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The Truth Is Out There   The X-Files Did anybody here ever see that 1997 movie “Conspiracy Theory?” In short, it’s about a cab driver (Mel Gibson), who believes that basically everything that happens in the world is a part of a vast conspiracy, most specifically about him. And then it...

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  • August 11, 2019

As pompous of an ass as I can be on occasion, there are a few simple rules I try really hard to follow, And one of those bedrock rules is to never try to tell a political savant like Nancy Pelosi how to do her job. But being human, sometimes...

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  • August 4, 2019

For four long, embarrassing, tortured years, Donald Trump has gotten away with being a virulent racist. He’s gotten away with it mainly because the party he purports to represent has consistently ignored, laughed off, refused to comment on, or attempted to explain away his inexcusable behavior. But those days may...

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  • July 28, 2019

I have to hand it to the reporters at Axios. I can hardly get through one day of Trump’s verbal brain farts without treating myself to an hour long brain bleach shower to prepare for the next day’s assault, but they did a deep dive and compiled a full week of Trump’s...

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  • July 27, 2019

I am not going to re-litigate the entire 7 hour “Mueller experience.” That’s not what this is about. It turned out better than  I had feared, but not as good as I had hoped for. Actually, I was well pleased with the afternoon session in front of the Intelligence committee....

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  • July 25, 2019

We’ve all seen, heard of, or read about it. A well dressed, well off, PhD who gets skinned down to his skivvies by a 16 y.o. high school dropout with a 3 card monte table on a street corner. And no matter how often we see, hear, or read about...

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  • July 23, 2019

That’s not a place you wanna be, sleeping with the enemy, you know   Roger Hodgson I can’t imagine why I should even have to say this, but apparently I do. In the lead up to Senator Amy Klobuchar’s announcement from Minneapolis today, which looked like a scene from “Fargo,” one of the...

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  • February 10, 2019

How many times do we have to keep saying “You can’t make this shit up!” A few days ago, while Teri was on lunch at work, I gave her a quick rundown of the days events. After she hung up, I replayed the list in my head, amazed that any one of...

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  • January 19, 2019

This is your intrepid reporter Murfster35, coming to you live from Vegas beach. The media missiles are flying overhead with increasing frequency, the battle is in doubt, but the body count won’t be known until November 6th. Here we are, 27 days from D-Day. I thought it might be both...

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  • October 10, 2018

Don't touch that dial Those of you who check in on me regularly, like a parent whose kid has the measles, know that is one of my favorrte pet phrases. I use it to end an article when I have a srong feeling that I'll be circling back around to...

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  • July 26, 2018
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