Current Affairs
Capital Pride, inclusion, and respect
Observations by Rick Rosendall Capital Pride Community Dialog and Board Meeting National City Christian Church May 8, 2017 1. Dialog is a two-way street. It is not furthered by mining…
European anthem: Ode to Joy
A 2012 flash mob performance of Ode an die Freude from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 is a perfect expression of the European idea that remains vital this morning. It was…
People of France, tonight she shines for you.
Emmanuel Macron has been elected president of France in a landslide. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo tweets: Congratulations, President-elect Macron! Vive la France!
Bill Maher to the liberal purists
Bill Maher is right on target regarding liberal purists who couldn’t bring themselves to vote for Clinton over Trump.
House Democrats sing “Na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye” to Republicans
https://youtu.be/VXxmnWdKTNI In the above video from the House floor, once Wolf Blitzer shuts up, you can hear Democrats taunt Republicans with a portion of the 1960s Steam song, “Na na…
LGBT coalition protests “religious freedom” executive order
Chris Johnson reports at Washington Blade: A coalition of leaders from civil rights groups protested Wednesday in Lafayette Park in anticipation of President Trump signing a “religious freedom” executive order…
Trump: who knew?
Seth Meyers reviews the latest embarrassments of the Slacker-in-Chief. One thing seems certain: this is one president whose face will not end up on American currency. Maybe the wall of…
Mo Brooks is cool with dictators, moralizes on bad sick people
https://youtu.be/OlbpCRrkP_4 Freedom Caucus member Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) tells Jake Tapper he’s fine with the president meeting with murderous dictators, but he’s eager to apply a moral test for healthcare…
Kimmel blasts plan to repeal ACA protections
Jimmy Kimmel talks about his newborn son’s surgery that was required due to heart disease, which is a pre-existing condition, and grows emotional as he says people shouldn’t have to…
Orange meltdown
https://youtu.be/e6T0AqG7_BI CBS News Correspondent John Dickerson pressed Trump on his baseless claim that President Obama wiretapped Trump Tower, and Trump abruptly cut off the interview. Watch this brief display of…