“SUBJECTS THAT SHOULD BE MOOT” by OPOVV, ©2018 (Apr. 5, 2018) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to another exciting episode of ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the oasis on the idiot box where your brain can take a rest from the mayhem that’s happening on the other side of your front door. Hello, […]
SEEING “THE BIG PICTURE” by OPOVV, ©2016 (Dec. 1, 2016) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘Pulse of the Nation,’ the show that lays it out for all to see. Our format is to interview strangers on the street, people just like you, to see what’s on their minds. And here we are, […]
BUT YOUR VOTE HAS VALUE by OPOVV, ©2016 (Nov. 8, 2016) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘Pulse of the Nation,’ the show that lays it on the line. I’m your Roving Reporter and will be your host this evening. For our new viewers let me explain what we try to do: we attack […]
“MONEY FOR THE SHAREHOLDERS” by OPOVV, ©2016 (Sep. 30, 2016) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. So glad you could be with me out here in an undisclosed location here in the Southwestern portion of the United States. And yes, I’m still roving around with my dog, guitar and my pickup truck traveling from campsite to […]
“ABSOLUTE TOTAL CONTROL” by Steven Neill, ©2016 (Jun. 27, 2016) — “There are two things that are important in politics. The first is money and I can’t remember what the second one is.” — Mark Hanna, William McKinley’s 1896 presidential campaign manager and later senator from Ohio, in 1895 (1) The Gilded Age in America […]
FOLLOWING THE “RULES” OR FOLLOWING “ORDERS” by OPOVV, ©2016 (May 30, 2016y) — ACT I Curtain rises to the music of the theme “Victory at Sea” by Richard Rodgers. The stage is set as a Navy supply shed with a couple of lifeboats on jacks in various stages of disrepair. There’s a road sign on […]
“DISCERNING THE TRUTH” by OPOVV, ©2016 (Mar. 5, 2016) — $20+ trillion as the National Debt (please click to view our National Debt Clock). Allowing a de facto Muslim illegal immigrant to masquerade as the president (Obama) for the past 7 years. It means accepting the spying by the government and ignoring the fact that […]
“OFF THEIR ROCKER” by OPOVV, ©2015 (Nov. 18, 2015) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. As you can see, we’re back at the university as guests of the world-renowned shrink, Dr. Grove. We just listened to your lecture, Doctor, and found it rather perplexing, which, I suppose, was your goal: to stimulate discussion. From what I […]
“JUST STRAIGHTFORWARD COMMON SENSE” by OPOVV, ©2015 (Oct. 31, 2015) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. We’ve a real treat for you tonight. It’s taken three years of non-stop work; numerous emails and snail mails; hundreds of phone calls and texts to finally get an affirmative on a one-on-one interview with the former presidential candidate, […]
“EVERYTHING IS RELATED FOR A COMMON RESULT” by OPOVV, ©2015 (Oct. 17, 2015) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, thanks for tuning in to ‘The Pulse of the Nation.’ What better way to find out what’s going on than to talk about money? With me is the latest whistleblower on The Federal Reserve Bank, Mr. […]
HOW MUCH WORK DO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES REALLY DO? by OPOVV, ©2015 (Jul. 30, 2015) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. As you can see, we’re at the ‘Committee for Better Government’ building located at the government complex right here in the middle of the city. With us is the Chief of Operations, a Ms. Bernard.” “You […]
“JUST MORE HOT AIR?” by OPOVV, ©2015 (Jun. 16, 2015) — Ho hum, here we go again. We’re going to hear the same old hogwash and meaningless hot air until the election in 2016. The candidates are going to lay out grandiose plans, make impossible promises, and tell us that each one of us is in […]
“JUST A SAMPLE OF WHAT’S IN STORE” by OPOVV, ©2015 (May 22, 2015) — The straight skinny: according to the election rules, I’ve got to raise $5,000 from my political supporters in order to have my name on the ballot for president; that’s if I decide to run in the first place, which I haven’t. But, […]
U.S. “UNDER ATTACK” by OPOVV, ©2015 (Mar. 23, 2015) — It’s quite obviously a mob-like comprehension problem. Trust me, I know the feeling. I was on a ship once where I was the only sane one aboard. But I’m not alone on this one: the Constitution is quite clear on the requirements of the president in […]
LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO THE (FEDERAL RESERVE) BANK by OPOVV, ©2014 (Jun. 26, 2014) — ACT I The curtain rises on a typical Chicago Westside neighborhood bar. Blue and white collars are equally divided, about 30 in all, with a few bikers and college kids. It’s a Friday afternoon and everyone is in good spirits. […]
“NO MORE HIDING BEHIND CLOSED DOORS” by OPOVV, ©2014 (Jun. 4, 2014) — From this day forward, this is how we employers of our government’s employees are going to run our ship. We’ll still remain steadfast in spreading the word that the Clown, the Nation’s Joke (Obama), is Constitutionally unqualified to be the de facto […]
A COLLAPSING SYSTEM by OPOVV, ©2014 (May 28, 2014) — I read the other day that more and more businesses have closed than the month before. Let’s say you’re a business owner. Maybe it’s a “Mom and Pop” store, or maybe it’s a franchise: no matter, because in this example each employs ten non-family members, six […]
“NEITHER A BORROWER NOR A LENDER BE” by OPOVV, ©2014 (May 8, 2014) — These numbers, a billion here, a trillion there, are so astronomically out there as to be incomprehensible, so let’s bring it all down to earth where we can take it all apart and view it in the light of day. Of course, […]
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, President, NARLO, ©2014 (May 4, 2014) — NOTE: This may be one of the most important articles we have written in the last 10 years of writing our weekly column. “The more people who are dependent on government handouts, the more votes the left (Progressives) can […]
“NOTHING BUT RATS” by OPOVV, ©2014 (Apr. 30, 2014) — It’s starting, and the Phoenix VA is just one of many government institutions that are exempt from accountability of shoddy and immoral/illegal practices. There’s no oversight, and if there is oversight, it’s either in-house or by a another government department that shares the same questionable way […]