Monthly Archives: January 2021

Fakery on a Global Scale

Posted on January 29, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 29, 2021 In 1983, Woody Allen created a fake documentary called Zelig, after its main character. Before the age of sophisticated computer imagery, Allen used a variety of movie making techniques to seamlessly insert his character into … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged alternative facts, Anita Hill, AONN, Birther conspiracy, Clarence Thomas, clinton impeachment, computer imaging, Ed Murrow, fake documentary, fake news, fox news, Internet, Kellyanne Conway, lies. Birther theory, QAnon, Roger Ailes, Walter Cronkite, weapons of mass destruction, Will Pfeifer, Woody Allen, Zelig | 1 Comment

The Importance of the Senate Impeachment Vote

Posted on January 26, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 26, 2021 In two weeks, the U. S. Senate will conduct the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Americans are so weary of the political divide, of all the infighting and lying and misrepresentations, not to mention … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged 2020 election, constitution, fraud, Georgia, insurrection, Jon Ossoff, Josh Hawley, lies, lindsey graham, Marco Rubio, politics, Raphael Warnock, Republicans, Rule of Law, Ted Cruz, treason, trump's base | 2 Comments

To Prosecute or Look Away

Posted on January 24, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 24, 2021 George Conway is a conservative Republican lawyer who was on the short list for two positions in the Trump administration in 2017. He did not receive the appointment as Solicitor General, and subsequently withdrew his … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged bill clinton, Constituion, conviction, Federalist Society, George Conway, impeachmentt, insurrection, Jame Carville, Kellyanne Conway, Ken Starr, Lincoln Project, Mary Matalin, prosecution, richard nixon, Rule of Law, senate trial | 4 Comments

A Kinder, Gentler, Saner America

Posted on January 23, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 23, 2021 I’m not a historian, but I’ll bet there has never been a sharper contrast in presidential administrations in our history. Joe Biden has been president for only three days, and we already know exactly what … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged bipartisan, candor, Chuck Schumer, evictions, financial assistance, first three days, impeachment trial, insurrection, kevin mccarthy, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, pandemic, the Biden administration, transparency, truth, unemployment benefits | 2 Comments

Joy Deferred

Posted on January 20, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 20, 2021, Inauguration Day Wednesday, November 4th was a beautiful day in Maryland, thirty miles north of the White House. The sun shone, the temperature reached 62, and every outside table at every restaurant in our town … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Baghdad, Capitol Insurrection, common ground, conspiracy theories, election day, extremists, Green Zone, Inauguration Day, lies, Mike Pence, pandemic, partisanship, President Biden, terrorists, threats of violence, transfer of power, unity, vaccination | 1 Comment

The Biden Era Begins

Posted on January 19, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 19, 2021 When Barack Obama was inaugurated as President in 2009, Mitch McConnell, who was Senate Minority Leader at the time, said, “My job is to assure that Obama is a one-term president.” He did not achieve … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama, bipartisan legislation, cooperation, DACA, immigration, impeachment, insurrection, judgeships, Mitch McConnell, pandemic, Republican Party, senate trial, tax bill, Trump's lies, white supremacists | 2 Comments

Trump’s Loose Ends

Posted on January 18, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 18, 2021 On the penultimate day of the Trump administration, this is the state of the Union: The Pandemic – By far, the most stunning and disturbing loose end of the Trump administration is the number of … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged anarchists, Andrew Johnson, Barack Obama, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Calvin Coolidge, CDC, Citizens United, climate change, COVID, DACA, deaths, diplomacy, elections, environmental regulations, epidemiology, extremist, federal deficit, fraud, george w bush, gerrymandering, immigration, infections, insurrection, NIH, PACs, pandemic, refugee children, tax cuts, trade wars, unemployment, Warren Harding | Leave a comment

Charismatic Leaders and Their Mobs

Posted on January 17, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 17, 2021 The summer I was seventeen, I worked for the Herald Tribune Fresh Air Fund at a summer camp. The Fund took hundreds of kids out of the New York City slums, and gave them a … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged beheading a snake, Biden's inauguration, bigotry, brainwashing, FBI, Fresh Air Fund, gangs, Herald Tribune, indoctrination, lynch mobs, police | 1 Comment

Confronting White Supremacy

Posted on January 13, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 13, 2021 Like most Americans, I used to associate stories about White Supremacists preparing to overthrow our government with folk lore. On January 6th, America got a taste of what they are willing to do to achieve … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged "Reamde", "The Postman", conspiracy theories, David Brin, drug addiction, government hatred, hate groups, Idaho, insurrection, Internet, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, Neal Stephenson, Oregon, overthrow of government, paranoia, PTSD, survivalist armies, U. S. Capitol, Vietnam veterans, Washington | 2 Comments

To Impeach Again…Or Not

Posted on January 12, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 12, 2021 If Vice President Pence and the Cabinet do not invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office, a second impeachment by the House of Representatives is a virtual certainty. The political momentum to prematurely … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged 25th amendment, armed insurrection, Cuba, donald trump jr, Jim Jordan, Mike Pence, Mo Brooks, Obamacare, Roy Blunt, Rudi Giuliani, vaccine distribution | 3 Comments

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Monthly Archives: January 2021

Fakery on a Global Scale

The Importance of the Senate Impeachment Vote

To Prosecute or Look Away

A Kinder, Gentler, Saner America

Joy Deferred

The Biden Era Begins

Trump’s Loose Ends

Charismatic Leaders and Their Mobs

Confronting White Supremacy

To Impeach Again…Or Not

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