Fish Fear Metag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-334272020-10-10T22:24:09-05:00TypePadWhy Trump?...Because Middle East Peacetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451782f69e20263e96d2229200b2020-10-10T22:24:09-05:002020-10-10T22:33:35-05:00For decades, the so-called experts in the Washington DC foreign policy establishment have given the Palestinian leadership veto power over any peace talks with Israel. And time and again the Palestinians have exercised that power to reject any deal. The...Dave E.Why Trump? Because...Identity Politicstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451782f69e20263e96c3a5b200b2020-10-07T18:18:54-05:002020-10-07T18:18:54-05:00I plan on voting for Donald Trump on November 3rd. Some of my friends and family are with me on that, others are as dismayed with me as they were 4 years ago. Regardless, for me it's really the only...Dave E.Bender's Follytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451782f69e20263ec249d67200c2020-06-26T19:33:25-05:002020-06-26T19:33:25-05:00Today the Minneapolis City Council, led by Council President Lisa Bender, approved by a 12-0 vote a proposal to amend the city charter to remove the language requiring a police department and replace it with a Department of Community Safety...Dave E.Nothing Will Changetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451782f69e20264e2e06423200d2020-06-04T21:21:36-05:002020-06-04T21:24:58-05:00This is my post about the death of George Floyd and the looting and burning of my old neighborhood in Minneapolis, where I don't actually say much because nobody gives a shit about the truth anymore and it wouldn't do...Dave E.Planet Of The Humanstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451782f69e2025d9b49b418200c2020-04-24T19:33:15-05:002020-04-24T19:48:32-05:00I spent part of this year's Earth Day watching Planet of the Humans, a documentary on renewable energy brought to us by Executive Producer Michael Moore, Producer Ozzie Zehner, and Director Bill Gibbs. It is available for free at that...Dave E.Wordtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451782f69e20240a4b9774f200b2019-06-29T19:53:51-05:002019-06-29T19:53:51-05:00Crazy how fast the left & Antifa went from “punch Nazis” to “punch gay Vietnamese-American journalists.”— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) June 29, 2019Dave E.Let's Get Ready To Rumbletag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451782f69e20240a46b818b200c2019-06-29T12:45:21-05:002019-06-29T18:12:21-05:00Looks like Portland PD is going to have a busy day: Dueling demonstrators are set to assemble Saturday in Portland, signaling the city’s first potential clash of the summer between right- and left-wing factions. Online postings indicate two right-wing demonstrations...Dave E.Decision 2020tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451782f69e20240a494ae0b200d2019-06-28T21:45:19-05:002019-06-29T00:06:15-05:00Watching two nights of Democratic Party presidential debates greatly helped me determine who I'm going to vote for November 2020: Donald J. Trump.Dave E.Happy Birthday, US Armytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451782f69e20240a48efdef200d2019-06-14T12:17:12-05:002019-06-14T12:17:12-05:00Happy 244th Birthday to the US Army. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our GREAT @USArmy. America loves you! #ArmyBday pic.twitter.com/MyypBVGMoW— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 14, 2019Dave E.Things That Make You Go Hmmmmm...Mohamed Noor Editiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451782f69e20240a48c8956200d2019-06-07T21:42:50-05:002019-06-07T21:43:13-05:00So former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor, convicted on two counts last month in the killing of Justine Damond, was sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison today. But this struck me as odd: [The judge] sentenced Noor for the...Dave E.Nine Yearstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451782f69e20240a46123f1200c2019-05-29T12:37:07-05:002019-05-29T12:37:07-05:00Today marks nine years tobacco-free. And I haven't picked up the vaping habit either. There are still times I miss smoking, but I don't miss being addicted to nicotine or the smell of cigarette smoke on my clothes, in my...Dave E.#NotChinesetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451782f69e20240a4865da1200d2019-05-12T18:40:55-05:002019-05-12T18:40:55-05:00So I've pretty much had it with China and its fucked up trade attitude. I'm going to do everything I can to avoid buying products made in China. It's not a matter of cost, it's the principle of not buying...Dave E.I Don't Think I'm The Only One...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451782f69e20240a484b7e6200d2019-05-07T15:42:24-05:002019-05-07T15:42:24-05:00...Who tends to root for the creature about to be eaten alive: Octopus sucks onto blogger's face as she tries to eat it alive https://t.co/sPuotr6gxl via @MailOnline— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) May 7, 2019Dave E.My Congresswoman Is A Moron...A Continuing Seriestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451782f69e20240a4a93e3d200b2019-05-07T11:26:34-05:002019-05-07T11:26:34-05:00There is no occupation of Gaza, there hasn't been for 14 years. And if Gazans would act like humans instead of barbarians there wouldn't be any crises at all. How many more protesters must be shot, rockets must be fired,...Dave E."You Can Kill Them Now Or You Can Kill Them Later"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451782f69e20240a4597bd4200c2019-05-01T19:25:46-05:002019-05-01T19:25:46-05:00You can hear Margaret Sanger cheering all the way from Hell:Dave E.