
In 1984, the conservative ‘establishment’ elite decided to band together and force Ronald Reagan not to run for re-election. He …Read the Rest

In 1984, the conservative ‘establishment’ elite decided to band together and force Ronald Reagan not to run for re-election. He …Read the Rest
The other day I was doing a few inflammatory tweets. I’m good at that. I don’t know about you, but …Read the Rest
If those running for GOP POTUS were honorable, they would stiff the FOX debate. Unfortunately, it is a POTUS debate. …Read the Rest
I don’t mind admitting that I voted for Barack Obama in 2012. Any thinking person, who detests the Koch Machine, …Read the Rest
There is a very good reason Donald Trump attacked Lindsey, on Tuesday, in South Carolina. There are several very good …Read the Rest
I have been writing about and researching hate groups in this country for nearly 10 years. It will be 10 …Read the Rest
First, I a not endorsing Donald Trump. I am not supporting him. I’m supporting my friend, Lindsey. I would vote …Read the Rest
The Duggar scandal grows worse, on a daily basis. In a cold-blooded, and calculated way, it is quit fascinating. One …Read the Rest
It looks like this story no longer exists. That alone is fascinating. Let’s be honest here. There is most definitely …Read the Rest
I just love the way the media is harping on their latest POTUS polls. We really don’t need to discuss …Read the Rest
Pando Daily had managed to unearth something we’ve all heard quite a bit about, the Ron Paul news letter where …Read the Rest
You would think that the GOP would finally get it, but they don’t. Instead of complementing Hillary Clinton on her …Read the Rest
Hillary Clinton’s candidacy is important for one very important reason. She was/is the first only viable female candidate to come …Read the Rest
Well, boys and girls, the Silly Season is well upon us. Get out your score card, a dry erase marker, …Read the Rest
At the risk of being hated because that annoying song from The Sound of Music, will now be haunting until …Read the Rest
In so many ways the civilized world, as opposed to the world of the libertarian, Koch Machine, Christian Reconstructionist Right …Read the Rest
Next week, AIPAC, the powerful pro-Israel lobby group is sending something like 250 Jewish leaders and activists to the Hill, …Read the Rest
The poor, scared, little, Viagra-popping, white men of the GOP are absolutely terrified of women like Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, …Read the Rest
BREAKING UPDATE #3: There is a good reason the Kochs met in New Mexico over the weekend. Apparently, they are …Read the Rest
It started off by reading an article about night-owls of which I am one. I admit that I am one. …Read the Rest
“Every tub should stand upon its own bottom.” Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan Reince Prebius says that GOP stands for “God’s …Read the Rest
“…“In my early 20s, I was a full-blown, right-wing radical. As a member of the Southern secessionist group the League …Read the Rest
In Roxbury, Mass, Orchard Gardens School was one of the worst. It was violent. The kids were horrors. They had …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!