Category Archives: Commentary on the News

The arrogance (and the fear) just won’t stop

Posted on 2016-11-17 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Now more than a week after the latest election for Massa, and the stunning announcement that Trump defeated Clinton, Johnson, McMullin, and Stein, the news continues to pour in. The elites’ arrogance and the irrational fear continue … Continue reading →

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Oh the horror of it all

Posted on 2016-11-15 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The internet and the mainstream media are full of the stories, the columns, and the comments: most talking about how the world and the Fifty States will become a hideous, horrible, fear-driven place because The Donald was … Continue reading →

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Election aftermath: an update

Posted on 2016-11-12 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton It’s Friday morning, and the news reports that anti-Trump protests have continued to spread (CNN). Police (rightly or wrongly) have declared the protests in Portland, Oregon, to be a “riot.” Protesters in Oakland have begun using Molotov … Continue reading →

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The election aftermath: Irrational reactions and our reaction to them

Posted on 2016-11-11 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton On the day after the 2016 election for Massa, colleges and universities across the nation had to begin treating students for PTSD – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (or perhaps more accurately Post-Trump Stress Disorder). It seems their students … Continue reading →

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The other elections: Still more to come (part 2)

Posted on 2016-11-10 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton This is a continuation of the last posting: The Election for Massa: Mixed Results. But it is the ballot issues that are the point of my commentary this morning. You can see the results of the major … Continue reading →

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The election for Massa: Mixed results

Posted on 2016-11-09 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Is it over? Maybe. As with Brexit, the 2016 election for Massa came in very much different than the vast majority of the mainstream media and the pundits and “elite” said it would. And according to the … Continue reading →

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Seattle’s comeupance – to be followed by that of Washington State?

Posted on 2016-11-09 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Just a quickie: several states, foremost among them, Washington state, are attempting to impose special taxes on any sale of a firearm OR ammunition, with the money supposedly to be used to “study” or “combat” or “deal … Continue reading →

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How many more? Death in the Fifty States

Posted on 2016-11-06 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton “Two more” law enforcement officers were killed, in Des Moines, Iowa, this week, according to SRN News, no doubt increasing cries of a “war on cops” here in the Fifty States. But the REAL question is “how … Continue reading →

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Baker’s Dozen X4: Reasons to NOT Vote for…

Posted on 2016-11-05 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A Baker’s Dozen ™ Reasons to Vote Against Hillary (To NOT vote for Hillary) 1. She is corrupt. 2. She is the queen of a criminal gang. 3. She is old. 4. She is debilitated: in very … Continue reading →

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Six more days… Plus

Posted on 2016-11-03 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton As I write this, it is late Wednesday evening in the Four Corners, and just six more days of having to put up with the advertisements and the hype and the appeals to vote, and the tales … Continue reading →

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