Trump’s 2024 campaign advisers want him to run on the economy. Good luck with that. He’d rather talk about his personal grievances. But let’s say he does. Bill Clinton, speaking to the 2024 Democratic convention, claimed that since 1989 fifty-one million jobs have been created unde[...]
Archive for August, 2024
Stolen valor
Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’s running mate, exaggerated his military service by saying he retired as a Command Sergeant Major (CSM), when he only served in that capacity but retired as a Master Sergeant, and carried “weapons of war … in war,” despite never having served in an act[...]
August 21st, 2024 - 6:04 pm § in Politics
How not to dispute an election
Roger Belknap was defeated in Michigan’s August 6, 2024, GOP primary for a position as Ottawa County commissioner. His opponent got 4,070 votes, and he got 2,997 votes (see results here, under “Ottawa County Commissioner 9th District REP”). Belknap says, “My petition for recount[...]
Trump complains of personal attacks
After listening to the Obamas speak at the Democratic convention, Trump had three words for them. “Don’t get personal,” he said (read story here). From the guy who led “lock her up!” chants. The expanded version goes, “You know, they always say, sir, please stick[...]
Project 2025 hates dog parks
Kevin Roberts (photo, left), Project 2025’s godfather, hates dog parks (see story here). So does J. D. Vance, Trump’s 2024 running mate (see story here). Roberts wrote a book about Project 2025 he won’t release before the election, lest it hurt Trump’s chances. However, media[...]
August 19th, 2024 - 7:00 pm § in Russia
Tesla accessory (video)
No word yet on whether this is a custom job, or will be available as an option, but it’s perfectly suited for Russian road rage. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
No jury would convict him
The GOP’s impeachment probe of Biden sputtered to a halt Monday, out of gas. (Click on image to activate.) Republicans aimed to “showcase that President Biden abused his power and was at the center of a corrupt plot to enrich his family,” The Hill reported on August 19, 2024 (read [...]
August 19th, 2024 - 3:13 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Attention-seeking Trump posts photoshopped Harris crowd and fake Taylor Swift endorsement
Why wouldn’t a liar who fakes his crowds photoshop Kamala Harris’s crowds? (Read story here.) Trump also posted a fake Taylor Swift endorsement. (See that story here.) New York Times political reporter Maggie Haberman thinks these antics probably are an attempt to “break into the n[...]
August 18th, 2024 - 5:38 pm § in Politics, Republicans
This is weird
From a story here: “Supporters of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign are carrying around bizarre ‘cups’ of running mate JD Vance’s ‘sperm.’ Pictures of attendees at Republican events have seen them carrying plastic cups – or wearing them around their[...]
August 18th, 2024 - 4:53 pm § in Politics, Republicans
Switching parties
Marie Alvarado-Gil was elected to the California Senate in 2022. She won as a Democrat in a Republican district. How was this possible? No Republican was on the ballot. Why? Because California uses a top-two primary system, in which the two top vote-getters advance to the general election, and the R[...]