“So far so good” April 22, 2020 An aerial view of the mass graves for New York corona virus victims One of my favorite movie quotes comes from the Magnificent Seven;… Continue Reading
Thumbs up for Fox News April 9, 2020 This was going to begin as an argument about how fair minded I try to be while talking to people on the Right on… Continue Reading
On to Congress! – The voice behind the blog – TVBTB April 5, 2020 Harry Welty is going to file for Congress once again. There are 10 million words to chose from in this twelve-year-old blog. That will… Continue Reading
Warrenism 2 March 12, 2020 Brad took issue with Mr. Wilkerson’s NY Times opinion piece. This was how I defended Wilkerson’s point of view: Brad, Just because the Congressional… Continue Reading
Take a deep breath everybody October 23, 2019 On a semi-private Facebook Page devoted to defeating Donald Trump there is much angst, paranoia and backbiting some of it provoked, no doubt, by… Continue Reading
Back to my default self and 50 years later October 10, 2019 What is a lie? Is an untruth a lie if it is spoken with conviction? After a day of being wrung out over the… Continue Reading
Rough notes October 4, 2019 I’m not fussy about perfection which explains my comfort with the last post’s state – unpolished. Its an attitude that I think is useful… Continue Reading
Magnificient Bastard 2 – the bare beginning of a pushback August 9, 2019 I posted the whole wretched screed in the previous post. It took an hour and a half of research to just start poking holes… Continue Reading
Sepsis, Isis, Trumpsis August 6, 2019 Rot, mayhem, stupidity = world economic collapse. Sustained and amplified by Republican politicians hiding under a naked President’s petticoats. Continue Reading
A commentary on Trump supporters July 17, 2019 And the most pertinent line comes at the end. Recieved from a Facebook friend………….: “An anguished question from a Trump supporter: ‘Why do liberals… Continue Reading
Cong. Stauber defends America’s most famous Jew . . . July 17, 2019 … Benjamin Franklin! or read it here. Trumplican Pete Stauber refused to censure Donald Trump for his racist tweets but he had no problem… Continue Reading
The Lunatic Fringe June 30, 2019 Two recent news stories both typify the worst about the far left and the far right. Both show governments being essentially unhinged and dogmatic…. Continue Reading
Cretins, Deplorables and Cartoonists June 15, 2019 Placeholder for when I have time. I have time. The New York Times has apologized over this cartoon which was in their International edition… Continue Reading
Civil Discourse April 6, 2019 My chat with “Juan Percent” reminds me that I view all debate as an opportunity to share points of view to blow off the… Continue Reading
Henry Louis Gates April 3, 2019 My eyes are too big for my stomach for history books! These are my library’s selection of books about African-American history and part of… Continue Reading
Sword 2 , the Wallace example February 4, 2019 The preceding post doesn’t capture part of the conversation I had with my wife as we discussed this news event. I am a better… Continue Reading
Goodness Gracious! Harry is blogging today January 17, 2019 A view from my car just before turning into my driveway this morning after dropping my grandsons off at school. This is first day… Continue Reading
Starry Starry Night December 20, 2018 We just spent a couple hours watching the latest movie about the Impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh. I can’t recommend it exactly. It was… Continue Reading
Trolling the Trolls November 9, 2018 After six months of writing columns for the Reader I finally got some reaction in the online comment box. After my Frat Boy column… Continue Reading
Napoleon – lessons to learn October 6, 2018 I bought this book for three reasons and paid full price at the Musee de l’armee in Paris where Napoleon is buried in a… Continue Reading
