Gwenllian Rees, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter It’s that time of year. Autumn. I took my dog for a walk along the river trail yesterday. It was about fifty degrees with a cool north wind blowing, but the sun was out, warm and inviting when it was able to peek through the …
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Category:Politics
Kickass Cows Over Women
Rawpixel Ltd, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in observing that two occurrences in Madison this week make it plain that in Wisconsin, cows are much more respected than women: one event is the World Dairy Expo which is a week-long celebration honoring cows from around the world; the other …
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Kickass and Cheating Fishermen
Bunrunner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, agrees with the keeper that by now everyone, at least every fisherman, has heard about the two Ohio competitive fishing “champs” who were caught putting weights and other material inside their catches as they maintained their lead in the “Fisherman of the …
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Kickass and Fired Coach
Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Kickass, the doorstop dog, is assisting the keeper in running down the rumor that, in keeping with the current trend of denying reality, particularly if it involves rejection by official means, Paul Chryst is refusing to accept his firing as UW football coach and will be …
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Kickass and Governor’s Mansion For Sale
Lacrossewi, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Kickass, the doorstop dog, will be assisting the keeper in drafting a contract for Tim Michels, the eastern billionaire who wants to add the Wisconsin gubernatorial mansion to his collection of mansions elsewhere, in effect making Wisconsin residents his property as in “plantation.” The keeper is suggesting that instead of an …
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More or Less Equal Before the Law
Deval Kulshrestha, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons “We are a government of laws, not of men.” John Adams said that. “All men are created equal.” Thomas Jefferson said that—in The Declaration of Independence. Atticus Finch, in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, said “In this country, our courts are the great levelers.” These are all fine …
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Kickass and the Sheep Dip Treatment
Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in observing that those who refuse to honor the will of the people by gerrymandering themselves into office or by denying the outcome of elections or refusing to abide by the expiration of appointed terms or by …
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Who Are These People?
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.” These immortal words of President John F. Kennedy became the inspiration for tens of thousands of young Americans. To them, and many others, these words stood for selflessness, sacrifice, and a …
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Kickass and Funeral Pageantry
The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, using his superpowers of communication, has it on the kind of authority that is the base of Fox Fairy tales, that aides at Mar A Lago are pouring over tapes of the recent Queen funeral pageantry to …
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Kickass and Out-of-State Governor
Elkanah Tisdale (1771-1835) (often falsely attributed to Gilbert Stuart)[1], Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper’s ability to remain vigilant during trying times, has revealed to him the Tim Michael’s gubernatorial plan for deporting Madison liberals to Florida in exchange for demented Ron DeSantis followers who …
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Kickass and Pillow Talk
Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports an occasion of pillow talk involving the keeper and his pillow, Phyllis being engrossed in reading a novel: Pillow: “I’m being requited by Mike Lindell.” Keeper: “To do what?” Pillow: “To promote the …
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The Queen is Dead
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Last Thursday, at the ripe old age of ninety-six, after a reign of seventy years, Queen Elizabeth II passed away. The news of her passing has (in a gross understatement) dominated the news. She had been the queen since her coronation in 1952, the same year that The Jackie …
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