The publication of an old (bur still timely) political cartoon triggered memory of the name Rexford Guy Tugwell. This is a name that a few might remember from courses in American History. It is a rather quaint name. Rexford Guy Tugwell is the sort of name that breeds suspicion in the same vein as Stringfellow [...]
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Things That Make You Go “Hrmmmmmmmm”
The title of my post is very Arseniooooooooooooooooooooo Haaaaaalllllllllllllllllllllll!!!!!!! From the Arsenio Hall Show from a recently bygone era. And here we go . . . 1. ABC news bigshot is completely unaware of the ACORN/prostitute tapes (on a huge Chicago radio station). 2. BHO press spokesmodel is completely unaware of the 912 gathering in [...]
Worrying About Journalists
A physical attack on a journalist is seldom rational and often counterproductive. The attack by union thugs on Victor Reisel did not shut him up. Mobsters tended to leave honest cops, prosecutors, and journalists alone. Double crossers were not so well treated. Yet there are the free-floating ‘nut cases’ out there who can do injury [...]
Admiral Wayne Meyer, RIP
Wayne Meyer was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth but his inherent brilliance and drive could not be ignored, even in a one-room schoolhouse. Wayne Meyer needed a note from his parents to enlist in the Navy as an apprentice seaman during World War II but he initially spent more time in [...]
Gentlemen and Enemies
Herbert Yardley was a codebreaker during World War I and continued his efforts during the postwar era in the State Department’s “Black Chamber”. When intercepted messages to the Japanese delegates to the Washington Naval Conference were decrypted, the Americans knew how far they could be pushed in limiting their tonnage of capita ships. It was [...]
A Brief Poll Comparison, Updated
I showed a comparison in the polls between President GWB and President BHO back in March of this year. As I noted back then, the conglomerate of polls showed they were in the same range despite the glowing praise of BHO and demonization of GWB the MSM, aka state-run media (yes, I do listen to [...]
Last Ace Standing?
There is a saying that there are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old bold pilots. When the great pilots of World War II are listed by number of confirmed kills, one has to go far down the list to find the top scoring American pilot, Richard Bong. Luftwaffe pilots [...]
Obama Troopers
Leader Obama has been known to go off script at times and make some strange statements but his comments re an alternative paramilitary force could be simply a matter of him being stupid or a warning. He already has access to ‘goon squads’ from thugs in certain corrupt unions where the membership is ignorant of [...]