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“Boundless Confidence In America’s Promise”
UPDATE: Initially, I wrote in this posting that “presumably the ‘very little guy’ in Trump’s diatribe is Senator Tim Kaine, of Virginia, Clinton’s choice as her vice-president.” Two days later, Trump tweeted that he was referring to former New York Mayor Michael … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Politics and Elections
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Big Brother or Hillary: A Final Muddled Choice
By James M. Wall George Orwell’s 1984 is now dangerously close to reality. In the picture above, Donald J. Trump looms on the large screen behind the nominee, bringing an ominous reminder of Orwell’s “Big Brother”. The acceptance speech Trump gave … Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton
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Our Long Trump Nightmare Grows In intensity
by James M. Wall The posting below originally ran in this space, March 2, 2016. Since the Trump nightmare has only grown in intensity, I am reproducing the earlier posting for the benefit of new readers, and as a reminder for all of us, that elections … Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, US govermemt
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Will “Greatness” Elude Yet Another President?
by James M. Wall Will McAlvoy (Jeff Daniels), (right), played a newscaster working for a fictional cable news network on The Newsroom, a program which ran on HBO (2012-2014). The writer of The Newsroom series is Aaron Sorkin, creator and lead author of the earlier television … Continue reading
“Cunning of Reason” Will End Israel’s Occupation
by James M. Wall A search for hope began with a viewing of the 2014 film, Interstellar, the mind-stretching movie directed by Christopher Nolan, and written by Christopher and his brother Jonathan Nolan. Interstellar is one of those motion pictures that lifts the spirits because it brings … Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Israel, Middle East, Palestinians, Religious Faith
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It’s Still The Occupation, Stupid
by James M. Wall Bill and Hillary Clinton swept into the White House in 1992 on the back of their campaign strategist, James Carville (right), a wise-cracking political operative from Louisiana. “It’s the economy, stupid” was Carville’s greatest contribution to the first Clinton campaign victory. It is … Continue reading Continue reading
Clinton Needs Only 199 Supers to Win Nomination
In 1980, Edward Kennedy’s endless challenge to Jimmy Carter undermined Carter and probably gave Ronald Reagan a lift. http://nyti.ms/28nAjfR Continue reading
Posted in Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Media
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United Methodists Answer: “What Does It Profit?”
by James M. Wall Sixty-two years after the U.S. Supreme Court banned racial segregation in U.S. public schools, the United Methodist Church ended its 2016 General Conference by voting 559-157 to continue investing its funds in U.S. corporations profiting from operations in … Continue reading
Hawkish Hillary Clinton Prefers the Big Stick
by James M. Wall The ugliest, meanest, primary-caucus season in modern history, is over. History will record the ending came when Republican champion Donald Trump swept five states in Tuesday’s primaries while Democratic winner Hillary Clinton won four out of … Continue reading
Posted in Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Gaza, Hillary Clinton, Israel, Middle East Politics, Obama
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“It Was The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”
by James M. Wall The New York Times editorial board was absolutely right when it declared the day following the New York primaries, that it is too soon for Bernie Sanders and John Kasich to concede the nominations to Hillary Clinton and … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Iran, Israel
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