Tag: Crypt Keeper
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Republicans Have Become Literal (As Opposed To Movie) Monsters
In my professional life, I’ve put words into the mouths of a few monsters: Freddy Krueger, He Who Walks Behind The Rows and the Crypt Keeper. In order to write a good, successful monster (one that audiences will want more of), you have to get inside the monster’s head. You have to know what makes…
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The Anti-Abortion Crowd Just Got Their Wish And, Boy, Are They Gonna Regret It
As my old pal the Crypt Keeper used to say – with a darkly delighted cackle – “Be careful what you wish for, kiddies, you might just get it!” The conservatives have used the “pro-life” movement as their stalking horse. Conservatives couldn’t give a fly eff about anyone else’s life. If they knock someone up…
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There’s No Such Thing As “Alternative Reality” – There’s ONLY Reality & Those Who Refuse To Live In It
Republicans are like the Calvin character in Bill Watterson’s brilliant comic strip “Calvin & Hobbes” – except without any of the charm, innocence, humor or likeability. They’re the version that plays “Calvinball” the game where Calvin makes up all the rules as the game goes along. Perversely, it’s almost like Watterson anticipated Donald Trump –…
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Everything The Republicans Are Doing Is Going To Blow Up In Their Faces
In a way, The Republican Party is about to become like a car-chasing dog that finally catches up to a car only to realize it never prepared itself for this moment – and this moment sucks – because the car just ran over it. On two different fronts, Republicans – white, Christian conservatives – are…
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Republicans Have Crossed A Line From Beyond Which There IS No Return
That headline is wrong. The Republican Party has crossed MULTIPLE lines from beyond which there IS NO RETURN. The moment the RW money decided to make permanent minority rule its mission — that was a line of no return. The moment Moscow Mitch McConnell stated out loud that denying Barack Obama (the president a MAJORITY…
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Wouldn’t Ya Just LOVE To Give Conservatives The World They REALLY Want?
Remember this guy? The Crypt Keeper? Friend of mine actually. For real. He used to say “Be careful what you wish for, kiddies, you may just get it!” Then the Crypt Keeper would laugh — kinda like this — And then he’d get on with the episode. Now, of course, when the Crypt Keeper warned…