Here at The Fireside Post, we intend to drive home our suggested connection between the elements of this election cycle and the the kooky world of Frank Oz.  Allow me, if you will, to expand on it a bit.
There are some great messages of hope and tolerance in the Wizard of Oz.  The movie is [...]

We are coming out of the political semi-finals.  The Old Man beat the Evangelical.  Now the Old man is poised to face off with the winner of the Black Man versus White Woman contest.
Are these useful characterizations?   Personally, I don’t think so.  But if we listen to the 24/7 cable news channels we will [...]

Son,
The media is in a big toot about Racism.  Bill Clinton dismissed Obama’s victory in South Carolina by stating that Jesse Jackson won there in 1984 and 1988.  The implication was that Barack Obama is just another black man.  The media interprets this as an attempt to minimize Obama by Clinton.
Well duh!  What do you [...]

Son,
I don’t believe it.  Not this time.  Not in 2008.  The pundits are trying to analyze the prospects of the candidates in terms of old ideas.   Statistically, which means historically, demographics help predict outcomes.  Not this time.
Tim Russert was on NBC News tonight - preaching the same old stuff.  “…New Hampshire has had a [...]