Author: craigshields

Kyle Rittenhouse admitted to a misdemeanor weapons possession and the judge dropped the charge. When my mom asked me if I thought that was incorrect, I made two points: a) Wisconsin state law 948.60(2)(a) states: “Any person under 18 years …

Judge in Rittenhouse Homicide Trial Dismisses Charge Against the Defendant Read More »

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The folks in Florida are getting what they’re asking for, but these are some strange requests indeed. Most people don’t want high COVID case rates and environmental ruin. Floridians don’t seem to care, as long as their governor and representatives …

The Bizarre State of Florida Read More »

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I was rather hoping that this was a joke, that it didn’t actually happen.  What does Elon Musk gain by acting so badly?  But no such luck. Yes, the electrification of transportation is a big deal, but the planet is …

Elon Musk Reveals a Bit About Himself…..Yuck Read More »

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Hope this makes you smile, as it did me. I know I’m not alone in saying that I’m so glad I’m not in the dating scene at this point in U.S. history.  There are simply too many people walking around …

“God Sent Trump To Us” Read More »

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Not all ignorant people are racists, but all racists are ignorant. That in and of itself is a good reason to fund public education.  

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America was blessed to have one of the best human beings the world has ever produced as its president in the late 1970s. Carter’s aspirations for his country, shown here, may never be achieved, but it won’t be because he …

Jimmy Carter, Fine Human Being Read More »

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It’s both perplexing and terrifying that the Republican Party has shifted so far to the ultra-right in just the last five years. Think of how unlikely January 6th would have been in Nixon’s day.  No Kyle Rittenhouse, Steve Bannon, Roger …

Where Is the Republican Party? Read More »

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Here’s something from a lifelong Republican, asking, in all sincerity, what it means to be a member of the GOP. I never shared conservatives’ values, even when I was a small boy and both my parents were Republicans.  Yet at …

What It Means To Be a Republican, and That’s a Crying Shame Read More »

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Alex Jones, who claimed the Sandy Hook shooting was a “giant hoax,” was found liable for damages in lawsuits brought by parents of children killed in the shooting. A reader, apparently someone from abroad, asks: I don’t understand why he …

Alex Jones Found Liable for Damages in Defamation Cases Read More »

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About 75 years ago Herman Herring gave a testimony in the Nuremberg court, he was asked:  “How did you force the German people to accept all this?” He replied: “It was easy, it has nothing to do with Nazism, it is related to …

Fear as Motivation Read More »