Tag Archives: Isis
Sutherland: An Evening to Forget with The New Yorker’s George Packer
George Packer, long time writer for the New Yorker, was this year’s Carolyn Cockefair Benton Lecturer at UMKC. He spoke Thursday on “What is ISIS and Why Are We Back in Iraq?” Much of his material came from his 2005 book, The Assassin’s … Continue reading
Posted in Dwight D. Sutherland, Jr.
Tagged Carolyn Cockefair Benton, George Packer, Isis, Marie Harf, Paul Bremer, The New Yorker
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Valentine: Cowardly Cartoonist Cheap Shots Republicans
It’s hard to talk politics… Somebody will not like you forever. And what you can get away with saying among friends is different than the things you might say around strangers. For example, never make your political opinion obvious in a … Continue reading
Posted in Mark Valentine
Tagged Carriage Club Kansas City, Charlie Hebdo, Isis, Lee Judge, Mark Valentine
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Leftridge: TV Time: Impractical Jokers is the Funniest Show on Television
This may sound weird, but Impractical Jokers is the funniest show on television. Now this sentence will be read and subsequently responded to in one of two ways: 1) Yeah, no shit! or 2) What in the ever loving hell … Continue reading
Posted in Brandon Leftridge, Entertainment
Tagged Boko Haram, Brandon Leftridge, Christ's nuts, Impractical Jokers, Isis
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Calvin Sense: Will Obama’s Legacy Hurt Future Minority Presidential Candidates?
President Obama’s in an unwinnable position… He’s boxed himself into a corner from which he cannot escape. Because if he sends ground troops to fight ISIS his legacy will be destroyed and the Democratic Party will not win in the upcoming elections. Yet to … Continue reading
Valentine: Cognitive Dissonance & The Ebola Scare
Cognitive dissonance is the internal, emotional conflict we feel when we believe conflicting things… It’s a part of everyday life. We hate violence, but we love tough guys. We believe in Science but embrace Religion. We hate to be fat, yet we love ice … Continue reading
Posted in Mark Valentine
Tagged Al Gore, Bin Laden, CDC, cognitive dissonance, Ebola, Fox News, Isis
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Calvin Sense: Can Allies Insure a Stable Middle East?
What’s the real value of getting Middle Eastern countries to help to fight Isis? That’s the obvious question now that Secretary of State John Kerry says the USA has 40 nations that have agreed to contribute to the fight against ISIS. And while Saudi … Continue reading
Posted in Calvin Sense
Tagged Calvin Sense, Eleanor Mondale, Isis, John Kerry, President obama
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Calvin Sense: President Obama Decides to Use Some ‘Calvin Sense”
Does everybody realize President Obama must be reading KC Confidential? I bet even Hearne didn’t realized how many powerful people visit this site. Below are excerpts from some of my previous postings which the President in his speech about ISIS said he … Continue reading
Calvin Sense: Stop the Insanity
Hard choices remain in the Middle East as to who Americans should ally themselves with in the fight against ISIS… Sometimes in life there are no good choices, consequently, a practical choice based on the situation in the current time … Continue reading
Posted in Calvin Sense, Uncategorized
Tagged Calvin Sense, Isis, Jmes Foley, Steven Sotloff, Thomas Jefferson
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