“The Civil War is still going on. It’s still to be fought, and regrettably, it can still be lost.” -- Historian Barbara Fields; “The Civil War”, Ken Burns’ 1990 PBS series. Southern pols are so cute when they whine. William Shakespeare foreshadowed the breed when he termed infants as “mewling and puking” in their nurses’ arms. Too bad today’s mewls are also puking on … [Read more...]
Miss Priscilla Goodbody channels Princess Cassandra
The seer of Troy warned against letting that towering wooden horse through the city’s gates. Alas, no one listened to Princess Cassandra. America today stands at the precipice of becoming an electoral autocracy, a dictatorship masquerading as a democracy. Modern Cassandras have warned and warned again. The evidence abounds from local Nevada governments all the way up to … [Read more...]
Love letters from Miss Priscilla Goodbody
Nevada usually tops the bad lists and craters on the good ones. That frequent criticism is not only true, but also understated. When we’re really embarrassed, we just invent a list. You’ve probably heard politicians or economic development boosters smugly assert that “Las Vegas has more churches per capita,” a frequent trope whenever anyone questions our morality. I … [Read more...]
True Confession: I drink Bud Light
Thank you all for coming to this meeting fellow political junkies. My name is Andrew and I drink Bud Light. It all started with Hollywood superstar Paul Newman. Although I did a little work for his Budweiser Lightning CanAm racing team back in my motorsports days, my most recent encounter occurred much closer to home. My refrigerator, actually. I keep a couple of … [Read more...]
Invasion of the Chicken Pluckers
“If people can be taught to hate, they can be taught to love.” — Opal Lee, 96, Mother of the Juneteenth National Holiday Apparently that simple message has never gotten thru to the madcap governor of the orange juice state. Ron DeSatanist demeaned his wife and little daughter by attending last Saturday’s sheep testicle worship in the Alabaster Bastion formerly known as … [Read more...]
Freebies for the rich and famous
Help wanted: corporate lobbyists. No experience necessary. Just follow the simple rules below and you’ll get rich and infamous. They might show some sense and turn you down. Play politics instead. To move to Las Vegas, all the Oakland A’s need do is look at Sparks-Reno follytix. Taxpayers were given no choice but raising regressive sales taxes to save the mass … [Read more...]
Tina Turner’s Basketburger
Life was pretty good in the America of March 24, 1962. JFK and Jackie were in the White House. Soviet missiles in Cuba had not been discovered. Unions were strong, the post-war middle class prospered, inflation was zilch and the country’s inherent racism was breaking down. Music played a major role. Elvis Presley, who grew up listening to soul radio in Mississippi, sang … [Read more...]
Cutting your woke to spite your face
“Listen and understand. That Terminator is out there. It can’t be bargained with, it can’t be reasoned with, it doesn’t feel pity or remorse or fear. And it absolutely will not stop — ever — until you are dead!” — Actor Michael Biehn in the classic sci-fi drama “The Terminator” (Released appropriately in 1984) Woe unto the formerly United States of America. We continue to … [Read more...]