America in crisis lacks involved leadership
Past US Presidents involved themselves personally during ane after times of hardship and disaster, which influ3nd3e their leadership. Donald Trump does not....
The day when someone is lead to laughing over government officials being held accountable
I saw this headline and part of me thought, bravo. Those who oversaw an arm of local government in the Tampa Bay area were shrewd...
The situation down-under in song: The Silverbeets – I’ve got to get away (on a Hawaiian holiday) (With Lyrics)
The Tasmanian group's January 2020 single is a song tied to the response to a hot situation (to say the least) Down-under. ...
It’s odd to remember “The Daily Show” having to be defended
Quoting a 2006 letter-to-the-editor that I was compelled to write in 2006....
This summarizes society’s opinion of the 45th President
You may dismiss boos and catcalls like this, it doesn't change their weight against the figure to whom they are aimed....
Wishful thinking: Parody, Politics, and the Not-Ready-For-Prime-Time-Players
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C2tE7vjdHk...
Simply put: This is worse than Watergate
I was going to do a long write-up tied to what’s going on with Donald J. Trump and the Ukraine scandal (that coincides the Russian...
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal and endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights such as life,...
How America of the moment is ruining America of song and principle
Where is Neil Diamond, and what are his thoughts on how American policy at current seems to contradict hi 1981 song devoted to the nation?...
Summarizing my life with Neurofibromatosis Type 2
I was asked to contribute "my story" as an NF2 patient. In summary, in rief, you can find it here....
When life immitates art and the 45th President of the United States
Donald Trump is coming off far too much like Veruca Salt and Salt's send-off song is all too fitting....
Alex Ovechkin, Vladimir Putin, and the mired line of sports and politics
#8 being a fan of the Russian President raises questions (and blurs the politics/sports divide more than protesting players....
Like all history, this “Revolution” remains relevant
The world has changed quite a bit in 50 years but a song has regained immense relevance. It’s a song that societies around the world...
The bitterness of politics meets the cold of ice hockey
2018 election year campaign contest… Nikita Kucherov vs. Jack Eichel. Seeing I’m a Kucherov supporter, I’m sharing his ad here....
I fear Donald Trump’s reaction to the United Nation’s laughter
The laughter by those attending the U.N. speech was fitting and appropriate. The geopolitical knee-jerk response by Donald Trump likely won't be....
Protest and socity disgust Donald Trump
In recent days I’ve been rowing more wary of general society with thanks to some of the content and crimes being highlighted by a local...
Right-vs-wrong; Brett Connolly will not attend Washington Capitals White House visit
Brett Connolly was Steve Yzerman’s first draft choice as general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2010. Connolly started a tend, though, that too...
The relevancy of Ben Stein’s boring teachings in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”
Tariffs are on the scene in many ways and that is being discussed in many places — factual reports and opinion pieces and such. The...
When fiction becomes (attempted) reality
Space Force. Space Force? Why? Is that a progressive attempt by an administration whose actions and deeds are too commonly regressive in ethical, moral, and...
Boycotting the White House and Donald Trump isn’t part of the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals discussion
The Philadelphia Eagles boycotted the White House by-and-large to the point President Donald J. Trump “revoked” the team’s White House visit on June 5th. He...
Finding relevance today in a 1978 television theme song
Do you ever get a television theme song in your head? Y’know, earworm type deal? Yet you go further, looking at the lyrics, and suddenly...
An NHL element mixes in with the story of lawyer Michael Cohen
It seems fitting that a sports element has mixed into the story of Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen and his alleged ties to the...
The ode to The Great American Stupid
There are many indie bands out there that never went anywhere, such as Desk. You’ve never heard of Desk (unless you got to this blog...
A pretentious request for a dark title for the President
A little request aimed toward the media and: Can we show the Dotard in Covfefe a little respect and instead of using James Comey’s “mob...
Checks and balances and the lack there of; an open letter to Congressman Gus Bilirakis
Dear Representative Bilirakis, It’s too easy for words posed toward one’s own elected congressional representative to be brushed off or outright dismissed with no true...
The idea of politics and the NHL cross paths
Russia. Collusion. Obstruction of justice. “Act of War”. You can’t dismiss this stuff and it’s still coming to fruition through Special Counsel Robert Mueller as...
When a vulgar post title is a worthwhile read on gun control
America is, at the moment, mired in a reaction to the Valentines Day Massacre at Parkland, Florida. There are a dearth of reads you can...
Years of wonder and reaction to inaction
The Wonder Years is on my mind. If you grew up in the 1980s/1990s, you should know the show pretty well. The original broadcast/premiere of...
Political motivation by way of Miister Ferris Bueller?
Is Donald J. Trump operating with Ferris Bueller in mind? I hate the comparison -- it sullies the film -- but one scene inspired the...
A Republican Russian declaration and the deafening silence that followed from the right
Dick Cheney, former Vice President of the United States of America, a Republican war hawk with war criminal allegations tied to his name, declared that...
In response to inaction, an open comment toward Rep. Gus Bilirakis
In light of recent events from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Martin Luther King Jr. Day took on a weight even if the (alleged) remarks of Donald...
`The Land of Opportunity’ stands against itself and the world
I don’t know what’s more disgusting: The Dotard in Covfefe, Donald J. Trump’s “shithole country” triad in the Oval Office of the White House in...
End times for the open Internet?
{Intended as cross-posted at Raw Charge] In the early 1990’s, there was an entity available to computer-owning consumers called Prodigy. That (and others that weren’t as...
End the attention; block Donald J. Trump on Twitter
I follow headlines not by way of Google News or an aggregation program but instead by way of Reddit. It’s driven by community in what...
“Unity (We the People)” – a would-be song of protest
Late this spring, curiosity and recollection started pushing in my head toward music and what was going on in the political and social spheres. This...
Regarding Puerto Rico and Hurricane Maria relief
I just donated to UNICEF’s Hurricane Maria/Puerto Rico relief efforts. Join me, won’t you? https://t.co/LIegM6eaxJ — John Fontana (@Johnny_Fonts) September 30, 2017...
Thoughts on the civil protests by sports and entertainment figures
Some see it as just a cry for attention. Others see it as a defilement of a national symbol and the country itself. Some don’t...
America is better than the hate being bred
With events transpiring today in Virginia, I want to take a moment just to state what I find is a truth in society: People are...
Finding entertainment from a politically-inexperienced president
A man with no political experience finds his way into the Oval Office and becomes President of the United States of America. He’s got to...
National security violated, and that’s not a partisan issue
Can we stop playing games here and address an ultra serious situation in the United States of America at the moment? The national security of...
The Declaration of Procreation; A Different Take on July 4th
"We hold these truths to be self evident," that the USA wasn't born on July 4, 1776. The seeds were sown, though....
The alternative to “Russiagate”
A couple of months ago, I had written a post here complaining about how “-gate” was an overused scandal term. “Russiagate” just ties Donald Trump...
In Protest of the Trump Card (a poem in the “writing” seciton)
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Edmonton Oilers fans take over performance of “The Star Spangled Banner” Sunday, April 30 before game 3 [VIDEO]
Forget the politics for a second. Forget the anti-NAFTA scree coming from the White House. Go to sports, go to the National Hockey League and...
I’ve drawn a political conclusion by way of the Piano Man
I’ve come to a conclusion: The waitress practicing politics while the businessmen slowly get stoned would be a more politically affluent and effective President of...
Sounding protest of under-exposure of a high-level protest song
If you haven’t heard, Bruce Springsteen has partnered with an old chum and his group to protest President Donald J. Trump by way of a...
Right-versus-wrong and the ongoing gaffe of the Presidency of Donald Trump
I was not a fan of the last Republican president, George Walker Bush. There are plenty of posts in the history of this web site...
A scandal for sure, but I’m tired of the “-gate”
There’s another scandal – a long living one at that – taking placing Washington D.C. at the moment. While ties between Russia and the Donald...
A profound message in the age of grand divide
Thoughts that are tied to Jimmy Kimmel's monologue from the 2017 Academy Awards....
Regarding “Fake News”
When you’re president of the United States of America, you’re exposed to loads of data. Most presidents are exposed to private data that the public...