Republicans love conspiracy theories, and their latest is that Kamala Harris cheated during the debate by getting coaching from her earrings. It seems there’s a German company that makes earphones disguised as pearl earrings (see story here). But there’s only superficial resemblance betw[...]
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Vance continues to lie after admitting he’s lying
JD Vance, Trump’s 2024 running mate, acknowledged “it’s possible” his claim that Haitian immigrants abducted pets “might not be true,” but encouraged his supporters to keep posting “cat memes” anyway, CNN reported on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 (read story here). [...]
Kamala Harris didn’t hit-and-run
It’s a bombshell story: “Kamala Harris was involved in a ‘hit and run’ accident in 2011 where she hit a 13-year old” named “Alicia” or “Alisha” Brown and left her paralyzed in a wheelchair. It was posted on a website called “KBSF-San Francisco News[...]
Untangling the Arlington Cemetery controversy
Ceremonies honoring America’s war dead and other heroes are common, and politicians often participate, so why is Trump’s visit to Arlington last week stirring controversy? For starters, federal law prohibits using national cemeteries for political purposes. In addition, Arlington prohibi[...]
Trump’s predictions if he loses
Here’s what will happen if Trump loses the 2024 election, according to him: “The quality of life is going to collapse” There will be a “bloodbath for the country” There will be a 1929-style stock market crash Christians will have to vote again (which is bad) Everyone wi[...]
The danger of illogic in politics
At a Trump rally in Michigan recently, none of his supporters “believed recent polling showing Trump slipping behind Harris.” “And none could envision a world where they wake up on Nov. 6 and Trump is not the winner; if he isn’t, they say, Harris has either cheated or the electi[...]
Trump running mate’s rude attack on Harris defies logic
When a reporter asked J. D. Vance about this week’s Arlington Cemetery incident, he deflected by launching into a rant about the 13 American soldiers killed in the Kabul airport terrorist attack, then segued into a rude and illogical attack on Harris culminating with “she can go to hell!R[...]
Fox host suggests generals would rape Harris in Situation Room
Fox host Jesse Watters “faced calls to resign after stating Harris would be ‘paralyzed’ by generals who ‘would have their way’ with her in the White House Situation Room,” Daily Mail reported on Tuesday, August 28, 2024 (read story here). You can hear Watters, wh[...]
Is Kamala Harris leading a movement?
There’s talk in the air of Harris being a “movement” politician (I’ll get into what that is), of being a “hinge of history,” according to a Politico article here. That’s a concept usually associated with the term “transformative leader.” The real[...]
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[...]