Woody Allen did a good synopsis of the JFK assassination controversy in “Annie Hall.” His first wife complained: “You’re using this conspiracy theory as an excuse to avoid sex with me.” I also don’t trust the government but I have never used that as an excuse to avoid [redacted] Actually, thinking of the cynics and […]
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JFK Assassination: Why So Many Government Lies?
The 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy is focusing public attention on some of the deceits that long permeated his death. It is amazing how much BS the government shoveled in the immediate aftermath. The Warren Commission report – which is now widely derided – was supposed to canonize the Official Story […]
Gettysburg Address: Still Balderdash After 150 Years
I am mystified by all the whooping on the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. Most of the commentators seem to believe that Lincoln was an honest man touting the highest ideals. Massachusetts abolitionist Lysander Spooner offered the most concise refutation to President Lincoln’s claim that the Civil War was fought to preserve a “government […]
Wash. Post Finally Sees the Light on Food Stamps?
The Washington Post had an excellent front-page article on Sunday on how food stamps are spawning epidemics of obesity and diabetes. I especially enjoyed the article because, 30 years ago, a Washington Post editorial denounced me after I wrote a long piece (entitled “Feeding Everybody“) on the failure of federal food assistance for Heritage Foundation’s […]
Best Summary of This Blog’s Mission
OK, I don’t aspire to “post all evil.” But I do try to help spotlight political and bureaucratic rascals…. [Another superb Cheney cartoon from last week’s New Yorker]
Obama’s Broken Condom Apology for Health Insurance Debacle
President Obama’s “apology” on his health insurance double-cross sounds a lot like the kind of weaseling a guy might say after he and his girlfriend noticed that his condom just broke – “And I am sorry that they, you know, are finding themselves in this situation, based on assurances they got from me.” I’ll call […]
Do Only “Far-Right Homophobes” Object to TSA Molesting?
After the shooting last Friday at LAX, the Southern Poverty Law Center posted a “Hatewatch” analysis that noted that TSA “has been subjected to criticism by far-right homophobes, among others, who have alleged that TSA agents engaging in hand searches are really sexually groping travelers.” So squeezing boobs, butts, and balls is not “sexually groping” […]
R R Schoettker
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