Bernie Sanders!

Is Bernie a Wizard of Wisdom?

Many people want Independent Senator Bernie Sanders to run for president again in 2020. After all, e drew large crowds and more than 13 million  Americans voted for him in 2016.

Many of his voters were happy to support  his policies of Government-provided health insurance, free college tuition, a $15 minimum wage, stronger unions, high gas taxes, guaranteed parental leave and more but were then unwilling to accept anything less optimistic after Sanders  lost the Democratic primary. Young voters were especially receptive to Bernie's message. These ideas are very much like those used by governments in Scandinavia  and have proven somewhat successful in those countries. However it seems obvious that the general population of the USA is not yet receptive to his message. 

Guess which one.

Here at The Strangest Adventures we like Bernie’s ideas too but in a nation that elected Donald Trump as president it seems unlikely that his Bernie’s ideas will achieve any traction any time soon but we give Senator Sanders credit for not giving up. The week of the election Bernie Sanders published a book-he is a noted author-Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In. 

Is this a book that will launch a revolution?

In the book Sanders outlines his policies; those policies are the foundation of the plan to convert his campaign into a permanent activist group called “Our Revolution.” Thus “Our Revolution” began. 

Their next hoped for achievement is getting Dennis Kucinich elected in the democratic primary for Governor of Ohio on May the eighth, but  a lot of Democrats have been offended by Kucinich’s strange emergence as a Fox News Democrat who often defends Donald Trump. This makes Dennis Kucinich, at best,  a questionable alternative to Democratic front-runner Richard Cordray, who has the backing of most national Democrats, most notably Elizabeth Warren.

Bernie Sanders himself has not endorsed Kucinich saying “Let me be very clear: Bernie Sanders will make endorsements, and Our Revolution will make endorsements. Sometimes they will make endorsements in races I’m staying out of. I will not be making endorsements in the governor’s race in Ohio or Illinois. I’ve known Dennis Kucinich forever, I consider him a friend, but I am not making an endorsement there.”

So “Our Revolution” endorses a candidate that Bernie Sanders does not endorse. We will see how that works out on May 8th.

Here at the Strangest Adventures we believe Ohio voters will have no desire to elect a Trump loving democrat but we’ve been wrong before. More Kucinich hi jinx here.

As for Senator Bernie Sanders, will he run for president in 2020? Has his chance came and went? He’s still keeping his options open so no one can say for sure.   However a recent Suffolk University poll of New Hampshire Democratic primary voters found Sanders trailing Sen. Elizabeth Warren and former Vice President Joe Biden in the New Hampshire Democratic primary. In the poll, Warren leads the pack with 26 percent, followed by Biden with 20 percent and Sanders a distant third with just 13 percent. Of course that is only one poll about one state-is it “proof” that Bernie should not run?

Bernie Sanders certainly seems to be an energetic,compassionate,  unique candidate-we wish him well whatever he does. 

Don Blankenship!

Don Blankenship is the former CEO of Massey Energy His gross negligence resulted in the deaths of 29 coal miners in a mine explosion. A federal grand jury indicted Blankenship on November 13, 2014, for conspiracy to violate mandatory federal mine safety and health standards, conspiracy to impede federal mine safety officials, making false statements to the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as securities fraud. This has made Don Blankenship the most hated man in West Virginia. Don spent a year in prison and now Don is running for the US Senate to represent West Virginia. 

Several Republicans are choosing this path in 2018

CNN calls Don Blankenship “The worst candidate in America”.

His strategy for winning seems very strange, he calls Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell “Cocaine Mitch” and refers to his father-in-Law as a Chinaperson. Mitch is married to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.

Another thing Don likes to do is falsely claim the government, or Obama himself, conspired against him.

Don can afford to make these crazy commercials, he’s loaded! 

Memorial to the slain miners!

As of today Polls show Blankenship ahead, sparking panic among GOP!

Now president Trump,  not wanting to lose a winnable Senate seat due to a flawed candidate, is speaking out against Don Blankenship.

You have now been warned about Don Blankenship. West Virginia’s primary is on May 8. 

What is Going on Here?

Did The Thing go to the DC Universe to attack Green Lantern?

Did an angry Green Lantern send his Justice League team mate Batman to the Marvel Universe to get revenge on The Thing?

Kanye West !

Two stable geniuses. 

Kanye West, who, considers himself a genius, is a world famous hiphop star and in the last several weeks he has ruined his popularity by  showing too much love for president Donald J. Trump, a move that has alienated his fan base and much of the black community as well as much of the musical community. 

Kanye West is a huge fan of President Trump, and he does not seem to mind that people are hating him for it. 

All this love for  Donald J. Trump led Kanye West to release his latest song “Ye vs. The People” . 

Kanye’s new friend is flashing an alt/right hand gesture in front of the “genius”!

In the song Kanye attempts to articulate what he believes is a defense of Donald J. Trump and his thoughts about politics. 

None of this has escaped the attention of Donald J. Trump. Trump says Kanye is “smart”.

Trump says “Kanye West gets it!”

Oh look, now Kanye is saying “slavery is a choice”!

2009 the year Kanye went to war against Taylor Swift.

Kanye West is going on a very strange adventure. Will all this help or hurt Kanye West’s popularity. Does anyone care? Who  knows?

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Frankenstein Bicentennial

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein examined morality, ethics and science in a way no other book has captured quite as well since. Frankenstein was first published in 1818, two hundred years ago.

Many educational institutions are marking the event with celebrations,  For instance, Arizona State University is celebrating the  bicentennial with the Frankenstein Bicentennial Project. Washington University in St. Louis is celebrating the occasion as well with a series of events. 

For this year-long celebration, University of San Francisco, San Jose State University, and Santa Clara University, will also be holding a variety of events.

Here at the Strangest Adventures we have a modest proposal regarding Frankenstein’s monster and comic books; maybe DC comics can publish adventures featuring super heroes versus Frankenstein’s monster in this anniversary year! Perhaps in a single volume. Here are some suggestions. 

Batman confronting the monster in Transylvania.

Superman cornered by the monster on an old submarine.

The Flash is so afraid of the monster that he prays for help.

Watch out for the monster, Green Arrow and Black Canary!

The book Frankenstein is important in our understanding of how ethics, morality and technology intersect however we can also focus  on the more gruesome aspects of the book as well.  You just might see more of Frankenstein's monster here in the future.