Lester Krapp's Blog
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November 17, 2020
Stopping the Malarky
Osnos brings us into the twilight zone the campaign was dragged into. As more and more Trump hit the fan, the campaign saw its mantra morph from “restore the soul of America” to “WTF?”
July 18, 2020
Anyone seen reality around here?
That outlandish reality was predicted in 1962 by one Daniel Boorstin, historian and long-serving Librarian of Congress. Nobody knew in 1962 that everything above was going to describe the way of life in today's America. But it does.
July 10, 2020
Say What?
The fun of Donald Trump and His Assult on Truth by the Washington Post fact-checkers is its encyclopedic organization of the disorganization that is #TrumpsBrain.
June 11, 2020
Dedicated to the Donald
The lyrics are prophetic -- Stevie Wonder's 1973 song "He's Misstra Know It All" from the album "Innervisions".
June 10, 2020
Is some idiot driving you insane?
Is some idiot driving you insane? Blame the founding fathers. Yes, they get credit for ripping a page out of the ancient Greek playbook to shape our republic, but they left out the best part.
June 7, 2020
Or Did We?
The death of Christo might have been bigger news this week, had we not collectively put on a bigger show than he and Jeanne-Claude ever imagined. Continue reading →
February 19, 2020
Sex, drugs, teenage pregnancy, vampires, fire eaters, lawsuits, a dive bar, and victory
Sex, drugs, teenage pregnancy, vampires, fire eaters, lawsuits, a dive bar and ultimate victory. Continue reading →
February 15, 2020
AP Fact Check Favorites 15 Feb 2020: The “Teacher, leave us kids alone” Edition
o the extent any people who came into the U.S. illegally are kicking in for the wall, it’s because they’re working and paying taxes like other workers. Continue reading →
December 12, 2019
5 More Reasons to Hate the Phone Company
An ad agency tried to save a language after reading a seemingly credible story in a major newspaper. There was just one problem. Continue reading →
