BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Notebookventura@gmail.com If Donald Trump was caught on video humping a kangaroo in the Australian outback, his political choir of supporters, enablers and surrogates, as expected, would sound like this:…
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Just Saying: The Dead Sea Bar and Grill Will be Published in December
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Notebookventura@gmail.com The Dead Sea: “It is one of the saltiest bodies of water known and is the lowest point on the surface of the earth.” — The Free Dictionary…
Just Saying: Clinton’s Debate Strategy, Hispanic Lynchings & Tejanos in the Civil War
Monday’s debate will be watched by 100 million people. It pits Hillary Clinton against Donald Trump. Clinton needs to do three things: keep her composure and pepper the debate with light humor…
Just Saying: “Papers, Please” Law, ISIS’ Leader Nailed by Drone and Cops Endorse Trump
It has cost Arizona millions of dollars in legal fees. It touched off protests and resulted in business groups canceling conventions and musical performers refusing to play in that state. The “show…
Just Saying: The Upside-Down Flag, the NFL Players Protests & Vietnam
The U.S. Army sergeant with the rainbow of medals on his chest that looked like a Jackson Pollock painting came into my apartment in El Paso decades ago. He stood in the middle of the living room and stared at the large, upside-down American flag on the wall and curled his lip in disgust.
Just Saying: The 49er QB, Trump’s Pastor and Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Notebookventura@gmail.com The No. 7 NFL Jersey I bleed Cowboy blue. I have hated the San Francisco 49ers since “The Catch” on Jan. 10, 1992. It happened during the NFC…
Just Saying: Jury Misconduct, the Jury Foreman’s Blog and Florida’s Fool
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Notebookventura@gmail.com During a 2007 murder trial, 11 jurors picked an idiot, who was identified as Juror No. 7, to be the jury foreman. In the 18 years I was…
Just Saying: Trump’s Pal, Judge Snow and Driving Through Arizona
The Maricopa County Sheriff, who is the self-proclaimed “Toughest Sheriff in America,” is infamous for his ruthless and illegal treatment of illegal immigrants, targeting people who look foreign but have committed no crime.
Just Saying: Ailes’ Jackpot, Trumpet’s Exit Strategy and Unethical Prosecutors
Former Fox chief Roger Ailes left his job with a $40 million golden parachute while the list of women claiming that he allegedly sexually harassed them keeps growing. In addition to the multi-million package, Ailes will serve as a paid consultant to Fox, according to Fox owner Rupert Murdoch.
Just Saying: America the Stupid, Bill Maher’s Stats and Defcon 3 Warning
In the Land of Stupid, Albert Einstein’s funny tongue-in-cheek remark resonates like some prophetic theory of political relativity that gauged the 2016 election. Einstein then suggested that while the universe might have…
Just Saying: The Image, Repackaging Jim Crow and Putin’s Patsy
I love antique stores because they allow the imagination to wonder like a punch-drunk butterfly about the old objects sitting on shelves, hanging on the walls or standing on the floors.
Just Saying: Miranda Rights, Trumponomics and Political Liars
Forty-eight years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision Miranda v. Arizona, which spawned the Miranda Warning that allows a suspect to remain silent and get a lawyer before he talks to police, there have been 55 decisions by the high court surrounding the Miranda case.
Also Donald Trump said he could pull out of the World Trade Organization and might not defend Nato countries that can’t pay their dues.