Category Archives: america

George Washington In London

Last week I was waiting for Brock Dundee in Trafalgar Square in London. Tourists were mounting the four lions at the foot of Lord Nelson’s Column for photos and art lovers were queuing before the National Gallery to view the Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition, while busy Londoners strode across the square for various rendezvouses in [...]

Wendell Berry Quote On Food

I once brought a head of broccoli to the counter of a supermarket outside of Poughkeepsie. The young cashier regarded it with an alien’s disgust for earth. “What is it?” “Broccoli.” It’s one of the few words that is the same around the world. “I’ve never seen it before.” She was probably 17. “Have you [...]

When Mitt Romney Comes To Town

Mitt Romney THE # 1 GOP candidate for president has been touting his record as a job creator. “I spent my whole life in the private sector, 25 years in the private sector. I understand that when government takes more money out of the hands of people, it makes it more difficult for them to [...]

Wanted Man In Georgia Redux

RE : Obama appearance before a Georgia court. A reader informed me of the following; That report is incorrect. Here is what actually happened: The attorney for some of the plaintiffs, Orly Taitz, got a blank subpoena form signed by Judge Malihi from a State web site and served it on Obama’s attorney. Although the [...]

Wanted Man In Georgia

CBS Atlanta has report that a Georgia judge has demanded President Obama’s presence at a hearing to answer the charge that the POTOS isn’t a natural born US citizen. Birthers have consistently rejected all evidence of Obama’s citizenship such as having an American mother and a birth certificate issued from Hawaii. 13% of Americans believe [...]