Category Archives: Politics

Woodstock Turns 50

Posted on October 18, 2019 by theurbanllama

August 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, the granddaddy of all music festivals. It wasn’t the biggest festival ever, and certainly not a profitable endeavor, at least not initially. What set Woodstock apart was its agrarian nature. Set amongst … Continue reading →

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Mueller Report Implicates Trump of Obstructing Justice

Posted on April 30, 2019 by theurbanllama

At long last the Mueller Report is here. Two years in the making, and during that period a dense cloud of trepidation enveloped Capitol Hill. For Republicans it was the prospect that damning evidence would be revealed implicating a president … Continue reading →

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Trump’s 2019 State of the Union Pushes Faux Unity and Threats

Posted on February 9, 2019 by theurbanllama

Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday in what was billed by the administration as a pivot toward unity for the president in the aftermath of his record-setting 35 day … Continue reading →

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Trump Capitulates to Democrats in Ending Government Shutdown

Posted on February 5, 2019 by theurbanllama

After five weeks of untold hardship weathered by federal employees and ancillary private businesses harmed by the record-long partial government shutdown, Donald Trump caved to the Democrat’s demand to reopen for business minus any border wall funding. In the end … Continue reading →

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Covington Catholic Students Earn Extra Credit in Xenophobia

Posted on January 31, 2019 by theurbanllama

The recent controversy surrounding the behavior of students from Covington Catholic High School toward a group of Native Americans encountered on the National Mall in Washington, DC, has added another sad chapter to a long and distinguished history of intolerance … Continue reading →

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Blue Wave Election Lifts Democrats to Re-Take the House

Posted on November 30, 2018 by theurbanllama

Voters erected a blue roadblock across Pennsylvania Avenue on Nov. 6, as Democrats swept to victory from coast-to-coast in record numbers, wresting control from Republicans of the House of Representatives. Two years of an avalanche presidency was enough for the … Continue reading →

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Anthony Bourdain Says Goodbye to the Mortal World

Posted on June 30, 2018 by theurbanllama

On June 8, an important voice of generosity and tolerance was silenced. Anthony Bourdain, the renegade chef, globetrotter and storyteller, succumbed to whatever demons haunted his earthly domain, as he took his own life at the age of 61. Bourdain … Continue reading →

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Santa Fe Texas High School Shooting Leaves 10 Dead

Posted on May 28, 2018 by theurbanllama

Another Friday, another 10 people killed in a school shooting. This one in tiny Santa Fe, Texas,  population 12,222, located 35 miles southeast of Houston. Here a scorned 17-year-old, Dimitrios Pagourtzis, smuggled a shotgun, .38 revolver and improvised explosive devises … Continue reading →

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Giuliani Says Trump Funneled Hush Money to Porn Star

Posted on May 13, 2018 by theurbanllama

In a stunning admission by one of President Trump’s new legal team members, Rudolph Giuliani admitted to Sean Hannity that Donald Trump knew about the $130,000 payment Michael Cohen made to porn star Stormy Daniels, and afterward reimbursed his personal … Continue reading →

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Trump Attorney Cohen Reveals Fox’s Sean Hannity is Client

Posted on April 17, 2018 by theurbanllama

Monday President Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, revealed in court his mystery third client was Fox News host Sean Hannity. What a coincidence! How curious that Mr. Hannity publicly weighed in against the executed search warrant on Cohen’s office, home … Continue reading →

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