“WHO ARE THE GOOD GUYS?” by OPOVV, ©2019 (Sep. 15, 2019) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place to be for the informed, enlightened and the entranced who are enthused by the world’s greatest reporting. Hello, my name is Roving, as in Roving Reporter (RR), and […]
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, President, NARLO, ©2019 (Sep. 14, 2019) — For seven long, agonizing hours on CNN, last Thursday night, ten of the 2020 Democrat presidential candidates went round and round on who could outdo each other on how much taxpayer money they were going to spend to reduce […]
“FOES FROM ALL SIDES” by OPOVV, ©2019 (Aug. 23, 2019) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to where the truth is as common as the common cold, as the common denominator, and as common as can be. Yes, this is ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the award-winning show that’s talked about at the […]
“FACTS ARE NOT FEELINGS” by Linda Goudsmit, ©2019, blogging at Pundicity (Jul. 26, 2019) — The Humanitarian Hoax is a deliberate and deceitful tactic of presenting a destructive policy as altruistic. The humanitarian huckster presents himself as a compassionate advocate when in fact he is the disguised enemy. The 116th Congress 2019-2020 Equality Act is a […]
“WE’RE GOING DOWN” by OPOVV, ©2019 (Jul. 23, 2019) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to our annual company picnic. Hello, I’m your Roving Reporter (RR) and I’ll take you around and introduce the folks, the people who make up the ‘Pulse’ family. Chief New Leaf has lakefront property in Wisconsin, just over the […]
DO YOU TRUST THE GOVERNMENT? by OPOVV, ©2019 (Apr. 12, 2019) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ an excuse to give your brain recess-time from a hectic day. Hello, my name is Roving, as in Roving Reporter (RR), and we’re standing on a corner in the suburbs, […]
“A REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY” by Linda Goudsmit, ©2019, blogging at Pundicity (Mar. 20, 2019) — The familiar acronym KISS, “keep it simple stupid,” began as a design principle noted by the U.S. Navy in the 1960s according to Wikipedia. “The KISS principle states that most systems work best if they are kept simple rather than made […]
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, President, NARLO, ©2019 (Jan. 23, 2019) — “To me, what socialism means is to guarantee a basic level of dignity. It’s asserting the value of saying that the America we want and the America that we are proud of is one in which all children can […]
“CULTURAL SUICIDE” by OPOVV, ©2018 (Oct. 31, 2018) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place where we keep tabs on the health and well-being of America. Unfortunately, tonight’s show may leave the weak-hearted — read, ‘weak-minded – a little put out (in that they won’t be […]
THE CONSTITUTION REPLACED? by OPOVV, ©2018 (Oct. 15, 2018) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome back to ’The Pulse of the Nation,’ the show that gives you the truth and if you can’t take it, well, now, what can we say except we do the best we can and the rest is up […]
“TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS” by Linda Goudsmit, ©2018, blogging at Pundicity (May 6, 2018) — The Humanitarian Hoax is a deliberate and deceitful tactic of presenting a destructive policy as altruistic. The humanitarian huckster presents himself as a compassionate advocate when in fact he is the disguised enemy. Ikhwan, Arabic for Muslim Brotherhood (MB), is an organizational […]
“A COMMON DENOMINATOR” by OPOVV, ©2018 (Apr. 24, 2018) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the one show on the idiot box that always tries to tell the truth. With me in the studio is Professor Zorkophsky with some pretty important information; isn’t that right, Professor?” “Please, […]
“IT’S THE SPOUSE THAT’S THE KEY” by DI yelling at the recruit, or a house fire, or a mother dying, or anything else traumatic happening under the sun, including getting hit by lightning. “I just treat those with combat-related Constitution. The law of the land is the Constitution that we agree to follow equally, so how do […]
“GOOD OVER EVIL” by OPOVV, ©2017 (Aug. 3, 2017) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘Pulse of the Nation,’ the entertaining news show that has been voted the most-watched in its time slot. Of course that particular press release was three years ago but what the heck, right? Still sounds as good as […]
“DEATH AND DESTRUCTION ON A COLOSSAL SCALE” by OPOVV, ©2017 (Jul. 7, 2017) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to a for-sure exciting episode of ‘Pulse of the Nation.’ My name is Roving and I’ll be your host here on the corner under the awning across from the railroad station. We usually don’t book […]
“ONE AND THE SAME” by OPOVV, ©2017 (Jun. 8, 2017) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘Pulse of the Nation,’ the program that attempts to make sense of our crazy world. Hello, I’m Mr. Roving Reporter standing on the corner across from the railroad station under the awning waylaying people about their […]
“SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE” by Linda Goudsmit, ©2017 (Jun. 4, 2017) — London’s Muslim mayor Sadiq Khan believes that terrorist attacks are part of living in a big city. REALLY? Why should Western cities and societies accept the barbarity of jihadis determined to conquer the West and impose Islamic sharia law? Mayor Khan’s attitude […]
“ISLAM IS ONLY AS STRONG AS WE ARE WEAK” by Paul R. Hollrah, ©2017 (Mar. 11, 2017) — In a March 7, 2017 story by Dan Bilefsky, headlined “Hungary Approves Detention of Asylum Seekers in Guarded Camps,” the New York Times reported that “Europe’s simmering backlash against immigration came into sharp relief on Tuesday when […]
“IF HE GOES DOWN, SO DO WE ALL” by OPOVV, ©2017 (Mar. 8, 2017) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the ever popular ‘Pulse of the Nation.’ As you can see, we’re off location at the State Park for an exclusive interview with Chief New Leaf. Howdy, Chief, so what’s up?” “You […]
“A SLIM CHANCE” by OPOVV, ©2017 (Feb. 18, 2017) — As the curtain rises, Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” is played. The stage is set as a bleak outpost in the mountains of Afghanistan. The backdrop is of a faraway mountain range emphasizing the lonely outpost. It is night but there’s a full moon. The two actors are dressed in Army fatigues looking […]