Two Gents' Worth
November 22, 2024
Civil Society
I don’t know about you – but I’m looking forward to flying United Airlines again. I mean, think about how United has changed its ways for the better – in the aftermath of that horrible incident where authorities dragged a doctor off a plane earlier this month. The airline has now reached a settlement with…
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There is a river of boxing talent that runs two hundred miles through the heart of California’s San Joaquin Valley from Avenal to Stockton where young men dream of glory won with their own hands and the right to wear gaudily outlandish title belts to prove their point. Much of this valley is on the…
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Donald Trump
So it has actually happened – the biggest name on the right-wing Fox News Channel is gone. Fox’s decision today to kick Bill O’Reilly off the network may be shocking to those who believe that Fox News really is “fair and balanced” and that O’Reilly is as close to a God-like figure as you can find –…
Read More about Bye, Bye, O’Reilly!Civil Society
The recent unpleasantness over the forced removal of a paying customer from an overbooked United Airlines flight 3411Chicago to Louisville was necessary and predictable. Necessary because United had aggressively sold and then maliciously packed people like sardines into each and every available seat aboard the plane, and predictable because brutish corporate policy these days dictates…
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These past few days, I’ve been wondering why so many people and institutions have seemingly lost their senses — why they’ve lost their ability to reason, and to avoid saying or doing stupid things. Example: United Airlines. Why in the world would any United employee on board that jet think it was a good idea…
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In the first one hundred days of the Trump Administration the Tweeter-In-Chief has accomplished just about everything he promised. But his most important accomplishment was impromptu — the swift and effective retaliation against Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s use of poison gas against civilians. On Thursday evening (4/6/17) the U.S. Navy launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles…
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