The narcissistic uncontrollable racist has been kicked out of the White House. No, not that one. Calm down. The other racists in the White House. OK, one of the other racists in the White House. Steve Bannon is out. Anthony Scaramucci said in an interview that he didn’t realize was an interview, that Steve Bannon was “sucking his own cock.” Of course, Bannon doesn’t have the … [Read more...] about Cartoon and Column: Buh Bye Bannon
Bannon and the fall of ‘populism’
WASHINGTON -- Is President Trump a populist or a corporatist? Is he appealing to white supremacists as a form of political opportunism -- or because, deep down, he sympathizes with their views? Is he the hard-core "fire and fury" hawk of his North Korea statements? Or is he actually a non-interventionist who disdains foreign engagement? The answer to all these questions … [Read more...] about Bannon and the fall of ‘populism’
Closing Time: GOP Begins its Push for Trump to Resign
It's one thing when former Vice President and ex-officio former President-elect Al Gore called for the future ex-President to resign. It's quite another when, the following day, two GOP Senators - prospective jurors in any impeachment proceeding - smacked him on the snout, saying that he has demonstrated a lack of the moral authority to be President. It says that he has lost … [Read more...] about Closing Time: GOP Begins its Push for Trump to Resign
GOP leaders must overcome their timidity and denounce Trump
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump has dropped all pretense and proudly raised the banner of white racial grievance. The time has come for Republicans in Congress to decide whether this is what they signed up for. Business leaders decided Wednesday that they'd had enough, quitting two presidential advisory councils before Trump quickly dissolved the panels. Military leaders made … [Read more...] about GOP leaders must overcome their timidity and denounce Trump
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Nazis and Donald Trump
OF RELATED INTEREST: --Watch Arnold Schwarzenegger Denounce Nazis in the Way Trump Has Failed to Do --As he coddles neo-Nazis, Trump’s political isolation increases --If you still support Donald Trump --Fox News backs Trump. Trump backs Nazis. Awkward Mike Peters is recognized as one of our nation’s most prominent cartoon artists for his outstanding work as both a … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Nazis and Donald Trump
Anti-Semitism: Two Versions and Two Letters, 73 Years Apart
My ancestors are Jewish. Most of my relatives live in the Netherlands, in Belgium and in Ecuador. A few years ago, a Dutch relative performed an exhaustive genealogy of the Levy-de Wind family. I already knew that some of the de Wind family members had been murdered by the Nazis at their killing camps during the Holocaust. A close Dutch relative, Loekie de Wind, had … [Read more...] about Anti-Semitism: Two Versions and Two Letters, 73 Years Apart
Fox CEO James Murdoch sharply criticizes Trump over response to Charlottesville
James Murdoch, chief executive of Fox News' parent company, became the latest corporate leader to blast President Donald Trump over his response to the recent racially charged attack in Charlottesville, Va. "hat we watched this last week in Charlottesville and the reaction to it by the president of the United States concern all of us as… … [Read more...] about Fox CEO James Murdoch sharply criticizes Trump over response to Charlottesville
Cartoon: Fascist Test
Details and Consequences of Deadly Navy Destroyer Collision
In the early morning hours of June 17, the Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald collided with the Philippine-flagged merchant vessel ACX Crystal off the coast of Japan, 56 nautical miles southwest of Yokosuka. Seven sailors died in the accident. The Navy has completed and released a supplement to its line of duty investigation of the USS Fitzgerald collision. The grim, … [Read more...] about Details and Consequences of Deadly Navy Destroyer Collision
(UPDATES) No Moral Equivalence with Top U.S. Military Brass
UPDATE II: Except for the Commandant of the Coast Guard, the only ranking member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who had not yet commented on the Charlottesville racism and bigotry was the Chairman himself, Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford. As pointed out here, Dunford has been busy toning down the bellicose rhetoric on North Korea spouted by his boss. The General has now … [Read more...] about (UPDATES) No Moral Equivalence with Top U.S. Military Brass
The Straw Men of Confederacy Apologists
A disturbing trend has been taking place among the apologists for the old Confederacy. The latter have been using straw-man arguments against relocating of statues that honor the Confederacy. What these apologists don’t understand is that the Confederacy was a shameful part of U.S. history and should not be honored. Nor should members of the Confederacy be honored for being … [Read more...] about The Straw Men of Confederacy Apologists
Trump’s Presidency: Predictable Train Wreck
Josh Marshall sums up this completely predictable train wreck of a Presidency on Talking Points Memo. Everything we are seeing stems almost inevitably from the decisions the country made, collectively, last November. We elected a President driven by white racial grievance. That is the fulcrum and driving force of his politics. It’s no surprise that a big outbreak of white … [Read more...] about Trump’s Presidency: Predictable Train Wreck
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Avoids “Fire and Fury” Bombast
While his boss was prancing around threatening “fire and fury…the likes of which this world has never seen before," the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, has been, calmly and deliberately, discussing the North Korean issue with his Chinese counterpart, Army Gen. Fang Fenghui. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint … [Read more...] about Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Avoids “Fire and Fury” Bombast
When Trump needs a Friend, this is what ‘Fox & Friends’ is for
WASHINGTON -- The movement away from President Trump had become a stampede. Republican lawmakers from Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell to lowly backbenchers dissociated themselves from the president for saying there were "very fine people" marching among the neo-Nazis in Charlottesville. Trump disbanded his corporate advisory panels after eight members quit in protest of his … [Read more...] about When Trump needs a Friend, this is what ‘Fox & Friends’ is for
“Dunkirk” and democracy
At a time when democracy is being questioned domestically and threatened globally, we get an inspiring reminder from the past: the current movie Dunkirk. The film is based on actual events that occurred in May and June, 1940, during WWII. Hitler had already conquered Austria. Czechoslovakia, Poland, Denmark and Norway, when he launched a massive surprise attack on Holland, … [Read more...] about “Dunkirk” and democracy
Will there ever be a breaking point for Trump?
WASHINGTON -- We are past the time when mournful comments about President Trump's disgraceful behavior are sufficient. It is no longer defensible for his lieutenants or Republicans in Congress to tell themselves that they're staying close to Trump to contain the damage he could cause our country. If their actual goal was to prevent damage, they have failed. True, we have not … [Read more...] about Will there ever be a breaking point for Trump?
Cartoon and column: Our racist President
Even though it’s been a while since we’ve had “normal,” yesterday was still a day when you were in disbelief at what you were seeing. What we saw was the president of the United States display rampant racism and threw shade and cover for White Supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan, and Neo-Nazis. Saturday, the president blamed both sides for the violence in Charlottesville. … [Read more...] about Cartoon and column: Our racist President
Alt-right protests not about freedom
In America we have freedom to choose how we interact in our life and it cannot be based on color. We as Americans have the freedom to protect our republic. We cannot get pulled over by the police and tell the police officer you're not the color I allow to stop me. We as Americans have the freedom to care. We cannot get urgent care from a medical doctor and tell the medical … [Read more...] about Alt-right protests not about freedom
Cartoons: Trump and hate groups
About That So-Called “Southern Heritage”
Americans are routinely told that the Confederate flag represents Southern heritage. If that is true, then I want no part of Southern heritage. That is because the Confederate flag originated as a symbol of people who had declared war against the USA and who killed American soldiers. The reason that they fought against the USA was in order to keep black Americans … [Read more...] about About That So-Called “Southern Heritage”