Category Archives: Morning Thoughts

Short blurbs on various topics. (I think most clearly in the morning, hence this category – ed.)

Zero Dark Thirty, a review

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Dennis Allard   [ Cateories: Left, Morning Thoughts ] [ Bookmark: permalink ]

Here is my review of Zero Dark Thirty. For me, it’s a story, about the movie, about going to see the movie, and about this life I find myself passing through. It’s always that way. I previously shared my thoughts … Continue reading →

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Zero Dark Thirty (before I saw the movie)

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Dennis Allard   [ Cateories: Left, Morning Thoughts ] [ Bookmark: permalink ]

This is my a prequel to my review of Zero Dark Thirty. My review of Zero Dark Thirty was written later. The radio advertisements for Zero Dark Thirty are insulting. “We all remember where we were when Bin Laden was … Continue reading →

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ESPN Radio ads during play by play

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Dennis Allard   [ Cateories: Morning Thoughts, Vents ] [ Bookmark: permalink ]

Sunday Dec 30, 2012. Complaint posted to ESPN Radio. I was listening to this morning’s ESPN Radio football game broadcast on AM 710 Los Angeles. On every possession during the game, while the clock was running, an irritating 5 to … Continue reading →

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Dear President Obama

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Dennis Allard   [ Cateories: Morning Thoughts ] [ Bookmark: permalink ]

Wednesday Nov 8, 2012 Dear President Obama: You have have been elected to serve four more years. Now you may use your influence and power to make some changes. Please stop the insane “War on Drugs” that has failed for … Continue reading →

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The NHL owners are cancelling the hockey season?

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Dennis Allard   [ Cateories: Morning Thoughts, Vents ] [ Bookmark: permalink ]

I have lots of friends, even male friends, who don’t watch sports much and even more female friends who don’t. They consider sports to be uninteresting, not vital to life. They read books and actually do things like going on … Continue reading →

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The Privatization of Education

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Dennis Allard   [ Cateories: Left, Morning Thoughts ] [ Bookmark: permalink ]

This morning, Uprising Radio addressed the issue of how education is being privatized and how test scores are being given more importance than education. The story is heart wrenching, explaining for example how little kids from the ghetto are asked … Continue reading →

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Why does KPFK give air time to Gary Null?

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Dennis Allard   [ Cateories: Left, Morning Thoughts, Vents ] [ Bookmark: permalink ]

I have tired of turning on KFPK radio (90.7 FM, Los Angeles) at night only to hear the self-aggrandizing voice of Gary Null being emitted into the vacuum of the Los Angeles radio air. At first one tends to like … Continue reading →

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Tar Sands Pipeline

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Michael Zagone   [ Cateories: Left, Morning Thoughts, Vents ] [ Bookmark: permalink ]

Tar sand and oil shale are both boondoggles. Both extract very little usable oil. Both take huge amounts of energy to get to it. And both tar sands and oil shale tear up the landscape and damage the water supply. … Continue reading →

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Daniel Ortega is a horses ass

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Dennis Allard   [ Cateories: Left, Morning Thoughts ] [ Bookmark: permalink ]

The statement made today by Daniel Ortega expressing solidarity with Moammar Gaddafi is an insult to the worthy Sandinista ideals that he once purportedly represented and an insult to the brave people of Libya. Daniel Ortega is a disgrace to … Continue reading →

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Congratulations Egypt!

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Dennis Allard   [ Cateories: Left, Morning Thoughts ] [ Bookmark: permalink ]

Today, there was something new under the sun. Mubarak is out. The people have spoken. Democracy is emerging in an Arab state. This is going to be interesting. “This is only the beginning”, stated one of the young people leading … Continue reading →

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