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A Matter of Necessity
Alan Zendell, January 6, 2018 Two thousand eighteen has thus far been a year in which subjects that have been whispered about all throughout the previous year are spoken about openly. The president’s sanity and emotional stability, his ability to … Continue reading
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Tagged behavior, consequences, decency, genius, governing, immigrants, insanity, insensitivity, integrity, law, military strategy, moral authority, narcissism, Science, sheldon cooper, stephen hawking, truth, young people
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A Clear And Present Danger
Alan Zendell, January 5, 2018 The investigation of possible collusion with Russia by the Trump campaign and renewed scrutiny of the circumstances that led to the president firing FBI Director James Comey are once again dominating the news media and … Continue reading
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Tagged 25th amendment, Comey, controlling events, danger, dangerousness, david wolff, don mcgahn, FBI, fire and fury, impeachment, jeff sessions, john dean, megalomania, mental disorders, mueller, narcissism, Nixon, obstruction, russia, Steve Bannon, Trump, watergate
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Eleven-and-a-Half Months
Alan Zendell, January 3, 2018 It’s been eleven-and-a-half months since President Trump was inaugurated. The year-long grace period many people suggested before evaluating his performance is nearly up. Given the way he behaved this week, it’s safe to say that … Continue reading
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Tagged airline safety, bombast, david wolff, donald trump jr, FAA, global warming, John Kasich, Kim Jong Un, nuclear war, Olympics, robert mueller, roy moore, russia, South Korea, Steve Bannon, threats, treason, Trump, Twitter
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Wishes for 2018
Alan Zendell, December 30, 2017 Civility – That’s the motto of the county I live in. You see it everywhere, on bumper stickers, lawn signs, government letterheads: “CHOOSE CIVILITY.” It sounds corny, almost naïve, but it works. While my state … Continue reading
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Tagged alabama, assault weapons, civility, decency, diplomacy, diversity, dogs, getting credit, golden doodle, gun violence, hate groups, honesty, Nazis, patton, silent majority, terror, tolerance, Trump, tweets
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December Reflections
Alan Zendell, December 27, 2017 For almost my entire life, December began with a remembrance of Pearl Harbor, but that changed somewhat after nine-eleven. At the time, a Japanese newspaper columnist writing in the Seattle Times even thanked Al Qaeda … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Qaeda, alt-right, bigotry, courts, divisiveness, fascists, fear, free press, love, Love Actually, Nazis, nine-eleven, North Korea, Pearl Harbor, Putin, russia, Trump
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Conspiracy versus Stupidity
Alan Zendell, December 21, 2017 It’s sometimes difficult for people who aren’t in the inner circle to tell the difference between ulterior motives and sheer incompetence. In my experience, which includes nearly fifty years working for one government or another … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush, estate tax, incompetence, lies, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, payback, reagan, tax cuts, taxes, the one percent, Trump, voodooeconomics, wealthy donors
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Train Wrecks
Alan Zendell, December 18, 2017\ Today’s unfortunate, tragic train accident between Tacoma and Olympia, Washington elicited a couple of perplexing reactions from President Trump. As emergency crews were desperately trying to stabilize train cars hanging over interstate 5 so they … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018 election, bigotry, bridges, cycnicism, greed, health care, highways, infrastructure, mysogyny, Progressive values, railroads, Steve Bannon, taxes, Trump, wealth
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Thank You For Proving My Point, Mr. President
Alan Zendell, December 12, 2017 Thank you, Mr. President for moving so expeditiously to prove my point. Referring to the president, I concluded yesterday’s article, Teflon Trump, with the words: “I think he’s insane and his functionality is hanging by … Continue reading
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