Tag Archives: Mark Meadows

The wannabe Mob Boss revisited

Posted on January 21, 2022 by ends and beginnings blog

I wrote this back in November, 2019 and thought, given recent event’s, it was worth reposting. For years I have been interested in the Mafia. It’s why the Godfather (one and two, not three) and Goodfellas are three of my … Continue reading →

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Another useless letter to my Senators

Posted on December 20, 2021 by ends and beginnings blog

“In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The Government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in heaven … Continue reading →

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It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)

Posted on April 13, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

That’s great, it starts with an earthquake Birds and snakes, and aeroplanes And Lenny Bruce is not afraid Eye of a hurricane, listen to yourself churn World serves its own needs Don’t mis-serve your own needs Speed it up a … Continue reading →

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S.S. Trump

Posted on December 19, 2019 by ends and beginnings blog

Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina is the latest Republican to announce that he won’t seek reelection. He joins a long, and growing, list of retiring House Republicans; Will Hurd, Tex., Tom Marino, Penn., Jim Sensenbrenner, Wisc., Susan Brooks, Ind., Martha Roby, Ala., Sean Duffy, … Continue reading →

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All roads lead to Putin

Posted on November 13, 2019 by ends and beginnings blog

I remember a time, which seems like decades ago now, when Lindsey Graham was anti-Russia and anti-Putin. What seems to have gotten lost among Graham’s Republican brothers and sisters is that Ukraine is at war with Putin and Russia. In … Continue reading →

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This is Donald Trump’s fault, Mitch McConnell’s fault, Lindsey Graham’s fault, Kevin McCarthy’s fault, Mark Meadows’ fault, Jim Jordan’s fault……..

Posted on June 26, 2019 by ends and beginnings blog

Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and his 23-month-old daughter Valeria drowned as they tried to cross from Mexico to the United States. “We have people coming into the country or trying to come in, we’re stopping a lot of them, but … Continue reading →

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CRA-CRA!

Posted on March 20, 2019 by ends and beginnings blog

“George Conway, often referred to as Mr. Kellyanne Conway by those who know him, is VERY jealous of his wife’s success & angry that I, with her help, didn’t give him the job he so desperately wanted. I barely know … Continue reading →

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He Is a Racist, He Is a Con Man, and He Is a Cheat

Posted on March 1, 2019 by ends and beginnings blog

Trump twitter rant this morning (remember March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb): #1- “Wow, just revealed that Michael Cohen wrote a “love letter to Trump” manuscript for a new book that he was pushing. … Continue reading →

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Bit by bit

Posted on July 17, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

“In Russia we only had two TV channels. Channel One was propaganda. Channel Two consisted of a KGB officer telling you: Turn back at once to Channel One.” – Yakov Smirnoff It was not a coincidence that over the last … Continue reading →

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Smoke screen

Posted on January 24, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

“I believe the Republicans have never thought that democracy was anything but a tribal myth.” –  Hunter S. Thompson  Devin Nunes is the Republican Representative for California who happens to have a very important job as it pertains to the Trump/Russia … Continue reading →

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