Even though every Trump sycophant scumbag will be replaced by another Trump sycophant scumbag after they’re fired, I still want them fired. It will be an endless cycle of firing and hiring scumbags. Sean Spicer, Steve Bannon, Anthony Scaramucci, Michael Flynn, Stephen Miller, etc. have all been fired and replaced with brand new scumbags. Eventually, every scumbag who is … [Read more...] about Cartoon and Column: SPICY EMMYS
Cassidy-Graham and GOP Hypocrisy
Matthew Yglesias details the dishonesty and hypocrisy of Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on vox.com. Bill Cassidy, a Republican senator holding a safe seat in Louisiana, could easily have spent the past six months imitating his state’s other senator by basically lying low and voting for whichever health care bills leadership puts in front of him. But Cassidy was … [Read more...] about Cassidy-Graham and GOP Hypocrisy
Trump’s fearsome and pretentious speech at the UN
President Donald Trump’s first speech at the United Nations today was fearsome. It was also pretentious because Trump seems to think the he speaks for all Americans and that the US is the most respected voice at the UN. Neither of those thoughts is true since his rise to power. His speech may deserve the term “historic” if world leaders, including long-time allies, now … [Read more...] about Trump’s fearsome and pretentious speech at the UN
On Julian Assange’s Twisted Embrace Of Vladimir Putin & Betrayal Of WikiLeaks
When you cut through everything that Julian Assange has said about himself and others have said about him -- and there are gigabytes of it -- the only thing that matters is whether Assange has betrayed the admirable founding principles of WikiLeaks by climbing into bed with Vladimir Putin. The answer is that he not only has, but his betrayal of those principles is so twisted … [Read more...] about On Julian Assange’s Twisted Embrace Of Vladimir Putin & Betrayal Of WikiLeaks
New hurdles as Republicans rush to reverse Obama health law
After falling one vote short this summer, US Republicans have revived efforts to overhaul Barack Obama's landmark health care bill, but skepticism Monday by some in President Donald Trump's party has imperiled the plan. Momentum for repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act -- a primary Trump pledge as a candidate -- swelled in the past… … [Read more...] about New hurdles as Republicans rush to reverse Obama health law
The priority is still to save Obamacare
WASHINGTON -- Before supporters of universal health coverage get all wrapped up debating a single-payer system, they need to focus on a dire threat to the Affordable Care Act likely to come up for a vote in the Senate before the end of the month. The latest repeal bill is an offering from Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., that would tear apart the … [Read more...] about The priority is still to save Obamacare
Cartoon and Column: Russian Troll Farm
Today, we’re going to start with the basics and have a lesson on trolls. No. Not the mythological trolls who live under bridges, though some of these trolls would probably live under a bridge if that bridge was also a Wi-Fi hotspot. We’re going to talk about internet trolls. Now, if you do not post stuff on the internet, like political cartoons or ever engage in online … [Read more...] about Cartoon and Column: Russian Troll Farm
It Doesn’t Get Bigger Than Russian Cyber Warfare & Trump’s Capitulation To Putin
When the history of our time is written, Vladimir Putin's deft use of cyber warfare and disinformation as a weapon will end up being a bigger story than terrorism. While the Kremlin's cyber armada has attacked other countries, nothing compares to its assault on our democracy, a direct hit scored because of Donald Trump, who as Putin's rent boy put his improbable presidential … [Read more...] about It Doesn’t Get Bigger Than Russian Cyber Warfare & Trump’s Capitulation To Putin
Reflections of ‘A Nation of Immigrants’ – Part 2
Brownies Girl In Part 1 of this short “series,” we learned about two readers/contributors to The Moderate Voice (TMV) whose grandparents came to America – “a nation of immigrants” -- to escape an oppressive government or religious intolerance. There is another country that is often described as “a nation of immigrants,” albeit some call it “a country of settlers, … [Read more...] about Reflections of ‘A Nation of Immigrants’ – Part 2
Sean Spicer, mocked press secretary, wins laughs at Emmys
Sean Spicer, the former White House press secretary whose full-throated defense of Donald Trump earned him derision on television, delighted his former tormentors in a surprise appearance at Sunday's Emmys. Spicer, who resigned in July in one of the many shake-ups of Trump's White House, was the highlight of Stephen Colbert's opening monologue which took a… … [Read more...] about Sean Spicer, mocked press secretary, wins laughs at Emmys
Trump retweets meme of him hitting Hillary Clinton with golf ball, knocking her down
WASHINGTON — In the latest instance of President Donald Trump seeming to revel in the notion of physical attacks against perceived enemies, the president retweeted an animated GIF showing him hitting a golf ball that knocks down Hillary Clinton. Critics swiftly responded. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., appearing on ABC's "This Week, said: "It's distressing to have… … [Read more...] about Trump retweets meme of him hitting Hillary Clinton with golf ball, knocking her down
Is Trump ruining your health?
WASHINGTON -- President Trump is killing me. No, really. He's killing me. I went for my annual physical last month, and, for the first time in my 49 years, I had to report that I've not been feeling well: fatigue, headaches, poor sleep, even some occasional chest pain. My doctor checked my blood pressure, which had always been normal before: alarmingly high! What could … [Read more...] about Is Trump ruining your health?
The Art of the Stall
One negotiation theory holds that your opponent will give in if you're unpredictable, maybe really unhinged. Take North Korea, for example. Kim Jung-Un gets people thinking that he's a rabid dog who's broken into his master's cocaine stash. He may say he'd drop a nuclear bomb on the US even though he knows that we'd turn the Hermit Kingdom into a radioactive sinkhole. That's … [Read more...] about The Art of the Stall
What Muslims, Ahmad who
What Muslims, Ahmad who Positive achievements by a large group of people in a broad sense yes. Christians can take credit for the Modern World, the West. Hindus have a rising India to boast of. Jews fewer in numbers hold sway over finance and media. Atheists govern the powerhouse that is China. Now show me some positives, a positive, we Muslims have on display. 1.7 … [Read more...] about What Muslims, Ahmad who
World hunger is worsening: major UN report
World hunger is rising again despite rising wealth in Asia, Africa and South America. At least 815 million people suffer from severe hunger and malnutrition around the world, an increase of 38 million over 2015. Multiple forms of malnutrition are threatening the health of millions more worldwide mainly due to violent conflicts and climate-related shocks, according to a major … [Read more...] about World hunger is worsening: major UN report
Cartoon and Column: TED CRUZ…EW
I didn’t really think it was a huge story that Ted Cruz, or someone who has access to his Twitter account, clicked like on a porn tweet. I made a few cracks about it on social media and laughed along with everyone else making puns. The tweet of a video that Ted clicked like on was described by The Washington Post: “The video clip itself is just over two minutes, details of … [Read more...] about Cartoon and Column: TED CRUZ…EW
Trump angers Britain in midst of London attack
President Donald Trump sparked fury in London and yet another pointed rebuke from Prime Minster Theresa May Friday after he claimed "loser terrorists" behind a botched London train attack were known to British police. Trump took to Twitter to condemn an attack on a packed London Underground train that injured 22 people, but also appeared to… … [Read more...] about Trump angers Britain in midst of London attack
Three Swing Seat Republicans Announce Departures
The Republican caucus was hit by three retirements, two from an area it could least afford – the vanishing centrist wing and a third from another increasingly problematic area for the party in the age of Trump– suburbia. Within two days, Washington’s Dave Reichert and Pennsylvania’s Charlie Dent, both moderate seven-termers who hold marginal seats, announced their … [Read more...] about Three Swing Seat Republicans Announce Departures
Progressives should push proudly for Medicare for all
WASHINGTON -- The smartest, savviest people in Washington will tell you Bernie Sanders' "Medicare for all" idea is dead on arrival, a waste of time and energy. But since those same smart, savvy people told you Donald Trump didn't have a prayer of becoming president, I'd advise keeping an open mind. What the Vermont senator's bill has going for it is simple: It's the right … [Read more...] about Progressives should push proudly for Medicare for all
A Review of the Touring Production of Broadway’s Something Rotten
The touring production of the Broadway musical comedy farce Something Rotten opened last night at The 5th Avenue Theatre to uproarious laughter and applause from an audience that was well suited for the show’s greatest strengths. Something Rotten is a somewhat satirical, but mostly ridiculous, silly send-up of the American musical theater genre. It is cotton candy fun, bouncy … [Read more...] about A Review of the Touring Production of Broadway’s Something Rotten