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If Donald Trump becomes a great, or even competent American President, his failure to have demonstrated any such potential during his campaign, or previous life for that matter, will dramatically highlight the fact that his 63 million strong electorate chose to, “believe him” and gamble on the paper-thin promise that despite his lack of qualifications and adolescent behavior, he could still … Continue reading The Tragedy of the Trump Electorate
Every generation of Americans since the Baby Boomers have contributed to the disrespectful and tactless trend of publicly ridiculing its President. And while disrespectful speech and ridicule may indeed be protected by our constitution, it is also the opposite of patriotism. Regardless of our personal stance for or against the politics or person serving as … Continue reading Generation Z and The United States of Disrespect
By friend and foe, private and government agency, millions of dollars and countless manhours have been spent over the last four years with the intent of accounting for the deaths of four U.S. Citizens in Benghazi, and subsequently, the use of a private email server by Hillary Clinton while Secretary of State. Combined, these intense and … Continue reading American Hatriotism
The contents of this article illustrate what effective senate leadership looks like. This should be every politicians M.O. BD https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/icymi-“sen-susan-collins-armed-compromise-guns”
The speech and actions of Donald Trump observed this week in particular have removed any lingering doubt that he is blatantly Un-American, with text-book Fascist tendencies. Since World War I, about half-a-million American soldiers have given their lives specifically to prevent Communist, Fascist, and Nazi type ideology from reaching the shores of The United States. … Continue reading Donald Trump: A Fools’ Apprentice
While unsure of its origins as a human behavior, I am positive that the average persons instinctual urge to prematurely assign others with an incomplete and indelible identity is an epidemic. BD
The problem with perspective, is that you need it to understand that you don’t have it. BD
My critical point of view as an American: U.S. history is rich with individuals past and present of whom we should respect and admire. Conversely, there are also those individuals past and present of whom we should be ashamed. The attitude of entitlement that arrived here with the first Europeans lives on today, personified in … Continue reading One Americans Take on Choosing a U.S. Presidential Candidate
For me as a young boy, highlighted among so many one-of-a-kind, cartoon-like, marvels of automobile engineering found in hot rod magazines of the 1970’s, was the red, white, and blue, “Sox & Martin” Plymouth Barracuda driven by Ronnie Sox. I was fascinated by the stories told in these magazines about Ronnie and his legendary 4-Speed shifting ability, and dreamed … Continue reading Me and Mr. 4-Speed
Not sure I’ve ever seen a better movie than, “Brooklyn”. The story is uncommonly and realistically human, if not flawless, and Saoirse Ronan is stunning. What a treat… BD
Bobby Duthu 