Tag Archives: South Carolina

Look away, look away, look away Dixie Land

Posted on April 22, 2020 by

My late Grandmother was born at the tail end of the 1918 flu pandemic (referred to as the Spanish flu). I only remember hearing her talk about it once, sometime in 1970’s, during a particularly bad flu season which stirred … Continue reading →

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The Buck Stops Here

Posted on April 3, 2020 by

“The buck stops here” is a phrase that was popularized by U.S. President Harry S. Truman, who kept a sign with that phrase on his desk in the Oval Office. The phrase refers to the notion that the President has … Continue reading →

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Operation Chaos

Posted on February 26, 2020 by

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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Any Functioning Adult 2020

Posted on February 11, 2020 by

Michael Bennet, Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Deval Patrick, Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer, Elizabeth Warren, and Andrew Yang are the ten Democratic candidates vying for their party’s nomination to be President of the United States (yes I … Continue reading →

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Cult of Personality

Posted on February 7, 2020 by

“Neon lights, a Nobel Prize. Then a mirror speaks, the reflection lies. You don’t have to follow me. Only you can set me free. I sell the things you need to be. I’m the smiling face on your T.V. I’m … Continue reading →

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Another letter to my Senators

Posted on January 22, 2020 by

“I JUST GOT IMPEACHED FOR MAKING A PERFECT PHONE CALL!” – Trump tweet 1-16-20 “If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. If the law and the facts are against … Continue reading →

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The only way out is to vote

Posted on January 21, 2020 by

From the junior Senator of South Carolina Tim Scott: On July 25, 2019, President Donald Trump spoke with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to congratulate him on winning the Ukrainian presidential election. From this conversation, a whistleblower made a complaint alleging that … Continue reading →

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Under Oath

Posted on November 12, 2019 by

I do solemnly and sincerely and truly declare and affirm that the evidence I shall give shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I promise before Almighty God that the evidence which I shall give … Continue reading →

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What you can’t defend

Posted on October 23, 2019 by

Supposedly the last lynching that took place in South Carolina occurred on February 16, 1947 when a 24 year old black man, Willie Earle, was taken from his jail cell by a mob of white men and was beaten, stabbed … Continue reading →

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Letter to Lindsey Graham….and we will deserve it

Posted on October 9, 2019 by

Dear Senator Graham; Back in May of 2016 you tweeted the following (remember Senator Graham there is always a tweet) “If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed…….and we will deserve it.” How prophetic. Obviously something very dramatic has happened … Continue reading →

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