Tag: Kerry Dougherty
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GOP Is Dead Serious About Retaking Governor’s Mansion
by Kerry Dougherty Wow. They’re serious. The Republicans really want to win in November and they set aside their predictable losing behavior to do it by nominating outsider multi-millionaire Glenn Youngkin to be the next governor of Virginia. This gambit might not work, but in an unusual election year, it could. The Democrats and Gov.…
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We’re Mothers, Not Birthing People
by Kerry Dougherty So much to talk about this Monday morning. So what’ll it be: The furious tabulation of ranked-voting ballots in the Republican nominating process? Elon Musk on Saturday Night Live? Fauci-the-Insane suggesting that seasonal masking might be the way to whip the flu in the future? Or the continuing bastardization of our language…
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Shots for American Kids While Indians Are Dying for the Vaccine?
by Kerry Dougherty It was yet another gird-your-loins day in Virginia on Thursday. Gov. Ralph Northam held a briefing on COVID-19, which could only mean one thing: more disappointing news from the Rajah of Richmond. Northam said he may lift his now-14 month-old emergency order- – an abuse of power by any standard — in…
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Why Can’t We Have a Governor Like DeSantis?
by Kerry Dougherty Help me out here. I’m trying to decide which of the seven deadly sins I’m committing every time I see Gov. Ron DeSantis on TV or in print and wish he were governor of Virginia. It is covetousness? Or envy? Well, dictionary.com defines the first as “eager or excessive desire, especially for wealth or…
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Union Bosses Bullied the CDC to Keep Schools Closed
by Kerry Dougherty Anyone remember when Donald Trump was pummeled for putting pressure on the CDC over COVID? Wonder what those critics are saying now that we learn union bosses from the American Federation of Teachers essentially wrote public policy for the agency that kept children locked out of schools last winter. It’s an astonishing,…
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Maskless in Mississippi
by Kerry Dougherty There’s so much news we could discuss today. But it’ll have to wait until tomorrow. I’m here to be a little ray of Monday morning sunshine. I want to assure you that a lifetime of living as a free American can’t be wiped out by 14 months of living under the thumb…
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Word Salads from Wankers
by Kerry Dougherty It’s official. The CDC is run by wankers. (Yes, I am binge-watching Apple TV’s “Ted Lasso.” Why do you ask?) These fools constantly move the goalposts – remember 15 days to slow the spread? Remember just wear a mask for 100 days? – and issue rules that no one with a lick…
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Camping’s COVID Killjoys
by Kerry Dougherty Someone call a lawyer. I have whiplash. Happens every time I try to make sense make of America’s top health “experts” and their contradictory opinions, which have a peculiar way of becoming policy. Especially in blue states with governors eager to please the president. Ahem. Just this past weekend, for instance, Dr.…
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Newspapers: Words Still Matter
by Kerry Dougherty After 42 years in newspapers, having dedicated my adult life to that once-proud industry, I now read papers with a sense of dread. All too often that turns to disgust. Rarely do I stumble on a newspaper piece that delights anymore. The reasons are many, and you’ve heard them all before: Newspapers,…
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Where Are the Parents?
by Kerry Dougherty America has a problem. And I’m not talking about the police or racism or a political schism as wide as the ocean. I’m talking about parents. Rather, the lack of parents. In recent weeks the nation has been shocked by a series of horrific stories about kids being killed — by the…
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Norfolk Sacks Police Officer for $25 Contribution to Rittenhouse Defense Fund
by Kerry Dougherty Lemme get this straight: A high-ranking Norfolk police officer with 19 years of service was fired yesterday because he anonymously contributed 25 bucks to the defense fund of then-17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, who is accused of killing two people during riots in Kenosha, WI, last summer. It appears Lt. William K. Kelly III…
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COVID Panic Porn and the American Left
by Kerry Dougherty Last month I gave blood at a local church. As I was leaving, I struggled with my raincoat and a very nice woman standing nearby said she’d like to help, “…but with Covid…” I said “thanks” and felt sorry for her. She honestly believed that grabbing the sleeve of my twisted jacket…
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Vaccine Passports: Let’s Pass
by Kerry Dougherty Want a peek at what some of the more authoritarian types in the U.S. have planned for you? Look no farther than St. Vincent, a lovely little archipelago in the Windward Islands. At least it used to be a lovely little island. On April 9 the most dangerous volcano in the Caribbean…
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Johnson & Johnson Danger: Same As Getting Struck By Lightning
by Kerry Dougherty Here’s a prediction: We’re going to see a drop-off in the number of people being vaccinated against COVID-19. Thanks to bungling and fear-mongering by government officials. Currently 3.1 million Americans are getting the vaccines daily. Analysts will try to blame and drop on the Johnson & Johnson blood-clot scare — more about…
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AP StyleBook Beclowns Itself. Again.
by Kerry Dougherty The AP Stylebook has long been the “bible” of American journalism. This guide attempts to standardize language and grammar in newspapers. It deals with everything from when to use “concrete” and when to use “cement” to the use of hyphens when describing Asian or African Americans. New rule: No hyphens. In recent…