Why This Conservative Won't Back Trump By Susan Stamper Brown While pro-Trump pundits do their best to rationalize the sewer talk flowing from the stage after the most recent GOP debate, please understand that the problem is really not that complicated. We do not need psychologists, campaign analysts or even cable and radio show hosts to defend the reprehensible, puerile … [Read more...] about Why This Conservative Won’t Back Trump (Guest Voice)
Race politics: Clinton vs. Trump being written in black and white
FLINT, Mich. — The 2016 presidential election is unfolding in black and white, in arguably the most racially polarized fashion in at least a generation. Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton is making the most relentless pitch for African-American votes perhaps in decades. Barack Obama, the first black nominee for a major party ticket, didn't have to campaign… … [Read more...] about Race politics: Clinton vs. Trump being written in black and white
‘Star Wars’: Is Disney Planning Five New Movies?
Star Wars awoke the Force last year, breaking box office records in the process, and Disney plans to keep milking its sci-fi cash cow with an additional five new movies in development, according to The Sun. The planned films would bring the franchise’s count to a total of 10 new additions, including last year’s Episode VII.… … [Read more...] about ‘Star Wars’: Is Disney Planning Five New Movies?
Cartoons: An intelligent debate?
An intelligent debate? by Clay Jones I watched the Democratic Debate last night. The candidates didn’t create nicknames for each other. No one was called a “liar.” There was talk about the Flint water crisis, student debt, trade, bailouts, the auto industry. There wasn’t a penis reference. There wasn’t a booger. It was so boring. The lowest jab might have been when … [Read more...] about Cartoons: An intelligent debate?
Michael Bloomberg Won’t Run for President
Former New York Mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg, in a column on Bloomberg News, has said he won't run for President. This isn't the first time he seemed poised to run and didn't but this year there seemed a bigger market for him. Except he concluded he could not win. He explains: But when I look at the data, it’s clear to me that if I entered the race, I could … [Read more...] about Michael Bloomberg Won’t Run for President
Reporters converge on Flint — and then run away
When I was a young reporter, just two years out of college, working for a small weekly newspaper, a portion of the community I covered was shaken by the news that their drinking water could be poisonous. The G&H Landfill, located about 15 miles north of Detroit, was declared an EPA Superfund site, contaminated with a long list of toxics that were seeping deep into the soil … [Read more...] about Reporters converge on Flint — and then run away
The GOP vulgarians
WASHINGTON -- It was William Bennett, education secretary in the Reagan years and the Republican Party's premier moralist, who embedded a phrase in the American consciousness when he bemoaned the fact that "our elites presided over an unprecedented coarsening of our culture." Well, to borrow another famous phrase, it is Bennett's party and two of its presidential … [Read more...] about The GOP vulgarians
Reaction to the CNN Clinton Sanders Democratic Presidential Debate (ROUNDUP)
So who "won" CNN's Democratic Party Presidential nomination debate from Michigan. Let's guess without visiting the website or look at names: supporters of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will insist he won and obliterated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. And supports of Clinton will say she obliterated Sanders. Each side will cherry pick their tribe's side's best moment … [Read more...] about Reaction to the CNN Clinton Sanders Democratic Presidential Debate (ROUNDUP)
Cartoons: Trump the Unifier
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Clinton, Sanders clash over trade, auto bailout in Michigan CNN Democratic debate
By John Whitesides FLINT, Mich. (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contenders Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton clashed angrily over trade, the auto industry bailout and Wall Street in a Michigan debate on Sunday, with Sanders accusing Clinton of backing trade deals that robbed the state of jobs. In a debate in Flint, Michigan, Sanders said Clinton supported … [Read more...] about Clinton, Sanders clash over trade, auto bailout in Michigan CNN Democratic debate
SciFi Weekend: Major Twists On The 100, Star Trek Adds Rod Roddenberry
The past week included a major episode of The 100, the season finale of Agent Carter, and more news including another addition to the upcoming Star Trek series. Between traveling this week and a tremendous amount of political news, I have limited time and will leave everything beyond The 100 and Star Trek for next week. Along with many reviewers, I had been dissatisfied with … [Read more...] about SciFi Weekend: Major Twists On The 100, Star Trek Adds Rod Roddenberry
Pitts on GOP Self-immolation
Leonard Pitts wonders if the Republican Party's self-destruction will poison the country's political discourse in the Baltimore Sun. The GOP is an incoherent mess. Republican-on-Republican rhetorical violence has become commonplace. Party members find themselves mulling whether to break away and form a third party or unite behind a coarse, blustering bigot whose scapegoating … [Read more...] about Pitts on GOP Self-immolation
Poll: Trump and Clinton ahead in Michigan
A new Batttleground Tracker poll finds Republican showman billionaire Donald Trump and Democratic former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are leading in Michigan with only a few days to go before the voting: The poll provides a look at why the so-called establishment voices attempting to slow Trump's momentum haven't succeeded, at least not so far. By four to one, … [Read more...] about Poll: Trump and Clinton ahead in Michigan
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan dead at 94
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Former first lady Nancy Reagan has died at 94 in Bel-Air, California. Assistant Allison Borio says Mrs. Reagan died Sunday at her home of congestive heart failure. Her marriage to Ronald Reagan lasted 52 years until his death in 2004. A former actress, she was Reagan's closest adviser and fierce protector on… … [Read more...] about Former First Lady Nancy Reagan dead at 94
Cartoons: Self destruction of the Republican Party
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Christie’s face spoke volumes but so does GOP’s Faustian bargain
Christie's Face Spoke Volumes By John L. Micek The look on Chris Christie's face said it all. Standing just a little behind and to the right of Donald Trump in Palm Beach on Tuesday night, all of the stages of grief seemed to pass across the Garden State Guv's face all at once. Christie's worried and clouded brow raced from denial to anger to bargaining to depression, … [Read more...] about Christie’s face spoke volumes but so does GOP’s Faustian bargain
Wicked Fun and Danger of Trump
Maureen Dowd offers her usual snarky take on Donald Trump in The New York Times. The most enjoyable thing about the Trump phenomenon has been watching him make monkeys out of a lot of people who had it coming. Marco Rubio, a frothy focus-grouped concoction whose main qualifications to be president consist of a nice smile and an easy wit, has been mocking Trump as a … [Read more...] about Wicked Fun and Danger of Trump
Hillary Clinton capturing black support continues, as Bernie Sanders finds support of liberal whites
A common theme in the Democratic presidential primary continued on Saturday: Hillary Clinton claimed victory in a state where blacks dominate the electorate, while Bernie Sanders found support in states where whites are the majority. Clinton, the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, won Louisiana's primary, widening her delegate lead against Sanders. … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton capturing black support continues, as Bernie Sanders finds support of liberal whites
Cruz, Trump split four states in setback for Republican establishment
By John Whitesides and Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz split victories in four nominating contests with front-runner Donald Trump on Saturday, bolstering Cruz's argument that he represents the party's best chance to stop the brash New York billionaire. The results were a repudiation of a Republican establishment that has … [Read more...] about Cruz, Trump split four states in setback for Republican establishment
BREAKING: Ted Cruz Wins Kansas caucus vote in a big way
Texas Sen. Tex Cruz has won the Republican Kansas caucus vote in a big way: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) won the Kansas Republican caucus on Saturday with a margin of more than 20 percentage points, strengthening his pitch that he's the only viable GOP challenger to front-runner Donald Trump for the party's presidential nomination. Cruz, who won neighboring Oklahoma on Super … [Read more...] about BREAKING: Ted Cruz Wins Kansas caucus vote in a big way