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We thought we were going to talk corn and bean crops, then Jordan stormed into Bert’s and suddenly it was all about saving America

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Posted on July 11, 2026 by Sterling Fields

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Heard of the Help American Vote Act, of the Election Assistance Commission? Donald Trump has them in the crosshairs. It was raining Friday morning. Hard. Perfect morning to gather with Continue Reading →

What Mitch McConnell has wrought, and what Trump has yet to do, could sound the death knell of democracy

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Posted on June 29, 2026 by Sterling Fields

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Walter brings a dark cloud into the back room of Bert’s Diner All the Mumblers were in the back room at Bert’s for our “STW” (Start the Week) luncheon. We Continue Reading →

It was a bleak morning in Bert’s Diner, the day after Donald Trump announced the US surrender to Iran

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Posted on June 18, 2026 by Sterling Fields

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“The worthless, demented sumbitch just destroyed out economy, got our troops killed, murdered a mess of Iranians, got allies in the Mideast attacked, totally wrecked our economy and then he Continue Reading →

Walter is celebrating the nation’s 250th by revisiting the past and of course, he’s got some thoughts about what he’s found.

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Posted on May 30, 2026 by Sterling Fields

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It wasn’t very crowded at Bert’s Diner Saturday morning. It was a pretty Midwest morning, and I reckon most folks were enjoying the outdoors. We had most of our group Continue Reading →

The fetid stinking corpse of the Confederacy has been dug up and is walking the land

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Posted on May 10, 2026 by Jordan Jackson

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If you choose to ignore the smell, to turn your back on the evil you are a part of it. If you sense a putrid bone-deep stink coming off Republicans Continue Reading →

We should all want Trump to live to be shamed, not sent into martyrdom

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Posted on April 26, 2026 by Jordan Jackson

We save democracy by practicing democracy NOTE from Sterling – A friend of mine from teaching days at the big U asked if he could be a part of OldMen since he now Continue Reading →

Poor Walter. He crossed the white-wine drinking thin-skinned purists in the Democrat party on data centers. He shoulda knowed better…toe the party line or else!!

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Posted on March 26, 2026 by Sterling Fields

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Walter Campbell, former prosecutor, judge and now “visiting judge,” came into the backroom at Bert’s with a purple haze of language about his person. He took off his coat, through Continue Reading →

Abolish ICE? Democrats need to rethink that message and where they stand on immigration. It’s time for adult leadership, not theatrics.

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Posted on March 25, 2026 by Sterling Fields

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By the time we old geezers walked out of Bert’s Diner Wednesday morning took a consensus to our cars and trucks. Too many Democrats are still intent on making points Continue Reading →

Who is afraid today? Who isn’t? We are sharing fear

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Posted on March 19, 2026 by Hunter Wilde

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Who in America, as we move from winter to Spring, is afraid? A better, more exacting question might be: Who in the third rock from the sun is not afraid? Continue Reading →

No good news this morning for a farming county, thanks to a madman and war…

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Posted on March 11, 2026 by Sterling Fields

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It had been a few days since the Mumblers had gathered in the back room at Bert’s Diner. A couple of us had been sick – winter flu and colds Continue Reading →