When the entertainment division took over news in 1976's “Network,” some saw the storyline as anything but fiction. To entertain and focus on important issues is a tough job, but some, such as the late George Carlin, used controversy, not to demean, but to enlighten his audience. 1/11
Rob Kendall, [FN1] no George Carlin, took umbrage w/my blog [FN2] & posted on X:
“Think of the time you just wasted whining about Micah Beckwith. That’s even more hilarious than the vote totals…
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Ignorance is like a pathogen & Micah Beckwith its super-spreader. [FN1] Beckwith’s visit to Westfield HS last week was canceled by school officials. Beckwith went on an Indy radio show to vent & a show co-host gave the superintendent’s phone number on the air. [FN2] 1/12
1) Reason for Beckwith’s visit is unclear. An ag teacher invited Beckwith to that teacher’s class, that IN’s Lt Gov is IN’s Sec’y of Ag, so the visit will be part of Beckwith’s job. [FN3] Beckwith was not…
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Micah Beckwith, Hamilton County preacher & IN Lt Gov-elect, claims expertise on subjects despite her/his ignorance. After Beckwith’s visit to a class at Westfield HS was canceled, Beckwith vented [FN1] & claimed s/he said to the school’s superintendent: 1/13
“You know who Neville Chamberlain was? You remind me of Neville Chamberlain.” Beckwith has boasted s/he is a “student of history.” [FN2] At least Beckwith got a name of prominence in history correct. I wrote last week of…
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Today, trump “confirmed reports that he plans to declare a national emergency to enact a mass deportation program” although he “did not offer any details on his plans.” [FN1] There’s no hue & cry, such as met demands that trump be stopped from dictatorship. Let’s review: 1/7
trump:
1) has promised to be a dictator;
2) says he’ll declare a nat’l emergency;
3) about immigration, that he exacerbated to preserve as a campaign issue;
4) in 63 days;
5) as evidence of…
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Putin is showing the rest of the World that he
1) owns trump;
2) made a mockery of our free elections;
3) interfered w/ our elections by:
a) hacking computer systems (cyber warfare);
b) channeling money to campaigns through
corporations;
c) propaganda presented as “news”;
d) blackmail & extortion (a/k/a “kompromat”); and
e) bribery.
4) used our devotion to rule of law against us to delay
action that would prevent trump…
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In the Weimar Republic, the NSDAP had gone from a far-right fringe party that pulled > 30% of votes in Reichstag elections. [FN1] On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler became Chancellor. [FN2] The Weimar Republic died. Eventually tens of millions also died. 1/7
In the U.S., on 1/20/25, trump has promised he will be a dictator. In 2024, he “made more than 100 threats to investigate, prosecute, imprison or [] punish his perceived enemies.” [FN3] The oath of office requires trump to…
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That last blog sure was cheerful! Reminiscent of Frodo’s glimpse into the Mirror of Galadriel & the Shire reduced to slag heaps. [FN1] This country, should trump be installed once more in the Oval Office, will not look as chipper as the smoking piles passed by hobbits in chains. 1/9
Conversion of our national government to a trump-led dictatorship is a qualitative change. No one has complied with Art. V and amended the Constitution. In Indiana, when Project 2025 was mentioned,…
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The Articles of Confederation “governed” the 13 colonies [FN1] after “Delegates of the United States of America” agreed. [FN2] But “We the People” ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” [FN3] “Preambles are remarkably revealing important” 1/9
“‘We the People’ mak[es] clear that it’s a democracy.... If one reads the preamble closely, one finds the key values that the Constitution is meant to achieve: democratic governance, effective
governance,…
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My work here is done. That's not an oblique way to describe self-destruction. It's a statement of truth. Shelves of books about our history no longer are worth the trees felled for the paper. They're creating a theocracy under the aegis of a deity that does not exist. Knowledge means nothing. Perhaps the plan was to bitch about a stolen election so loudly by a lead candidate so clearly unstable that we demanded every one accept the results that they knew would be a stolen…
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Under 48 hours, polls open for Election Day voting. The Marion County Clerk’s website has 1) Times & locations for early voting (still open 11/3 & 11/4); 2) Locations for voting 11/5; and 3) What gov’t-issued photo ID, that you must have w/you, is acceptable. [FN1] 1/15
IN Gov/Lt Gov ticket cannot be split & 3 parties’ tickets are on the ballot. [FN2] When delegates to the GOP State convention nominated Micah Beckwith for Lt Gov, oddities arose, as best exemplified by…
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Hatred is not a value America cherishes, but it is a part of America’s history. Groups have been formed to channel hatred, garb it in Christianity, and grab political power. Indiana’s kkk had a jump on that in the 1920s, but then its leader was convicted for murder. [FN1] 1/8
Neither the half-million members Indiana’s kkk claimed nor hatred the kkk espoused evaporated. This coming Tuesday will be the final day of the 2024 elections. Micah Beckwith, Hamilton County preacher & the…
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IN’s GOP, today, texted ppl to vote. 4 GOP candidates seek Statewide office, but photos of only 3 [FN1] & trump are at the top. One line of text ID’s each of the 4 & there’s even “Your local Republican House candidate.” [FN2] Micah Beckwith is not mentioned. [FN3] 1/14
Neither does Beckwith’s name appear on most posters, yard signs or ads. Voters should see this NOT as a snit between two politicians, but as Braun’s really lousy style of management. Braun had a full year after…
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