Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Who’s Afraid of “Rate My Cop”? Each week, if not every day, brings in its train another illustration of the fact that those who scrutinize us cannot abide reciprocal scrutiny. Witness the apparent demise of the “Rate My Cop” website.Carly Kullman, a one-time police cadet, explains that Rate My Cop was […]

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Support Your Local Small Town Bully (Second Update, 11/1) Emphatically making his point: Tony Lopez of Homedale, Idaho, lets the public know his sentiments regarding Daryl Crandall, who is running for Owyhee County County Sheriff. The first sign he displayed may land him in jail. (Photo by Scott Watson for Pro […]

Sunday, November 2, 2008 Small Town Tyranny That’s how they roll in Homedale: Reserve Officer Antonucci of the Homedale Police Department, acting on a petty, bogus complaint from Deputy Daryl Crandall, seizes a campaign sign from the front yard of city resident Tony Lopez. Once a supporter of Crandall, Lopez changed his mind and altered […]

Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Briefly Considered: Coda in Owyhee County Last night, Daryl Crandall prevailed in his campaign to unseat Gary Aman as Owyhee County Sheriff. This morning, at the urging of Chief Jeff Eidemiller, Crandall’s misdemeanor complaint against Tony Lopez for “defacing” a campaign sign was dismissed, and the citation was withdrawn.Speaking to a […]

Thursday, November 6, 2008 Why Obama Will Be Worse Than Bush To my substantial delight, a movement is already coalescing to impeach President-Elect Obama. My reaction doesn’t simply reflect my opinion that Obama is uniquely unsuitable to the office he will acquire next January. I’m of the view that all presidents should be simultaneously inaugurated […]

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 The Good News: It’s Not About Race From the page to the screen: Hawk (Avery Brooks) and Spenser (the late Robert Urich), as portrayed in the television series Spenser: For Hire. “You know what I like here? There’s a bunch of black guys waiting in cars to shoot it up with […]

Monday, November 17, 2008 Free Mark Cuban! (Significant Update, November 18) Obnoxious? Yes — but gifted, too: 50-year-old billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban, targeted by the Feds for daring to oppose the Great Plutocrat Swindle. During an NBA contest between the Dallas Mavericks and the Utah Jazz several years ago, a shoving match at the low […]