The Writing of Joe Broadmeadow

Considering the Yoga Pants War (see link here) recently fought on the fashion-trend insensitive and dangerous streets of Barrington, Rhode Island, I will attempt to write a letter that offends no one*. Dear Editor,   (these lines intentionally left blank…

I have decided to vote for Donald Trump. This was not an easy decision. There are any number of reasons not to vote for him. But, in the interest of America being great again, the choice is clear. He embodies…

At his inaugural address, John F Kennedy said, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country” I remember that. Those words inspired me and a generation. It would seem, since then,…

In the third and final debate, Trump handed America the single greatest reason not to vote for him. By refusing to say he would accept the results of the election, he goes against 240 years of American tradition. The one…

Today, as part of my daily quest to lend aid to my fellow man, I am reaching out to the scam artists of Burkina Faso, West Africa. It would seem I am a favorite of them as I receive several…

Two Boston Cops got shot the other day . Not one street protest about how their lives matter. Not one demand for stricter controls on the kind of person who shot them or the weapons he used. No crowds of…

Perhaps we’re missing an opportunity with the Libertarian Party. While I don’t believe Gary Johnson or Bill Weld are completely clueless, perhaps a little cluelessness might be just the sedative we need for this election. Consider if you will a Johnson/Weld…

  (Apologies to Edgar Allen Poe) Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary Over a many quaint and curious quotes by Trump of yore While I shuttered, hope unwrapping, Suddenly there came a tapping As of…

Traveling through the Southwest, I was intrigued by the changing landscapes. From the flat desert of Phoenix we climbed into the mountains as we drove to Albuquerque. The mountains, steep and rocky, soon gave way to more gently rolling hills now…

“…Whoever disturbs this mission is the enemy of the people, whether he pursues his aim as a Bolshevist democrat, a revolutionary terrorist, or a reactionary dreamer. In such a time of necessity those who act in the name of God…