A headline is supposed to draw you into a story, right? George shares some that he couldn’t resist.

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            HEADLINES ARE NOT the story, but it is a worldwide truism that many people interested in news simply read or glance at the headlines and then decide what articles to read.             That makes Continue Reading →

NBC News hired former RNC chair and Trump cult member as a “paid commentator” for its news and opinion shows? Seriously?

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This is not journalism. This is not “telling both sides.” It is crass commercialism devoid of ethics and anyone who wants serious responsible dialogue from a variety of view points Continue Reading →

Look out blue-collar America, senior citizens, lower-income workers. The Republican Party and Donald Trump are coming for you

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Trump and the Republican Study Committee aren’t even hiding their planned abuse of most of society any more. The question is, why are the most abused among his most ardent Continue Reading →

Enough of doom and gloom! George wants to yuck it up for a while!

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Woe is me! Remember the old “Heehaw” television show skit about “bad luck”? “Gloom, despair and agony on me Deep dark depression, excessive misery….” It seems sometimes the world is Continue Reading →

I had no idea who Katie Britt was and now I wish I still didn’t know…..

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What were Republicans thinking? A former cheerleader, over-acting from her sparkling unnaturally clean kitchen is going to win over the women? KATIE BRITT.             Excuse me, make that Senator Katie Britt, Continue Reading →

I feel a lot better about America this morning than I did yesterday morning, thanks to a great State of the Union speech

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Joe Biden showed energy and class in a make-or-break speech. Republicans showed they are the party of doom, gloom, living in a dark world without joy or hope. Here’s hoping Continue Reading →

Still a Republican? Still thinking about what a vote for Trump or any MAGA candidate gets you? Take a little test. See how many of these quotes really represent you.

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The Supreme Court has made it more and more likely Trump will go in November without an election, so it’s more important than ever to see just what the Republican Continue Reading →

The out-dated confusing system that insults and devalues voters – the Electoral College. We could get rid of it…

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EVERY ELIGIBLE PERSON in the United States should vote. Every vote does matter….and ought to count in every election.             Let’s talk about the pros and cons of the Electoral College, shall Continue Reading →

So, the Supreme Court is going to make it likely Donald Trump won’t be tried and convicted of anything prior to Nov. 5. Seriously, Democrats, what did you expect?

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It should be clear by now that no one is going to save U.S. democracy, and by extension freedom around the world, from Donald Trump and autocracy but the voters. Continue Reading →

My generation needs to hand things off to younger folks, but I’m still going to vote for Joe Biden, without hesitation.

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Biden does not have dementia. Trump probably does not, either. In a second term Biden will be surrounded by an excellent team; Trump will be surrounded by toadies whose only Continue Reading →

Where have all the heroes gone? We seem to be accepting more and more of less and less when it comes to our leaders

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            I HAVE FRIENDS who proudly wear the label of “Conservative.” They wear it like a badge of honor and proudly display it for all to see; I have friends who have Continue Reading →

Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are living children is a cruel blow to women and families, but it’s even worse than that…

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The decision makes it clear once and for all what the Republican Party of Donald Trump wants – not just an autocracy but an autocratic theocracy. If this decision stands Continue Reading →

George Smith, as created by Artificial Intelligence, is amazing…… especially in George’s eyes

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George prefers the way AI views him, as opposed to…… THIS COLUMN HAS explored, in the past, the explosion of artificial intelligence applications (AI), listed the benefits, especially in the medical Continue Reading →

Some random thoughts on a snowy Saturday morning…

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         It’s snowing outside, I’ve got a warm cup of coffee and just gone done with the morning papers and on-line news….so…. I thought after the Kansas Citymass  shootingsI’d write a post about Continue Reading →

Remember “Q,” the whack-job “Trumped up” right-wing site aimed at firing up and ripping off the folks wrapped in tin foil? It’s still out there.

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For years “Q” has made up the wildest conspiracy theories and pedaled them to those in love with Trump. To anyone with a functioning brain, it’s a clown show. Sad Continue Reading →

After Donald Trump’s latest horrific, anti-democracy, insulting comments, anyone who still supports him is not worth engaging with…

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But, they are worth taking on at the polls. Trump and his followers have removed any doubt about who they are and what they want, and it’s not a democratic Continue Reading →

George is a poet and didn’t know it; or, he isn’t and doesn’t know it. At any rate, a different approach to commentary straight from Bedspring Ridge, Arkansas…..

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New year: Trying something new In writing more than 7,000 newspaper opinion columns in more than 50 years, this is the only one ever written in free-verse poetry form. It is Continue Reading →

If our current Supreme Court is a functioning court and not a corrupt political arm of whatever the Republican Party is today, there is only one possible ruling on the Colorado decision to keep Trump of 2024 ballots

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The language of both the Founders in granting states the authority over the managing of elections, and Congress and the states in 1868 when the 14th Amendment was put in Continue Reading →

Good-bye to 2023 and some really bad brand, and hello to 2024 when….well, who knows?

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The name game played by folks in all walks of life – from scientists to politicians to activists to reactionary and wrong-headed activists, all can be disconcerting. Being politically correct Continue Reading →

Answer me this: Why do so many Americans think we are being swamped by unchecked rises in crime when……actually we are not

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Sensational media, social media mask the data from the FBI. We are not being taken over by a swarm of violent criminals. It’s time to pay attention to where we Continue Reading →

The Republican Party is showing us full-on what it is, from dictator wannabe Trump down through the ranks of anti-American fascists

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Anyone who is even remotely considering voting for anyone other than Biden needs help or a brain transplant             IF IT WASN’T clear before that Donald Trump and almost all of the Continue Reading →

There is no “right” in the Middle East and other bloody conflicts; There is plenty of “right” in the Republican Party but it’s not a good “right”

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We’ve lost sight of how to treat people. Period. As for the far-right Republicans, they seem to be suffering “death by a thousand paper cuts.” Sick and tired of being Continue Reading →

If Donald Trump is sidelined, maybe it’s time for Joe Biden to step aside and let a new generation go to work in 2024

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While Biden has accomplished a lot, he has become a lightening rod for things he can’t control. And, against a younger candidate age could become an issue. Maybe now is Continue Reading →

What will 2024 look like when it comes to Republicans? The betting here is Donald Trump won’t be on the slate. Which leads to…who will?

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When you take out Trump, that leaves only DeSantis and Haley and if either of them is the nominee, things change for the Biden camp             WHAT A MESS!          There are Continue Reading →

Antisemitism and racism converge in 2023

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“Antisemitism is a variant of racism…. that is, stereotyping and discrimination leading to intimidation, threats, harm, and marginalization or exclusion of individuals because they belong or are supposed to belong to certain ethnic or associated religious group, in this case Jewish ethnicity or religion.” ANTISEMITISM Continue Reading →

The Republicans have some problems, not the least of which is Donald Trump’s out-in-the-open agenda to replace Democracy with Fascism

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Then there is the whole thing with just not liking women… INCOMING! A righteous question. Why does the Republican Party as a whole hate women? Some readers are shaking their heads Continue Reading →

Election Eve Thoughts – At the last minute blatant and ugly racism and fear tactic tossed into Chester County Sheriff’s race by Republicans

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How does that tie to school board elections? Oh, it does. And when it comes to voting, showing up counts. We have a precious right people around the world would Continue Reading →

Tuesday is an off-year election, but it’s a critical one. Far-right forces are trying to take over every level of government from judges to county and township offices to school boards.

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The best way to ensure our democracy survives these troubled times is not to support any candidate running as under the Republican label, given how that party has endorsed MAGA Continue Reading →

No matter who you are, where you stand in the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it’s likely some of what you hearing just isn’t so

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Facts / interpretations / warfare – History is littered with events that research shows didn’t happen or were overblown. It is hard to avoid being a part of spreading misinformation Continue Reading →

This column is personal. It’s about Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid. Those programs should be personal to you as well

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These programs are not “gimme” programs. You have paid, and are paying for them. Republicans, regardless of their protests to the contrary, want to cut them. Fact. Don’t let them Continue Reading →

Think Evangelicals like Mike Johnson like Jews? Think again. Their Biblical beliefs show Jews are a prop in their dreams of End Times

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While the newly-elected Speaker says he supports aid to Israel, he’s tying granting that aid to far-right social sending cuts in the U.S. Doesn’t sound like someone who really cares Continue Reading →

The day Mike Johnson was elected Speaker of the House may be one of the most momentous dates in the history of our nation

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The man who now is second line for the presidency is a hard-core far-right Christian Nationalist. The Republican Party has pulled off the sheets and identified itself for what it Continue Reading →