Whatever Republicans were in the past, MAGA isn’t about individual freedom, or live and let live. Frank Bruni (photo, left; profile here) is a journalist, book author, and professor. In his latest book, The Age of Grievance, published in April 2024 (get it here), he describes (at pages 17-18) [...]
Archive for November, 2024
November 3rd, 2024 - 1:33 am § in Law and Courts
Florida sheriff should say something about mishandled child rape case
The last time I wrote about Polk County, Florida, Sheriff Grady Judd (photo, left), I wasn’t complimentary. I noted that he “routinely goes on TV to pronounce suspects guilty before they’ve had a trial,” and he referred to “voters up north” as “stupid.” (S[...]
November 3rd, 2024 - 1:15 am § in Donald Trump
What if Trump keeps his promises?
Some people planning to vote for Trump rationalize by saying, “Oh, he says a lot of things.” But what if he actually does them? Can we trust him not to? Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
November 3rd, 2024 - 12:55 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
Video: This isn’t what “free and fair” elections look like
This isn’t exactly a campaign ad. It’s a police officer injured defending the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2024, speaking about that assault on our democracy. It’s a reminder of what electing someone who craves power, and doesn’t respect limits on power, could mean for our country. Ret[...]
Fair use and funny political ads
It’s the silly season, and here’s a case of dueling campaign ads. Derrick Anderson, a GOP candidate for Congress in Virginia, is creating an impression in his campaign ads that he’s a family man. The thing is, he’s a bachelor, and he borrowed the mother and kids in his ads fr[...]
What, exactly, is “disqualifying”?
Trump doesn’t like Liz Cheney, or her campaigning for Kamala Harris. A few days before the 2024 election he told an Arizona rally, “She’s a radical war hawk — let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK? And let’s see how she feels about it, you kn[...]
Daily Mail lies about Musk voter giveaway case
You expect tabloid journalism from a tabloid paper, but this Daily Mail headline … “Elon Musk wins court case against Democrats over $1million daily handouts to voters” … is an outright lie. The story itself clarifies that … “Judge Angelo Foglietta moved the case [...]