Author: craigshields

When I was a marketing consultant to the Fortune 100 tech companies, there was a thing known as “business bullshit bingo,” where meeting participants would keep track of the use of various corporate clichés and shout “bingo!!” as soon as …

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Regarding the meme here, a message to its author:  Present day Trumpers, i.e., those who think their leader has done nothing wrong, will never regard their loyalty to the former president as any form of “stink.” They will go to …

Most Trumpers Will Remain Loyal to the End Read More »

From Jayson Allen: How disgusting is it that when a handful of nominee hopefuls were asked last night if they would support Trump, (all but two) raised their hands like elementary school kickball hopefuls worried about being picked last. Have …

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This from MSNBC correspondent (and Harvard graduate) Joy Reid.  Good one! DeSantis, whose singular appeal is limited to the very most hateful and ignorant Americans, is trailing Trump by about 50 points, so we won’t get to see him in …

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As I posted earlier, we don’t see this level of hostility and abject stupidity in any other country in the developed world. Yet, keep in mind how Donald Trump would have been regarded in any other country in the developed …

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In most of these family portraits, even the little girl withe the angelic smile has a derringer or a Saturday night special.  Maybe these folks come from a more sophisticated branch of MAGA America. Seriously, it’s a sad aspect of …

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As we go into the first debate of the Republican presidential candidates leading into the 2024 election, presented by Fox News and moderated by two of its hosts (pictured), try to imagine any set of Republicans prior to this one …

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I dedicate these words from Sophocles to all those who hope Trump suffers a fatal heart attack, or dies of some other cause. Trump’s death will do very little to restoring sanity, decency, and honesty to America’s Republican party. In …

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It would be interesting to know exactly how many of Trump’s lawyers have quit, and under what circumstances.  I’m sure the author of the meme here has presented some good insight into this matter. I’m not sure the issue of …

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While yes, it seems strange that we’re sitting around watching the planet bake, keep in mind the following factors that makes this an extremely complicated and difficult problem to solve: Human society is organized around 200+ sovereign countries, each acting, …

It DOES Seem Odd, Doesn’t It? Read More »

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