants are easy. Because when you’re absolutely certain that your solution is the right one, finding the words to make your point borders on fun. This is not fun. This is hard. Because I’m genuinely conflicted. Not just between the rational me and the emotional me, but within each camp there are arguments and counter-arguments [...]
Posted on December 17th, 2012 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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No. That is not an oxymoron. Politicians can be a force for good. But mainly I’m just referring to his mad political skills. With people. With understanding policy. With language. And with other politicians. Today is the last day of his last campaign. And he’s going to squeeze every ounce from it that is humanly [...]
Posted on November 5th, 2012 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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The six year presidential campaign of Willard Romney is essentially done. It may or may not be successful in electing him as our next president. That will be hopefully be settled before the 2016 race starts in earnest. Like everyone else, I am not certain who will prevail. What I am certain of is that [...]
Posted on November 5th, 2012 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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Thanking all the people who helped make Friday night’s NBC fund/consciousness raiser for Hurricane Sandy victims a success. Moving ‘Forward’.
Posted on November 4th, 2012 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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This is what Citizens United has brought us. Or maybe it’s The Onion.
Posted on November 2nd, 2012 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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Yeah, I’m part of the problem. But I’m also right there with you Abigail.
Posted on October 31st, 2012 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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I’ve already pointed out that my wife has her game on for this election like I’ve not seen in thirty-two years together. Well here is another example of putting her handiwork on display. Here’s the President with a one minute appeal for your support. He has ours.
Posted on October 23rd, 2012 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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I love my President. I don’t agree with everything he does. But I know where he stands. SO not so for his opponent, who suffers from ‘Romnesia’. That’s why we put my wife’s big-ass homemade sign in the pasture next to the highway.
Posted on October 19th, 2012 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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We’ve all seen too many political ads lately, and we just want it to stop. But we have to remember that it really isn’t about who spends the most money. It doesn’t matter who has the most impressive endorsements. Or had the best convention. Or whatever. It’s about us. Each of us, having our say [...]
Posted on October 1st, 2012 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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Not suitable for work. But a great example of using humor to make a deadly serious point. Namely, that all the campaigning, the commercials, the bumper stickers, and the Facebook harangues are useless if they don’t get enough people pull the lever for your candidate. Thanks Mr. Jackson, for stately it so elegantly.
Posted on September 28th, 2012 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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