Tag Archives: Obituary
Bodies and Debris, India Heat Wave
Saturday, May 21, 2016
EgyptAir: Searchers have found floating luggage, seats, and body parts from the downed EgyptAir passenger jet. The Airbus 320 was flying normally overnight Thursday from Paris to Cairo when it suddenly jerked to the left, then spun right and plummeted …
Wreckage Found, Morley Safer Dead at 84
Friday, May 20, 2016
EgyptAir: The Egyptian military says it has found debris and personal belongings of passengers from the EgyptAir flight lost in the Mediterranean. So far there’s only speculation about what brought down the passenger jet with 66 people on board. It’s …
Clinton by a Hair, Olympic Doping
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
The Numbers Game: Bernie Sanders won the Oregon primary and Hillary Clinton barely eked out a win in Kentucky by half a percent, about 1900 votes. Clinton and Sanders basically split Kentucky’s delegates, making little difference in Clinton’s overall lead, …
Trump the Untouchable, A Word to Graduates
Monday, May 16, 2016
The Circus: Donald Trump is defending himself against stories that he acted as his own PR agent under false names and that he has a long history of demeaning women. Saturday Night Live began with a skit of Trump making …
None of Your Business, Washington Casino
Saturday, May 14, 2016
Bracket Creep: Donald Trump told interviewer George Stephanopoulos on ABC that he doesn’t think the public has a right to see his tax returns Asked his effective tax rate, Trump said, “It’s none of your business. You’ll see it when …
Feds in the Bathroom, Still No Endorsement
Friday, May 13, 2016
News from the Bathroom: The Obama administration is entering the national bathroom debate today, issuing all public school systems a letter saying all students must be allowed to use the bathroom for the gender with which they identify. It’s an …
Fire in Oil Country, Educated in America
Sunday, May 8, 2016
Burning Season: Authorities were working yesterday to finish the evacuation of work camps in the oil sands fields outside fire-ravaged Fort McMurray, Alberta. The fires, which have burned at least 400,000 acres, are reported to be nowhere near controlled and …
President Kills, Cruz the Bathroom Monitor
Sunday, May 1, 2016
Nerd Prom: Larry Wilmore died and President Obama killed at the White House Correspondent’s dinner last night. It was Wilmore’s first and the president’s last appearance at the event. Maybe it was also Wilmore’s last appearance as well at the …
Cruz or Brussels Sprouts, Thrown for Loss
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Hoosiers: Indiana’s conservative Gov. Mike Pence gave Ted Cruz a tepid endorsement for president, just days before the state’s primary. Pence said, “I’m not against anybody, but I will be voting for Ted Cruz.” One of CNN’s analysts said, “I’ve …
Trump Fights Alliance, Hillary Getting Closer
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact: The alliance between Ted Cruz and John Kasich was all Donald Trump needed to uncork the venom and abandon any attempt at “presidential” behavior. Trump said at a rally, “It shows how weak they are. It shows …

