Monthly Archives: August 2020

Trump and Barnums Zip Pinhead

RNC- The Greatest Show on Earth -Freaks and Geeks

The great showman Donald Trump may have thought the RNC was The Greatest Show on Earth but it actually had more in common with P.T. Barnum than he realized. It was a freaking Freak Show. That great huckster P.T. Barnum

Trump and Barnums Zip Pinhead

RNC- The Greatest Show on Earth -Freaks and Geeks

The great showman Donald Trump may have thought the RNC was The Greatest Show on Earth but it actually had more in common with P.T. Barnum than he realized. It was a freaking Freak Show. That great huckster P.T. Barnum

Donald Trump Jr.- Things Go Better With Coke

Who shot JR…..full of cocaine? That might be this generation’s big TV suspense. The take away from last night’s RNC crazytown fest was when they get high they go low. The red meat being tossed about was only matched by

Donald Trump Jr.- Things Go Better With Coke

Who shot JR…..full of cocaine? That might be this generation’s big TV suspense. The take away from last night’s RNC crazytown fest was when they get high they go low. The red meat being tossed about was only matched by

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

  The Trumps have been a thorn in the side of America for nearly 4 years. Now with Melania’s desecration of America’s cherished White House Rose Garden, that prickly thorn cuts deeper into our collective flesh. The Trump Rose Garden

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

  The Trumps have been a thorn in the side of America for nearly 4 years. Now with Melania’s desecration of America’s cherished White House Rose Garden, that prickly thorn cuts deeper into our collective flesh. The Trump Rose Garden

The Wild West of Presidential Convention 1960

National party conventions were once wild west spectacles. Exactly 60 years ago I watched my very first presidential convention on television when a fresh-faced democratic Senator won his party’s nomination for president. It was a raucous affair, unlike today’s virtual,

The Wild West of Presidential Convention 1960

National party conventions were once wild west spectacles. Exactly 60 years ago I watched my very first presidential convention on television when a fresh-faced democratic Senator won his party’s nomination for president. It was a raucous affair, unlike today’s virtual,

Changing political conventions

How Covering Conventions Has Changed

Conventional political conventions now seem so 2016. If night three of the Democratic virtual convention is any indication, traditional conventions should be a thing of the past.  It was historic, intimate, and breathtaking. In a traditional televised convention, we would

Changing political conventions

How Covering Conventions Has Changed

Conventional political conventions now seem so 2016. If night three of the Democratic virtual convention is any indication, traditional conventions should be a thing of the past.  It was historic, intimate, and breathtaking. In a traditional televised convention, we would

1950s Housewife

Trump’s Mythical Suburban Housewife

Though it sounds like an oxymoron, June Cleaver was trending on twitter yesterday. Why? Once again Donald Trump invokes the Suburban Housewife that lily-white mythical creature that once roamed America’s sub-divisions dressed in heels and pearls. The Americanus Suburban Housewife

1950s Housewife

Trump’s Mythical Suburban Housewife

Though it sounds like an oxymoron, June Cleaver was trending on twitter yesterday. Why? Once again Donald Trump invokes the Suburban Housewife that lily-white mythical creature that once roamed America’s sub-divisions dressed in heels and pearls. The Americanus Suburban Housewife

Donald Trump Haor Breack Girl

Trump- A Wanna Be Breck Girl

  Snarkily calling a rival a “meanie” and sulking about the condition of your hair are the whining of an insecure moody middle-school girl, not the president of the United States.  But a pouting tween Trump is what we are

Donald Trump Haor Breack Girl

Trump- A Wanna Be Breck Girl

  Snarkily calling a rival a “meanie” and sulking about the condition of your hair are the whining of an insecure moody middle-school girl, not the president of the United States.  But a pouting tween Trump is what we are

Turmp Storm

“How a Power Outage in the Time of a Pandemic Unexpectedly Restored Me.

We’re hot as hell, and we’re not going to take it anymore! If you live outside the Tri-State area, chances are you have no idea about the destruction that Tropical Storm Isaias brought to millions. One week after Isaias carved

Turmp Storm

“How a Power Outage in the Time of a Pandemic Unexpectedly Restored Me.

We’re hot as hell, and we’re not going to take it anymore! If you live outside the Tri-State area, chances are you have no idea about the destruction that Tropical Storm Isaias brought to millions. One week after Isaias carved

Kamala!!

There was tough competition among my action Sheroes, but I am over the moon, ecstatic about the choice of Kamala Harris for Biden’s Vice President. She was hands down my favorite choice as she was Joes. I can’t wait to

Kamala!!

There was tough competition among my action Sheroes, but I am over the moon, ecstatic about the choice of Kamala Harris for Biden’s Vice President. She was hands down my favorite choice as she was Joes. I can’t wait to

Marilyn Monroe Some Like it Hot record Album

Marilyn Monroe and Me

I had never been to the movies before. Constantly being warned that it was essential to keep a light on while watching your TV lest you ruin your eyes for life, here I was watching a bigger than life screen

Marilyn Monroe Some Like it Hot record Album

Marilyn Monroe and Me

I had never been to the movies before. Constantly being warned that it was essential to keep a light on while watching your TV lest you ruin your eyes for life, here I was watching a bigger than life screen