Heh. This caught my eye because when first saw Macron in the news, macarons came to my mind. I have no clue. I’ve not followed France’s politics. I know that before it came down to the final two, he was part of a movement that didn’t bode well for France’s establishment. Once it came down to him and Le Pen, most backed his candidacy. Her candidacy was compared to the Beer Hall Putsch. His victory was seen as an anti-Trump and... Read more
As I trudge through my studies, I stumble across this story. I am humbled, and inspired. Think of what she went through. 72 years old? If my math hasn’t given out, that means she was born in 1945 (OK, I used a calculator). Think of that. She was born before the Civil Rights movement began to gain serious steam. Segregation was the name of the game. Throughout much of the country, if you were African American you were a... Read more
Set aside the hysterics and the usual ‘Waterholocaustgate!’ rhetoric that’s filled the airwaves and it’s pretty simple. Why did Trump fire him? One of two probable reasons. If there was a conspiracy between Trump and Russia to get Trump elected, then clearly Trump fired him to hinder the investigation. Duh. If there wasn’t collusion between Trump and Russia, then likely it was the timing. Let’s face it, it took United Airlines to become more unpopular than Comey. Over the... Read more
Did you feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit the prisoner? If so, off to Heaven you go. If not? Off to Hell. Read more
Why should we have a monument in our capital named for a hypocritical racist slave owner? Or for that matter, why should our capital be named for one? Mark Shea explains. Mark isn’t advocating the eradication of Washington’s name from his home state, or the destruction of the Jefferson Memorial, or the closing down of Independence Hall, or moving the presidential residency from a building built on the backs of slaves. Nothing in his post, however, could be used to... Read more
So last night we were relaxing. Long couple of weeks. No particular plans, we enjoyed a glass of wine and skipped through the channels to see what might be on. Read more
One of my favorite segments from A Day at the Races. Read more
And reminds millions of Americans that you can be a celebrated Catholic who flagrantly disregards Catholic teaching. Depending, of course, on the teaching. Personally I don’t watch the Late Night Comedians any more than I watch Sean Hannity, who came to Colbert’s defense. I don’t think Colbert should be fired. Then again, I don’t think others who have said similar things should be fired. Our society has lost the right to expect people to be fired for saying offensive things,... Read more
By now we’ve probably heard about Mr. Kimmel’s tearful account of his child’s ordeal. Thank God the baby is doing better. Now, Kimmel also got political, and fair is fair. That means the positions he brought up are open to criticism. I’ve heard people smack down rebuttals as unacceptable because of his and his child’s ordeal. But he brought politics into it, and therefore debate is on the table. Nonetheless, there is a disclaimer worth mentioning. One of the tricks to... Read more
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