Posted on October 25, 2012, 4:12 am, by jimworstell.
Some on the left think Obama is evil because he kills and terrorizes innocent civilians with drones. Some on the Buchanan right think Romney is evil for wanting to arm Syrian rebels while the neocons say Obama is evil because he won’t arm the Syrians. The left has been painting a damning caricature of Romney for [...]
Posted on October 23, 2012, 6:52 am, by jimworstell.
A bully disguised as a professor is an evil we have all encountered. He uses his brains and verbal skills to belittle and make fun of others. He believes he is smarter and better than everyone and demonstrates it at every chance. I was a farm boy at the University when I first encountered these [...]
Posted on October 20, 2012, 8:06 am, by Jim Worstell.
How did Barack blow it? Romney got filthy rich by exporting jobs to China and Barack can’t beat him? Romney seems to want war with Russia and Syria and Barack can’t beat him? The good news for Democrats: we’ve had a rich nice guy as president before and George W. Bush lasted only one term. [...]
Posted on October 19, 2012, 9:53 am, by jimworstell.
“The countermessage—God damn America—is an old one, and is surprising only to people unfamiliar with the politics of black life in this country. Unfortunately, that is an apt description of large swaths of America.” What will the imminent Romney landslide do to America? The continuing demonization of Reagan after his landslide in 1980 and the [...]
Posted on October 9, 2012, 8:19 am, by jimworstell.
Russians have a fascination with Americans. In my experience, people in the former Soviet Union are eager to see and talk to Americans. Large attentive audiences come to hear US experts because they appreciate American ideas. Ordinary Russians contend our nations should be friends. They respect our inventions, our entrepreneurial spirit and, especially, our victory over [...]
Posted on October 8, 2012, 7:04 am, by jimworstell.
My Tohono O’odham friend introduced me to his tribe’s land (formerly called Papago Indian Reservation) and others in Arizona. I love the grandeur of their landscapes–the Grand Canyon, the Navajo mesas, sandstone hoodoos, the White Mountains. Up close, they are not so pretty. The junk cars and trash argue against any belief that American Indians [...]
Posted on October 3, 2012, 11:17 am, by jimworstell.
Who will do more harm to America: a greedy businessman or a community organizer? Since neither address the root cause of American decline, maybe “four more years” could be good. Maybe all things work together for good. My Democrat friends are sure that’s true. They know they are making a valiant stand for a [...]
Posted on September 15, 2012, 6:50 am, by jimworstell.
America has fought long and hard to promote democracy in the Middle East. President Bush spent billions to install democracy in Iraq. Now Iraq has a civil war with majority Shia trying to destroy minority Sunni and Christian. Bush and Obama have spent billions to install democracy in Afghanistan and the result is a kleptocracy [...]
Posted on April 27, 2011, 6:46 am, by Jim Worstell.
Being a good politician is not so different from any Manhattan cocktail party, corporate meeting, baboon fight, or any other test for dominance. We use the tools we have to beat our opponents. Of course a black politician will use his race to win. Just as white politicians would use theirs if he helped them. [...]
Posted on August 20, 2010, 6:52 am, by Jim Worstell.
August in Arkansas. If you’ve ever experienced it you don’t want to again. Kinda like having an out-of-touch President. But it might be useful. Just as hard exercise hurts but may be useful. But only if you use the experience wisely. An Arkansas August can help you appreciate the North, but won’t help those [...]