John Masters, Author at Deep Something

Lady Bird – A Movie Review

March 7, 2018March 9, 2018 B. John 798 Views 1 Comment Greta Gerwig, Saorirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird, Comedy, Drama

In Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig reveals herself to be a bold new cinematic voice with her directorial debut, excavating both the humor and pathos in the turbulent bond between a mother and her teenage daughter.

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The Law-Abiding Gun Owner Argument

February 26, 2018May 6, 2018 B. John 785 Views 5 Comments National Rifle Assciation, Guns, Bump Stocks, Las Vegas, High capacity weapons, Assualt weapons, Douglas High School, VA Tech, Newtown, NRA, Pulse

This entry is part 7 of 13 in the series Guns

I want to address a specific argument I keep hearing in gun debates by those opposing any sensible gun regulation. There are many and frankly most are nonsensical, but maybe two of the ones that make the least sense and I hear most often are about how we just need to enforce the laws already on the books, and any additional regulations will just “harm” “law-abiding gun owners.”

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Marva Johnson-Spectrum Douche Bag of the Day

December 8, 2017September 29, 2018 B. John 2208 Views 0 Comments Religious Schools, Marva Johnson, Spectrum, Charter Communications, Public Education

This entry is part 38 of 54 in the series Daily Douche-Bag

Marva Johnson. Here’s a name you may not know, but you’d better learn who she is, and what here (and apparently her employer’s) agenda is for public education. She also is chair of the Florida State Board of Education, appointed by Gov. Rick Scott in 2014. In addition, In March, the governor appointed her to the 37-member statewide Constitutional Revision Commission.

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Rep. Tim Murphy – Douche-Bag of The Day

October 4, 2017September 29, 2018 B. John 1356 Views 0 Comments Tim Murphy, abortion, Adultery, republican, Hypocrisy, family values

This entry is part 8 of 54 in the series Daily Douche-Bag

If Republicans have any real principles, it is hypocrisy. They never seem to have any problem accepting money to advance whatever culture war issue or policy and imposing it on everyone else, while doing just the opposite in their personal lives. It seems that Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), couldn’t avoid a little adultery, and some violation of the “sanctity of the unborn child.”

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Pat Robertson – Douche-bag of the Day

October 3, 2017September 29, 2018 B. John 1489 Views 0 Comments CBN, Las Vegas Shooting, pat robertson

This entry is part 9 of 54 in the series Daily Douche-Bag

Pat Robertson is yet another of those folks who could make a daily appearance on the Douche Bag of The Day channel, instead, he plys his BS on CBN. The latest is his attempt to blame the Las Vegas shooting on disrespect for his butt-buddy, Donald Trump (there’s an image I’ll have trouble getting out of my mind) and the National Anthem.

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Douche Bag of the Day- Bret Whipple

October 1, 2017September 29, 2018 B. John 1588 Views 1 Comment Cliven Bundy, Ammon Bundy, criminal, Public Lands, Civil Rights

This entry is part 10 of 54 in the series Daily Douche-Bag

So who the hell is Bret Whipple you are probably asking. Well Bret is Cliven Bundy’s attorney (which makes him sleazy enough to earn the prize, but wait, there’s more). Bret, in court filings tried to claim that Bundy and his band of scofflaws were no different from the civil rights marchers of Selma, Alabama. Let that sink in for a minute.

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Douche Bag of the Day-Donald Trump

September 30, 2017October 12, 2018 B. John 1614 Views 1 Comment relief, Trump, disaster, Irma, Maria, San Juan, Puerto Rico, hurricane

This entry is part 37 of 54 in the series Daily Douche-Bag

There aren’t many days I couldn’t give Trump this award, so I try to save it for the more egregious occasions (which, again, could be almost daily). He gets it to day for his response to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico. Apparently, he believes they don’t deserve help because they are in debt. (Here’s a mirror Don, how many times have you been bailed out?)

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Benham Bros – Douche Bags of the Day

September 17, 2017October 3, 2018 B. John 1481 Views 2 Comments 9-11, Irma, Harvey, Benham Brothers

This entry is part 36 of 54 in the series Daily Douche-Bag

I suppose it will come as no surprise to anyone that these two will wind up with multiple DBoTD awards. Along with a number of other fundamentalist nut-jobs, these two are blaming Irma and 9/11 on LGBT people.

Julie Gunlock, senior fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum

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Julie Gunlock – Douche Bag of the Day

September 2, 2017October 3, 2018 B. John 1814 Views 0 Comments Moron, Hungry Children, Poor Shaming, Julie Gunlock, Fox and Friends, Idiocracy

This entry is part 35 of 54 in the series Daily Douche-Bag

I haven’t been awarding these much lately, well, because with the Trump Administration, there would be just too many ties each day. But I thought that Julie Gunlock, senior fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum, deserved special recognition for some things she said on a recent edition of Fox and Friends.

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Stepping Into The Confederate Statue Debate

August 20, 2017September 29, 2018 B. John 1392 Views 4 Comments History, Alt-Right, White Supremacy, White Supremacists, Racism, Nazis, Heritage

Well, I suppose it won’t come as a surprise to anyone that I’m going to step into the debate about Confederate statues. It has obviously become something of a lightening rod after the incidents in Charlottesville, VA last weekend. I am seeing what too often happens, and it started with Trump’s tweets. There is this effort to try to claim there are two-sides to this, and that everyone is at fault, so the White Supremacists are not at fault…or something like that.

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A HART Failure

July 27, 2017July 27, 2017 B. John 790 Views 2 Comments Pat Kemp, Transportation, Leslie Miller, HART, Sandy Murman, Mike Suarez, Hillsborough Transit Authority, Katharine Eagan, Ruthie Burckard

A recent experience caused me to gain some insight into the process the local transit authority, HART (Hillsborough County, FL) for those with medical requirements needing their door-to-door services. It is, as it turns out, way more complex than it should be, and likely makes flat impractical from some people who need the service on a shorter-term basis to be able to use it.