It’s Not Locker Room Talk, It’s Jail House Bragging

By |2016-10-14T19:51:48-07:00October 14, 2016|Politics|

Donald Trump successfully tricked America into talking about his recorded boasting about his sexual assaults as "locker room talk".  He admits not being proud of his recorded language, but he's clear that to linger on the topic of his abuse of women would be giving in to political correctness. When I first heard Trump's comments, I honestly didn't think of locker room talk. Instead, I thought of crook's bragging caught on a hidden wire worn by a jail house cellmate who was hoping for a reduced sentence for his own misdeeds. Trump didn't just speculate about his future success with a particular woman [...]

If You Like Donald Trump, You’ll Love Bernie Sanders

By |2015-08-09T10:54:28-07:00August 9, 2015|Politics|

from US Uncut If you want a President who speaks straight-forwardly and without a focus-group filter you can vote for Donald Trump. But, I like Bernie Sanders' soul better.  And, I think most Americans will like Bernie more, too. In today's 1%-take-all world, there is room for righteous anger like that displayed by Sanders. But, Trump-style self-righteous anger against people weaker (or simply more polite) than you is the behavior of a bully, not of a President.   Trump is fun to watch when his scorn is directed at a pompous politician, but watching it feels like guilty pleasure.  It's like [...]

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