Recently a friend of mine referred to me as a journalist and a political writer, but I am neither. Normally I would have been very flattered, if it weren't for my extremely low opinion of contemporary journalism. First and foremost, I am a novelist who writes detective fiction. I have also written several nonfiction books, and, of course, I blog here at my website. The more liberal members of my family seem to think I'm some rabid right-wing Republican who has been brainwashed by Rush Limbaugh. I do admit that I enjoy listening to Limbaugh's show occasionally. I think he can be pretty funny, and admire Rush for overcoming some really serious adversity -- the total loss of his hearing, and somehow managed to continue his career, with the help of a cochlear implant. I also think he's very smart, patriotic, and quite entertaining. But I don't agree with everything Rush says. Just most of what he says, and practically everything he says about liberal politicians. I don't really consider myself a Republican -- I'm more of a Libertarian who tends to vote Republican in most major elections, but certainly not someone willing to write checks to help fund the party. Currently, I don't make enough money that I feel like I can afford to throw any of it away on a political party. After all, my wife and I are about to be hit hard by Obamacare. I am not a person who refuses to vote for a candidate simply because they are a Democrat. In fact, I've voted for more than one common sensical Democrat in my career as a voter. I believe the last one was Zell Miller. Most … [Read more...]
Narcissist nurse Kaci Hickox and the Ebola quarantine
Kaci Hickox has done her good deed. She went to Africa and helped people suffering from Ebola. Now she just wants her life to get back to normal. Immediately. You can forget about a three week quarantine for this modern day Florence Nightingale. The Clara Barton of the Sierra Leone made it crystal clear that no mere politician is going to tell her what to do. She lawyer-ed up to avoid spending three weeks in isolation out of concerns for public safety because, as she put it, Governor Chris Christie isn't a doctor. Neither is she, but that's beside the point. She knows what's best for her. Screw the general public. We're completely irrational to be afraid that a contagious disease with a high mortality rate and for which there is no known cure has come inside our borders for the first time in American history. Right? I know what my problem must be -- obviously, I'm just jealous. After all, Kaci figured out a way to experience her 15 minutes of fame. The New York Times. Meet the Press. The Huffington Post. Fox News, CNN, ABC, NBC. The BBC. Even Saturday Night Live got into the act, adding to her claim to fame. In stark contrast, I've written five books that have been published. Three of them even won an award, and still almost nobody knows who I am. The best I've managed to do thus far was a brief interview by the American Thinker people on the Dennis Miller Radio Show and a few one-hour long interviews with Dr. Robert Rose on his web blog radio show. Pathetic, by comparison. I haven't even been asked to write an op-ed for the Dallas … [Read more...]
