by Doug Thompson | Nov 25, 2020 | Musings
After years of claiming nothing is wrong with purported lax financial oversight and rampant misuse of member funds, the National Rifle Association’s tax filing to the Internal Revenue Service for 2019 admits widespread abuse and fraud by top executives,...
by Doug Thompson | May 3, 2010 | Featured, News, Politics
The rabid right wing of the Republican party saw Bob McDonnell’s election as a road to the past, restoring the shameful and restrictive policies of the Old South to the Old Dominion. Now they’re not so sure. “He clearly cannot be trusted,” Joe...
by Doug Thompson | May 3, 2010 | Featured, Musings
Virginia’s latest national embarassment — attorney general Ken Cuccinelli — is at it again. Now he wants to cover up a bare breast on the Virginia State seal. Cuccinelli recently distributed new lapel pins to his staff with the breast-baring tunic...
by Doug Thompson | Apr 8, 2010 | Featured, Musings
For the most part I’ve been proud of my Virginia heritage. The Old Dominion is rich in history and tradition. But when a racist lives in the governor’s mansion and a homophobic attorney general serves as the top law enforcement officer in the Commonwealth,...
by Doug Thompson | Apr 1, 2010 | FUBAR, News
The problem with doing an April Fool’s joke on Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is that it’s impossible to come up with anything fictitious that is more outrageous than what he will do in real life. The AG whose antics have gone so far off the...