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Broad Stripes and Bright Stars: Americans should remain leery of media ‘fools’

Let’s distort the truth one last time, Bobcat Nation. This year, I’ve continuously spat off unfounded opinions, cited shady scientific studies and enraged the politically correct with my panache. In doing this, my goal was to alienate as many readers ...

From CHRIS YONKER, The Ohio University Post,  3 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Bill Clinton,  Bill O'Reilly,  Al Franken,  Osama bin Laden,  Stephen Colbert

Broad Stripes and Bright Stars: Holidays are for celebrating, even frivolous ones

All the chillin’ and grillin’ this weekend gave me holiday fever. Yes, there’s nothing like a good holiday, whether you’re fueling rampant consumerism on Christmas or blowing your arm off with bottle rockets on Independence Day. But the hoopla lasts ...

From CHRIS YONKER, The Ohio University Post,  27 May 2008
Related Topics: Liberace

Broad Stripes and Bright Stars: Censors’ black bars protect nation’s children

This column goes out to all the mother$%&*#@$, bleepers and *%$&-licking censors. Today we honor the expurgators for all their party-pooping efforts in our nation’s struggle against indecency. I remember it was only yesterday when Lucille Ball could ...

From CHRIS YONKER, The Ohio University Post,  20 May 2008
Related Topics: Lucille Ball

Broad Stripes and Bright Stars: Will Klatt: Champion and voice of the Bobcats

Ohio University Student Senate is a sham. American democracy has spoiled us rotten; our blessed country has checks and balances out the wazoo and we expect everything else to work as interconnected and efficient. But just because Ohio University is in ...

From CHRIS YONKER, The Ohio University Post,  13 May 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Senate

Broad Stripes and Bright Stars: Youths ruin system by actually using right to vote

Kids, go ahead and waste your youth, but leave the electoral process out of it. For years, the youth of America were satisfied with their music videos and their caffeinated soft drinks. Politics never made it to the roundtable discussions amidst ...

From CHRIS YONKER, The Ohio University Post,  6 May 2008
Related Topics: American Idol,  Barack Obama,  Thomas Jefferson,  George W. Bush

Conservatives conspire to ban America’s freedom

There’s nothing like a good conservative power trip. A conservative power trip decimates the land, ripping out harmful personal freedoms where they have taken root after years and years in the fertile soil of our checks and balances. Liberal reforms ...

From CHRIS YONKER, The Ohio University Post,  29 Apr 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party

Broad Stripes and Bright Stars: Environmentalism: It's better without hippies

The Lorax had his chance — now it’s America’s turn to speak for the trees. If the trees could speak, they’d tell you that partisan politics have divided the American people on climate change. But on this mighty Earth Day, it is time to bridge the gap ...

From CHRIS YONKER, The Ohio University Post,  21 Apr 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party

Broad Stripes and Bright Stars: New drug craze keeps the ‘potty’ going

There is no way to stop kids from getting high. At first, our war on drugs targeted the foreign devils who were importing evil narcotics. “Keep those evil drugs out of our pure country,” we yelled. But the enemy inched closer. Before you knew it, ...

From CHRIS YONKER, The Ohio University Post,  15 Apr 2008

Broad Stripes and Bright Stars: Polygamy: the answer to all of our problems

In the spirit of Diversity Awareness Month at Ohio University, let’s spend a few minutes away from digesting our “Hungriest Campus In America” title to learn more about my favorite sect: Mormon Fundamentalists. It may sound boring, Bobcat Nation, but ...

From CHRIS YONKER, The Ohio University Post,  8 Apr 2008
Related Topics: George W. Bush,  Dick Cheney,  Condoleezza Rice

Broad Stripes and Bright Stars: Chipotle consumption could be legendary

It looks as if Taco Bell went off to finishing school and came back all grown up as a Chipotle. Using the free sample technique perfected by crack dealers, the burrito giant will be giving away its giant burritos for free this Thursday. But this ain’t ...

From CHRIS YONKER, The Ohio University Post,  1 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Taco Bell

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