Election time has come and gone. we can’t tell you how exciting it was this year – our first election since Corruption Rules went public. Elections always make us a bit nervous because things may not always go our way and they are often a referendum on how well we are doing. But this is […]
Same Old, Same Old Unfortunately, Little Rhody’s election of statewide office holders on November 6 has less suspense than a Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew detective novel. Thank all gods for term limits so we don’t have to stage this type of embarrassment in 2022. The state’s Republican Party has become the longest running joke in […]
Well I’ll Be … Body Slammed Pussy grabbing, dehumanizing and now body slamming. Yes, in the latest social directive to come out of the nation’s decaying capital, the president appeared to defend congressman Greg Gianforte of Montana who physically assaulted a British journalist in May 2017. Pontificating at a MAGA rally in Big Sky Country at […]
Phillipe and Jorge were astounded and then appalled by this headline on page 2 of the October 26 edition of The Urinal: “Police: White man kills 2 black customers at store” Are you shitting us? This is so over the line that you’d expect to see it in a KKK newsletter. More than 20 years […]
We feel neglected at the Motif office because, despite the recent highly publicized series of bombs sent through the postal mail to critics of Donald Trump, we never got one. Now, with the arrest of Cesar Altieri Sayoc Jr., also known as Cesar Altieri Randazzo, a 56-year-old Florida man who was literally living in a […]
Kanye West: Voice of Reason Forget the sage observations of the Dali Lama and the resolute reassurances of free world leader Angela Merkel. To hell with anything said by Voltaire, bugger Aristotle and put a sock in Buffy Sainte-Marie’s pie hole, for their prattling is mere jibber-jabber and a malicious distraction from the prophetic gift […]
Those of you who read my columns on a regular basis are familiar with my belief in the First Amendment and the value I place in its position as an intrinsic civil liberty. Opinions may differ, but the right to express one’s ideas are tantamount to the country’s notions of democracy, and upholding your right […]
The midterms are approaching and since this is our first election in the public eye, we couldn’t be more excited. Watch the web for reminders on why corruption is here to stay, inevitable and in many cases, good for society, or at least some people. Our first online column (motifri.com/corruptmidterm) will deal with this, while the […]
I live in East Greenwich and love my picturesque town, but in the past two years I’ve noticed an increase in hostility here, particularly toward women. It started in January 2017, the day of the Women’s March, when E.G. Town Council Vice President Sean Todd tweeted: “Definitely a guy who came up with the idea […]
Just under half of the 75 Rhode Island House seats in 2018 are uncontested in the general election. The Senate is only slightly better, with 22 of 38 primary nominees facing a challenge in November. Altogether, of the 113 members of the legislative branch of our state government, 51 of them will appear on ballots […]