Category: Politics
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Am I Really a Political Whore?
I just discovered that my wife’s favourite wine is HST-free for the next couple of months, as a result of the recently announced Federal Government Christmas Bonuses. That will turn into a $1.50 savings per bottle. I bought 5 (for now). Trudeau is great! What a great country we live in. No wonder Dumb Old…
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Vaseline
It has been just over a month since the re-election of Trump. Many believe his election will be good for the stock markets. This may be true as evidenced by the DOW’s some 3,000 point surge since his victory. I’d think of this as something that eases the pain of all the other effects.
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The Wind and the Lion
To characterize some of Trump’s recent appointments as bizarre might be an understatement; others have stated the case more strongly and called them reckless. Matt Gaetz, accused of dalliances with under-aged women and drug abuse, for Attorney General. Tulsi Gabbard, Fox News and RT (Russia Today) contributor and Putin apologist, for Director of National Intelligence.…
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Priorities
I was reading a research article prepared by the Commonwealth Fund, Comparing deaths from gun violence in the U.S. with other countries, and I think it will surprise few how poorly ranked is the United States. Some points reported that I thought were notable include: But it was the comparative rates of death due to…
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Adjectives and Adverbs
in: Politics
The strategic use of adjectives, adverbs, and descriptive nouns serves as a powerful tool for shaping perception and influencing reader interpretation. While a judiciously placed adjective in a novel can enrich the reader’s sense of a scene, character, or event, its use in news articles or political speeches can direct the reader-listener to false conclusions…