New York mayor Eric Adams (bio here) tried to compose an inspiring Memorial Day message, but got himself ridiculed instead (see story here). Speaking at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum (website here), whose star attraction is the U.S.S. Intrepid, a World War 2 aircraft carrier preserved as [...]
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Update: $10 gas? Not so fast. Here’s the backstory
A KIRO-TV news story (here) on Friday, May 20, 2022, clarified how that viral story about $10 gas in Washington state got loose into the wild. Their story (edited here for length, and to stay within “fair use” guidelines): ” … [T]here are headlines – not quite correct – t[...]
Trump still thinks you win by declaring victory
Let’s try a simple quiz. You win an election by: [ ] Getting the most votes [ ] Declaring victory first [ ] Because you want to [ ] Stopping the count when you’re ahead [ ] Doing the election over if you lose Few, if any, Republicans will pick “1,” the correct answe[...]
May 15th, 2022 - 5:39 pm § in Law and Courts, News Media
Dave Horsey explains Alito’s reasoning (cartoon)
The following by none other than Seattle’s own Dave Horsey, editorial cartoonist extraordinaire. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Philly paper: None of the above
The Philadelphia Inquirer, which has endorsed Republican candidates in the past, is taking a pass this year. Of the 7 GOP candidates for Senate and 5 for governor, the paper went with “none of the above.” That’s partly because the GOP isn’t a pro-business party anymore, and p[...]
Where should protesters protest?
Let’s start with the First Amendment, which says, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Gove[...]
April 26th, 2022 - 10:19 pm § in News Media, Politics
Why are Republicans more gullible?
I don’t think it’s debatable that they are, when you’re talking about the base. On almost any subject, they seem divorced from reality (climate science, election fraud, QAnon conspiracy theories, etc.). Thom Hartmann (profile here), a liberal talk show host, has theories; read them[...]
April 18th, 2022 - 3:13 pm § in News Media
How a (married) Fox host gets dates
Fox host Jesse Watters, by his own admission, wanted to date a young producer (even though he was married at the time). So here’s what he did: “When I was trying to get Emma to date me, the first thing I did was let the air out of her tires,” Watters said. “She couldn’t go […][...]
April 17th, 2022 - 2:46 pm § in News Media, Politics
Another shooting, another GOP rant without solutions
Forgive me for yawning; I can’t help it. This is getting tiresome. As you know, a 62-year-old drifter wounded 10 people on a New York City subway last week. Police quickly arrested him, and we know he has a dozen prior misdemeanor arrests. He’s almost certainly mentally ill, but was able[...]
April 17th, 2022 - 2:27 am § in News Media, Politics
Jerk kicked off train for anti-gay rant
He just couldn’t mind his own business. A bigot on an Amtrak train decided to lecture the 6-year-old son of a gay couple. “Remember what I told you! Marriage is between a man and a woman. They stole you, and they’re pedophiles.” The couple notified Amtrak staff, and the train’s con[...]