Template for bigotry

“I love almost everything about X.  X is wonderful.  Reminds me of the dreams when I started out in life.  X is just the culmination of all that is good.  But I just can’t overlook the fact that X is Y.  That is unacceptable.“

Does that statement alarm you?  Seems innocuous enough.  We’re unable to overlook [...]

Debate-able person

Another thing that stuck out to me in last night’s debate was the person with which the candidates talked about themselves.  In almost every case, they used inherently first-person: “I”, “me”, “my”.  I suppose that’s understandable given that we all will vote for an individual on the ballot, but from a communications point of view, [...]

The point is…

Watched about 30 minutes — and then the final 5 minutes — of the Final President Debate tonight. Once again, it is amazing to me that with so much on the line (it’s not even a remote stretch to say that the balance of power in the free world is at stake) we have [...]

Question the Mouse

Having just spent a week at Walt Disney World, I have to say their ability to answer questions is what sets them apart. In the times of this economic stress, I have to think they’re a little scared — family vacations are likely the first thing to get cut. But the smiles never [...]