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Running interference for Trump

Whenever our current president makes a foul statement, it only takes minutes for one of his loyal followers to appear on TV and proclaim, “He says exactly whatĢƵ on his mind. ThatĢƵ why he got elected.”To them, delivering a verbal low blow, rather than displaying the cautions of ...

The continued mix of politics and comedy

It was a night the moguls of cinema swore they would never forget, until they did.The year was 1939. The topic was the upcoming release of “Gone With The Wind.” The filmĢƵ stars, Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable, were on hand for a public discussion of the movie. The interviewer was radioĢƵ ...

Dousing the fire, erasing the fury

<em>“I was a good student. I understand things. I comprehend very well. OK. Better than, I think, almost anybody.”</em>President Donald J. Trump, during a speech on Feb. 8, 2017The president needed to make a point.He’d known for a couple of days that a newly ...

Even Trump thinks earmarks have a place

President Trump finally got one right: by all means Congress should bring back earmarks.For those of you unfamiliar with the term, earmarks are those little nuggets of Congressional appropriations slipped into the federal spending stream by members of Congress which typically pay for purely ...

Brand new year; same old Trump

<em>“President Trump has made 1,950 false or misleading claims over 347 days.”</em><em>-- Washington Post Fact CheckerĢƵ headline, Jan. 2, 2018</em>President Trump made lots of wild claims about his presidential prowess since heĢƵ ...

‘Darkest Hour’ takes liberties with original material

Hollywood spends a lot of time and money getting the atmospherics right. Take the widely-publicized “Darkest Hour,” about Winston ChurchillĢƵ dramatic early days in office during World War II.The prime ministerĢƵ official residence, 10 Downing Street, and the House of Commons look just ...