WASHINGTON -- Why does Mike Pence keep getting himself into such deplorable situations? Donald Trump's vice-presidential nominee went on CNN on Monday evening, trying to make hay from Hillary Clinton's calling half of Trump's backers racists and other "deplorables." But the appearance backfired when Pence declined to label former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke … [Read more...] about The Trumpification of Mike Pence
Obama campaigns for Clinton: Paints Trump as no friend of working class
By Ayesha Rascoe and James Oliphant PHILADELPHIA/DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - With Hillary Clinton sidelined by pneumonia, President Barack Obama took up the Democrats' fight against Donald Trump on Tuesday, trying to quash the Republican presidential candidate's bid to appeal to working-class voters. Obama, whose 50 percent job approval rating could help improve the … [Read more...] about Obama campaigns for Clinton: Paints Trump as no friend of working class
Strong Like Bull
September 13, 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. So Baby DonDon keeps … [Read more...] about Strong Like Bull
Neglect of Infrastructure – A Price to Be Paid
For most of the 20th century, America was far ahead of the rest of the world in the quality and extent of its infrastructure in virtually every sector and every type, providing it with a marked economic advantage. However, through government neglect and an unwillingness to devote adequate funding to maintenance and expansion, America’s infrastructure is in dire straits, some of … [Read more...] about Neglect of Infrastructure – A Price to Be Paid
Yes, half of Trump supporters are racist
BALTIMORE -- Hillary Clinton may have been unwise to say half of Donald Trump's supporters are racists and other "deplorables." But she wasn't wrong. If anything, when it comes to Trump's racist support, she might have low-balled the number. Trump, speaking to the National Guard Association of the United States' annual conference here Monday afternoon, … [Read more...] about Yes, half of Trump supporters are racist
Is there anything funny about 9/11?
Is 9/11 fair game for humor? Can there be anything funny about nearly 3,000 people dying in a multi-pronged attack on the United States involving jets flying into buildings and a plane crashing in Pennsylvania? There weren't many laughs after the actual event. Americans and US comedians went silent, numb. Late night shows took a hiatus.… … [Read more...] about Is there anything funny about 9/11?
Twenty-five enlightening minutes with Black Uhuru’s Duckie Simpson
Derrick “Duckie” Simpson, founder of the world’s top-selling reggae band after Bob Marley and The Wailers, has been in the music business for over fifty years; but, at 66 years young you’d never know it, because as anyone who has seen (and heard) Black Uhuru perform recently can attest, Duckie Simpson is an ageless, still spry, reggae icon; like fine wine, his artistic beauty … [Read more...] about Twenty-five enlightening minutes with Black Uhuru’s Duckie Simpson
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Trump and Putin
Trump and Putin by Mike Peters OF RELATED INTEREST: --Trump, Putin and the danger ahead --Our View: Yes, Trump’s Putin infatuation really is that bad --Former top CIA official: Putin wants Trump to win --Putin’s View Of Trump: A Pushover, A Weaker Version Of Neville Chamberlain Mike Peters is recognized as one of our nation’s most prominent cartoon artists for … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Trump and Putin
New Study. Space, Security, and Congress (Guest Voice)
New Study. Space, Security, and Congress by Col. John Moseby (ret.) For some time now, members of the US Congress – particularly Republican Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Richard Shelby (R-AL), Shelby joined by Democratic Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) – have traded shots on the vulnerability of America’s national security planning. Central to this dispute has been one, … [Read more...] about New Study. Space, Security, and Congress (Guest Voice)
Trump’s tax returns could offer key answers to Russia questions
WASHINGTON -- Why does Donald Trump say such nice things about Vladimir Putin and Russia? What is Trump hiding in the tax returns he refuses to release? And are those two questions related? Voters should demand answers. Until we get them, we can only speculate about Trump's weird admiration for a strongman who presides over a system of autocratic cronyism, flouts … [Read more...] about Trump’s tax returns could offer key answers to Russia questions
Cartoon: Gary Johnson Can’t Remember
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: Gary Johnson Can’t Remember
Cartoon: Someone’s Sick
If I was a conspiracy theorist, like most conservatives, I would believe that Hillary Clinton is faking her pneumonia just to troll Trump supporters to prove how deplorable they really are. Last week Clinton had a coughing fit at a rally and conservatives had a fit. Speculations went from her having a cold to Parkinson’s Disease. Others thought a scratchy throat is an … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Someone’s Sick
Would Biden be heading for a landslide win right about now?
After Donald Trump clinched the Republican nomination and Hillary Clinton made peace with most of the Bernie Sanders supporters, some Democrats eagerly envisioned a blowout for Clinton in the November election. When Trump suffered a series of miscues (larger blunders than the usual fare), Clinton started to pull away in early August and the prospect of an Electoral College … [Read more...] about Would Biden be heading for a landslide win right about now?
The Slimeathon
September 12, 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. Folks, I’m about to make … [Read more...] about The Slimeathon
Politix Update: In Which We Go Through The Looking Glass With Donald & Hillary
VLADIMIR PUTIN WOULD HAVE THE DONALD FOR LUNCH -- AND THAT WOULD BE JUST THE APPETIZER Donald Trump's presidential campaign has been so openly racist, nationalist, sexist, and Islamophobic, so absent the customary dog whistles that certain politicians use to temper their vile messages, that the only thing surprising about Hillary Clinton's dead-on accurate statement … [Read more...] about Politix Update: In Which We Go Through The Looking Glass With Donald & Hillary
Kubo and the Two Strings – Film Review
There is no two ways about it, Kubo and the Two Strings is a special film. I thought that I'd be watching a bog-standard kids movie (the huge number of toy adverts at the start added to this belief) but left the film enchanted, trying to deal with emotions that I didn't expect I'd have to manage that day. Like… honestly, this could well grow to be one of the best animated film … [Read more...] about Kubo and the Two Strings – Film Review
Hope House Austin Is Where the Heart Is
Until recently, I didn’t know much about autism or, for that matter, about other intellectual and developmental disabilities, or IDDs. Most of what I thought I knew about autism, for example, came from watching the classic Oscars-winning film Rain Man almost 30 years ago, when autism was a relatively new word to many people. In the heartrending movie, I was fascinated, … [Read more...] about Hope House Austin Is Where the Heart Is
Don’t tell me my friend wasn’t a victim of 9/11
I am hardly part of a 9/11 family but I did lose someone who was trying to help that day. Though an imposing figure of bulk and professionalism, rarely not dressed in his suit and tie, or in his naval reserve attire that he wore with quiet pride, he was a man of raw language, practical pursuits, and the New York streets. And this for the most part meant the island grid of … [Read more...] about Don’t tell me my friend wasn’t a victim of 9/11
The Lost Innocence of 9/11
The Lost Innocence of 9/11 by Michael Winship I wrote the piece below for the tenth anniversary of 9/11 in 2011, not long before the Moyers & Company television series and the BillMoyers.com website began. It remains relevant on this 15th anniversary although a few things have changed. One World Trade Center has reached its full 1776 feet in height and office tenants have … [Read more...] about The Lost Innocence of 9/11
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Orange is the new orange
Orange is the new orange by Mike Peters OF RELATED INTEREST: --How Donald Trump made it look like he was bribing the attorney general of Florida --DID DONALD TRUMP BRIBE AN ATTORNEY GENERAL TO PROTECT TRUMP UNIVERSITY? --Trump's pay-for-play scandal intensifies --Why Donald Trump and Pam Bondi Probably Won’t Face a Corruption Investigation Mike Peters is … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Orange is the new orange