Tag Archives: freedom

Democracy Held Once Again

Posted on November 10, 2022 by ends and beginnings blog

Way back in 1912 former president Theodore Roosevelt lost the presidential nomination of the Republican Party to incumbent president William Howard Taft. Roosevelt formed a third party called The Progressive Party which was also referred to as the Bull Moose … Continue reading →

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Vote like your life depends on it

Posted on November 4, 2022 by ends and beginnings blog

“Let’s say you’re at the airport and you see Mr. Walker and you say, ‘Hey, there’s Herschel Walker, Heisman winner, let’s have him fly the plane.’ You probably wouldn’t say that. You would want to know; does he know how … Continue reading →

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COVID and White People

Posted on November 9, 2021 by ends and beginnings blog

I am really pushing my memory here but sometime in the late 1960’s or early 70’s my mother gathered up her three young children and took us to the health department where we stood in line with other mothers with … Continue reading →

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I sent you a truck, a boat, and a helicopter – God

Posted on August 19, 2021 by ends and beginnings blog

Greenville County GOP leader Pressley Stutts dies from COVID-19 – The Greenville News (8-19-21) Greenville County Republican Party leader Pressley Stutts died Thursday morning after battling COVID-19 for nearly a month. Stutts’ death was confirmed by Dan Harvell, who represents … Continue reading →

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100% of 63%

Posted on May 13, 2021 by ends and beginnings blog

“One-hundred percent of our focus is on stopping this new administration.” – Senate Minority Leader Mitch “The Turtle” McConnell Think about this statement for a minute. There is nothing specific in it. Not stop Biden’s COVID-19 response. Not stop an … Continue reading →

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Joe Biden

Posted on March 4, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

As I think I have written before, my wife and I asked our kids, young adults but still kids in my eyes, who they wanted us to vote for in the primary. Their candidate, Elizabeth Warren, so that is the … Continue reading →

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Operation Chaos

Posted on February 26, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

Once a month I go to a local restaurant and eat meatloaf. Now I don’t just get meatloaf I also get mashed potatoes and gravy, collard greens, fried okra, a wedge of cornbread and a sweet tea. The reason I … Continue reading →

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What the “Enemy of the People!” have in common

Posted on April 23, 2019 by ends and beginnings blog

“It is the press, above all, which wages a positively fanatical and slanderous struggle, tearing down everything which can be regarded as a support of national independence, cultural elevation, and the economic independence of the nation.” – Adolf Hitler “Paul … Continue reading →

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I am an American!

Posted on February 12, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

A real conversation I had today; Him- “This little Mexican girl that was working at McDonald’s asked me if I could move to a smaller table and I told her hell no, I was here first not my f*cking problem … Continue reading →

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Feeding our fears

Posted on February 12, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” – Nelson Mandela Each Sunday morning the Pastor … Continue reading →

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