February 27, 2017 Note to readers: This is the latest entry in Super Baby DonDon’s diary. The series imagines that President Donald Trump has the emotional make-up of a five-year-old and confides his deepest thoughts—such as they are—to Andrew Feinberg, and to readers, every day. In his private moments, he always thinks of himself as Super Baby DonDon. So, those … [Read more...] about The Oscars Were a Horror Show!
The Republican replacement plan: Robin Hood in reverse (Editorial)
By now, the insane risk of repealing Obamacare without a replacement plan is pretty well established. About 21 million Americans would lose their health coverage, a number that would only grow. Premiums would likely double on the individual market. In New Jersey alone, $4.2 billion in federal funds would be lost annually, according to a new… … [Read more...] about The Republican replacement plan: Robin Hood in reverse (Editorial)
Meet Felix Sater, The Best Friend That Trump Claims He Never Had
RUSSIAN EMIGRE SATER IS EVEN DIRTIER THAN THE DONALD When last we checked in on Donald Trump's Russia scandal a couple of weeks ago, it was bubbling away nicely and threatened to come to a boil. It hasn't yet. Not quite, but we now know enough about the relationship between the president and a smorgasbord of Russian interests to reach certain conclusions. This is because … [Read more...] about Meet Felix Sater, The Best Friend That Trump Claims He Never Had
Is TRUMP/ GOP poised to decimate poor families?
As if pointing their daggers at dismantling health care for the poor is not enough. Will with Trump's new directive to 'cut,' domestic programs and bloat military ones, amount to 'take downers' going after the low and no income people's access to food support with almost 20 percent of the nation already in degrees of no-job food scarcity. Stay tuned. 'The Blob is on … [Read more...] about Is TRUMP/ GOP poised to decimate poor families?
Democracy: Over and Under (Guest Voice)
Democracy: Over and Under by Anthony Stahelski Democracy is a system of governance built on attempts to accommodate opposing needs and desires. These attempts often result in less than satisfying compromises. This is particularly true for domestic issues, since power is shared among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, and various other constituencies. … [Read more...] about Democracy: Over and Under (Guest Voice)
Trump and Bannon are the ‘corporatists’
WASHINGTON -- Just when you despair that only chaos animates the Trump administration, along comes Steve Bannon, the White House ideologue, to offer the Rosetta Stone illuminating what this circus is all about. And when you realize what Trump & Co. might really be up to, your despair turns to alarm. There is no way of knowing how much Donald Trump truly cares … [Read more...] about Trump and Bannon are the ‘corporatists’
Trump’s takeover of conservatism is complete
WASHINGTON -- President Trump, addressing the annual Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday, reminisced about the "very exciting" moment several years ago when he had his coming out as a conservative. I was there when Trump spoke at that 2011 CPAC gathering, at its former site in the Marriott ballroom in Washington's Woodley Park neighborhood. Then, as now, … [Read more...] about Trump’s takeover of conservatism is complete
Frum: Risks of Working for Trump
David Frum considers the risks of working in the Trump White House in The Atlantic. So how should a public-spirited person respond to an invitation to serve the country during the Trump year? Let’s start by assessing the four basic risks: 1) This administration has begun its career by shredding post-Watergate ethical standards. Trump has not effectively severed his … [Read more...] about Frum: Risks of Working for Trump
Is My Teen Using Drugs? Can I Know For Sure?
Prescription drugs, especially opioids, are a growing threat to the health of young people, with 6 percent of teens 12 to 17 saying they use the drugs for non-medical reasons. And in 2014, prescription drugs caused the overdose death of 1,741 young people ages 18 to 25, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. If those statistics aren’t alarming enough, studies … [Read more...] about Is My Teen Using Drugs? Can I Know For Sure?
How Washington ranchers are learning to cope with wolves, with lessons from Uganda
Bill Johnson lives with his seven border collies in a log house that he built himself in the Teanaway Valley, just over the Cascade Mountains that divide rural eastern Washington state from the more urban western part. Johnson’s been a cowboy here for about 16 years. When he started, there were no wolves around, but that… … [Read more...] about How Washington ranchers are learning to cope with wolves, with lessons from Uganda
TRUMP WANTS MEDIA TO STOP QUOTING ANONYMOUS SOURCES
by Miriam Raftery (Washington D.C.) – In a statement reminiscent of Richard Nixon at the height of the Watergate scandal, President Donald Trump slammed media reporting on his administration’s ties to Russia adding that media outlets “shouldn’t be allowed to use sources unless they use somebody’s name.” Yet calls for an independent investigation into Trump’s Russian … [Read more...] about TRUMP WANTS MEDIA TO STOP QUOTING ANONYMOUS SOURCES
Will the two anti-Trump axes of opposition unite?
I think it's important to keep in mind the two axes of opposition to Trump. On one axis is the partisan-ideological objection to Trump as hard right reactionary populist. On this axis he is enabled by a GOP Congress mostly (though not entirely) in line with the Trump-Bannon ultra-nationalist/hyper-capitalist worldview (with pseudo-concern for American workers, though only … [Read more...] about Will the two anti-Trump axes of opposition unite?
Cartoon: Trumpwolf
This cartoon is licensed to run on The Moderate Voice by Cagle Cartoons. … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Trumpwolf
Guess who is not coming to dinner? Donald Trump
The annual White House Correspondents dinner will be missing a key guest this year: President Donald Trump. On Saturday, Trump tweeted he will not be attending the April 29 dinner, considered the premier social event of the Washington press corps—and typically an evening of good-natured bantering between presidents and reporters. His announcement comes amid growing tensions… … [Read more...] about Guess who is not coming to dinner? Donald Trump
The Fake News President (Guest Voice)
The Fake News President Raging Moderate by Will Durst No matter what you think of Donald J. Trump, you got to admit he's a cracker-jack salesman with an uncanny gift for manipulating the mainstream media like a three-armed rental clown juggling pin-pulled grenades on an express elevator to hell. Every single day something he touches starts smoking. You've heard of the … [Read more...] about The Fake News President (Guest Voice)
Moonlight: It’s not for gay folks (Movie Review)
So, there is this lady called Camilla Long who writes for The Times and she decided to do a review of two of the most beloved black films in recent times. Twitter damn right crucified her for her opinion on Moonlight (less so Hidden Figures) - I mean, she got burned down to the ground for this thing. Ms Long's review was deeply ignorant, offensive and at times breathtakingly … [Read more...] about Moonlight: It’s not for gay folks (Movie Review)
White House bars some news organizations from press briefing
By Ayesha Rascoe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House excluded several major U.S. news organizations, including some it has openly criticized, from an off-camera briefing held by the White House press secretary on Friday, representatives of the organizations said. Reporters for CNN, The New York Times, Politico, The Los Angeles Times and BuzzFeed were not allowed into … [Read more...] about White House bars some news organizations from press briefing
(Update) Clean Up On Presidential Aisle 45
Update: As discussed below, clean-up crews are being dispatched constantly to interpret, clarify, correct or explain away Trump’s “misspeaks,” mistakes, gaffes or just plain lies. Perhaps no other member of the clean-up crew has a more difficult and frequent task to do so on a nearly daily basis than White House press secretary Sean Spicer. One of Spicer’s most … [Read more...] about (Update) Clean Up On Presidential Aisle 45
Ban the Journalists!
February 24, 2017 Note to readers: This is the latest entry in Super Baby DonDon’s diary. The series imagines that President Donald Trump has the emotional make-up of a five-year-old and confides his deepest thoughts—such as they are—to Andrew Feinberg, and to readers, every day. In his private moments, he always thinks of himself as Super Baby DonDon. Steve Bannon is … [Read more...] about Ban the Journalists!
Conservatives Cheer as Trump Attacks ‘Fake News’
In a rousing 50-minute speech to a convention of conservative activists, President Donald Trump on Friday continued his lambasting of what he calls “fake news” and vowed to fulfill his sweeping legislative agenda, including deregulation efforts, cracking down on illegal immigration and remaking the architecture of international trade deals. Related: At CPAC, Priebus and Bannon … [Read more...] about Conservatives Cheer as Trump Attacks ‘Fake News’