April 16, 2020 Mickey Friedman I have lots of Corona Time on my hands. Unlike many of you, I don’t have kids to entertain or pretend to home school. Don’t have a dog to walk or like Bill, ducks to…
Tag: Donald Trump
King of Corona
March 31, 2020 By Mickey Friedman Me and Julio would have bet and lost our lunch money if anyone in the playground said that Donald The Trump would someday become The King of Corona. That the U.S. of A. would…
We Cannot Walk Alone
March 16, 2020 By Mickey Friedman When I was much younger I mistook inspiration for some mysterious surge of enthusiasm. Because I didn’t understand, I took it for granted. Yes, I felt moved enough to transcend my significant shyness to…
Jury Duty
March 8, 2020 By Mickey Friedman I’ve served twice. Impressed with how seriously our jurors took their duty. And so my head hurt to watch the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Time and again the President’s attorneys and the Republican…
Greta vs. Donald
January 30, 2020 By Mickey Friedman So many reasons he thought he’d get it this time. The booming stock market. The remarkable peace treaty with Chairman Kim. Who. to please his friend Donald, dumped his nuclear weapons in the ocean.…
Uncle Scrooge
By Mickey Friedman December 18, 2019 I read that the word “poor” appears 2,000 times in the Bible. It appears once in Emma Lazarus’ sonnet inscribed on our Statue of Liberty: “Give me your tired, your poor/Your huddled masses yearning…
The Big Stuff
Mickey Friedman December 8, 2019 Anyone who’s ever seen a mob movie, or been bullied knows how it works. Everyone except Republicans who clench their eyes so shut they won’t ever see what’s in front of them. Shakedown For Dummies:…
Veterans Day 2019
By Mickey Friedman November 23, 2019 The words pour down from the heavens. Thanks and more thanks. A grateful nation. Perhaps a Presidential Proclamation. But please swat the words aside. Instead, take a cold hard look at what politicians do,…
On Corruption
Mickey Friedman October 25, 2019 Thanks to Foxy Friends I have a handle on this corruption stuff. Though the socialists talk about the Trumps making money while they govern us, my friends at Foxy know it’s all about the Bidens.…
When Lies Turn Lethal
Mickey Friedman August 5, 2019 You can spend your days and nights responding to lies. Rep. Ilhan Omar expresses concern about Republican attempts to end a refugee resettlement program: “the only leverage you have is that you are part of…
Camps of Cruelty
July 4, 2019 By Mickey Friedman Had Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used words other than “concentration camps” to describe immigrant detention centers would the hypocritical Republicans have stopped dead in their tracks and said: “Oh my God! Children in cages is a…
Sorry, England. Sorry, France.
By Mickey Friedman June 24, 2019 My invitation to see the Queen must have gotten lost in the mail. Believe me, I’ve been checking. Somehow it made it to the White House. Capitol One sends me an invitation every few…