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GLEANINGS FROM THE PASSING SCENE … (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Jack Curtis

Your news snacks for the past week; select as pleases you: The Obama Administration ordered that goods originating in Gaza or the West Bank cannot be labeled as made in Israel. (We say nothing made in Washington D.C. should be … Continue reading →

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The Struggle Over Control Of America’s Police …

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Jack Curtis

American police answer to local officials for the same reasons that sovereignty was rooted in the states or the people. Central governments have never felt powerful enough on the other hand, without control of the police. Armed enforcers beyond their … Continue reading →

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GLEANING FROM THE PASSING SCENE… (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Jack Curtis

Saturday’s collection of bits that somehow, struck our attention: Renters: 25% use half their pay for housing costs. (Saps think they’re entitled to a whole apartment for a single family?) New Construction spending decline befuddles economists. We guess that economists … Continue reading →

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Will The Coming Riotous Black Summer Be Farce, Or Tragedy?

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Jack Curtis

Some four years ago, economic inequality was the cause du jour and “Occupy Wall Street” was the name of the organized protests and quasi-riots used to pursue its agenda. Mostly young, mostly white and mostly unemployed ‘protesters’ marched, yelled and … Continue reading →

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Gleanings From The Passing Scene … (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Jack Curtis

Your significant Saturday selections: Local Police   are receiving more military gear from the Feds  since the  Ferguson riots. We’re not sure exactly why as we hear a rumor that the Justice Department  flooded Ferguson with agents to assure that the … Continue reading →

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New York City’s Two Dead Cops and Dissed Mayor Are A Distraction …

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Jack Curtis

U.S. TV journalists obsession of the moment appears to be the murder of two cops in New York City. American journalists often seem to think that New York and Washington, D.C. together comprise the world. Never mind London, Paris, Berlin, … Continue reading →

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U.S. Government Today: Two Vignettes From Real Life …

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Jack Curtis

A charming grandmother of our acquaintance needed, she informed us, to renew her drivers’ license. Her time allotted for that was to expire at the end of this month. So she drove across the city to the nearest Motor Vehicle … Continue reading →

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When Women Feared Mice, Guns Didn’t Stop Traffic …

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Jack Curtis

Some may recall the time when a housewife (if you recall housewives) was expected to scream and leap onto a chair at sight of a mouse. The fear was supposed to be that the little critter might seek shelter by … Continue reading →

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The Merry-Go-Round Accelerates In Fergusn, MO

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Jack Curtis

The teen shot by Ferguson, MO police is being assembled into a new version of the Travon Martin case. “Protestors” from other areas, many with criminal records, are appearing in Ferfuson to loot and riot. The President, wo ignores police … Continue reading →

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Gleanings From The Passing Scene … (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Jack Curtis

Another week, another netfull of the inane, the serious and even a bit of comedy: Ukraine’s government reports finding some 100,000 ballots already marked: “Yes” for an eastern city’s upcoming vote on joining Russia. Police and Federal agencies are grabbing … Continue reading →

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