Category Archives: news

I’m Tossing My Hat in the Air for Tim Walz

I’m tossing my hat in the air with exuberance at our next Veep, Governor Tim Walz. The last time America got this excited about someone from Minnesota was for Mary Richards. Like Tim Walz a transplanted Minnesotan who was born

I’m Tossing My Hat in the Air for Tim Walz

I’m tossing my hat in the air with exuberance at our next Veep, Governor Tim Walz. The last time America got this excited about someone from Minnesota was for Mary Richards. Like Tim Walz a transplanted Minnesotan who was born

Donald Trump’s Roots Are Showing

  Watching Trump’s performance yesterday I was struck with how he bore such a striking similarity to another Queens native, Archie Bunker. No one represented the silent majority of fading white male patriarchy than that other sexist, racist, xenophobic from

Donald Trump’s Roots Are Showing

  Watching Trump’s performance yesterday I was struck with how he bore such a striking similarity to another Queens native, Archie Bunker. No one represented the silent majority of fading white male patriarchy than that other sexist, racist, xenophobic from

Black Like Who?

    Breaking news. The Democratic nominee for President,  Kamala Harris is…. Black! And it took the Republican nominee Donald Trump to enlighten us about this. The self-described “best president for Blacks since Abraham Lincoln” admitted during an interview at

Black Like Who?

    Breaking news. The Democratic nominee for President,  Kamala Harris is…. Black! And it took the Republican nominee Donald Trump to enlighten us about this. The self-described “best president for Blacks since Abraham Lincoln” admitted during an interview at

We Are Not Going Back

Seven years ago I made this sign stating “We Won’t Go Back” to carry in the first Women’s March. That march in Washington bursting with thousands of women felt like democracy at its best. The fact that this was echoed

We Are Not Going Back

Seven years ago I made this sign stating “We Won’t Go Back” to carry in the first Women’s March. That march in Washington bursting with thousands of women felt like democracy at its best. The fact that this was echoed

Presidential Races- Joe Biden Wasn’t the First President to Drop Out

July 21 was an ordinary lazy Sunday at the beach. Until it wasn’t. As I do most Sundays in the summer,  I spend time at my local beach on the North Shore of Long Island. After a week of political

Presidential Races- Joe Biden Wasn’t the First President to Drop Out

July 21 was an ordinary lazy Sunday at the beach. Until it wasn’t. As I do most Sundays in the summer,  I spend time at my local beach on the North Shore of Long Island. After a week of political

A Place Called Hope

Have we all just landed in a place called Hope? Damn, it feels so good. Suddenly within 24 hours, doom scrolling has turned into hope scrolling. As though a laser came down to zap everyone, there is a surge of

A Place Called Hope

Have we all just landed in a place called Hope? Damn, it feels so good. Suddenly within 24 hours, doom scrolling has turned into hope scrolling. As though a laser came down to zap everyone, there is a surge of

I Stand With Kamala

Former prosecutor Kamala Harris will come out swinging against felon Trump. God will not save him this time! I stand strongly with Kamala!   Kamala Merch from my shop. All  proceeds got to the Democratic Party https://sally-edelstein.pixels.com/      

I Stand With Kamala

Former prosecutor Kamala Harris will come out swinging against felon Trump. God will not save him this time! I stand strongly with Kamala!   Kamala Merch from my shop. All  proceeds got to the Democratic Party https://sally-edelstein.pixels.com/      

Remembering the Voice of Bob Newhart

While always a fan of Bob Newhart’s two landmark TV shows spanning nearly two decades, I was first introduced to the deadpan comedian as a 5-year-old in 1960.   His comedy album “The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart” from 1960

Remembering the Voice of Bob Newhart

While always a fan of Bob Newhart’s two landmark TV shows spanning nearly two decades, I was first introduced to the deadpan comedian as a 5-year-old in 1960.   His comedy album “The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart” from 1960

Trump Shooting -Another Day in America

As conspiracy theories of what happened at the Pennsylvania rally fly faster than the bullets that whizzed by Trump grazing his ear,  one thing is absolutely clear. We have a gun problem in this country The biggest surprise is that

Trump Shooting -Another Day in America

As conspiracy theories of what happened at the Pennsylvania rally fly faster than the bullets that whizzed by Trump grazing his ear,  one thing is absolutely clear. We have a gun problem in this country The biggest surprise is that

Rough Ridin’ With Biden

Positive… Negative. Negative… Positive. My shifting COVID test results mimic my feelings about Joe and his ability to stay in the race. Right now like my current COVID test, I’m positive that Joe stays the course. I’m ridin’ with Biden. Even

Rough Ridin’ With Biden

Positive… Negative. Negative… Positive. My shifting COVID test results mimic my feelings about Joe and his ability to stay in the race. Right now like my current COVID test, I’m positive that Joe stays the course. I’m ridin’ with Biden. Even