Archives for March 2016
Guest column: Surprise, surprise, surprise, Brenda’s a mee-maw
By Brenda Brissette Mata Have you ever noticed when you are truly surprised you end up with a reaction that is never the way you would imagine you would react? Watching a TV program or a movie, you can usually tell when a shock or surprise is building. The music is usually … [Read more...]
Wanna fix the GOP race? Bring in the moms
If only this could happen in the GOP presidential race … “This session of the Mommy Tribunal will now come to order. Bring in the defendant.” An older man with unusual hair is lead in. “State your name.” “Donald J. Trump, and I demand to know what’s going on here. I’m … [Read more...]
Isn’t it time for presidential candidates to start acting presidential?
I cringed when Sen. Marco Rubio said of Donald Trump at a campaign rally recently, “I’ll admit ... he’s taller than me, he’s like 6 feet, 2 inches, which is why I don’t understand why his hands are the size of someone who’s 5 feet, 2 inches – and you know what they say about men … [Read more...]
This week’s Auchtoon: Michigan’s ‘primary’ weakness
By John Auchter So I was watching Animal House a few days ago, a movie near and dear to my heart. (My wife and I had our first date at a toga party. For you Flint Powers grads, yes, the infamous Mike Kushuba toga party.) It occurred to me that there was a metaphor there for … [Read more...]
