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Facebook Arguments, or, Why Americans Can’t Compromise

January 12th, 2013 · 1 Comment

I think I’m going to make a go at reviving Unspun™. Sure, I already post my opinions — privately, usually — on my Facebook account. But I find myself sometimes longing for the ability to write commentary that doesn’t fit in so easily with the short bursts of conversation on Facebook, and I miss the […]

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FTW

June 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

My “day job” (now there’s a laugh!) is that I’m a criminal defense attorney.  This morning while in court, I received a phone call from the family of one of my clients, who was supposed to be there with me in court.  He wasn’t coming. Now I’ve represented this kid off and on for some […]

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Tags: Political Discourse · Politics-In-General

America’s Finest Distillery

August 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments

There are 235 Jon Stewarts in the United States. But there’s only one who is the most trusted man in America.

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Tags: Media · News Reporting · Political Discourse

How Politicians Screw Us

September 11th, 2006 · No Comments

Those people who have read some of my articles on the Gropinator know that I’m not a huge fan. Frankly, if he had not entertained us so well in movies, there’s no way he would have been elected to become Governor of one of the largest states and largest economies in the world. In that […]

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Politics & Revenge

December 3rd, 2005 · 1 Comment

Recent political events in Fresno have convinced me that I’ve made the right decision to be self-employed. Not long ago, the District Attorney, Elizabeth Egan was accused of firing at least one Deputy District Attorney because in the previous election, he supported her opponent. The only online story I could find about the verdict was […]

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Faith and the Final Frontier

September 28th, 2004 · No Comments

The Republican Election Machine can really be applauded for its creation of not just voters, but faithful believers in the Republican message. And I mean that in the most religious of contexts. A Bush believer, in my opinion, is someone who doesn’t just follow the issues. They listen to their message as it’s delivered to […]

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