Take this simple test on July 4th — Jeffrey Denny Some Americans declare they’re more patriotic than other Americans they hate. If you wonder about your patriotism, ask yourself these questions: Do you love minority rule? Even as you declare you love democracy? Do you love how your Trump high court — on the same day! — overturned Roe v. Wade to let…

Only Fox frauds and fools blame Biden — Jeffrey Denny Five bucks for a gallon of gas is outrageous! That’s what a pint of local IPA costs! Yes, I feel terrible for struggling Americans who need to drive for work and life and can least afford paying more to tank up. It’s a gas tax on the poorest. …

Responses to my Medium posts are illuminating — Jeffrey Denny I’ve been schooled. Stupidly thinking it was my citizen duty to challenge power, I had the shameless temerity to question die-hard MAGA “patriots” and gun militants who control the Republican Party, Washington and our country. (See: “Shame the gun militants.”) I suggested they were dragging America down to…

Media: Follow the power down to the people — Jeffrey Denny America’s gun massacre crisis is not just about the spineless, craven Republicans. Or the shameless Fox News and its right-wing broadcast and online ilk grasping for audience and snickering all the way to the bank. Or the slimy, cynical, heartless gun industry, lobby and PR spinners, also putting…

Why gun reforms won’t happen. Unless … — Jeffrey Denny Rebellion is in America’s blood. From the 1773 Tea Party to the 2009 Tea Party movement to today’s MAGAs, rebellion has defined and driven America. Rebellion powered our founding, manifest destiny expansion, economic success, many secession threats, and even a civil war to fight for the right to…

Update as needed — Jeffrey Denny MEMORANDUM To: Republican Party members, supporters, consultants and media From: Danielle Alvarez, Communications Director, Republican National Committee Re: Suggested responses to latest mass shootings We know you’re devastated by the latest drumbeat of liberal mainstream media coverage of mass shootings. We are too. Each new shooting hands the…

My problems don’t amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world — Jeffrey Denny Minimizing: A cognitive distortion consisting of a tendency to present events to oneself or others as insignificant or unimportant. — American Psychology Association We’ve all had a friend or family member we wanted to strangle. To me, the most stranglelicious are the classic “minimizers.” You know the type. …

You’ll never guess — Jeffrey Denny Everyone is a hypocrite. I am. Sorry, you are too. We all fall short of our moral standards, beliefs and proclamations sometimes, then rationalize excuses for ourselves, even as we hold others to account when they fail. Calling anyone a hypocrite is the height of hypocrisy. So call…

A commencement speech lesson story — Jeffrey Denny Whoo-hoo! It’s been daycare, kindergarten, grade school, high school and college commencement season once again, and millions of kids and their families couldn’t wait for it to commence so it could be over. But once the grad ceremonies started, they still had to wait. Once again, unless their…