Saturday, May 13, 2023

Everything Old Is New Again


By Sniffles

President Biden spoke at Howard University's commencement today. He talked about how the Trumpsters, white supremacists and anti-democratic forces try to divide Americans against one another. It dawned on us that, although today's TV pundits might try to tell you different, this is not a new thing.

Here's Robert Redford in a funny bit from The Candidate (1972), in which his Senate hopeful character, Bill McKay, gets a little nutty from repeating all his stump speeches. But the sentiment he speaks about — Americans against Americans — is the same. We cats PURR.

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