by Rick Closson | Jul 8, 2020 | The Mesa Paper
Donald trump – self-styled, but selective populist – likes surrounding himself with “my generals,” except when faced with conscription; then he claimed incapacitating “bone spurs.” Recently the generals have been deserting him in droves, criticizing his actions...
by Rick Closson | Jun 8, 2020 | The Mesa Paper
In the 1967 movie, “Cool Hand Luke,” the prison warden (veteran character actor Strother Martin) announces savagely to Luke (Paul Newman) and fellow chain gang convicts, “What we’ve got here is ‘failure to communicate.’” We see today a similar landscape where our...
by Rick Closson | May 8, 2020 | The Mesa Paper
Amid all the shifting sands, moving goal posts, and mixed messaging of the daily coronavirus White House press conferences, there is one constant: the #FakeTanFatMan is the master of ceremonies. He has finally found his niche after stumbling around for 3 years looking...
by Rick Closson | Apr 8, 2020 | The Mesa Paper
At last! A topic still fresh as you read it, but written 2 weeks ago. Due to the trump administration’s delayed recognition, initial mixed messaging, intentional denial, and bungled containment rollout, the COVID-19 #trumpedemic rages in the US. Every time you read or...
by Rick Closson | Mar 8, 2020 | The Mesa Paper
Yes, we’re disappointed: the pig didn’t fly and the snowball perished in hell. Donald trump avoided conviction and kept his job for another 10 months, but he’s still impeached and forever lumped with only two other presidents. Plus, he’s the only one where a senator...
by Rick Closson | Feb 8, 2020 | The Mesa Paper
The impeachment “trial” is over; let the spin-boasting begin. The trump (ed: retain lower case) story, however, may be far from done. No one knows his crimes Lev Parnas or John Bolton may reveal. So, consider something very different, even further down the line. Just...
