Category: Political Rants

A local newspaper article about the upcoming election mentioned the going rate for buying votes in Eastern KY this year is $75/vote! We’ve come a long way since the dollar and shot of whisky that I remember. In fact, it was 30 years ago, 1972, when I sat in a campaign organizational meeting and listened… Continue reading Electoral Inflation

Today I got a flyer in the mail from Charlton Heston, and a telephone message from \"NASCAR champion Darrell Waltrip.\" It\’s a good thing Darrell told me why he was famous, or I wouldn\’t have known. Anyway, both of my good buddies were urging me to vote for Mitch McConnell in the upcoming Senate election,… Continue reading Celebrity Endorsements

I see that prosecutors in VA, MD, AL, and the US DOJ are arguing over who gets to fry the DC snipers. I think this is a reflection of our violent, vengeful, vindictive society. Certainly these guys, especially the older one, need to do some serious time somewhere, maybe life (I don\’t support state-sanctioned killing).… Continue reading Justice or Bloodthirst

I can’t help but wonder if somebody’s twisted sense of humor was the reason for Halloween and Election Day being so close together. There’s a lot to ponder this season. The news is full of the tragic death of Senator Paul Wellstone and several members of his family and staff. Everyone who knew anything about… Continue reading Spooky Season

As I mentioned earlier, I joined the peace rally in Lexington Sunday, since Arthur’s leg wound looked like it would benefit from some more time off. I’d been planning to take the digital camera, but I forgot. I really regretted that when I looked across the crowd and saw my father standing with his cane,… Continue reading Give Peace a Chance

US Attorney General John Ashcroft, armed with the USA PATRIOT act, is doing far more than any terrorist could to destroy the freedom which makes our country great. He and his henchmen are trying to sell the idea (or just force it down our throats) that we must sacrifice freedom for safety. A Wired News… Continue reading Keep America Safe AND Free

My buddy Tom emailed me this gem.

I haven\’t been able to track down the complete story, but I\’ve heard rumors and fragments of a report that a high-ranking Iraqi official has suggested a duel between W and Saddam. I haven\’t heard a response from either side. But considering all the Bush family\’s macho posturing on this issue, this seems like an… Continue reading Duelling Dickheads

I noticed a one-paragraph article buried in the middle of the Sunday newspaper reporting that thousands of Italians rallied in Rome, Venice, and other cities to protest the United States\’ plans for war in Iraq. Our media seem determined not to make us aware of the fact that we are dangerously isolating ourselves from the… Continue reading More Mealy-Mouthed Media

OK ..here’s something to think about. Earlier, I mentioned the Liberty and Livelihood march in London, which drew 400,000 marchers in protest of a proposed ban on foxhunting and other urban assaults on the rural way of life. The news media in this country covered it very prominently. That’s understandable, since a protest of that… Continue reading Media Bias?