Category Archives: politics

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

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

Trump and Personality

Nobody Likes Me. Trump is No Mr. Personality

Poor Donnie. “Nobody likes me,” he bemoans, like a third-grader. Jealous of his popular classmate Tony Fauci, Donald complains: “He’s got this high approval rating…Why don’t I have a high approval rating?… Nobody likes me. It could be my personality.

Trump and Personality

Nobody Likes Me. Trump is No Mr. Personality

Poor Donnie. “Nobody likes me,” he bemoans, like a third-grader. Jealous of his popular classmate Tony Fauci, Donald complains: “He’s got this high approval rating…Why don’t I have a high approval rating?… Nobody likes me. It could be my personality.

collage vintage childs school workbook and rump

Donld Gets a Gold Star For Being Cognitively There

The real cognitive Test Trump took during his health exam. Donald gets a gold star when it comes to his cognitive ability and I have the proof. Donald has just been bursting with pride at his mental agility and the

collage vintage childs school workbook and rump

Donld Gets a Gold Star For Being Cognitively There

The real cognitive Test Trump took during his health exam. Donald gets a gold star when it comes to his cognitive ability and I have the proof. Donald has just been bursting with pride at his mental agility and the

TV Show It Pays to Be Ignorant

Game Over Mr Trump

Our reality star President has lost touch with reality. He is delusional with one mind-numbing false claim and exaggeration after another. Donald Trump, according to him has done more for the Black community than any president, including Abraham  Lincoln (

TV Show It Pays to Be Ignorant

Game Over Mr Trump

Our reality star President has lost touch with reality. He is delusional with one mind-numbing false claim and exaggeration after another. Donald Trump, according to him has done more for the Black community than any president, including Abraham  Lincoln (

Policing Black and Blue

The 1960s were to have served as a wake-up call to many Americans concerning police and race. Somehow, we fell back to sleep. We are now living in the future we looked forward to in the late 1960s,  a time

Policing Black and Blue

The 1960s were to have served as a wake-up call to many Americans concerning police and race. Somehow, we fell back to sleep. We are now living in the future we looked forward to in the late 1960s,  a time

Black family 1960's

Facts of Life in Black and White

At what age does a black boy learn he is perceived as menacing and dangerous? At what age is he told of systemic racism and state-sanctioned brutality against someone who looks just like him? At what age does an African-American

Black family 1960's

Facts of Life in Black and White

At what age does a black boy learn he is perceived as menacing and dangerous? At what age is he told of systemic racism and state-sanctioned brutality against someone who looks just like him? At what age does an African-American