@scottshepard.bsky.social
Former political journalist, Senate speech writer, senior Homeland Security official and onetime rock ‘n’ roll garage band legend, now a screen writer and struggling but committed Democrat.
It may be time for the media to revisit Peyton Manning’s abhorrent behavior toward a female trainer when he played at Tennessee. His Daddy made that story go away, but I always wondered what Mamma thought of the way Peyton treated a woman. I’ll bet nephew Arch loves the story.
The board members of the Kennedy Center should not be allowed to anonymously shut down the Center. They should be called out, starting with Donald Trump, Susie Wiles, Pam Bondi, Linda McMahon, Lee Greenwood, Usha Vance, Elaine Chao, Allison Lutnick, Dan Scavino, Maria Bartiromo, Laura Ingraham.
Condoleezza Rice speaking at the 9/11 Memorial should offend every American. If she had heeded CIA warnings about bin Laden as W’s national security adviser, 9/11 probably would not have happened. What short memories Americans have.
I’ve been sworn to secrecy but this is so important I’m speaking out: I hear there’s going to be a surprise appearance at Trump’s convention in Dallas tonight - brief (and I mean really brief) remarks by Mitch McConnell. The ratings are going to be huge.
Speaking as a man, I’m awfully tired of books and movies and lectures about the trials and tribulations of men. Stop sniveling. It ain’t like we’ve had it as hard as women, is it?
I hear Canada just changed the name of the Washington Nationals - back to the Montreal Expos.
If you are working overtime to prevent people from voting - the way Republicans are - you need to take a look at the devil in the mirror and change your ways.
I hereby halt your doom scroll to show you this natural phenomenon known as a Light Pillar on a ski run in Austria. Kind of feels like you're being visited by god.
lol I didn't think that terrible WHCA dinner could possibly look any worse but now that we know Trump used the White House press corps as human shields, it actually does! Amazing.
You know who never hid in a catering cart? President Zelensky.
The rest of the country needs to know what’s happening in the colony of DC, the missing star on the flag that has always been subjected to taxation without representation and is now occupied by a military force training for Election Day and God knows what.
NYT has a story today about Susan Collins’ vote for Brett Kavanaugh’s is haunting her on the campaign trail these days. Well, just a reminder, she also voted for John Roberts, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch, votes that should also be haunting her to the end of her days.
Quiz: Who works more days in a year - the House of Representatives or Joe and Mika @morningjoe?
I think we’re going to need Odysseus to get that oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
Why does Christopher Nolan’s telling of “The Odyssey” bother racists so much? Um, never mind.
Remember when Bob Woodward sneaked into the hospital to ask dying CIA Director Bill Casey about illegal funding of Nicaraguan rebels? Why aren’t any of today’s so-called reporters brave enough to sneak into Mitch McConnell’s crypt?
I have rooted for the Dodgers since I was young enough to understand what baseball was - 1954, the team of Robinson, Snider, Hodges, Reese, Campanella, and my favorite, rookie Jim Gilliam. No more. I’m off the trolley car until they take back the World Series ring they gave our criminal President.
A David Ignatius closeup in the morning sans makeup is an Ignasty way to start the day.
A great example of the dumbing down of The Washington Post: today’s A2 is devoted to explaining how to prepare peanut butter jars for recycling.