By Wink Thomas Sowell of the Creators Syndicate wants Rush Limbaugh to sue somebody. He is quickly becoming my favorite columnist. Apparently when the Winkest Link honored Sowell with the prestigious “Bonehead Du Jour” Award (Feb 19, 2009) he became obsessed with trying to be the first two-time winner. Now he is saddened because he [...]
By Wink In my September 1, 2009 article I made a perfectly rational argument that members of the U. S. House of Representatives are morons, compared to those who reside in the Senate. I would like to update you on that, and let you know that I was mistaken, and the House members have really [...]
By Cessna “Liberals” have pretty much been on the right side of every major issue in the history of this country. Ending slavery. Medicare. Social Security. Voting rights. Every one fiercely opposed by conservatives. Those soft-hearted liberals were against going to war in Vietnam and Iraq. Those ventures both went well, didn’t they? Now liberals [...]
By Wink Sometimes I am really naïve. I thought my July 22 article about Barack Obama’s U.S. citizenship would not be controversial. Let me synopsize: 1) Obama is a U.S. citizen 2) Anyone who says he isn’t is an idiot Some of the responses were fun, but not Matt’s. Matt is a very serious person, [...]
By Wink The conspiracy nuts are always with us… JFK had multiple killers. The moon landing was faked. Israel crashed those jets into the twin towers. The Holocaust didn’t happen. On and on they go. I don’t really understand the pathetic people who continue to push these conspiracies, except for those whose sole desire is [...]
By Wink How much influence does the Surgeon General of the U.S. have? Precious little, I think. It always seemed to me more ceremonial than functional. I imagine seeing the budget for this position would make me cry. I guess being a ‘spokesman’ is a job. Previous ones have spoken out against smoking and in [...]
By Wink In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, the Defense Department is going to release photos showing alleged abuse of prisoners in detention facilities in Afghanistan and Iraq. On the web site of the National Review, Andrew McCarthy, apparently a master of hyperbole, wrote “American soldiers, American civilians, and other innocent people [...]
By Wink As you would guess, on-line polls are not exactly random, and are almost as unscientific as is possible. A recent MSNBC poll was taken to rate President Obama. This poll was pretty straight-forward: How do you think Obama did in his first 100 days? The only options were letter grades A, B, C, [...]
By Wink Please sit down and breathe slowly before reading the next sentence. President Obama smiled in an encounter with Hugo Chavez at the Summit of the Americas. Should I repeat that? He smiled. The always-impartial former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said the smile will be used as propaganda by enemies of the United States. [...]
By Wink Well, Teabag Day has come and gone. Do you feel different now? Do you feel the swell of excitement? No? That is because THERE IS NO GROUNDSWELL for the teabag issue. Fox News, which still bothers to use the phrase “Fair and Balanced,” drummed up this phony event in yet another cheap attempt [...]
