At what point does something like the spectacle going on right now in the halls of Congress with Dianne Feinstein become unbearable? How about today? Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m not against old people in Congress. But, if you reach a stage in which you can no longer do the work – as clearly Dianne Feinstein has – you ought to step down and let someone else take … [Read more...]
Properly Subversive: This is not the end of the story
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Like most Nevadans, the murder of a Las Vegas journalist shocked the conscience. Jeff German was found stabbed to death outside his home. Subsequently Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles was arrested on suspicion of the murder. The motive appears to be a series of stories German wrote about Telles that uncovered … [Read more...]
Long Ago Close-Ups
In the world today we all have our pictures taken daily. Nearly everywhere and nearly all day long. Well hopefully not in bathrooms. You just need to assume cameras are everywhere. I am not a fan of the picture taking world. I have come to realize that no matter what you look like in your head, the camera certainly does not lie. On top of that, those sneaky cameras like to … [Read more...]
Here’s what real intolerance looks like
There is more than a bit of irony in the unfolding story of WNBA star Brittney Griner, who sits in a Russian jail after being detained for allegedly transporting hashish oil in her luggage. Don’t get me wrong. This is not a condemnation of Griner, a seven-time WNBA All-Star and two-time WNBA Defensive Player of the Year. She’s as much a political prisoner as anyone in the … [Read more...]
Properly Subversive: Mitt Romney has something to say
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Former presidential candidate and now Utah Sen. Mitt Romney lives in political no-man’s land – untrusted by conservatives and liberals alike. He’s got something interesting to say, however. It’s worth a little attention. Boiled to the bone, his message takes both Republicans and Democrats to the woodshed on … [Read more...]
Properly Subversive: Does a chicken cry?
Sherman Frederick/Properly Subversive Ever since newly minted Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson could not – or more accurately would not – answer the question “what is a woman” at her confirmation hearing, American political punditry remains at the ready to do battle over the topic. Don’t expect much of a fight in Nevada, though. This remains a pioneer … [Read more...]
The awful truth for the rudely scrude
Sorry, kids. We are rudely screwed once again. This edition of the Crudely and Rudely Scrude News comes from no less than Gomorrah South. Bottom line: When the biggest, baddest union in the state can’t get something done by southern Nevada governments, MAYDAY! That’s just what’s happened to mighty Culinary Union Local 226 and its 60,000+ Nevada members, some of whom even … [Read more...]
Primary Colors
Primary Elections for both Republicans and Democrats were held in five states on May 16th. The results may be a harbinger of things to come in November. For the Republicans, the big issue was how prominent a part the endorsement of former President Trump would play in the outcomes. At this writing, Trump was two for four with the Oz contest in Pennsylvania too close to … [Read more...]