
I gather the term hard-working is no longer acceptable and is racist? It is only to be used in the …Read the Rest

I gather the term hard-working is no longer acceptable and is racist? It is only to be used in the …Read the Rest
There are times, when doing the right thing, sets off a chain reaction that results in good and honorable individuals …Read the Rest
If we follow the letter of the speech, then I must honor St. Crispin’s Day. One of my Clements ancestors …Read the Rest
There are many ‘progressive’ ideas I like, especially when it comes to a social welfare safety net. Having lived in …Read the Rest
Once again Donald Trump is in trouble for saying something that I think many of us have thought. Why don’t …Read the Rest
“…It has been nearly impossible for two U.S. presidents — Bush, a conservative evangelical; and Obama, a progressive liberal — …Read the Rest
I consider myself a historian. As such, perhaps the entities I loath the most are revisionists. I detest people who …Read the Rest
On Friday, I was watching an interview on CNN with a woman who supports Donald Trump. The CNN blond news-reader …Read the Rest
I don’t know who is worse, Donald Trump or the media. From what I gather, what Trump said was that …Read the Rest
Eugenics are a very nasty thing. If you know nothing else about eugenics, just think about Khan Noonien Singh. Eugenics …Read the Rest
I know this one is going to get me in big trouble in some circles, but it needs to be …Read the Rest
Friday was a day of amazing music in NYC, starting with Pope Francis at Ground Zero. It started with the …Read the Rest
Ten years after the Emancipation Proclamation, the first opera company in Washington, DC was founded, in 1873 by former slaves. …Read the Rest
Did you know that only about 10% of allergic and reactions to immunizations are reported? That is one of the …Read the Rest
“…The problem with “It is what it is” is that it abdicates responsibility, shuts down creative problem solving, and concedes …Read the Rest
People who insanely love opera are well…insane. We are an irrational lot, surpassed only by baseball fans. When the two …Read the Rest
Did you know you can be banned from commenting on Raw Story if you identify yourself as a Christian? I …Read the Rest
Tomorrow I will highlight the article which managed to get me banned from commenting on Raw Story – because I’m …Read the Rest
NOTE: It is not the message of which I disapprove. It is the abusive tactics and dubious connections of which …Read the Rest
“…In 2003 Shaykh Saleh Al-Fawzan, a member at that time of the Senior Council of Clerics, Saudi Arabia’s highest religious …Read the Rest
Unfortunately, there are a heck of a lot of people out there who pretend to be Christians who give all …Read the Rest
The reason #BlackLivesMatter is pissed with Bernie Sanders is because he voted to extradite Assata Shakur from Cuba, where the …Read the Rest
Several weeks ago, I left a comment about those who think the Confederate flag should be banned. One of the …Read the Rest
Jane Elliott’s work is based on abusive techniques gleaned from a Leon Uris book about the Nazi persecution of the …Read the Rest
Hate crimes are funny things. Evidently they are only hate crimes when they are perpetrated against certain minority groups, by …Read the Rest
“…”He’s shallow. He’s ill-prepared to be commander in chief,” Graham said. “He doesn’t know what he’s talking about in terms …Read the Rest
The other day I was on a long, and frankly, exasperating Twitter conversation about #BlackLivesMatter and how horribly rude they …Read the Rest
Racism as evil is a strange thing. It has been the basis of genocide since the beginning of time. Funny …Read the Rest
Once upon a time, when someone who was not white was trying to rise to the top, they had to …Read the Rest
The Obama Administration is out of control when it comes to their rhetoric against Russia. Now, outgoing Army Chief of …Read the Rest
SJ Reidhead (aka The Pink Flamingo) is a writer based in New Mexico. The author of two published novels, both westerns: Dust Devil and The Second Mrs. Earp and two published works of non-fictions: TRAVESTY: Frank Waters Earp Agenda Exposed and A Church for Helldorado, Endicott Peabody’s 1882 Tombstone Diary. One of the leading authorities on the life of Wyatt Earp and Tombstone during the Earp years, she is currently writing a series of murder mysteries set in modern day Tombstone. The author is also working on a book about fashion in the Wild West. When complete, there will be over 2100 unpublished antique photographs dating from 1855-1910.
The author’s work has appeared in Wild West, True West, Blogcritics, and The Tombstone Times. Recently the author has had to deal with a father in Stage 4 Alzheimer’s Disease. This is leading to a book dealing with the frustrations of dealing with the frustrations of the disease, finance, legal, health-care, and things no one bothers telling families about it.
SJ Reidhead has been involved in Republican politics since she was ‘a little kid’. During the Reagan years she was a lobbyist working with various non-profit organizations who were attempting to salvage NASA and the American space program after the disastrous Carter years. Unfortunately, because of the libertarian take-over of the GOP, and the rise of the Tea Parties, as the Republican Party becomes more and more extreme and marginalized, it is impossible to remain loyal to the GOP. The Pink Flamingo remains GOP in order to try to bring the party back to what it once was. I fear it is an impossible task.
The Pink Flamingo went on line on October 4, 2005, after the author realized “normal” Republicans were being marginalized as the extreme far right attempts to become the new normal. In November, 2012, The Pink Flamingo, for the first time ever, voted for a Democrat, Barack Obama. Normal will never again apply to the GOP.
THE PINK FLAMINGO STORY
It started out as a joke. During the seven years I worked with the girls of my parish, leading a youth group, one of the things that I stressed were manners. Part of having manners, the way I see it, is to know how to set a proper table, host a party, cater it, and clean up afterward. I was fortunate enough to have a group of very talented girls in my youth group. They learned how to plan for, and execute large church functions, very properly. During one such function I noticed there were several incredibly tacky pink flamingos sitting on the table. Knowing the girls were up to something, I said nothing. A few months later they did the same thing at a function I was hosting at my home. I said nothing. They had a birthday party for me. More pink flamingos appeared – and a joke was born.
Thanks to the girls, all of whom are now grown, I have a collection of pink flamingos. It has become an ongoing joke. When I began working on my political blog, I realized the only possibly title was The Pink Flamingo!