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Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D.

  • The Flying Scotsman (2006)Two days ago, Katherine and I watched The Flying Scotsman (2006), which I own on DVD. Neither of us had seen it. The movie is about Graeme Obree, the Scotsman who broke the world hour record twice and won two track World Championships. Obree is now 54 years old.

    What makes the story interesting—and poignant—is that Obree had several personal problems. First, he was bipolar, which caused him to go into deep depressions and made him suicidal. (He attempted suicide three times.) Second, despite marrying and having two children, he was gay. (The movie doesn't mention this.) Third, he had to work for a living. Whereas other athletes had expensive bicycles to ride, he had a homemade machine, with parts taken from a washing machine.

    It's a great story. I highly recommend the movie. Here is the trailer.

    Film

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    Jul 31
  • Here is John Nolte's latest column.

    “Global Warmer-in-Chief Barack Obama”

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    Jul 31
  • Michigan from Space

    My home state, from space. Click to enlarge.

    Michigan

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    Jul 31
  • The writer of the July 24 letter “Energy Plan” wrote about our president’s support for unions. We know that Donald Trump’s rabid base accepts everything he says, regardless of the evidence proving him wrong, but if they would take a minute to research his labor history, they would see how it directly opposes their livelihoods.

    Back in the day when he still built things, he strenuously fought against unions, and he cheated, stiffed or sued suppliers who expected to be paid for their work. And still his companies hire the very undocumented and unskilled immigrants that he rails against, without union protection. And the cheap trinkets that his daughter and his name-brand companies sell are made exclusively overseas, where child labor and low wages are rampant.

    His followers swallow the administration lies that fossil fuels are the future and hundreds of thousands of jobs depend on them; both of these statements are wrong. The letter stated, “We need a leader . . . who generally understands and represents the American worker.” The unions are correct; Mr. Trump is the problem. Mr. Trump only understands things that contribute to his bottom line, and he doesn’t care about anyone whose name isn’t Mr. Trump.

    Joe Biden wants a future where streams don’t turn orange and the air cannot be chewed. Clean, renewable energy is the future of our kids and our planet. Vote to protect your future. Vote for Joe!

    BILL WELLS

    Mt. Lebanon

    Note from KBJ: I get it, Bill. You hate Donald Trump. There is nothing that he could say or do to change that. What you don't understand is that those of us who voted for him love him. He is protecting our country from people like you.

    Trump Derangement Syndrome, from Today’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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    Jul 31
  • We just got 50% in Rasmussen, and much higher in our internal polls. We are doing a new ad campaign on Sleepy Joe Biden that will be out on Monday. He has been brought even further LEFT than Crazy Bernie Sanders ever thought possible. By the way, Bernie’s people love me on Trade!

    — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 31, 2020

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    Presidential Tweet

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    Jul 31
  • Here.

    Ten Years Ago Today in This Blog

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    Jul 30
  • Here.

    Dilbert

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    Jul 30
  • Here is Kurt Schlichter's latest column.

    “The Gropey Old Weirdo Who Lives in a Basement”

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    Jul 30
  • A vast majority of Trump voters say they follow Jesus, and a vast majority of them are white. Most Black evangelicals didn’t vote for him. Most Latino evangelicals didn’t vote for him. But 81% of white evangelicals voted for Trump. Following that line of thought, Trump will use the same strategy that got him elected in 2016—fear. He wants rural whites and evangelicals to feel threatened, and to believe that only he can shield them. While most incumbents point to their accomplishments, goals and hopes, Trump is going to spew out fear on top of fear. Is that the kind of president you want in 2020?

    — Ron Lowe, Santa Cruz

    Note from KBJ: President Trump is saving the country, Ron. If you had a brain, you'd understand that.

    Trump Derangement Syndrome, from Today’s Santa Cruz Sentinel

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    Jul 30
  • Donald Trump's approval rating is 48%. Barack Obama's approval rating at the same point of his presidency (30 July 2012) was 47%.

    Politics

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    Jul 30
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