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Why Is Our Country So Fucked Up!

December 7, 2021 by L.E. Kalikow Leave a Comment

At the nation’s inception, when the Declaration of Independence declared “All Men Are Created Equal,” it didn’t include slaves, or women, neither of which could vote. The statement was originally set forth to assert that the colonists, as a people, had the right to self-government. It was only in the decades after the American Revolution that the phrase acquired its reputation as a statement of individual equality. The immorality of slavery and the inequality of women were just two of the many contradictions that would then develop.

All News Became ‘Fake News’ When ‘The Fourth Estate’ Became A Circus!

April 13, 2017 by L.E. Kalikow Leave a Comment

new became fake news

In The Beginning…

When the First Amendment guaranteed freedom of the press, ‘the press’ consisted of town criers and a smattering of four page news sheets, the latest technology allowing printing on both sides of the paper. With the evolution of the printing press, newspapers flourished. By the 1800’s, published in most major cities. During the Civil War larger newspapers hired war correspondents to report through the newly invented telegraph in short concise text, setting a standard for such reporting that would continue into the next century. With smaller papers unable to afford bureaus outside of their local areas, news agencies were also formed, like the Associated Press and later United Press International.

The Cockroaches Are Now Out!

November 22, 2016 by L.E. Kalikow Leave a Comment

In the ’culture shock’ election aftermath, the unexpected ‘voice of America’ shattered my naïve misconception that the country had progressed in recent years. Lulled into a false sense of security by a façade of complacency, hiding the infestation festering beneath the surface, I had no idea how many Ku Klux cockroaches were clustering in closets until Trump opened the doors for them to come out. And out they came…

I remember when Dr. Martin Luther King was killed

In, “Sex, No Drugs & Rock’N’Roll (Memoirs Of A Music Junkie)” on the violence following the King assassination I wrote:

Are Republicans An Endangered Species?

October 19, 2016 by L.E. Kalikow Leave a Comment

After years of poaching by a radical ‘basket of deplorables,’ with an increasing appetite for fear mongering and obstructionism, it appears the ‘elephants in the room’ are now devouring themselves.

Who Eats Who?

As the Great Red Elephant trumpets off into the jungle, feeding on his own ego after biting the hands that originally fed him, what happens to the herd? Most will probably stay on their old familiar line, while a radical right segment blindly follows the ‘call of the wild.’

Translation…

Our Political System Is Now Organized Crime

October 3, 2016 by L.E. Kalikow Leave a Comment

political organized crime

Our political system has devolved into nothing short of organized crime, with two mob parties using fear, intimidation, extortion, and corruption, to claim each other’s territory in a constant struggle for power and control; and crushing any third party that might try to compete.

The Capitalist System

Capitalism is obviously the most successful economic system on earth because it ‘capitalizes’ on our competitive self-instincts. When coupled with a democratic form of government that allows the freedom to openly display our stupidity and hate anyone who doesn’t respect it, the results can be disconcerting. Especially when backed with massive cash infusions from anonymous donors hiding behind patriotic named entities legally protected by ‘Citizens United.’

This Country Is A Boomer…

August 10, 2016 by L.E. Kalikow Leave a Comment

The book, “Sex, No Drugs & Rock’N’Roll (Memoirs Of A Music Junkie)” is based on the premise that our baby-boomer generation has gone through the same maturation process as the country itself. In the fifties following WWII, we ruled the world and everything was simple. As we entered our teens in the early 60’s and began to rebel so went the country. And as we became cynical in the late 60’s, assassinations, Mayor Daley, Nixon and Watergate fed our disenchantment, all reflected in our music. Then, the complacency of adulthood in the 70’s through the 90’s into creeping old age and the arterial sclerosis of today.

Andrew Dice Clay for Vice President!

May 27, 2016 by L.E. Kalikow Leave a Comment

Now that it looks like The Donald (Trump, not the Duck) will be the GOP candidate for President of The United States (I can’t believe I’m actually writing this), who would best complement his sensibility and temperament as his Vice Presidential running mate? Obviously another reality star to match his celebrity attitude and opinions is a no brainer (in more ways than one)… Andrew Dice Clay is the logical choice!

Since Clay’s character was bludgeoned to death in HBO’s “Vinyl” making way for his unreality cable tour-de-farce “Dice,” after years of well-deserved obscurity, with his star status back from the living dead (American’s love a comeback) the time and circumstance seems perfect for his candidacy.

Why The Republican Debates are like Political WWE

March 11, 2016 by L.E. Kalikow Leave a Comment

Why The Republican Debates are like Political WWE

Each character with his own ‘shtick’ pandering to a raucous dedicated following. You’ve got clown hair ‘Donald Dick’ displaying his digits, while ‘Little Boy Rubio’ flails insults, and ‘Bible Belt Cruz’ preaches the apocalypse, as ‘Kasich the Referee’ stands in the corner and does nothing.

Human Instinct

As noted in “Sex, No Drugs & Rock’N’Roll(Memoirs Of A Music Junkie),”

“Whether its team spirit, patriotism, or organized religion, we humans have an uncanny knack for finding excuses to identify with a group so that we can beat up on those that don’t belong.”

Why Hillary & Bernie Made A House Divided

February 14, 2016 by L.E. Kalikow 2 Comments

Bernie or Hillary? Hillary or Bernie?

The incessant political Primary pandering has my wife and I now sitting at opposite ends of the dinner table. As Democrats, we find ourselves jointly yelling at ludicrous Republican regurgitations, wrapped in religiosity and reality denial, we’re completely at odds on Bernie and Hillary.

Having spent her career under the ‘glass ceiling,’ I understand my wife’s identification and empathy with Hillary’s struggle. I actually believe that Clinton is no doubt the best qualified to work within ‘the system,’ but look what happened when Obama tried it.