Every year during the holiday season you see stories like this. Police pulling people over to give gifts of some sort. Rewarding people for good behavior, good PR, and so on. Here's just one recent example... Miami Beach Police pull over drivers, … [Continue reading] about Police stops to give gifts: Your thoughts?
The “New Media”?
What is the difference between a media outlet and a blog? For the purposes of this post, a blog is a news reporting or political or social issue blog. Not stuff like knitting and cooking. The difference is not as simple as may seem on the … [Continue reading] about The “New Media”?
Which is worse? “Fake news” or “LBO news”?
"LBO news" is what I call "Lie-By-Omission news" (yes, I coined that name myself). News that is partially truthful, but also a lie-by-omission due to what they don't include. They'll tell you only the parts that they want you to know, and leave out … [Continue reading] about Which is worse? “Fake news” or “LBO news”?
If you burn the flag…
If you burn, or otherwise desecrate, the US flag for political protest, and are doing it in the US, I will... ...think you are a selfish, ignorant, and unappreciative moron. ...not be even remotely inclined to consider your cause. … [Continue reading] about If you burn the flag…
What happened?
What happened? How did Donald Trump get elected President? Cutting to the chase, I see his election as a rejection of the status quo. Which, from that aspect, and ignoring the personalities actually involved, is long overdue. Factor in the … [Continue reading] about What happened?