Political Parody As a Weapon Part LXIV

Political Parody As a Weapon Part LXIV; Almost gone but not forgiven, hope we don’t see him again. In Part LXIII, our last segment, we called on the leader of the Parrot Heads to provide the tune to memorialize the lowlights of the current head of state’s eight decades. This week, we will remain in the …

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Political Parody As a Weapon Part LIX

Political Parody As a Weapon Part LIX; Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be. Previously, in Part LVIII, Joe Biden’s achievements as The Worst President in the World were listed. Today, there will be some punching down at an oversized target. On the second Tuesday in January of 1974, television viewers were treated to a midseason replacement …

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Sam The Salesman

Sam the Salesman Previously I introduced you to my great friend and Army buddy Sam. I’ve written about our fishing adventures, the time we messed up Valentine’s Day and the time he tried to have me arrested in Kuwait. Still and all, he’s a great friend. His wife Sweet Allie, is the big sister I …

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Political Smears in 2022 are Tame Compared with the Past

As the 2022 midterm elections draw ever nearer, the slurs and mud-slinging are picking up. Liberals are calling conservatives domestic terrorists and white supremacists. Conservatives are calling liberals leftist lunatics and depraved communists. Pretty nasty stuff, right? Not really, not when you look at the kind of mudslinging gutter politics that existed in the 19th …

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