Posts Tagged: politics

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When the GOP Really Was Grand

Fact or Fiction It may sound like a fairy tale but once upon a time the GOP really were…well, pretty Grand! Today when the phrase “moderate Republican is fast becoming an oxymoron , it seems like fiction  to imagine a 

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When the GOP Really Was Grand

Fact or Fiction It may sound like a fairy tale but once upon a time the GOP really were…well, pretty Grand! Today when the phrase “moderate Republican is fast becoming an oxymoron , it seems like fiction  to imagine a 

vintage ad 1934

Republicans Need a Time Out

Nobody likes a spoiled child. He is unhappy and unsure of himself. He needs help in changing his ways, in growing up. A quick consult with “Your Child and You –A Guide for Solving Childhood Problems” confirms what most Americans

vintage ad 1934

Republicans Need a Time Out

Nobody likes a spoiled child. He is unhappy and unsure of himself. He needs help in changing his ways, in growing up. A quick consult with “Your Child and You –A Guide for Solving Childhood Problems” confirms what most Americans

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How to Avoid the Risk of Offending

In a time of heightened sensitivity over stereotypes, years of ethnic and racial labeling have fortunately, largely been erased from advertising. During the post-war years when it seemed the only risk of offending others was if we suffered the unforgivable

vintage cartoon muslim and girl not pc

How to Avoid the Risk of Offending

In a time of heightened sensitivity over stereotypes, years of ethnic and racial labeling have fortunately, largely been erased from advertising. During the post-war years when it seemed the only risk of offending others was if we suffered the unforgivable

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Cold War Defrosted PtII

Is the Cold War coming out of the deep freeze? Having caught a Cold War chill I never could quite shake, the current frosty relations between President Obama and Russia’s Vladimir Putin send a shiver down my spine, as childhood

anti communism ad radio free europe 1950s

Cold War Defrosted PtII

Is the Cold War coming out of the deep freeze? Having caught a Cold War chill I never could quite shake, the current frosty relations between President Obama and Russia’s Vladimir Putin send a shiver down my spine, as childhood

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Women’s Equality Day August 26

Though often unacknowledged, August 26 is Women’s Equality Day. More than  40 years after the women’s liberation movement stormed onto the scene opening a floodgate of dialogue about women’s rights, its déjà vu all over again. Today women are still

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Women’s Equality Day August 26

Though often unacknowledged, August 26 is Women’s Equality Day. More than  40 years after the women’s liberation movement stormed onto the scene opening a floodgate of dialogue about women’s rights, its déjà vu all over again. Today women are still

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Kodak Moments in the Age of Anthony Weiner

“The Snapshots you’ll want Tomorrow you must take Today,” declares the Kodak ad from 1935 “What a rush of memories a snapshot like this brings. You live again the precious hours-all the associations come back…” With a mayoral hopeful flashing

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Kodak Moments in the Age of Anthony Weiner

“The Snapshots you’ll want Tomorrow you must take Today,” declares the Kodak ad from 1935 “What a rush of memories a snapshot like this brings. You live again the precious hours-all the associations come back…” With a mayoral hopeful flashing

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A Weiner Roast

At the most talked about lunch in Washington DC this summer, you can be sure that Hillary and President Obama will not be dining on wieners, though  it may well turn out to be a Weiner Roast!

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A Weiner Roast

At the most talked about lunch in Washington DC this summer, you can be sure that Hillary and President Obama will not be dining on wieners, though  it may well turn out to be a Weiner Roast!

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A Boy Scout First

2013-Another Boy Scout first- ending their long-standing ban on Gay Scouts! Copyright (©) 2013 Sally Edelstein All Rights Reserved Boy Scouts Morally Straight and Gay  

vintage illustration Boy Scouts 1960s

A Boy Scout First

2013-Another Boy Scout first- ending their long-standing ban on Gay Scouts! Copyright (©) 2013 Sally Edelstein All Rights Reserved Boy Scouts Morally Straight and Gay  

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Robert Kennedy Remembered

In the tumultuous spring of 1968 Bobby Kennedy beckoned the youth of America to join him in his presidential campaign fight.  “These are not ordinary times and this is not an ordinary election I need your hand and your help.”

Robert Kennedy JFK

Robert Kennedy Remembered

In the tumultuous spring of 1968 Bobby Kennedy beckoned the youth of America to join him in his presidential campaign fight.  “These are not ordinary times and this is not an ordinary election I need your hand and your help.”

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Guns, Grief and Children

It’s time to stop the meaningless madness and take meaningful action concerning the gun culture in America. Remembering the innocent lives lost at the Sandy Hook School Shooting.

illustration little boy with gun ad

Guns, Grief and Children

It’s time to stop the meaningless madness and take meaningful action concerning the gun culture in America. Remembering the innocent lives lost at the Sandy Hook School Shooting.