Mark Maynard | Michigan’s 8th Congressional District

2018 Election Day open thread

By Mark | November 6, 2018

9:00 AM I’m home with a sick kid, so thing may not go as planned, but I’m hoping to vote soon, and then head back home to do some remote phone banking through Swing Left for Amy McGrath, the Democratic candidate for Kentucky’s 6th district, which covers Frankfort, where I lived as a baby, Georgetown, […]

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Say a little prayer for us

By Mark | August 16, 2018

If we weren’t in crisis as a nation, I’d be mourning the passing of Aretha Franklin by listening to her albums, and trying to put into words what her music has meant to me. As the nation is in crisis, though, I’m just listening to every song of hers that I can find, while reading […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2018, Aretha Franklin, Dave Trott, Donald Trump, Elissa Slotkin, Gretchen Driskell, Haley Stevens, Lena Epstein, Michigan's 11th congressional district, Michigan's 7th Congressional District, Michigan's 8th Congressional District, Mike Bishop, Tim Walberg | 25 Comments

Melissa Gilbert threatens to open a half-pint of whoop ass on Michigan Republicans, announces run for Congress

By Mark | August 10, 2015

I don’t know much about Melissa Gilbert’s politics, but, as she’s the only candidate running for Congress in Michigan who has called me “a prince,” I suspect I’ll be supporting her… [For those of you who weren’t around during those exciting days in 2013 when Gilbert was leaving comments on this site, just click here […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged affirmative action, AFL-CIO, Billy Idol, Congress, dogs, elections, Eric Schertzing, Harry Crane, Howell, Little House on the Prairie, Melissa Gilbert, Michigan's 8th Congressional District, Mike Bishop, Mike Rogers, pencil paparazzi, SAG, Screen Actors Guild, The Honeymooners, Timothy Busfield | 22 Comments

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