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The Problem with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Part Dos)
The Daily Beast declared 2018 "The Year of the Woman (Of Color)." The 2018 Mid-Term elections weren't so much of a Blue Wave, but a Blue...

Fred
Nov 11, 20187 min read


Philosophical Differences -or- The Limits of LeBron's Greatness
The first article that caught my eye on ESPN today was about the California Wildfires. Everything I'm about to say is WRONG by today's...

Fred
Nov 11, 20183 min read


Vote for Whatever
Came across this map at VisualCapitalist.com Please click on the website above for the complete story The states with the biggest opioid...

Fred
Nov 6, 20183 min read
A Question for Dan Gilbert
What is the first thing you think of when you think of ex-Chicago Bulls GM Jerry Krause? I think of THE QUOTE. ''Players and coaches...

Fred
Nov 4, 20184 min read


Two Tribes -or- Y'All Ain't Goin' to Like This Article
I remember being a kid in 1980 and I was scared for America. Carter was doing a terrible job and I remember the headlines of Gas...

Fred
Oct 29, 20182 min read


False Flag Theory
Time check 7:29 a.m. on October 26. Deep, deep in my gut, I feel like the False Flag Theory is plausible. Right this second I think the...

Fred
Oct 28, 20185 min read


Plagiarism 101
Let me elaborate, if you will, my disdain for today's country music. Back in the day, the Johnny Cashes, Merle Haggards, and Hank...

Fred
Oct 28, 20183 min read


Football's NEXT Problem
About a year ago, I wrote about local High School legend DeMario McCall. His story, in a nutshell, is that he set the state of Ohio on...

Fred
Oct 21, 20184 min read


Humor is Not Funny -or- A Kandy Kernal Korn Treat
I got hooked by cleveland.com, yet again. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. So I was trying to find the box score of last nights Raptors/Cavs game and came across this article: We don't endorse KKK rallies, despite what you read Thursday in the Suns and online: Chris Quinn (Updated 6:24 PM; Posted 5:16 PM ) Wow. How can I NOT read that article? For those outside of the Cleveland area, the Sun Newspapers are a small set of suburban newspapers that are

Fred
Oct 18, 20182 min read


No More Sports for Oakland
I came across this article at ESPN yesterday: Warriors Want to Win One More Title for Oakland Where are the NBA's Golden State Warriors...

Fred
Oct 16, 20183 min read


Please Unfriend Me - Response
A family member posted this picture and the following diatribe and dared me to unfollow him. Why would I unfollow him? He's a great guy....

Fred
Oct 15, 201813 min read


A Celebration of the Life & Art of Caleb Scofield -or- Isis (the band) is Back (briefly)
Before Friday, I wasn't familiar with Caleb Scofield. After a minimal amount of research, I found out that he was most famous for being...

Fred
Oct 14, 20182 min read


2019 Rock Hall Nominees
Let me reiterate what I've been saying since 1983: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio is a nice, shiny tomb for Rock...

Fred
Oct 10, 20186 min read


American Suicide
Back in 2011 I wrote a book called American Suicide. Some references are solid, some are dated. Since I have a Blog now, I should...

Fred
Oct 5, 20188 min read


FIDLAR
Have you read the last couple of Beacon of Speech posts? I'm a Libertarian and no one listens to me. Waahhhh. Today's athletes are...
Young Fred
Sep 29, 20182 min read


#MeToo Shades of Gray
This whole Brett Kavanaugh business has kind of blurred the lines of the 'he said she said' argument. I don't want to take sides because...

Fred
Sep 29, 20188 min read


Nuclear Munitions in Strongsville, Ohio
Remember Colin Powell testifying to the U.N. about the "weapons of mass destruction?" I do. Two days ago, obscured by the Brett Kavanaugh...
American Secret Agent F
Sep 29, 20181 min read


The Curse of Josh Gordon (Part IV)
Cleveland Browns record since drafting Josh Gordon in 2012? 20-76-1. Last Browns win with Gordon on the roster? Christmas Eve 2016. With...

Fred
Sep 16, 20181 min read


Norm Macdonald Has a (Terrible) Show... Rebuttal -or- Kevin Fallon Has No Show
Personally, it has been a rough week for yours truly. You don't care, but that's okay. Over the past few days, Norm MacDonald has also...

Fred
Sep 16, 20186 min read


The Anti-Abortion Movement is Systemic Misogyny
So the above image is not a Meme, it's not my opinion, it's a billboard outside of the demolished Ford Factory in Brookpark, Ohio. Why...

Fred
Sep 8, 20184 min read


Colin Kaepernick Does Not Love Football (Part II)
Everyone in America now knows about Nike and Colin Kaepernick's ad campaign.... The problem is it has nothing to do with social justice...

Fred
Sep 5, 20183 min read


Caster Semenya
I just turned on NBC to see which Premiere League game was on TV. No soccer. (Boooo) Instead it was the IAAF Diamond League Track and...

Fred
Sep 2, 20182 min read


Aaron Hernandez is NOT going to Heaven
Scrolling through the phone when a random article came up on my news feed: Aaron Hernandez's Prison Suicide Notes Released: 'Love, Repent...

Fred
Sep 1, 20183 min read


Black Hole - Puppy
One of the few bands that I go out of my way to follow is the Metal band Puppy. (Yeah, I wish they had a better name.) So yesterday they...

Fred
Aug 28, 20181 min read
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