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#Thinkwing: Mon,8/21/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: Trump celebrates solar eclipse by looking up without special viewing glasses, Secret Service says it will run out of money to protect Trump and his family, The Republicans who want to legalize running over protesters, Russian defense official Embargoed by EU to replace Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, Bannon’s departure has huge implications for the U.S.-China relationship, University of Texas takes down four Confederate statues overnight, Robert E. Lee would have wanted his statue (and others) removed. Here’s why, The Bernie Bros and sisters are coming to Republicans’ rescue, More [AUDIO/VIDEO]

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Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show airing live every Monday night from 9-10 PM (CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer is Bob Gartner.

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For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]:

“I, Robert E. Lee of Lexington, Virginia do solemn, in the presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, the Union of the States thereafter, and that I will, in like manner, abide by and faithful support all laws and proclamations which have been made during the existing rebellion with reference to the emancipation of slaves, so help me God.” ~ Amnesty oath to the United States (2 October 1865)

Madam, don’t bring up your sons to detest the United States government. Recollect that we form one country now. Abandon all these local animosities, and make your sons Americans. ~ Advice to a Confederate widow who expressed animosity towards the northern U.S. after the end of the American Civil War, as quoted in The Life and Campaigns of General Lee (1875) by Edward Lee Childe, p. 331. Also quoted in “Will Confederate Heritage Advocates Take Robert E. Lee’s Advice?” (July 2014), by Brooks D. Simpson, Crossroads, WordPress. This quote is sometimes paraphrased as: “Madam, do not train up your children in hostility to the government of the United States. Remember, we are all one country now. Dismiss from your mind all sectional feeling, and bring them up to be Americans.”

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#Thinkwing: Mon,8/14/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: Houston mayor – Time to ‘draw a red line’ on hate groups, Was the Charlottesville car attack domestic terrorism, a hate crime or both, Charlottsville & Our White Supremacist President, Why Trump had to be badgered to condemn neo-Nazis, Illinois Senate passes measure calling for neo-Nazis to be classified as terror groups, The Bernie Bros and sisters are coming to Republicans’ rescue, More [AUDIO/VIDEO]

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Listen live on the radio or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)

For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]:

“… The Republican Party is broad and inclusive. It represents many streams of opinion and many points of view. But if there’s anyone who has mistakenly attached themselves to our party in the belief that we are not open to citizens of every race and religion, then let me remind you, tonight this hall belongs to the Party of Lincoln. And the exits which are clearly marked are for you to walk out of as I stand this ground without compromise.” ~ 1996 GOP presidential nominee Bob Dole’s remarks at his convention (Text of Robert Dole’s Speech To The Republican National Convention, August 15, 1996)

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#Thinkwing: Mon,8/7/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: Why can’t we create a statewide property tax to fund public education, Texas plans to move 1,000 inmates to air-conditioned prison units, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick blames city governments for “all our problems in America”, Is Russia the Cylons and is the West the 12 Colonies and Battlestar Galactica?, More [AUDIO/VIDEO]

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Why can’t we create a statewide property tax to fund public education, Texas plans to move 1,000 inmates to air-conditioned prison units, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick blames city governments for “all our problems in America”, Is Russia the Cylons and is the West the 12 Colonies and Battlestar Galactica?, More

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Listen live on the radio or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)

For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]:

“Do we send people to prison AS punishment, or do we send people to prison FOR punishment?” ~ David Fowler, Then-host of “The David Fowler Show” on KPRC-950 radio in Houston

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#Thinkwing: Mon,7/31/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: Asteroid 2012-TC4, DPRK’s ICBM, Scaramucci missile fired, Foreign-born recruits, promised citizenship by the Pentagon, flee the country to avoid deportation, The Producers of HBO’s Confederate Respond to the Backlash and Explain Why They Wanted to Tell This Story, Saudi Arabia investigates video of woman in miniskirt, Is Russia the Cylons and is the West the 12 Colonies and Battlestar Galactica?, More More [AUDIO/VIDEO]

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Paying Child support But Not His Kid, Running Over Protesters, Ending Income Tax Deduction – Double Taxation, SNOPES in the News, Kushner’s Memory, Foreign-born recruits promised citizenship by the Pentagon flee the country to avoid deportation, Reality Check-Can Scotland and Wales block the repeal bill, Saudi Arabia investigates video of woman in miniskirt, Is Russia the Cylons and is the West the 12 Colonies and Battlestar Galactica?, More

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Listen live on the radio or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)

For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]:

“In April, [John Kelly] said …: ‘If lawmakers do not like the laws they’ve passed and we are charged to enforce, then they should have the courage and skill to change the laws. Otherwise they should shut up and support the men and women on the front lines.’ ’’…

“…There is … reason to find [John Kelly’s] appointment depressing. It contributes to the continuing decay of American civil-military relations. Those of us who were relieved to see James Mattis as secretary of defense, H. R. McMaster as national-security adviser, and Kelly himself as secretary of Homeland Security, felt that way partly out of appreciation for the virtues of all three men, but also, very largely, out of relief that their sanity might contain their boss’s craziness. But it is inappropriate to have so many generals in policy-making positions; it is profoundly wrong to have a president regard the military as a constituency, and it is corrupting to have the Republican Party, such as it is, act as though generals have if not a monopoly then at least dominant market share in the qualities of executive ability and patriotism. It is unwise to have higher-level positions in the hands of officials who have openly expressed disdain for Congress—now a dangerously weak branch of government.

~ By Eliot A. Cohen [TheATLANTIC] 7/31/2017, 5:00 AM ET (“The Downsides of John Kelly’s Ascension“)

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#Thinkwing: Mon,7/24/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: Paying Child support But Not His Kid, Running Over Protesters, Ending Income Tax Deduction – Double Taxation, SNOPES in the News, Kushner’s Memory, , Foreign-born recruits promised citizenship by the Pentagon flee the country to avoid deportation, Reality Check-Can Scotland and Wales block the repeal bill, Saudi Arabia investigates video of woman in miniskirt, Is Russia the Cylons and is the West the 12 Colonies and Battlestar Galactica?, More [AUDIO/VIDEO]

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Listen live on the radio or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)

For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]:

“All empires fall, eventually. But why? It’s not for lack of power. In fact, it seems to be the opposite. Their power lulls them into comfort. They become undisciplined. Those who had to earn power are replaced by those who have known nothing else. Who have no comprehension of the need to rise above base desires.” ~ Max Barry, from his book “Lexicon”(page 311, Penguin, 2014 – Fiction – 390 pages)

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#Thinkwing: Mon,7/17/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: Texas Democrats Call on Republicans to Respect Texas Law & Produce All Communications with Trump Administration, Did Trump’s EPA Chief Just Say His Mission Is to Dismantle the Agency-Maybe he was joking, Trump voter fraud panel may spark partisan voting rights battle, President Trump Unveils Goals for a New NAFTA Deal With Canada and Mexico, Foreign-born recruits promised citizenship by the Pentagon flee the country to avoid deportation, Reality Check-Can Scotland and Wales block the repeal bill, Saudi Arabia investigates video of woman in miniskirt, Is Russia the Cylons and is the West the 12 Colonies and Battlestar Galactica?, More [AUDIO/VIDEO]

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TOPIC: SUPPORT KPFT! Texas Democrats Call on Republicans to Respect Texas Law & Produce All Communications with Trump Administration, Did Trump’s EPA Chief Just Say His Mission Is to Dismantle the Agency-Maybe he was joking, Trump voter fraud panel may spark partisan voting rights battle, President Trump Unveils Goals for a New NAFTA Deal With Canada and Mexico, Foreign-born recruits promised citizenship by the Pentagon flee the country to avoid deportation, Reality Check-Can Scotland and Wales block the repeal bill, Saudi Arabia investigates video of woman in miniskirt, Is Russia the Cylons and is the West the 12 Colonies and Battlestar Galactica?, More

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Listen live on the radio or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)

For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]:

[Played on KPFT (10:30PM, June 7, 2012) “I recently heard [Newt Gingrich] say that Obama is a ‘Robin Hood socialist’. How far off the path of decency do you have to wander to read the Robin Hood legend and identify with the Sheriff?” ~ Dylan Brody, from “Chronologic al Disorder” PLAY HERE at about the 12:50 mark]

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#Thinkwing: Mon,7/10/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: Where should Houston’s innovation district be, To Make Sense of US Politics, Immigrants Find Clues From Lands They Left, Trump In Hamburg, How many Americans does it take for Trump to become a strongman, Trump and Erdogan – Student and Teacher, Kris Kobach’s Commission and the great voting fraud myth, Trump voter fraud panel may spark partisan voting rights battle, Is Russia the Cylons and is the West the 12 Colonies and Battlestar Galactica?, More [AUDIO/VIDEO]

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TOPIC: SUPPORT KPFT! Where should Houston’s innovation district be, To Make Sense of US Politics, Immigrants Find Clues From Lands They Left, Trump In Hamburg, How many Americans does it take for Trump to become a strongman, Trump and Erdogan – Student and Teacher, Kris Kobach’s Commission and the great voting fraud myth, Trump voter fraud panel may spark partisan voting rights battle, Is Russia the Cylons and is the West the 12 Colonies and Battlestar Galactica?, More

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Listen live on the radio or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)

For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]:

“I’ve seen no evidence to that effect. I’ve made that very, very clear.”~ Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), in response to Trump’s claims that millions of individuals illegally voted. (“Ryan: ‘No evidence’ of mass voter fraud as Trump claimed” By Scott Wong – 01/24/17 11:17 AM EST)

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OCCUPYHOUSTON: (Rev.) Dec. 15-18, 2011, At TRANQUILITY PARK (Bagby/Walker, or Bagby/Rusk)

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For those who maintain the occupation at night and all day: “They also serve who only stand and wait.” ~ John Milton (1608 – 1674) from Sonnet XIX.

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Please note: The http://occupyhouston.org/ calendar link was down for a while, but the sidebar version is now apparently working again. If you have information about the Occupation which is not getting input to the main site in a timely fashion, please write a comment or email me (ThinkwingRadio@msn.com) and I’ll consider posting it on this blog. FYI, I do not necessarily support every action reported here to the same degree or at all, but I report. – Mike

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What Killed Silent Comedy?

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On MovieMorlocks.com (accessed from Turner Classic Movies’ TCM.com), I ran across an interesting discussion entitled, “Did Groucho kill Harpo?”

While not the title I might have chosen, it’s an interesting discussion about the transition from silent to sound, and from silent comedy to sound comedy. While the piece has its flaws (mentioning many movies without the years they were made, and occasionally rambling a bit off point), it’s an interesting thought article on the transitions caused by technology, current events and changing public tastes.

Included in the article is a link to a very early color talkie from about 1900!

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