Monthly Archives: March 2016

Oh sure, let’s throw women in jail for having an abortion

Posted on March 31, 2016 by a1skeptic

People forget sometimes how much of a struggle it was for all of us to get the right to choose. Now the Republicans have been pushing the pro-life position for a long time, but today Chris Matthews got Donald Trump … Continue reading →

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Tuning out of Politics for a Week (Did I miss anything?)

Posted on March 29, 2016 by a1skeptic

I basically took the last week off from politics, as I just couldn’t take it anymore. I was burnt out. I needed a break. So, what has happened in the last week? Let’s take a look: Brussels suffered a devastating … Continue reading →

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Three things that made Christianity what it is today

Posted on March 27, 2016 by a1skeptic

By now one figures that most people, at least most reasonably educated people, know that Easter is largely a pagan holiday. It’s based on the celebration of Ostara, and the Vernal Equinox. I wrote about this last year at Easter … Continue reading →

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The Bankers and other Wall Street types only have themselves to blame

Posted on March 23, 2016 by a1skeptic

The bankers and Wall Street types really only have themselves to blame. With the ascendancy of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders (and Elizabeth Warren by proxy), it’s clear that the populists are ruling the day in this Presidential election year. … Continue reading →

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We’ll see if the Anonymouse Hacker Collective can do any damage to the Donald

Posted on March 22, 2016 by a1skeptic

I got a little thrill – a decidedly politically incorrect thrill – to hear that the “hactivist” group Anonymous was taking on Donald Trump. According to some sources they have even had some initial success by releasing the Donald’s cell … Continue reading →

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Another, and very good attempt to explain the Trump phenomenon

Posted on March 21, 2016 by a1skeptic

I wrote a while back about how the social scientists have not yet been able to explain the Trump phenomenon. They really haven’t. Now comes George Lakoff, the Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics at the University of California … Continue reading →

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Looking at the Super Tuesday results from Florida

Posted on March 18, 2016 by a1skeptic

Taking a closer look at Florida – which always seems to be a battleground state – I was fascinated by the results from the Super Tuesday #2 elections that happened earlier this week. What was fascinating is how close the … Continue reading →

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Our Hypocrisy is not like theirs, part 5

Posted on March 17, 2016 by a1skeptic

So Barack Obama has nominated Merrick Garland, the Chief Justice Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to serve on the United States Supreme Court. Garland has been a judge on the … Continue reading →

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It’s now pretty clear that the Clown Car is the Republican Party

Posted on March 16, 2016 by a1skeptic

If Donald Trump is the Captain of the Clown Car, then it’s now pretty clear that the Clown Car is the Republican Party. This was once the party of Lincoln. That was so long ago, that it doesn’t mean anything … Continue reading →

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This whole thing is just one ego-fueled joyride for mon Capitaine de la Voiture de Clown

Posted on March 15, 2016 by a1skeptic

I’ve been speculating for a while that the Donald doesn’t actually want to be President – or at least he didn’t want to be President when he started his quixotic candidacy – and now, along comes a New York Times … Continue reading →

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