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Save the Paper and the Postage, Congressman Paulsen

Posted on June 11, 2018June 11, 2018 by PlayFair

This past week I’ve received two pieces of mail from Erik Paulsen, my congressman for Minnesota’s 3rd District. The first reads: “Protecting Our Children Fighting Meningitis

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Uncategorized aarp, Ackerman, bill moyers, congressman, Congressman Erik Paulsen, Erik Paulsen, minnesota, Playwright, seniors, truth, vote smart

The Concentration Camp as Concert Hall

Posted on March 5, 2018March 6, 2018 by PlayFair

I would very likely bite anyone who tries snatching this book from my hands. Yesterday morning, 6AM, I’m grumbling, “Don’t bother me; I’m reading!” The other

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Playwright Blog, Uncategorized Art, Artist, Berel Lang, Blog, Erik Paulsen, Evil, Hitler, Holocaust, Karen Ackerman, Playwright, Ron Rosenbaum

“They’ve gone mad…” says the Kangaroo

Posted on June 14, 2017January 14, 2018 by PlayFair

Send Them God Damned Australian Children’s Book Authors Back To Their  God Damned Kangaroo Ridden Island Have you read Koala Lou?  Night Noise?  Wombat Divine?  Wombat

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Playwright Blog, Uncategorized America, Australia, Koala, Mem Fox

A Song Suggestion for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Posted on January 14, 2017January 14, 2017 by PlayFair

Will I ever again write on a topic that isn’t Trump related?  I’ve been asking myself this question for weeks now.   Why aren’t I writing about

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Playwright Blog, Uncategorized Ackerman, Facists, Horst Wessel, Inauguration, Karen, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Nazi, Rebecca Ferguson, SA, Strange Fruit, Swastika, Trump

Find Real News

Posted on December 30, 2016 by PlayFair

Ahoy!  Lies Ahead! Apropos of my latest attempt at poetry, Miriam sent me this chart.  I like it.  For the most part, and for what it’s

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Uncategorized Ackerman, Cronkite, fact, fact check, Fake, Fake News, Murrow, News, read, think

And that’s the way it is

Posted on December 28, 2016December 29, 2016 by PlayFair

Tom Lehrer, Will You Set This to Music?   I’m in bed with the Devil. I’m raising the dead. For OUR good, none other, I’m risking

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I had Hoped We Were Better Than This

Posted on December 9, 2016December 12, 2016 by PlayFair

The rabbi stood before his congregation last Saturday and in his comforting baritone, spoke as rabbis have spoken for centuries: Keep yourself clear of the fighting

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