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President Donald Trump has uttered a few quotes that will go down in the annals of political history that will stand besides Patrick Henry’s famous “Give me liberty or give me death” quote. The president’s “I take no responsibility” answer to a reporter’s question over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic will certainly be one of the strangest. Then again, maybe not. At his last press briefing that some have called “campaign rallies”, President Trump said something that has got to have even his most diehard supporters scratching their...
President Donald Trump appears to be turning up the heat in an effort to reopen the economy sooner rather than later. Last weekend protests by some people in the states of Michigan and Virginia over how their respective governors’ stay at home orders are affecting them caught the president’s attention. The president has seized the opportunity to further push his appeals to reopen the economy, even as more Americans continue to die. President Trump and his surrogates continue to go on media outlets pushing the narrative that it is “es...
As each day passes into the next, we see a nation that is continually being divided. What was once supposedly seen as a nation where people could be free, has now turned into a nation where two sides are vying for the hearts and minds of its’ citizens. We are divided into conservative and liberal groups where control is the ultimate goal, either to continue on the path that we are on, or go in another direction. Many people are not happy with the way that this nation’s affairs ae being handled. Instead of finding common ground on issues tha...
President Donald Trump is trying his best to get America back to work despite the fact that America is a sick nation with more people getting sicker by the hour. Don’t believe me? Just ask your mayor or governor and see what they tell you. That’s because our mayors and governors are on the front line battling the devastating disease COVID-19, while our president seems to be thinking more about the economy instead of saving lives. It was just recently, President Trump said that he would like to see Americans “all come together” on Easter...
For the last eleven years of Barack Obama’s life, the former President of the U.S. has been hounded and criticized by one individual. That individual is Donald Trump. During the early years of Mr. Obama’s presidency, non-candidate Trump wasted no opportunity to question every move by President Obama, as he would not let the “birther” issue die despite all of the evidence to the contrary concerning where Mr. Obama was born. Now, three years after Mr. Obama has left office and is enjoying life as a private citizen, Donald Trump, even as Preside...
“I don’t take responsibility at all” are words said by President Trump that will be quoted and written by historians and students of history until the cows come home. Someone will need to remind the nation the last(first?) time a president has said that he “doesn’t take” responsibility for his actions during a national crisis that will only get worse. The coronavirus or COVID-19 as it is medically known has turned the lives of billions of people the world over upside down, as the world heads into an unknown/uncertain future. Few things can...
This nation is about to face what could be its most deadly encounter with an enemy that can kill thousands if not millions, yet it continues to be divided. That enemy is a health threat that is showing no signs of abating its presence in nations that thought that they were once “safe”. The Coronavirus Virus is a medical disaster in the making that has shown that it can’t be stopped at its present rate of being transferred from one person to the next in this ever contracting(not expanding)world. The Chinese government has its hands full tryin...
President Donald Trump is using up a tremendous amount of fuel flying around on Air Force One lately. With no one to challenge him seriously in the Republican primaries, Mr. Trump is holding one campaign rally after another. The president is laying down the framework of his intentions to remain in office should he lose in the November election. At just about every rally, the president continues to talk about himself being in office well past a second term. With an acquittal following an impeachment trial(sham)in the rear view mirror, Mr. Trump...
When the comedians do an impression of former President Richard Nixon, they always use Nixon’s famous “I am not a crook” line during the Watergate time. It works even better when a comedian can not only make a facial expression that looked like Nixon but mimic his voice in such a manner, that if you closed your eyes, you might think that it was actually Nixon doing the talking. Well, move over Dicky. Someone else has taken your place in history that comedians will forever use in their acts to show us just how some politicians can miss the b...
A photo of President Donald Trump holding up a newspaper headline that read, “TRUMP ACQUITTED”, will be in the historical achieves for time immemorial, ending one chapter in U.S. history and beginning another. Or will it be a continuation of the same chapter? One can legitimately ask that because many people are asking themselves when it all will end. Republicans in the U.S. Senate had an opportunity to restore a sense of normalcy to the office of the president by joining Utah’s senator Mitt Romney who voted to impeach the president on the ...
There is a 99.9% certainty that barring a meteor the size of Brazil hitting the Earth before Senators in Congress cast their final vote in President Trump’s impeachment trial, he will be acquitted. Once that happens, with no surprise to anyone, President Trump will be a “free man”. Free to continue to do anything that he wants, now that the nation has a Republican led Senate that lacks the political courage to protect the Constitution. The president can, according to a GAO ruling, violate an existing law that mandates him to deliver congr...
President Donald Trump hails himself as the consummate dealmaker, a better negotiator and one that can bring people together in order that a fair deal can be made. However, there are some out there who beg to differ with the president, as there are still lawsuits against the president stemming from deals that he made with some businessmen. The impeachment trial of President Trump in the Senate is all about a deal that the president is alleged to have tried to make during his “perfect” phone call with Ukraine president Zelensky. When the pre...
The impeachment trial is underway in the U.S. Senate as Donald Trump is the third U.S. president to be impeached for his conduct while president. He is being tried for what he did (quid pro quo), from the simple fact that what was done, was done at his direction. As they say, you don’t have to “rob the bank”, but if you are the getaway driver, or the mastermind, you are a part of the overall robbery. You will be tried, sentenced and put in prison. Why? Because of your actions, and of those of someone else. The president is said to be asking tho...
There seems to be no end that Republicans are willing to go in their efforts to slow down the impeachment train that is headed to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. After hearing from witnesses over several weeks, both from executive branch employees and noted constitutional scholars, Republicans are still pushing the narrative that impeachment proceedings are “a charade” because the president has done nothing that is impeachable. They continue to follow President Trump by calling the hearings a witch-hunt or a hoax, as they try their best to use the...
Have you seen an old or abandoned gas station, warehouse or similar site and said to yourself, “Someone should fix that place up because it would make a really nice (fill in the blank).”? The technical name for such a location is a Brownfield. Taking abandoned sites from “eyesore” to “eye opener” is a process. One that is well worth it because the redeveloped sites can breathe new life into local neighborhoods. There are multiple sites in Monroe, West Monroe, and Ouachita Parish that have the potential for Brownfield projects; and, we want to...
Last week at the start of the impeachment of President Trump, Democrats and Republicans questioned former Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch about her role as it related to the infamous call made by President Donald Trump. Yovanovitch, a career diplomat of 33 years had served under 5 different presidents from both parties. She had an impressive career as a diplomat, receiving numerous awards for her service to her country. She was not known to have been “a troublemaker” during her career, just quietly doing her job. The only problem was tha...
Political issues affect us all and it is vital that we pay attention to them. We must realize that the government has control over many aspects of our lives. Politicians can alter our access to reproductive/contraceptive resources, our taxes, our healthcare, our benefits, our access to guns, our school systems, and our rights and freedoms. There is no amount of money, no race or culture, and no age that keeps you completely safe from the hands of the law. You may find yourself without clean water like our neighboring towns. Like them, you will...
U.S. Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, III really put his foot in his mouth recently as he tried to defend President Trump’s immigration problem, by only making it worse. By now, the world is witnessing the kind of depths that conservative leaders are relying on to “Keep America safe” by locking up children who come across the border with their parents/guardians. President Trump has instituted a “zero tolerance” policy at the border with Mexico in an effort to keep out anyone that comes to this nation for valid reasons. No, they a...
One bird has sung, and two more may be about to sing. If you worked on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and had links to the Russian government, your time in the hot seat may be next. That has to be the sentiment of various individuals that have/had a direct/indirect contact with Trump, as Special Counsel Robert Mueller is showing the American people that he is not smoke and mirrors when it comes to doing his job. Mueller has brought federal charges against former campaign manager Paul Manafort and his Associate Rick Gates relating to a...
City of Monroe has Important Property Tax Renewals on November 18th Ballot Early voting Nov. 3rd – 11th It is election time once again, and Monroe residents will be making some very important decisions that will help shape the future of our city. We need every eligible voter to show their support for the six items that the City of Monroe has on the November ballot. These six propositions are for the 10-year continuation of property taxes that Monroe residents have been paying for many years. Proposition #1 is for the Civic Center, and funds a...
What could have been settled with a simple apology, would have ended the nightmare that the family of Sgt. La David Johnson is currently experiencing. Sgt. Johnson was buried Saturday (Oct. 21) with honors, but the controversy over what led to his death/body recovery has not been answered by the Trump administration. The total unexplained deaths of Sgt. Johnson and three of his fellow soldiers in the nation of Niger, is turning uglier each day by a president who will not explain what went wrong. The world knows by now how President Trump...
Monroe-West Monroe Bike Route On October 19th, West Monroe Mayor Dave Norris and I held a joint ribbon cutting ceremony on the Endom Bridge to commemorate the connection of pedestrian bike routes in the Twin Cities. We were joined by council members and aldermen from the twin cities, representatives from Monroe Advocates for Safe Streets (M.A.S.S.), the Monroe Chamber of Commerce, West Monroe-West Ouachita Chamber of Commerce, Ouachita Business Alliance, and the public. West Monroe announced the addition of their first bike route which starts...
Forget the labels, hype and distractions. There are no democrats, republicans, independents, or other parties representing the people and government of America. Only people with good and evil purpose and intentions are elected to govern the people and affairs of America. Elected officials sometime use labels to justify and hide their conscious and heartfelt actions, that positively or negatively affect the lives and well-being of the American people. Whether democrat, republican, independent, or others, each elected official’s actions, or l...
On Sunday, October 15, the Monroe Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board ended the application period for those interested in participating in the competitive civil service examination for Monroe Police Chief. Applications to take the exam were accepted between September 16 and October 15, 2017. A total of 13 candidates have officially signed up to take the exam. The Civil Service Board approved the list of qualified candidates at a meeting held Tuesday, October 17, at the City of Monroe’s Public Safety Center. The Examination: A w...
I think that there is an old saying that goes, “if you build it, they will come”, or something like that. That is precisely what Dr. Ollibeth Reddix must have had in mind after her colleagues on the Ouachita Parish Police Jury passed a resolution that she sponsored to stimulate economic growth in eastern Ouachita Parish. During Monday night regularly scheduled meeting of the Police Jury, Dr. Reddix’s resolution would “support the submission” of a $250.000 grant application to the Delta Regional Authority to assist with the construct...
There is a stark comparative difference of daylight and darkness between black and white races in America, which is reflected and manifested through the actions beliefs and history attributed to both races in the world. Of course the differences between blacks and whites are not solely exclusive to each race, as both to slight degrees exhibit some of the same attributes, but as a matter of balance on the scale of truth, reality and justice, both are unique in the path they have displayed in life. As a preference in obedience to God’s c...
The Monroe Man March will not be an actual “march”. We will not be literally marching from one place to another as it was typically done in the 1960’s. This is not a protest or a demonstration. We are not angry or demanding anything from anyone other than ourselves. We will simply gather at Charles Johnson Park located at 3313 Bernstein Park Drive in Monroe this Saturday, October 14th, to make a statement that we are taking responsibility for the safety of our community. All of us (The Churc...
God loves the truth and the light. The American National Anthem, flag and claims of freedom and justice do not have the same symbolism for all Americans. Certainly not for black Americans and other minorities, the poor and downtrodden. White Americans appear to be America’s preference for privilege. Other Americans are, by virtue, considered to be second class citizens. Therefore, the emphasis, loyalty, devotion, worship and praise directed toward the Anthem and flag take on quite a different perspective according to what category one falls in...
