Arthur Christopher Schaper
With friends like you, who needs enemas! -- The Road to Wellville The State of the Union Address is less compelling with every year. The American People are hoping for a Road to Wellville. What they get is well, a whole lot of BS. This year, in President Obama’s fifth SOTU speech, they get another crock of hopes and dreams, aspirations which We the People can expect to pay for. Dee DeQuattro
It’s not been a good year for the NFL in the PR sense. The league has taking heavy criticism after two players were accused of domestic violence and now the Patriots are accused of using deflated balls against the Indianapolis Colts. With the amount of coverage it has gotten, you would think there someone had died. Meanwhile, people seem more outraged over the Patriots' balls then they were when Ray Rice decked his girl friend in an elevator and knocked her out. Probably because it’s easier to care about an issue as silly as a football where as domestic violence is just a little bit uncomfortable for everyone. Snipers are notorious for their undetected presence. Though in less than a week, the film American Sniper has made national headlines, becoming the focus of much fanfare as well as a public lightning rod. The film is based on the autobiography of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in United States military history, who served four tours of duty in the Iraq War where he accumulated 160 confirmed kills. This week, on The Wild Side, host David Clyde was joined by co-author of American Sniper, Jim DeFelice, to discus his relationship with CPO Kyle, how Kyle came to join the Navy Seals, his experience in Iraq, his need to help others, and his untimely death.
Difficult economic times affect not only the state as a whole but every city and town and every resident living in them. “Red ink is not limited only to state government,” said Rep. K. Joseph Shekarchi (D-Dist. 23, Warwick). “Difficult budget decisions, making cuts to important programs get headlines when they happen at the State House, but those are issues being felt and addressed by communities across Rhode Island, as well.”
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