George Will has once again demonstrated the fact that style triumphs over substance in his political writing. While I applaud his joining the ranks of “Never Trumpers” and voting for President Biden in 2020, his distain of Trump obscures but...
Context is everything and veteran journalist Dan Rather is providing that value to us now, since we can't depend upon mainstream media to do that job. Before we go farther, I want to go on record as saying unequivocally...
We're seeing a sad trend in both Republican politics and the media and that is to normalize the abnormal and to flat out lie. The only way that Donald Trump has been able to make the inroads that he...
Over the weekend you might have seen clips of various racist comments Trump made while speaking to the annual gala of the Black Conservative Federation. It was held in Columbia, SC this past Friday night and while Trump's comments...
This video goes back a few years and looks to have originally played on Larry King. A chyron says Barron is four. But he's wearing a sports jacket and he announces that he's going to school after lunch --...
Less than a half-hour after the polls closed Lawrence O'Donnell made an observation during MSNBC's live coverage of the results. Seconds after the polls closed NBC's team that calls elections projected Trump the winner. This of course was expected...
The supporting cast for the tragi/comedy extravaganza known as Trump's Third Run is getting assembled. Or, at least casting decisions are being made. Who will take the role of vice president, which Mike Pence left in disgrace? And he...
Sometimes candidates misspeak, especially when they start to riff. Stray away from a prepared speech, or if there's no teleprompter their talking points. Sometimes when they slip up they accidently tell what they actually believe, and in fact know...
NBCNews is reporting that unlike in past years, organizers of the Conservative Political Action Conference being currently held in National Harbor, Maryland are making little effort to exclude Nazi affiliated groups from the proceedings, allowing the hate mongers to...
Hero worship and parasocial relationships are always fascinating to observe. A parasocial relationship is a one-way emotional attachment with a famous person you have never met. Or, it can be a "crush" in any form, but it's more likely...

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