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2012 election

Shhhhh, don’t say poor!

May 23, 2017September 7, 2012 by Shay

So now that both the Republicans and Democrats have held their conventions and nominated their men, election season is in full swing here in the US. I am happy to say that I stayed up late and caught both conventions, in the end the Democrats spoke to me a lot more than the Republicans, but …

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Categories class, Current Events Tags 2012 election, DNC, RNC, working class versus middle class 1 Comment

The myth of hard work and a broken down body

May 7, 2020September 2, 2012 by Shay

The good thing about being on vacation is that I actually have time to sit and think and that’s what I have been doing since catching the RNC last week. It was an interesting show and I am not necessarily talking about Clint Eastwood’s spectacular performance with the chair either! Nope, the RNC regaled us …

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Categories Current Events Tags 2012 election, DNC, RNC 5 Comments




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