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
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Qualified Death Penalty Lawyers Don’t Grow on Trees (Another reason to vote “No” on Prop. 66, and “Yes” on Prop. 62)
In response to The San Francisco Chronicle’s recent editorial, “Fight crime, not futility: Abolish the death penalty,” which thoroughly eviscerates Proposition 66 – the Grim Reaper ballot initiative seeking to speed-up state-sponsored executions – Sacramento D.A. Anne Marie Schubert promised California voters that, “[t]he overall changes” needed to repair the state’s … [Read more...] about Qualified Death Penalty Lawyers Don’t Grow on Trees (Another reason to vote “No” on Prop. 66, and “Yes” on Prop. 62)
Bell Tolling For Hillary Clinton?
"Perchance he for whom this bell tolls may be so ill, as that he knows not it tolls for him . . . Never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee." Thus writes 17th-Century Anglican priest and poet John Donne. The tolling of the bell that Donne refers to "is the ring of a bell to announce a death", a practice called the death knell. The first half of the … [Read more...] about Bell Tolling For Hillary Clinton?
The Fix Is In
I am not prone to conspiracy theories -- even though I uncovered at least one national conspiracy. I have seen enough of the world to know that, while small men have their delusions of grandeur and of being the captains of everyone's soul, the force of history -- for want of a better term -- has ideas of its own and always wins an arm-wrestling match, no matter how drunk you … [Read more...] about The Fix Is In
Politix Update: Rosemary Brown, Mike Pence & That Basket Of Deplorables
Rosemary Brown doesn't look like she belongs in a basket of deplorables. With her fresh-scrubbed parochial school girl good looks, she seems more like June Cleaver than a soldier in Donald Trump's army of bigots. But that is exactly the problem Brown has: She is a conservative Republican running for re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and despite the … [Read more...] about Politix Update: Rosemary Brown, Mike Pence & That Basket Of Deplorables
When It Comes To Health, The Cure Is Worse Than The Illness
People have made too big a deal about Hillary Clinton’s health. If so, it’s because the candidate has done that by her own handling of the weekend health scare. On Sunday, Clinton did a half-gainer into her SUV after swooning at the 9/11 Remembrance. It was captured on video, and it looked like she was unable to stand up. True to form, her campaign was spinning the story about … [Read more...] about When It Comes To Health, The Cure Is Worse Than The Illness