Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Sunday threatened Ohio Gov. John Kasich and other Republicans who refuse to support presidential nominee Donald Trump, saying the party may take steps to ensure it's not "that easy for them" to seek the White House again. Speaking on CBS' "Face the Nation," Mr. Priebus said every Republican who… … [Read more...] about Reince Priebus, RNC chief, threatens John Kasich, other Republicans who won’t back Donald Trump
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (Guest Voice)
We as Americans hope to be in the throes of someone at an opportune time in our adulthood. We look to have formidable families that stay together as we are supposed to be like juice with Vitamin C or like electricity in a galaxy. We all desire babies to be on the way for the good of our civilization, world, and God. So, we have to be in good health to rear these children. … [Read more...] about National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (Guest Voice)
Trump Does Hold the Edge in Deplorable Supporters
Trump Does Hold the Edge in Deplorable Supporters By John L. Micek Let's start with this: Hillary Clinton committed a political gaffe last week when she described half of Donald Trump's supporters as "deplorables," racists, xenophobes and homophobes. But it was a political gaffe in the classic definition of the word, the one made famous by journalist Michael Kinsley. It … [Read more...] about Trump Does Hold the Edge in Deplorable Supporters
Prairie Weather Has Passed
Prairie Weather, a longtime The Moderate Voice contributor, died on September 10. She was 78. With unashamedly progressive views, Prairie Weather never pulled her punches when writing about the issues that concerned her. These included the dumbing down of American democracy, disintegration of traditional conservative values, the Supreme Court, women’s issues, Texas … [Read more...] about Prairie Weather Has Passed
Poll: Presidential Election tightens on the electoral college front
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - An election analysis conducted in the Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation project shows that the race has tightened considerably over the past few weeks, with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump projected to win Florida, an essential battleground state, if the election were held today. The project, which is based on a weekly … [Read more...] about Poll: Presidential Election tightens on the electoral college front
The 24/7 Media-Political Sneeze Factor
Hillary Clinton is recovering from a mild case of pneumonia. However, shortly after she collapsed at Ground Zero while part of the 15th annual memorial of 9/11, her campaign staff said she was just exhausted and suffered heat exhaustion. It took a couple of days for her to reveal the extent of her medical issue. Donald Trump, who had many times this past year questioned … [Read more...] about The 24/7 Media-Political Sneeze Factor
Taibbi on False Balance
Matt Taibbi weighs in on the "false balance" controversy in Rolling Stone. No doubt about it, the country is in a brutal spot right now. We are less than two months from the possibility of one of the dumbest people on the planet winning the White House. And it seems that all anyone's talked about this week, whether around the water cooler or on TV news, Twitter or Facebook, … [Read more...] about Taibbi on False Balance
The Reincarnation Of P.T. Barnum
Yesterday, Donald Trump walked away from his claim that Barack Obama was not born in the United States and, thus, not qualified to be president. He then took no questions and walked out of the room. The vociferous lie which he has repeated for five years went down the Memory Hole. And the polls tell us that Trump and Hillary Clinton are running neck and neck. Andrew Coyne asks, … [Read more...] about The Reincarnation Of P.T. Barnum
Sandra Bland’s family reaches $1.9 million wrongful death settlement in Texas case
Last summer in Texas, a young woman was stopped for failing to signal a lane change, brutally arrested, and thrown in jail. Three days later, she was dead, officially by her own hand. That young woman, Sandra Bland, was 28 and had just been offered a job at her alma mater, Prairie View A&M University. On Thursday, her family and the state of Texas settled a $1.9 million … [Read more...] about Sandra Bland’s family reaches $1.9 million wrongful death settlement in Texas case
Trump Extracts More Free Airtime: Birther Renouncement aka The Audacity of Hype
The satellite trucks and video cameras were ready Friday morning, hours before Donald Trump was slated to speak at his new hotel in Washington, D.C.’s Old Post Office building, just a few blocks down Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House. The buzz from his campaign was that the GOP presidential nominee would address his past embrace… … [Read more...] about Trump Extracts More Free Airtime: Birther Renouncement aka The Audacity of Hype
Unrealistic Democrats
How unrealistic can Democrats be? See for yourself. From The Guardian: "[Donald] Trump said his plan would provide six weeks of maternity leave “to any mother with a newborn child whose employer does not provide the benefit” by tackling fraud in unemployment insurance. For the six-week period, the mother would receive the equivalent to unemployment benefits while she is … [Read more...] about Unrealistic Democrats
On Paper, Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District Should Be A Marquee Takeover For Democrats
Sarah Lloyd, with her husband on their 400 cow farm, is mounting an underrated challenge to tempestuous incumbent Glen Grothman Photo via Lloyd4Wisconsin.com If cows were constituents, dairy farmer Sarah Lloyd would have a sure-fire way to get to Congress. Wisconsin’s Sixth Congressional district is emblematic of a Congressional race that, in a perfect world, would top … [Read more...] about On Paper, Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District Should Be A Marquee Takeover For Democrats
Cartoon: Voting for Donald Trump
Mike Slosberg is a cartoonist and novelist. He lives with his wife and hundreds of drawing pens on the Upper Westside of Manhattan, New York. You can see more of his cartoons and learn about his books by going to: mikeslosbergbooks.com … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Voting for Donald Trump
Unsolicited advice for the Hillary Clinton campaign
Unsolicited advice for the Hillary Clinton campaign: First, a few premises. There are two Hillary Clintons. No, not the body double. I mean the actual Hillary Clinton and the distorted Hillary Clinton cooked up over 25 years by various critics. I'm not going to claim the actual Hillary Clinton is above reproach in any way. But compared to the distorted Hillary Clinton, the … [Read more...] about Unsolicited advice for the Hillary Clinton campaign
Donald Trump and the Politics of ‘Huh?’
WASHINGTON -- Even Donald Trump is capable of posing interesting questions, and he asked one of this election's most important when he declared: "What the hell do you have to lose?" He was specifically addressing his query to African-Americans, but it's something all Americans should think about. And the latest report on incomes released Tuesday by the Census Bureau … [Read more...] about Donald Trump and the Politics of ‘Huh?’
Cartoons: HEALTHIEST BLOCKHEAD EVER
Healthiest Blockhead Ever by Clay Jones Donald Trump went on a talk show to deliver a doctor’s report on his health. The show was hosted by a Doctor Oz, proving this election cycle that we are definitely not in Kansas anymore. I’m sorry to report while on the show with Doctor Oz that candidate Trump didn’t ask or receive a heart or a brain. But he did present a letter … [Read more...] about Cartoons: HEALTHIEST BLOCKHEAD EVER
Harry Reid’s bountiful bile
WASHINGTON -- NASA scientists may have noticed a wobble in Earth's axis Tuesday morning. Harry Reid, the irascible top Democrat in the Senate, had shown contrition. The day before, Reid had attacked the integrity of Republicans, including the majority whip, John Cornyn, suggesting they were doing the bidding of the billionaire Koch brothers. But Tuesday, Reid … [Read more...] about Harry Reid’s bountiful bile
What life is like behind bars for O.J. Simpson
Prisoner 1027820 is treated in many ways like any other inmate at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Nevada: He gets the same standard issue blue uniform. He shares a bunk, toilet and sink with a cellmate. He rises around 6:30 a.m., eats an early breakfast — he likes cold cereal, with a muffin and fruit —… … [Read more...] about What life is like behind bars for O.J. Simpson
I Am a Con ARTIST
September 15, 2016 Note to readers: This is the latest entry in Baby DonDon’s campaign diary. The series imagines that “Mr.” 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 Baby DonDon. Between the lies and the … [Read more...] about I Am a Con ARTIST
Cartoon: Trump articulates his positions
See great cartoons by all the top political cartoonists at http://cagle.com. To license this cartoon for your own site, visit http://politicalcartoons.com … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Trump articulates his positions