Tim Constantine
Columns by Tim Constantine
TV networks, Hollywood movies and the Democrats: reruns and reboots
Hollywood has given us countless classic movies over the decades, including "The Wizard of Oz," "Rocky" and "E.T." Published September 19, 2019
TV networks, Hollywood movies and the Democrats: reruns and reboots
While Friday nights in the 80s showcased the latest trends in clothes, music and cars on Miami Vice, it's difficult to name a single show on network television now that will serve as such a time capsule for future generations. Published September 18, 2019
Elizabeth Warren and Antonio Brown: Two of a kind
Elizabeth Warren is a progressive United States Senator from Massachusetts. Antonio Brown a professional football player who is joining her in Massachusetts as a member of the New England Patriots. It seems their home state isn't the only thing they have in common. Published September 10, 2019
Recipe for winning an election: Destroy America
The last decade has seen a new and somewhat disturbing phenomena however. The trendy political message is no longer about strengthening the United States. Instead, it is about tearing it down. Published August 22, 2019
Joe Biden strategy: Hide and seek to avoid gaffes?
Friends and supporters of former Vice President Joe Biden have been gently suggesting to him and to campaign officials that perhaps he should make fewer campaign appearances, thus lessening the likelihood of Mr. Biden making more high profile gaffes, as he did repeatedly last week in Iowa. Published August 16, 2019
Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy: He is still alive
The name Jeffrey Epstein has taken up most of the bandwidth in news outlets since last Saturday morning, when we were told his lifeless body was found in his Metropolitan Correctional Center cell in New York. Epstein was being housed there pending trial on sex-trafficking charges. Published August 13, 2019
The Struts are building the perfect rock ‘n’ roll band
Don Henley of The Eagles once put out an album called "Building the Perfect Beast." In 2019, Interscope Records is promoting four guys who may be building the perfect band. Published August 2, 2019
Democratic debate winners and losers
With the latest Democrat presidential debates airing on CNN this week, it seems like a good time to review what the candidates are doing and saying. Published August 1, 2019
Trump, rats and Baltimore
This week's new addition to The Modern Guide to Racist Language is "rat infested." Published July 30, 2019
Hinder Keeps Rocking in Challenging Music Climate
In the world of rock n' roll, many bands get taken advantage of by management, by their record label or by unscrupulous promoters. As artists rather than business people, some go into the industry blind and never recover. Hinder founding member and drummer Cody Hanson had a leg up on most. Before he ever stepped on stage or in the studio, Hanson studied business and marketing. Published June 28, 2019
The Super Bowl vs. The World Cup
Every February Americans gather around their televisions to celebrate Super Bowl Sunday. The Super Bowl, the NFL's Championship game, is the single biggest TV event in the United States. Nearly every household tunes in. Published June 4, 2019
America’s closest friend in the Middle East
Throughout its history, the United States has developed and nurtured friendships with allies around the globe. Some share similar economic interests. Others are tactical political partners. Still others are strong military allies. A few share America's emphasis on education, health care and opportunity for all. It is rare however, when a nation shares in all of these items with the United States. Published June 4, 2019
Qatar Airways
A generation ago the word Cadillac became synonymous with excellence. When someone was trying to describe the very best of a certain category there was no greater compliment than to be labeled "the Cadillac of desk chairs," or "the Cadillac of kitchen appliances." The category didn't matter, the comparison to Cadillac did. Published June 4, 2019
World Cup 2022
Traveling the African continent in 2010 there was one uniting theme no matter where one stopped. South Africa was hosting the FIFA World Cup 2010. Published June 4, 2019
World leader in natural gas
Qatar's modest history of fishing and pearling was forever changed in the mid-20th century with the discovery of oil reserves. First discovered in 1939 but delayed by World War II, oil made it possible for Qatar to begin expanding and modernizing in the 1950s. Qatar joined OPEC in 1961. Oil paved the way to a variety of opportunities and in 1971 Qatar became an independent state. Published June 4, 2019
Is Joe Biden the inevitable Democratic nominee?
Former Vice President Joe Biden made if official. He issued a video announcement and appeared at a pizza parlor and just like that, he was in the 2020 presidential race. Published April 25, 2019
Green New Deal traps Republicans
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Democrat, along with Sen. Edward Markey, Massachusetts Democrat, introduced a resolution earlier this year commonly known as the "Green New Deal." It was unveiled with great fanfare in front of the U.S. Capitol and garnered immediate support from more than 40 House members and from several leading Democrat presidential candidates. Published April 11, 2019
Supreme Court, Electoral College under scope as Dems want to change rules
Remember back in high school when your basketball team lost more games than it won? It was no fun, not for the team, not for the fans, and not for the students. Remember how rather than switch coaches or improve team training your school instead simply changed the rules? Each time your team scored a basket they were awarded 4 points rather than the standard 2. Was the rule change fair? No. It did meet your needs, however. Your school won more games. Published March 22, 2019
2020 Democratic presidential nominee
By the most recent count, there are at least 19 Democrats who have either announced they intend to run for president of the United States or have put all the pieces in place and are likely to make that announcement in the coming weeks. Each tries to spin the media to demonstrate why they are the likely to win the nomination. Published March 12, 2019
Trump re-election: Can he beat Democrats in 2020?
In my role as talk radio host and television commentator, the one question I get asked by the public more than any other is whether Donald Trump can get re-elected to the presidency of the United States in 2020. Published February 7, 2019
