Attribution: Revised by Reworked, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in wondering how a democracy can possibly continue to function when $50 million donations are as much a part of the election scene as standing in line to vote? With unlimited donations welcomed into the political …
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Category:Politics
Kickass and the SCOTUS
Attribution: Photo by Mr. Kjetil Ree., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, goes along with the keeper in accepting the verity that he—the keeper, has neither the patience nor the smarts to be a supreme court justice, given the “high” court’s apparent lengthy deliberation in deciding that a man …
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Common Sense and Sensibility
Attribution: Carol M. Highsmith , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter At face value, it seems naive to think that twelve randomly selected citizens can put aside their beliefs and prejudices long enough to logically assess the evidence, facts, and arguments in a court of law to determine the guilt or innocence of a …
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Kickass and Flying Geraniums
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, listened as the keeper commented to Phyllis that whatever flag she wanted to fly off their Vista West balcony would be okay with him so long as it did not symbolize that the residents of apt 523 were arrogant, narcissistic and altogether stupid. There …
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Shameless
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter The world I grew up in has been turned on its head. Donald Trump, the presumed Republican presidential candidate has posted a video exalting a “unified Reich” in America. When I was a kid, Nazis used to be the bad guys. Joseph Alito, one of our Supreme Court …
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Full Measure
Artwork by Michael DiMilo (Originally posted on May 31, 2019 in Honor of our Veterans) By Geoff Carter Ah, Memorial Day: the harbinger of summer, the first family picnic, and the grill master’s opening day. Memorial Day also happens to be the holiday recognizing and honoring those who have made the ultimate sacrifice defending our …
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Attack of the Brain Worm Zombies
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Last week, I wrote a column about a possible brain worm epidemic in Washington, D.C. Lately, ever since Robert Kennedy, Jr. revealed that this particular parasite had eaten a part of his brain, I have been wondering if he was the only politico who is suffering from this …
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Kickass and POTUS
Attribution: Photo by Elimende Inagella on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper is attempting to understand why so many Republicans are denying the outcome of the last election for POTUS and announcing that they will not accept the results of the next one unless it goes their way. In a preliminary gesture …
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The Worms Crawl In….
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Just when it seemed as if current events and political discourse could not become any more surreal or absurd, a story broke that independent presidential candidate Robert Kennedy, Jr. revealed that at one point he had a parasitic worm that consumed part of his brain. He did not …
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Malpractice
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter A close family member is finishing up her first year of medical residency, and I am simply amazed at the sheer volume of knowledge and skills she has had to absorb in order to complete the process of being a doctor. She had to endure four years of …
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Kickass and Rudy’s Bankruptcy
Attribution: DonkeyHotey, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, in his ceaseless sifting and winnowing, not to mention wasting time, happened across Rudy Giuliani’s report to the bankruptcy court listing his monthly expenses at $43,000 and stating that he owes $153 million to creditors, much of …
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Not One of Us
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness…” –(The Declaration of Independence) Right. These words were written by a slave owner …
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