American slavery
I’ve studied the Civil War and its underlying causes and its military tactics and strategy for over 30 years.Some slaves were well treated, even well fed. Some slaves were considered members of the...
View ArticleThe GOP never accepts election results
This is just a short diary entry to wonder aloud why everyone is aghast that Donald Trump said he would refuse to accept the results of the election. Since when has any Republican ever accepted an...
View ArticleJanuary 20 - a National Moratorium
In October, 1969, those who opposed the Vietnam War staged a National Moratorium. It was one of the largest and most successful organized protests in American history. Millions of people participated...
View ArticleA new Underground Railroad
The 'Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early-to-mid 19th century, and used by African Americanslaves to escape into free...
View Article“God is always in control”
That’s what supporters of Roy Moore said throughout his campaign.Well, it turns out that God — who asks for compassion for the poor and sick, who shows no favor to anyone, and who wants His children to...
View ArticleBraves moving to a city with plenty of time to hate
Since the mid 1960s, Atlanta Georgia has been known as "The City too Busy to Hate" and the home of the Braves - The Atlanta Braves, that is.Today, everyone in the city was shocked to learned that the...
View ArticleToday is Aug. 5 - 1864 - and Atlanta is being shelled
This is August 5 - 1864. Today, the City of Atlanta is surrounded by hostile forces. South, and to the west, near the area of Westview Cemetery and along Cascade Road, the Battle of Utoy Creek is...
View ArticleConservative says Michael Brown needed to be "put down"
There's not a whole lot to say about this atrocity: This summer I had an epiphany as I watched packs of racists riot in Ferguson, Missouri, in support of a gigantic thug who was higher than a kite when...
View ArticleWhy not a new grand jury?
It's interesting that so many seem to think that the grand jury ruling in the Wilson case is the final word. It's not.And we're not even talking about a federal, civil rights case. Wilson can still be...
View ArticleThat Speech - I am Alive with Patriotism today
For most of my most recent past, I have been hearing politicians define America in increasingly shrinking terms. They talk about how we can't do this or that; how some of us are better than the rest of...
View ArticleKOS alert: Ga. Police - Involved Shooting
I just wanted to alert the KOS nation about a police shooting in Georgia.Details are still sketchy; it only happened late last night. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is investigating.There is...
View ArticleHillary should be found in Contempt of Congress
By which I mean Secretary Clinton should FORCE Congress into a contempt-of-congress process by refusing to appear before the Benghazi committee, or to answer any further questions from its members.A...
View ArticleAmerican slavery
I’ve studied the Civil War and its underlying causes and its military tactics and strategy for over 30 years.Some slaves were well treated, even well fed. Some slaves were considered members of the...
View ArticleThe GOP never accepts election results
This is just a short diary entry to wonder aloud why everyone is aghast that Donald Trump said he would refuse to accept the results of the election. Since when has any Republican ever accepted an...
View ArticleJanuary 20 - a National Moratorium
In October, 1969, those who opposed the Vietnam War staged a National Moratorium. It was one of the largest and most successful organized protests in American history. Millions of people participated...
View ArticleA new Underground Railroad
The 'Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early-to-mid 19th century, and used by African Americanslaves to escape into free...
View Article“God is always in control”
That’s what supporters of Roy Moore said throughout his campaign.Well, it turns out that God — who asks for compassion for the poor and sick, who shows no favor to anyone, and who wants His children to...
View ArticleWhat happens when he doesn’t leave?
We’re still a long way off, but this morning we maybe slightly closer to the day when the Senate may vote to remove Trump.But what happens if Trump refuses to leave? Who believes he will accede to the...
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