My Interview With Bernie
14November 7, 2015 by Eric Blumberg
Long before the hoopla, long before the massive audiences and certainly long before he ever had an inkling about running …
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Jeb Bush… No Chance in Hell
13October 18, 2015 by Eric Blumberg
It was downright scary when Republican presidential candidate (?) Jeb Bush said his brother, George W., kept us safe during …
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The Speculists
6October 12, 2015 by Eric Blumberg
“There are people who tell you to shut up because you’re just a celebrity, but pundits, talking heads, they’re every …
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Oh Snap! Another Mass Shooting
4October 4, 2015 by Eric Blumberg
You have to hand it to former Florida Governor Jeb Bush when he responded to the Roseburg, Oregon mass shooting …
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Category politics | Tags: 310 million guns, Mass shooting
“They’re Not Legislators, They’re Assholes”
2October 1, 2015 by Eric Blumberg
House Speaker John Boehner’s October Surprise has certainly opened up a Pandora’s Box of uncertainties as the country hurtles toward …
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Category politics | Tags: Boehner, Government shutdown, Kevin McCarthy, Planned Parenthood
The Terrorist Next Door
2September 14, 2015 by Eric Blumberg
“If the numbers we see in domestic violence were applied to terrorism or gang violence, the entire country would be …
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Category Uncategorized | Tags: domestic violence murders, The terrorist next door
Another Apology To The Nation For the Stupidity of My Congressman Steve King
3September 7, 2015 by Eric Blumberg
Two years ago I wrote a letter apologizing for my 4th District Iowa Congressman Steve King. The subject was illegal …
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Category Uncategorized | Tags: Congressman Steve King, Kim Davis, least effective Congress, Steve King
THE MOMSER & THE MENSCH
133September 3, 2015 by Eric Blumberg
One of the joys of growing up as a Jew in New York City was hearing my parents and grandparents …
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Category Uncategorized | Tags: Bernie Sanders, donald trump, mensch
The new ‘N’ word: ‘Nuts’
18,483June 23, 2012 by Eric Blumberg
Americans should be very proud of themselves for finally stumbling into the 21st century by engaging in a full-throated dialogue …
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Category healthcare, mental illness | Tags: bipolar disorder, healthcare, LSD, mental illness, Miltown, schizophrenia, shock therapy
RODNEY KING — REST IN PEACE
0June 18, 2012 by Eric Blumberg
I still can’t believe to this day that Rodney King’s Hyundai was doing 100 when he decided to put a …
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Category Uncategorized | Tags: DID RODNEY KING DIE FOR OUR SINS?