For a decade, Stephen Colbert and the folks at Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” gave far-right lunacy the treatment it deserves–a heavy dose of public ridicule. Two Mondays from now, another Comedy Central personality is poised to take up that torch. Crack “Daily Show” correspondent Jordan Klepper is launching his own show, “The Opposition,” on September […]
Earlier in the week, hard-right pastors Rick Joyner and Jim Bakker became the latest to blame a national tragedy on abortion and marriage equality. They suggested that Hurricane Harvey dumped gallons of rain on Houston not because of climate change, but because its gay-friendly reputation left it up to its eyeballs in “sin and wickedness.” […]
There is little doubt that Donald Trump’s pardon of Joe Arpaio was an outrage. After all, in the absence of something we haven’t heard or seen, there is virtually no defensible reason for Trump to effectively circumvent the sentencing and appeals process and give Arpaio a “get out of jail free” card. But less than 48 […]
For much of Monday and Tuesday, it looked like we were on the verge of more ugliness in Charlottesville, Virginia. Several trolls aligned with the noxiously racist Website Daily Stormer were actively making plans to crash the funeral of Heather Heyer, the woman who was murdered while taking part in a counter-demonstration to the racist […]
Earlier this spring, Donald Trump created a commission on “election integrity,” ostensibly to review concerns about the manner in which elections are conducted. The real purpose, however, soon became apparent–to troll for “proof” that Trump only lost the popular vote due to massive voter fraud. The commission’s vice chairman and operating head, Kansas secretary of […]
Whenever you peruse the Twitter feed of a Donald Trump diehard, more often than not that you’re going to find something stupid, ignorant, or just plain wrong. Right-wing commentator Tomi Lahren usually serves up all three. A textbook example came when she danced a jig over Trump’s announcement that transgender Americans were no longer welcome in the […]
For some time, one of the loudest critiques leveled at the Democratic Party is that it really doesn’t stand for anything except opposing Donald Trump. This coming week, the Democrats are doing something to change that. They are rolling out a new economic agenda on Monday called “A Better Deal.” The new program is due to […]
Unlike the rest of his family, Eric Trump doesn’t do Twitter very well. That was amply demonstrated last week when he tried to defend his older brother, Donald Jr., against the firestorm of criticism he faced for meeting with a Russian lawyer in hopes of getting Kremlin-flavored dirt on Hillary Clinton. He claimed that his […]
President Donald Trump was quick to clean house when he took office, or what he referred to as ‘draining the swamp,’ but at least one former Ambassador is ready for some revenge. Japan Former Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy is no stranger to public office. She’s the daughter of former President John F. Kennedy and […]
It was clear long before Donald Trump’s latest unhinged outbursts on Twitter–his slagging of Mika Brzezinski and his simulated bodyslamming of CNN–that he did not have the temperament to be president. However, these ugly outbursts may give legs to a push among House Democrats to have Trump declared mentally unfit for office, in accordance with […]
On paper, the nation’s late-night comedians should be sitting pretty with Donald Trump in the White House. After all, virtually the only thing that makes Trump even remotely bearable is seeing him sent up before we go to bed. But even comedians have their limits. Alec Baldwin, for instance, gave some serious thought earlier this […]
In case we’ve all forgotten, Joe Biden is still the man. Although it took a while for this little narrative to come out, it was worth waiting for. Last month Biden was a guest speaker at the SkyBridge Alternatives Conference (SALT), a star-studded affair that according to their website is: “…Committed to facilitating balanced discussions and […]
Last month, Congressman Al Green of Texas took a bold step. The Democrat from Houston became the first lawmaker in either chamber to call for Donald Trump to be impeached by the House. In response, several bottom-feeders called into his offices in Washington and Houston with horribly racist comments, some of which called for him to […]
Donald Trump responded to Saturday night’s horrific attacks in London in typical fashion–with a barrage of tone-deaf tweets. Well, at least one professor in the UK was having none of it. In case you missed it, Trump used the attacks to peddle the standard Republican line that gun control isn’t always the answer to stopping […]
To hear the most diehard supporters of Donald Trump talk, you would think that there was an 11th commandment added to the Bible–“Thou shalt not speak ill of Donald Trump.” After all, depending on the source, fundie supporters of Trump believe you’re under the influence of witchcraft and demons, and are putting yourself at risk […]
A CNN host recently cracked on air, and ended up apologizing to his guest. While some people were upset, there were plenty of others who basically thanked him. Russian Smoke CNN host Anderson Cooper has lost his composure before on his show, Anderson Cooper 360. One of his most notable moments was the infamous eye roll at Kellyanne Conway. The bar […]
The latest confirmation that Democrats have a wind at their backs came early Saturday morning. The man fighting to take the seat once occupied by Newt Gingrich announced that he is the first congressional candidate in history to rack up more than a million online donations. Jon Ossoff turned a lot of heads in April […]
One of the most, if not the most, outrageous moves by a politician not named Donald Trump in recent memory came to light earlier this week. Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen, the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, got the bright idea to personally target one of his staunchest critics in New Jersey’s 11th District, Saily Avelenda. She […]
Overall, former President Obama has been very respectful and said almost nothing about Donald Trump since leaving the White House in January, but a new report reveals that Obama doesn’t hold the current resident of the Oval Office in very high esteem. A story in the latest issue of People reveals that President Obama summed […]
One of the stories of my childhood involved John F. Kennedy. I grew up in greater Boston, so that shouldn’t be a big surprise. Still, the story has stayed in my mind for 50 years or more. My mother was a young, innocent, beautiful woman living in one of Boston’s big housing projects back in […]
