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Shakespeare on Post Elections Silence

Posted on November 7, 2012 by jimmie

“Silence that dreadful bell: it frights the isle From her propriety.” (Othello, act 2, sc. 3) Comments.  The clairvoyant power of the Oracle of Delphi was not necessary to guess the winner of the presidential elections. According to this webmaster one good thing about them now is that the associated noise has stopped. Had it Read More

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Shakespeare on Lack of Choice and Presidential Elections

Posted on November 6, 2012 by jimmie

 “…I may neither choose whom I would nor refuse whom I dislike” (Merchant of Venice, act 1, sc. 2) Comments.  Irrespective of who wins (the Presidential Elections), the basic policy of the ruling elite will continue. The 2012 campaign has been (one might say, as usual) a low rate spectacle. For all the billions of Read More

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Shakespeare on Sophisticated Liars and Bipartisan Lying

Posted on November 5, 2012 by jimmie

“…whose tongue soe’er speaks false, Not truly speaks; who speaks not truly, lies.” (King John, act 4, sc. 3) Comments. All comments are welcome, even from those who disagree with one or more of the views proposed, always inspired or stemming from a Shakespearean quote. For those who still believe that there is a difference Read More

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Much Ado About Nothing and The Presidential Elections

Posted on November 4, 2012 by jimmie

There are some, actually and probably  many, who are very indifferent to the fakery, charade, travesty, pantomime, PR exercise, Shakespearean comedy (?), burlesque mask, embodied by the soon-to-be-held presidential elections. That Obama will be the winner few doubt. That the platforms of both parties are essentially identical (behind a facade of feigned difference), has been Read More

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Shakespeare, Melancholy of Autumn and a Beautiful Sonnet

Posted on November 2, 2012 by jimmie

“That time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, Bare ruin’d choirs where late the sweet birds sang. In me thou seest the twilight of such day As after sunset fadeth in the west, Which by and by Read More

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Shakespeare, Presidential Elections and the Force of Habit

Posted on November 1, 2012 by jimmie

“How use doth breed a habit in a man!” (Two Gentlemen from Verona, act 5, sc. 4) Comments. In this entry’s instance the “use” refers to voting in the presidential elections to sustain two beliefs (through habit), that have proven false and documentably so. One is that voting is the essence of democracy. It would Read More

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Shakespeare, Love Quotes for him, Love Quotes for her (more to come)

Posted on October 30, 2012 by jimmie

“Here comes the countess: now heaven walks on earth.” (Twelfth Night, act 5, sc. 1) Comments. We must, we should, we have to change the subject of political elections. If not else, in an attempt to forget that millions of well-intended citizens will go to vote in the totally unsupported belief that their vote will Read More

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Shakespeare, George Carlin & the Hopelessness of Presidential Elections

Posted on October 28, 2012 by jimmie

“Hopeless and helpless doth Aegeon wend, But to procrastinate his lifeless end” (Comedy Of Errors, act 1, sc. 1) Comments. What is most extraordinary (about the presidential elections) is the incredible success of the propaganda machine. And the consequent belief, also held by obviously intelligent people, that their vote makes any difference. Notwithstanding the overwhelming Read More

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Shakespeare on McGovern’s Memorial, War, Peace, and Speakers’ Lies

Posted on October 26, 2012 by jimmie

 “… like one Who having unto truth, by telling of it, Made such a sinner of his memory, To credit his own lie.” (Tempest, act 1, sc. 2) Comments.  George McGovern, presidential candidate in 1972 who valiantly opposed the Vietnam War, (and when doing so was considered “anti-American”),  died this month. Those who followed McGovern’s Read More

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Shakespeare on Age and Aging Romeos

Posted on October 25, 2012 by jimmie

“… One that is well-nigh worn to pieces with age to show himself a young gallant.” (Merry Wives of Windsor, act 2, sc. 1) Comments.  The character of the aging Romeo has been the subject and the butt of a large number of novels, plays and comedies, in the major European languages and (probably) in Read More

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