Donald Trump, Jr. now earns this prestigious award. Donald Trump Jr. is urging voters to cast absentee ballots in robocalls detected across the nation Wednesday — even as his father continues to rail against widespread mail-in voting. The robocalls, which reference this week's Republican National Convention have been deployed in 13 states — Arizona, Florida, Iowa, New … [Read more...] about Don Jr. robocall urges supporters to vote by mail
Pence warns US voters: ‘You won’t be safe’ under Joe Biden
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump's vice president Mike Pence took center stage at the Republican convention Wednesday to voters warn they "won't be safe in Joe Biden's America" -- and cast Trump as their protector against the "radical left"Pence was the keynote speaker in a parade of Trump acolytes who sought to uplift the president as a champion of American values and civil … [Read more...] about Pence warns US voters: ‘You won’t be safe’ under Joe Biden
What we know so far about Kyle Rittenhouse, accused vigilante in Kenosha shooting
There’s one absolute truth about Kyle Rittenhouse, the alleged vigilante who has been arrested in connection with a violent Kenosha, Wisconsin, night that left two people dead and another wounded.He idolized police.His Facebook page, which was deactivated Wednesday morning after his bond court appearance, pays repeated homage to law enforcement, including a picture of him … [Read more...] about What we know so far about Kyle Rittenhouse, accused vigilante in Kenosha shooting
Brutal ad: Second Trump DHS Official Comes Out For Biden (VIDEO)
Republican Voters Against Trump just released a brutal ad in which Elizabeth Neumann, former Assistant Secretary for Threat Prevention in Trump's DHS, says that the U.S. is "less safe today" because of Trump's actions. One million views on Twitter alone in seven hours. It seems Elizabeth Neumann has hit a nerve. https://t.co/L1iJZQ3BQK— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) … [Read more...] about Brutal ad: Second Trump DHS Official Comes Out For Biden (VIDEO)
The Electoral College Game – The Game Board
Under our Constitution, elections are entirely controlled by the States. Despite what Trump would like to think, the Federal Government has zero authority over elections, any elections. From State Reps to Senators, all votes cast are for State representatives. A straight popular vote for the president would violate this and could, in the minds of the Founders, create a … [Read more...] about The Electoral College Game – The Game Board
Quote of the Day: Mona Charen on Democracy’s Survival Relying on Integrity
Traditional conservative writer Mona Charen, writing on The Bulkwark, warns that democracy's survival depends on integrity and for people and parties being out for more than winning by any means. She starts with this: It’s an honor to add my voice to others who are affirming the importance of principles in American life. My task is to address the indispensability of … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Mona Charen on Democracy’s Survival Relying on Integrity
Cult Following (Cartoon)
TikTok is a unique blend of social media platforms – here’s why kids love i
Young people creating a TikTok video in Lithuania. Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua via Getty Images Kevin Munger, Pennsylvania State University TikTok, a social media platform targeted at young mobile phone users, was the second-most downloaded app in the world in 2019. It was the most downloaded app in July 2020. It’s also become a geopolitical … [Read more...] about TikTok is a unique blend of social media platforms – here’s why kids love i
Trump First, America Second
As the general election picks up, the nominees are chosen, and the presidential debates inch closer, the United States finds itself in a state of worry, apprehension, and uncertainty. There is a pandemic that we have not been able to get under control due to the lack of federal response and coordination, ongoing tension over race and equality, and unemployment has reached … [Read more...] about Trump First, America Second
THE NEW REPUBLICAN PLATFORM: ‘I’M WITH STUPID!’
Aw, gee. The Trumpist Republicans have broken their promise. Who could have ever seen that coming? They vowed to stage an upbeat, optimistic convention – to offer, in the words of chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, “an aspirational vision toward the next four years.” But what we got instead on the first night was the apocalyptic message that Donald Trump is all that protects us from … [Read more...] about THE NEW REPUBLICAN PLATFORM: ‘I’M WITH STUPID!’
The Electoral College Game – The Box it Comes in
Americans wonder how the winner of the popular vote does not become President of the United States. The answer is, the Electoral College. Before you say, “Well let’s get rid of that thing.” You should know a few things about it. The Electoral College is inscribed in the Constitution of the United States as one of the many compromises required to secure its adoption. The US … [Read more...] about The Electoral College Game – The Box it Comes in
A reminder: TMV needs your financial help
A reminder that these are grim times for many big news websites and horrible ones for blogs that have survived despite the deaths of many blogs. Advertising is way down (TMV won't accept advertising that wants us to put in hidden links in posts). And it is the worst time to ask people to donate. This is just a reminder to keep TMV in mind. The Moderate Voice is in … [Read more...] about A reminder: TMV needs your financial help
Belarus, explained: How Europe’s last dictator could fall
Deploying riot police to suppress peaceful pro-democracy demonstrators in Belarus turned more people against the country’s autocratic leader. AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File Dr. Tatsiana Kulakevich, University of South Florida Belarus’s President Alexander Lukashenko has a reputation as a master tactician. It is well-earned: Since 1994, he has balanced … [Read more...] about Belarus, explained: How Europe’s last dictator could fall
Republican convention touts Trump, stokes fears if he loses
Charlotte (AFP) - US Republicans launched their national convention Monday with a full-throated endorsement of President Donald Trump's record and laid out a bleak vision of how American life would change for the worse under a Joe Biden administration.Trump, having claimed the party's unanimous nomination earlier in the day as he opened his bid for a second term, was portrayed … [Read more...] about Republican convention touts Trump, stokes fears if he loses
Don’t Touch My Pool Boy 2.0
“And what sort of lives do these people, who pose as being moral, lead themselves? My dear fellow, you forget that we are in the native land of the hypocrite.” -- Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray As the Republican National Convention gets underway, a sordid scandal surrounds a passionate defender of the Republican presidential nominee and one of the most … [Read more...] about Don’t Touch My Pool Boy 2.0
TRUMP FAMILY TESTIMONIALS (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Full disclosure. I too have sisters (two) who don’t like me and will say all sorts of nasty things. Things like, “entitled,” “selfish,” “spoiled,” “wasted my talent,” etc. But in my defense, I’m not the only person in the family they refuse to talk to (in my case, I choose not to talk to them), they’re not federal judges and they’re Trump supporters. Donald Trump’s older … [Read more...] about TRUMP FAMILY TESTIMONIALS (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Trump gets Republican nomination and claims election being rigged
Charlotte (AFP) - President Donald Trump opened his bid for a second term after securing the Republican nomination Monday in typically combative fashion by claiming Democrats want to "steal" the election that polls currently show him losing.Minutes after the party completed the nomination vote confirming Trump as the candidate on November 3, he appeared at the convention in … [Read more...] about Trump gets Republican nomination and claims election being rigged
Here We Go Again! Voter suppression
The Corona virus has provided the Republicans with new ways to suppress minority voting, which they automatically assume will be Democratic. GOP leaders have openly said that if everyone in the United States got to vote, it would be the end of the Republican Party, as the Democrats would win every major election. In two of the last three presidential elections won by … [Read more...] about Here We Go Again! Voter suppression
TRUMP’S WALL (Cartoon)
Seventy-five Years of Nation Building
The United States has been in the nation-building, democracy-planting business since 1945. Nation building is the attempt to transform a non-democratic country into a stable, peaceful nation with democratic attitudes, habits and institutions. In the immediate aftermath of WWII we had great success with nation building. We transformed Germany and Japan into viable democracies, … [Read more...] about Seventy-five Years of Nation Building