With only two full campaign days left before major presidential primaries in California and New Jersey, Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders hit the trail in the Golden State on Saturday. On the Democratic side, California has 548 delegates up for grabs while New Jersey has 142. Clinton leads the delegate count with 2,316 while Sanders… … [Read more...] about Clinton Leads Sanders In California Polls
Cartoons: Float like a butterfly
Float like a butterfly by Clay Jones Muhammad Ali died today. I was too young to Watch Ali fight during his prime but I did see him fight great fighters who were much younger than him, and couldn’t hold a candle to Ali during his prime. There is no debate on the greatest fighter of all time. It’s Muhammad Ali. I also respect the man for standing by his principles, … [Read more...] about Cartoons: Float like a butterfly
Reuters/Ipsos Poll: Clinton opens up double digit lead against Trump nationwide
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton has opened up a double-digit lead over Republican rival Donald Trump, regaining ground after the New York billionaire briefly tied her last month, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday. The shift in support comes as Clinton steps up her attacks on the real estate mogul's … [Read more...] about Reuters/Ipsos Poll: Clinton opens up double digit lead against Trump nationwide
Obama is scoring a foreign policy win in India, tempering his Mideast struggles
President Barack Obama is well on the way to scoring a significant foreign policy win in India tempering his struggles in relations with Russia, China, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and Libya. In a rare honor, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a joint session of Congress on June 8 at the end of a visit that starts on June 6. He will meet Obama for the seventh … [Read more...] about Obama is scoring a foreign policy win in India, tempering his Mideast struggles
Chewbacca and the World of Semi-Reality News Media
by Rosemary and Walter Brasch A Facebook video of a woman wearing a Chewbacca mask and laughing almost hysterically in her car has drawn more than 140 million hits from numerous sources in the past two weeks. Candace Payne, a 37-year-old mother of two from Grand Prairie, Texas, has had to hire a publicist to help field the numerous calls from the media—and, perhaps, … [Read more...] about Chewbacca and the World of Semi-Reality News Media
Angry White Guy’s Last Gasp
Kevin Drum thinks Donald Trump's Presidential campaign is the last political gasp of the Angry White Guy on Mother Jones. For many years now, the Republican Party has relied on the votes of white men to win the presidency. But that's gotten harder and harder. As Lindsey Graham famously put it four years ago, "We're not generating enough angry white guys to stay in business for … [Read more...] about Angry White Guy’s Last Gasp
What Is Paul Ryan Thinking? (Guest Voice)
What Is Paul Ryan Thinking? By John L. Micek This is the kind of behavior from a likely nominee for the presidency that U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan has endorsed with his announcement Thursday that he'll be voting for Donald Trump: A candidate who tosses the cherished concept of judicial independence to the wind with his brash suggestion that someone "ought to look into" … [Read more...] about What Is Paul Ryan Thinking? (Guest Voice)
Donald Trump – ‘Look at my African American over here’ (Guest Voice and Video)
Donald Trump claims African Americans he has African American support https://youtu.be/u0T0r2CPVtI Donald Trump while appearing at a rally on the tarmac in Redding, California bizarrely points out his ‘African American supporter' in the crowd that had many connotations. "The thugs last night in San Jose," Trump said referring to the par for the course violence that… … [Read more...] about Donald Trump – ‘Look at my African American over here’ (Guest Voice and Video)
Cartoons: Trump’s unregal eagle
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Attorneys General who received Trump donations dropped investigations into Trump University
Embed from Getty Images Donald Trump donated money to the political campaigns of two state attorneys general and their offices dropped investigations into Trump University. Trump launched online Trump University courses in 2005. By 2007, negative reports began surfacing about the sales technique for the three-day course. Nevertheless, in 2007 the Bush Administration gave … [Read more...] about Attorneys General who received Trump donations dropped investigations into Trump University
Muhammad Ali was the greatest, but his greatest fights took a lot out of him (Guest Voice)
We never really knew Muhammad Ali, because, in his heyday, he never stopped talking long enough to let us. Most likely, that was not by chance. In life, he was "the greatest." He told us that for so long that we eventually just shrugged and accepted it. In death, and with the benefit of quiet reflection,… … [Read more...] about Muhammad Ali was the greatest, but his greatest fights took a lot out of him (Guest Voice)
Cartoons: Trump checks
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Muhammad Ali Dead At 74: 20 Inspiring Quotes From Boxing Champion
Muhammad Ali has died at the age of 74. The boxing champ had been hospitalized in a Phoenix-area hospital where he was being treated for respiratory complications. "After a 32-year battle with Parkinson's disease, Muhammad Ali has passed away at the age of 74. The three-time World Heavyweight Champion boxer died this evening," Bob Gunnell, a… … [Read more...] about Muhammad Ali Dead At 74: 20 Inspiring Quotes From Boxing Champion
Military Weekend…to the Dogs
I was going to start this military weekend post as follows: It has been a while since we spent part of a weekend admiring those wonderful animals called “dogs” — more specifically our military working dogs. Whether called military working dogs, or four-legged warriors or, as in the case of their more gentle brethren, therapy dogs or comfort dogs, these creatures always … [Read more...] about Military Weekend…to the Dogs
The Case for Marijuana Legalization in California (Guest Voice)
The Case for Marijuana Legalization in California By Matthew Mills As we draw near the November election, those living in California have a serious question to consider – whether or not to legalize marijuana for adult use. Almost six full years ago now in 2010, the same question was found on the ballot, but it was defeated in the final stretch of the campaign. However, … [Read more...] about The Case for Marijuana Legalization in California (Guest Voice)
Cartoons: Huckster University
Huckster University by Clay Jones There are several institutions of higher learning named after great people. People like George Washington, George Mason, William Cornell, John Purdue, and John Harvard are a few examples. There are universities named after women such as Mary Washington (which is located in my hometown), Queen Mary II, and Dolly Madison. Wait. Dolly … [Read more...] about Cartoons: Huckster University
The early winner of the 2016 campaign: Obama
WASHINGTON -- If you look at the polls, it is clear who's winning in the 2016 presidential contest: Barack Obama. There remains the technical impediment that the president is constitutionally barred from a third term. But the longer the campaign goes on, the higher Obama's approval rating rises. This should be bad for Donald Trump and good for the eventual Democratic … [Read more...] about The early winner of the 2016 campaign: Obama
Hillary Clinton paints Donald Trump as dangerous and unfit to lead (With FULL VIDEO)
FULL VIDEO OF SPEECH: Hillary Clinton delivered a blistering rebuke of Donald Trump's foreign policy agenda Thursday, warning he is "temperamentally unfit" to hold the job of commander in chief and would destabilize national security with his "bizarre rants, personal feuds and outright lies." The address in San Diego was Clinton's most aggressive broadside against Trump … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton paints Donald Trump as dangerous and unfit to lead (With FULL VIDEO)
Playing by Trump’s rules
Thanks go to Vox writer Matthew Yglesias for noticing CNN has found a novel way to let us know when Donald Trump is lying. It's great. Really great. Tremendous. As you can see above, they helpfully noted when Trump made a statement that is demonstrably untrue, which in this case involved a statement made in March about security issues in Northeast Asia. It's been widely … [Read more...] about Playing by Trump’s rules
Corporate Media Love Getting Beat Up by Trump, as Veterans’ News Conference Shows (Guest Voice)
Corporate Media Love Getting Beat Up by Trump, as Veterans' News Conference Shows by MARK KARLIN, EDITOR OF BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT "He's Not Gonna Take it," CNN blared on its homepage yesterday, above a large close-up photo of Donald Trump. Beneath the picture, CNN placed a headline with a link to the article, "When Donald Trump hits back, he hits back hard." CNN, in … [Read more...] about Corporate Media Love Getting Beat Up by Trump, as Veterans’ News Conference Shows (Guest Voice)