Author: craigshields

If I had been born without a conscience, I would have fashioned a career focused on ripping off idiots, which wouldn’t have been at all difficult, and I would have developed rhetoric like what we have here.  I have to admit, …

Words from One of the Very Few Trump Supporting Celebrities Read More »

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The data points that former Labor Secretary Robert Reich lays out here show how Elon Musk completely fleeced the United States. Not sure how even the very bottom of the educational barrel could think that Trump’s blend of stupidity and …

Elon Musk Took America to the Cleaners Read More »

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We’ve all seen the many covert ways that merchants employ to take advantage of their customers. The other day, I was talking to the recently retired VP Marketing at the roast beef sandwich chain Arby’s, and I asked him if …

Making It Even Tougher on Consumers Read More »

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When we look at the map at left, showing cardiac related deaths during 2013 compared to Waffle House locations, our immediate thought is that the fast food chain is causing cardiac arrest.  And, given that they serve up mass quantities …

Correlation vs. Causation Read More »

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Certainly the poem here by John Roedel speaks to many of us, in particular the lost art of kindness. This from Aldous Huxley:  It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one’s life and …

The Disappearance of Kindness Read More »

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Chevron is trying to convince us that the problem with high gasoline prices is the taxes we pay to keep our roads from falling apart.  If we feel we’re paying too much at the pump, they want us to call …

Chevron Wants Us to Fight Against Gas Taxes, Not Their Greed Read More »

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I hope so, but I wouldn’t bet my (after)life on it. It’s entirely possible that Trump’s appointing an alcoholic Fox News anchor with minimal military experience to manage the world’s largest war apparatus could turn into a global catastrophe in …

Will the Current U.S. Secretary of Defense Be Forgotten in 100 Years? Read More »

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What Roger Penrose says here strikes me as credible.  But keep in mind what the philosophers of science say: If there is no possible experiment that could disprove a theory, it’s not science at all, but rather religion.

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The meme here made me laugh, mainly because of the absurd notion that any of Trump’s sociopathic characteristics could possibly “haunt” him for a fraction of a second, let alone the rest of his life. The man is a predator–in …

Strangely Amusing Statement on Trump Read More »

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Regarding the pathetic story at left, I have two responses: 1) Bulls***.  If this woman legitimately believed that Trump’s clearly articulated plan for mass deportation would somehow show mercy to honest, non-violent mothers and their tiny children, she’s an idiot. …

Southern Christian Women Didn’t Vote to Deport Moms? Seriously? Read More »

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