You know what a “snipe hunt” is, right? If not, Wikipedia is there to help (here): “A snipe hunt is a type of practical joke or fool’s errand … in which an unsuspecting newcomer is duped into trying to catch a nonexistent animal called a snipe ... a snipe hunt is[...]
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Biden’s flacks flub Press Relations 101
In this video, veteran reporter Matt Lee asks Ned Price (profile here), a retired CIA analyst who’s now the State Department’s spokesman, for “evidence” that Russia is making a propaganda film faking a Ukraine attack against Russia in order to create a pretext for a Russian i[...]
Joe Rogan: Guilty or innocent?
Podcaster Joe Rogan (profile here), who self-identifies as a libertarian and free speech advocate, claims “I’ve never tried to do anything with this podcast other than just talk to people and have interesting conversations.” A lot of people beg to differ, including “270 scientists, physi[...]
Why do Republicans lie so much?
First let me say lying isn’t a Republican trait, it’s a trait of human nature: People lie when it’s easier than telling the truth (young George Washington excepted). Honesty is something we’re taught when young, and then reinforced by those around us as we go through life, be[...]
Support your local police
Who says we don’t? Well, apparently Jennie Nguyen thinks we don’t, if we also support racial equality and justice. Bravo, a cable network owned by NBC Universal that specializes in reality TV shows aimed at women, fired Nguyen from “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,” The Hil[...]
How Republicans plan to seize power
“Republicans” used to describe adherents of one of America’s two major political parties; but more recently, the term has come to denote a broad cultural movement with specific aims, characteristics, and implications — with quite a few tribal traits. For that reason, some peo[...]
January 11th, 2022 - 12:42 am § in Politics
The politics of retaliation
House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy says if Republicans win the House in this year’s elections, he’ll “remove some high-profile Democratic members from their committee roles,” NBC News reported on Monday, January 10, 2022 (read story here). Before I comment, let’s dig a li[...]
Democrats and Republicans should work to restore normal politics
Democrats should join forces with traditional Republicans who believe in a two-party system that offers a healthy competition of ideas and policies. There are still Republicans who see political differences as honest disagreements over more or less government, spending priorities, and similar issues[...]
Trump cancels press conference to defend Capitol rioters, blaming “media bias”
Trump has canceled a scheduled January 6 press conference at Mar-a-Lago at which he “reportedly planned to defend the rioters,” CNN reports (story here). Instead, he plans to address that “topic” at a January 15 Arizona rally. “Trump in recent months has defended rioter[...]
How do we know what to believe?
“Nearly three-quarters of Republicans doubt that President Biden’s 2020 electoral victory was legitimate,” The Hill reports (story here). Believing lies doesn’t make them true. But how do we really know what’s true or isn’t? People can legitimately believe things that[...]