As a news wonk with journalism training, I am often struck by the words selected by headline writers. As I read the headline on Michael Gerson’s column in the paper to my editor, she said, “appealing – it should read appalling, not appealing.” Continue reading
Author: Eldon Kramer
Ordering an automobile you haven’t driven and may not see for two years
People stand in line to put down a $1,000 deposit on the new Tesla Model 3 in Scottsdale. (joeycarrera /the republic)
When I saw the photograph of people waiting in line at the Scottsdale Fashion Square mall (some since 3 a.m.) to put $1,000 down on a car they will not see for more than a year, the Tesla Model 3, a number of thoughts crossed my mind.
Who are these people, I thought, who would buy a pig in the poke? My father used to echo the saying, there’s a sucker born every minute, but I’m not sure these people fall in the category. They obviously have the money to do so. Continue reading
On second thought
In my March 29, 2016 post, Court nominee not a ‘centrist,’ I wrote that Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) had agreed to meet with President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland.
Yesterday, she changed her mind and will support Sen. Charles Grassley’s (R-IA) decision not to hold hearings. Could it be that she saw her reelection slip away as angry voters oppose weak-kneed Republicans?… read more
European regulators waking up to financial effects of reducing carbon emissions
While President Obama supports the warming of global temperature scare being foisted upon us by environmentalists, the European financial sector has begun looking at the risks associated with the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions. Continue reading
Internet service added to subsidized phones for poor
Surely you remember the excited woman in Ohio who was captured on tape boasting about minorities in Cleveland getting free Obama phones during the 2012 elections. Click here to see. Continue reading
Trump not ready for prime time
If you are wondering how Donald Trump would do in a debate with Hillary Clinton, you needn’t look beyond his performance on CNN’s March 29, town hall in Wisconsin. Continue reading
Embarrassment – Kerry should know all about it
Just when I think I’ve heard it all, I read that Secretary of State John Kerry told CBS’s Face the Nation that the chaos of the 2016 U.S. presidential election “is an embarrassment to our country” as he reflected on the anti-Muslim sentiments of the candidates and the growing concerns of world leaders. Continue reading
Court nominee not a ‘centrist’
Have you noticed how the so-called mainstream media are depicting President Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Merrick Garland, as a centrist while pressing the Senate to give him a hearing? Continue reading
When it comes to facing, defeating terrorism, Obama and Clinton just don’t get it
After scenes from the terrorist bombings in Brussels disappeared briefly from our television screens, we saw clips of President Obama sitting with Raul Castro at a baseball game in Cuba and dancing the tango in Argentina. Even after seven years, I can’t understand how he can be so indifferent and callous with the loss of life to terrorism; not to mention his refusal to call out Muslim radicals. Continue reading
Obama in denial
“But what I’m not going to do is validate some notion that the Republican crackup that’s been taking place is a consequence of action that I’ve taken.” – President Obama