President Barack Hussein Obama is famous for stating that his non-accomplishments should be preserved for posterity. During the recent presidential campaign he ranted and raved about Donald Trump and famously stated that Hillary was the most qualified person to ever seek the presidency. He even went so far as to say that if the constituency did not vote for Hillary, he would … [Read more...]
Riverside Reverie
While perusing my copy of local author Jack Harpster’s most recent work entitled “The Genesis of Reno” the story of the Riverside Hotel and the Virginia Street Bridge, a flood of memories came back to me. As I mentioned in a previous column, my first physical encounter in the hotel occurred when I interviewed Dennis Day. At the time, I was co-editor of the Nevada Register, a … [Read more...]
G. O.D. Club History Lesson
History buffs at the October meeting of the G.O.D. (Good Old Days) Club were treated to an informative review entitled, “The Genesis of Reno”, the history of the Riverside Hotel and the Virginia Street Bridge. The presenter was one Jack Harpster, who authored his new book of the same name. Harpster, who is a fastidious researcher, highlighted the various sections of his work … [Read more...]
Triumphant Trump Takes His Time
One of the most famous newspaper pictures I remember seeing was that of Harry Truman holding up a paper with the headline, “Dewey Wins”. Up until this year, that was considered the most stupendous upset in presidential election history. Now it has been eclipsed by the unlikely and overwhelming win by Donald Trump over the supposed invincible Hillary Clinton. Despite their … [Read more...]
Revenge of the Deplorables
While this column is being written a scant two days after the presidential election, some of the results are abundantly clear. First let’s take the claim that Donald Trump was elected solely by “angry white men”. On the contrary, demographics reveal that while white males were strong for Trump, significant numbers of blacks and Hispanics-even females of every color-cast … [Read more...]
Presidential Election Like a Heavy-Weight Fight
Now that Election Day is upon us, it might be well to liken it to a heavyweight fight, knowing that we have to measure the strength and weaknesses of the two contenders. First let’s start with the defending champ, Hillary Clinton. Here we have the veteran contender who has lost only one major fight, that being her battle against President Obama. Her strengths are many but … [Read more...]
Jobs, the Supreme Court, ObamaCare and Open Borders
With the presidential election a week away, the two candidates are firing their most explosive rhetoric against one another. In Donald Trump’s case, he has a lot of red meat to chew on in that he can blast his opponent on her lack of job creation, her dangerous approach to the Supreme Court, her support of Obama Care and her preference for open borders throughout the Western … [Read more...]
Presidential Pandemonium
With the presidential election two weeks from today, the race has gotten hot and heavy with both candidates pulling out their most outrageous slings and arrows. My debate scorecard is now filled out with Hillary-1, Trump-1, Pence-1 and moderator Mike Wallace-1. I give the third debate to Wallace because he asked the most penetrating questions, kept the crowd silenced and was … [Read more...]